Natalie Witwer Metzger
Lea Mack Compton
Janelle Couts
Kristen Huffman
Roberta Camp
Melanie Murphy
Natalie Witwer Metzger, Miss Ohio 2001-2002
Winning Miss Ohio at 19 years old meant that I had three more years of school
to complete after crowning Tiffany Haas. After a whirl-wind year of experience
that prepared me for the “real world”, I made my way back to the one square
mile town of Oxford, Ohio and completed a B.S. in Business Marketing in 2004
at Miami University. That fall, I married Matthew Metzger (also a Miami grad)
and we began our new life together in the Big Apple. New York City has proven
to be an exciting place with limitless opportunity. I spent the first several
years here working with a modeling/television agency while Matt played the
role of Duke Buchanan on the ABC soap One Life to Live. In 2006, I decided
to begin my business career in Finance at a Private Equity firm called
Crestview Partners. Here I have gained a solid foundation of business practice
and formed relationships with many remarkable individuals who will be woven
into my life for years to come. In November of 2006, I was able to put a
check mark next to a life-time goal: to run a marathon. I crossed the finish
line of the largest marathon in the world at Tavern on the Green just
blocks from our apartment – it was an incredible experience!
In the future, Matt and I are excited to work together in the entertainment
industry and have plans for several impending projects both in front of and
behind the camera. Living away from home has proven to be bittersweet as I
miss family and friends (and the smell of fresh flowers and green grass!),
but I am thankful to have the experience of living in such a dynamic place
during these years of my life.
Lea Mack Compton, Miss Ohio 1995
After completing my B .A. in Music Therapy at Florida State University, I
became a board certified music therapist (MT-BC) and have worked in Ohio,
Wisconsin, and South Carolina, where I currently live with my husband Clint
Compton. In addition to my clinical music therapy work, I have an active
schedule of inspirational speaking engagements and retreats for civic,
social, professional, and religious organizations. I'm also an award winning
devotional writer and the author of a free, international, daily devotional
outreach called Daily Transformations.
Janelle Couts
I have enjoyed an adventurous career since my reign as Miss Ohio 2003. I
boldly entered the Fashion and Entertainment industry as a licensed cosmetologist,
which quickly led me to a career in International Spa Consulting. As Project
manager for an international consulting firm, I have had the opportunity to speak at
the European Spa Summit in Paris, visited projects in Morocco, France, and Italy,
and was recently published in Spa Management Magazine.
I now love living in sunny Florida where I boast living across the street from the
beach! My experiences with the Miss Ohio program have given me a springboard into
the international business world and I looks forward to being a supporter of the
program for years to come.
Kristen Huffman
KRISTIN HUFFMAN recently appeared in the Tony award winning and Grammy nominated
revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she played a leading role as well as
flute, sax and piccolo. The production was filmed and aired on PBS's Great
Performances and is available on DVD. Kristin has performed with professional
operas, theatres and symphonies around the US and in Europe, including: Papermill
Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, Opera Columbus, Maine State Music Theatre,
Indianapolis, Alabama, Seattle, Portland, Lake Charles, Columbus and Alabama
Symphonies, Ogunquit Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Ford's Theatre, Civic
Light Opera of Pittsburgh, Maine State Music Theatre and the European tour of
Phantom. Favorite roles include anything comedic.
Her varied background includes Miss Ohio and Runner-up Miss America (where her
platform issue was supporting community volunteer activities) a reporter/broadcaster
for NBC and many appearances and performances for charity organizations. She
continues organizing and hosting charity events for many including groups involved
with breast cancer, Altzeimers and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Animal
shelters etc.
As a freelance writer, Kristin's credits include her weekly Broadwayworld.com
column, 'Actorquest: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Broadway', the Sondheim
Society's web page and several other publications including The Sondheim Review and
many local papers.
Kristin has been a piano and vocal performance teacher for 15 years and has also
taught for the Hartt School (Univ. of Hartford) the Performing Arts Center of
Connecticut and Fairfield Theatre Company. Kristin conducts master classes and her
new 'Powerful Image' seminars, which encourage businesses to donate to local
charities in addition to increasing their client base has become quite successful.
www.kristinhuffman.net She has also been married to Andrew Reimann for 17 years and
has a beautiful Golden Retriever named, Honey.
Roberta Camp - Miss Ohio 2007
Since crowning her successor, Roberta was blessed with two positions, one of which
is in her hometown of Grove City. The other is with Fisher College of Business at
The Ohio State University. Four days after Roberta passed her title and crown
onto Miss Ohio 2008, Karissa Martin, she became engaged and is now planning a spring
wedding. Roberta stays busy preparing for classes to start this fall at Ohio
State, brainstorming for her wedding and continually working with Ohio Partners in
Character Education and Character Counts! to promote the importance of character
education programs in schools and communities. She has also auditioned for Cycle 12
of America's Next Top Model and signed with The Talent Group, based in Cleveland and
Pittsburgh. Roberta hopes to continue to be involved in the Miss Ohio and Miss
America Organizations and wishes every young lady who participates the same
lasting memories and wonderful encounters she had the honor
of experiencing.
Melanie Murphy Miss Ohio 2006
I wanted to keep you updated with new things that are
happening in my life.
First, I am officially a graduate of Cleveland State
University. I graduated on Sunday, December 14, 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in
Digital Media and Film Production with a minor in Journalism. There have been
many opportunities that have come my way. I am very blessed!
I will continue to work part-time at WBNX the CW as a
writer, producer and on-air personality. I am the host of the new show called,
"Better Cleveland," which airs weekdays at 2:00pm. The show is Northeast Ohio's
daily guide for better living. The content of the show is based from magazines
like Better Homes and Gardens, Parents, More, and others. If you have any show
ideas, let me know.
I also took on a full-time position with The Salvation
Army in Ashland as the Youth Ministries Coordinator. My role is to work with
the children, teens and young adults and introduce them to a life with Jesus
Christ. I coordinate bible studies, Sunday worship, dance and art ministry
programs, summer camps and retreats and more. What's incredible is that I get
to work together with my wonderful husband Matt, who has accepted a position as
the business and development administrator for The Salvation Army Kroc Center.
It's amazing that I have made the long commute from
Ashland to Cleveland and Ashland to Cuyahoga Falls everyday for 1 year. Now I
am just minutes away from my job! Matt and I can walk to work!
For my final project for school, I produced a marketing
piece for the new Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center that will open in
Ashland at the end of April. The video has been posted online. You can learn
all about The Salvation Army and how Ashland was awarded a Kroc Center. It's an
incredible story.
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