Summit County Clerk of Courts

Sandra Kurt was appointed the Summit County Clerk of Courts on January 14, 2016. Prior to becoming Clerk of Courts, Sandra served the citizens of Summit County as an At-Large Councilwoman on Summit County Council, a position she held since early 2011. She was twice elected unanimously by her colleagues to serve as Vice-President of Council for the years 2014 and 2015. Sandra chaired the Public Works committee and served as Vice-Chair of the finance committee for her entire tenure on County Council. Prior to County Council, Sandra served on Akron City Council as the Ward 8 Councilperson.

However, Sandra is anything but a career politician. Entering politics less than a decade ago, she recently retired with 30 years of service at a global manufacturing company headquartered in Akron. Sandra's private sector experience ranged from project management to process improvement, developing and managing the corporate capital plain, and helping develop an electronic solution for planning and executing plant projects with managing the associated capital expenditures.

Sandra graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. In June of 2015, she was awarded a certificate of completion for Senior Executives in State and Local Government program, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education.

Sandra volunteers her time to serve as a member of the Valor Home Advisory Council. Valor Home is a comprehensive homeless veteran program that provides transitional housing to veterans so they can contribute to the community.

Sandra is a member of the Sierra Club and a lifetime member of the NAACP.