Emmie Hutchison Picked as Assistant Coordinator for H2O at Lakewood High School

The City of Lakewood's "Help to Others" youth volunteer program has hired Emmie Hutchison as the new Assistant Coordinator of H2O.

As part of her responsibilities, Hutchison will manage the H2O office at Lakewood High. She will also assist with after-school H2O programs at Garfield and Harding middle schools, as well as Lakewood Catholic Academy and H2O Summer Service Camp.

Hutchison brings a diverse background to her new position as Assistant Coordinator of H₂O. She has a Bachelor's degree from Miami University's Western College Interdisciplinary Program, which she said taught her to think critically and act collaboratively. 

Hutchison is passionate about forming and strengthening community. She has lived in Lakewood for more than sixteen years and loves raising her family here. 

She and her husband have four children. Three are currently enrolled in Lakewood Schools, with the youngest still at home. Hutchison has devoted much of her outside time to community-building through the Lakewood Family Room and numerous school activities and organizations.

Many people will recognize Hutchison as a familiar face from her past employment throughout Lakewood. She gained valuable retail experience at locally owned Phoenix Coffee as well as at Lion and Blue. And most recently, she spent seven "wonderful years as a para-professional youth services librarian at Lakewood Public Library's main branch." 

One of her favorite activities at the library was designing programs for middle school students, a definite plus for H2O's middle school program and Summer Service Camp.