TSEP hires new operations manager

By NICK DUTRO, Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership

TIFFIN – After a three-month state and national search, Corrina Haynes joins Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership as the first operations manager in the organization’s history. Haynes is working at TSEP’s offices at 96 S. Washington St. in the heart of historic downtown Tiffin.

“I am excited to be joining this great organization and look forward to being a part of making a big impact on the lives of people in Tiffin and rural Seneca County,” Haynes said. “I am eager to put my passion for nonprofit work, love for this community, and administrative and business skills to use supporting the team. I want to help continue the great growth we’ve seen here in recent years.”

A Tiffin resident and 2021 graduate of Tiffin University with a degree in business administration, Haynes is leaving her current full-time administrative and victim advocate position at First Step – Wood, Wyandot, Seneca and Sandusky Counties, a family resource center that provides a variety of services runs the first domestic violence shelter built in Ohio and the fourth one built in the nation. There, Haynes was responsible for assisting with helping clients access resources, company reporting, information technology, fundraising strategy and implementation, volunteer recruitment and management, social media and external communications, file and document management, scheduling, staff support, and communicating with stakeholders on a variety of issues.

In addition to working for First Step, Haynes also has volunteered the past few years as a special advocate and guardian ad litem with CASA of Seneca, Sandusky & Wyandot Counties, where she works with the courts and significant people in a child’s life to ensure the best interests of the child are protected. Haynes also has experience in the retail sector, executing merchandising and customer experience strategy for Lowe’s.

“It has taken about a year to get to this point,” said TSEP president and CEO David Zak. “After months of strategic planning, budgeting, developing the position, we received submissions from 33 candidates, which was narrowed down to 12 we interviewed. Three finalists then met with our board of directors, and at the end of it all, Corrina was clearly the best choice. We are so fortunate to have her join our team.”