Branch President Dennis Grella and his wife Donna joined the Church in 1982 in Medina. They have four sons: Dustin, Darrin, Devin, and Drew. President Grella is a civil engineer and consultant, and he enjoys design and building. He still enjoys working at their farm, driving with the top down, and renting apartments.
First Counselor Kelly McEntire and his wife Marie have three grown sons and have lived in Ohio for 23 years, living in the Medina and part of the Wadsworth ward. They met at BYU and moved to Maryland where they lived for 11 years after Brother McEntire started to work for NASA as a mechanical engineer. He still works for NASA in Cleveland. Brother McEntire has a side business where he flips a couple of houses per year and rents homes. He is originally from Preston, Idaho, and Marie is from Niagara Falls, Ontario. He served his mission in Tahiti and the Cook Islands. They both also serve as the Pathway Missionaries working with the young adult group for the last two and a half years. They enjoy traveling and will be going to Utah and Ireland this summer.
Second Counselor Kurt Fitzgerald was born in West Germany. He was adopted by a wonderful family and grew up in the military. Brother Fitzgerald has lived in the Philippines and in several states in the US as well. He is married to Kirsten Fitzgerald who grew up in Northeast Ohio. They have four children, two grandchildren, and two crazy dogs.
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