Kuchy named Pike County CEO facilitator
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By DAVID CAMPHOUSE
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Winchester’s Colin Kuchy was selected to serve as the 2022-2023 Pike County CEO facilitator. Kuchy owns Winchester’s Rural Cyclery with his wife Jackie. In addition, Kuchy holds a Master’s in Business from Webster University, and he has experience coaching and teaching at secondary and post-secondary levels.
On Friday, Pike County CEO announced that Colin Kuchy of Winchester will serve as the facilitator of the program for the 2022-2023 school year.
Kuchy said he feels he is uniquely qualified to serve as Pike County CEO facilitator, and he is excited to bring his experience as a small business owner to the entrepreneurial leadership program. Kuchy owns Winchester’s Rural Cyclery with his wife Jackie.
“I think my biggest qualification is what we’ve got going on in Winchester with Rural Cyclery – starting that business and seeing how it’s benefiting our community,” Kuchy said.
According to Kuchy, he will also draw on his experiences coaching and teaching at secondary and post-secondary levels. In addition, Kuchy has experience working in the business world, most recently working in sales at Westermeyer Industries, and he is a former Territory Manager for Trek Bicycles.
Kuchy said he has seen the benefits of the CEO program by witnessing the effect the curriculum has had on young people in Scott County.
“I’m familiar with the program in Scott County,” Kuchy said. “I know several of the kids that have gone through the Scott-Morgan CEO program.”
According to Kuchy, the greatest impact that the CEO program has on its students is teaching responsibility and encouraging community involvement.
“I think one of the most important parts of the program is to get kids exposed to what it means to start something of their own – that aspect of being responsible and of following through,” Kuchy said. “Second, the program exposes kids to what’s going on in their community – a deeper sense of what’s going on and how they can get involved.”
Kuchy said he hopes that the community involvement fostered by the CEO program leads students to return to or remain in Pike County.
“Hopefully, when they go off and choose their next steps after high school, they’ll want to come back to Pike County and help grow the community,” Kuchy said.
Kuchy graduated from St. Ambrose University with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and marketing, and he completed a master’s degree in business at Webster University.
Kuchy succeeds Brandon Moore as PIke County CEO facilitator. Moore served in the position for the last six years.
According to Kuchy, Moore will serve as a valuable resource as he moves into the facilitator role this summer.
“I’m looking forward to picking his brain and learning from him a little bit,” Kuchy said.
Also announced last week were the members of the 2022-2023 Pike County CEO class. The class is composed of fifteen students from Griggsville-Perry, Pittsfield, and Western school districts. Class members are: Makayla Andrews, Caden Anstedt, Skylar Bainter, Hazel Bowen, Riley Bryant, Alyssa Koeller, Adam Musgrave, Kodi Nelson, Madison Phillips, Aidan Poor, Evan Robinson, Reagan Smith, Elliana Ten Eyck, Ethan Thompson, and Paige Wombles.
