MARIA SHERWIN-WILLIAMS When Maria Haller’s troops take the field, the community wins. As director of community engagement for Sherwin-Williams, Maria encourages employee service, which goes well beyond a coat of paint. The giving spirit burns bright in Maria, who remembers the support that brought her to John Carroll University from her native Bryan, Ohio. “I’m paying it forward now,” says the first vice president of Esperanza. She established a scholarship honoring her grandparents and late uncle: “I was so proud when their names were read aloud in the ballroom” as Esperanza awarded scholarships. Maria also serves as a Cuyahoga County Public Library trustee – and still carries her Williams County library card as a reminder of her roots.
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