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Joy of Medina County Magazine | May 2021
Katy Did Katy Fuerst, Feeding Medina County executive director, has a lot of energy, ideas and plans to move the organization forward. photo by Allison Waltz-Boebel
by Amy Barnes
how much she loves to sniff a sweaty horse, but more about that later. et a goal. Work until it is accomplished, no matter how long it Fuerst’s story begins in Parma, where she grew up. When her parents divorced, her father moved to the takes. country, which suited Fuerst much more than living Mark it: Katy did. in a city. So goes the philosophy of Katy Fuerst, the new When she graduated from Holy Name High School leader of Feeding Medina County and a woman with in Parma, she was interested in so many things, she a soft heart for those in need, a quick smile and could not seem to pick just one to focus on for her sparkling eyes. When talking to her, the snapping and crackling of college career. “I did not know what I wanted to do,” Fuerst said. her quick mind is almost audible as she talks It took her five years to complete a three-year excitedly about her ideas on how to take Feeding Medina County on its next steps forward in providing degree because she kept finding more and more to be interested in, taking classes that were not food for county families who face food insecurity connected to achieving her goal of a sociology daily. degree. She said she took a lot of classes, such as art, Her mind quickly jumps from one subject to just because her mind was hungry to learn more another, and she is very open to sharing, including
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