Term: 2008-2017

Residence: Kent, Ohio

Education: Kent State University, bachelor of Business Administration; The University of Akron School of Law, Juris Doctor.

Stephen Colecchi has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Robinson Memorial Hospital since September 1, 1994.  Colecchi, a lifelong resident of Portage County, has the unique distinction of serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the hospital where he was born.

Colecchi was engaged in the private practice of law in Ravenna with the firm Martell, Cimino, and Colecchi from 1979 to 1985.  Colecchi previously served as Prosecutor and Assistant Law Director for the City of Kent (1980-1985) and Assistant Prosecutor for Portage County (1989-1994).  Colecchi is admitted to practice before the Ohio Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.

Colecchi began his career in health care at Robinson Memorial Hospital with 150 staffed beds located in Portage County in Northeast Ohio.  Robinson Memorial Hospital and its related organization, Robinson Health Affiliates, Inc, with 1600 total employees, provides a full range of health care services at the hospital's main campus and numerous outpatient facilities located throughout Portage County.  Robinson Memorial Hospital was granted Magnet status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2006 and has been named for seven consecutive years as one of the best places to work in Northeast Ohio by the Employers Resource Council.  Robinson Memorial Hospital is an affiliate member of the Summa Health System based in Akron, Ohio.

Colecchi currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Akron Regional Hospital Association and formerly served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Hospital Association.  Colecchi also serves as Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Area Agency on Aging and is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Children's Advocacy Center of Portage County.

Colecchi has served as a member of the Ravenna City Planning Commission, Ravenna City School District Blue Ribbon Commission and was a member of the Ravenna City School District Board of Education in 2001.  He was recognized for his community involvement by being named as Grand Marshall of the 2000 Ravenna Balloon-A-Fair Parade.

Colecchi and his wife, Andrea, a registered nurse, reside in Kent.  Colecchi has three children.