Join us in welcoming Lydia Pope to the Portage Development Board team! Lydia joined the Portage Development Board as the Communications Specialist in May 2022. Prior to joining PDB, Lydia worked for the City of Green, Ohio and the Walt Disney Company in Orlando, Florida. She currently holds both her Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication and her Bachelor of Arts in Public Communication from Kent State University. She currently resides in Hartville with her family.