Our Board of Directors 2024
Wendell H. Fields
Executive Director
Linkedin
Wendell H. Fields’ love for the game of baseball began in 1973 and has spanned more than 52 years. His passion for the sport is matched by his dedication to teaching its fundamentals and values to the next generation. As commissioner of B Buzz Baseball League, which he re-established 13 years ago, Wendell has helped develop not only strong athletes but also strong citizens. Under his leadership, B Buzz Baseball League goes beyond the diamond. The program emphasizes leadership, sportsmanship, and character development while also providing resources and wraparound services for players, their families, and the wider community. By using baseball as a positive outlet, Wendell and B Buzz guide youth away from negative lifestyle choices and instill lessons of self-esteem, teamwork, collaboration, and responsibility—the very values that shaped Wendell in his own youth.
Wendell’s professional career has been just as dynamic. He has served as a mortgage franchise owner, mortgage underwriter, director of marketing, and drug treatment counselor for Key Decisions/Positive Choices Drug Treatment Program. Today, he serves as Community Resource Director at Families First Health Services, where he continues his lifelong commitment to uplifting people and building stronger communities.
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After attending Kent State University in the early 1980s, Wendell expanded his knowledge of baseball while preparing for a successful career in business, leadership, and management. Yet, above all his professional and athletic accomplishments, Wendell is most passionate about his role as a father, grandfather, and mentor to the youth of B Buzz Baseball League.
Virgil L. Pittman
President
Linkedin
Virgil L. Pittman, Jr grew up in the Lee-Harvard area where B-Buzz Baseball has always been part of the community. After growing up, establishing a family and career, he has always wanted to give back to his community some of the wisdom that he has learned from the game of life and of course baseball.
With a wealth of knowledge of the game of baseball, along with learning other life skills from the careers he was blessed to be a part of and also learning to represent Jesus Christ through his daily living. Such as patience, humility, teamwork, discipline, teaching, integrity and love for all. Has helped him to become a valuable role model to encourage the youth and adults to a better way of living.
Even though every day is still a learning process for him it is also a great opportunity to share these wonderful gifts to uplift others wherever he may be. That’s why he is passionate when he is able to be in the presence of young adults.
Myra R. Collins
Treasurer
Linkedin
Myra R. Collins is currently employed with the Department of Defense. Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) as a Systems Accountant. My duties include auditing and testing of accounting software systems used by our agency in the Cleveland location. Myra has been an accountant in the private sector and the federal government for more than 20 years.
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Myra’s degrees and accomplishments include:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Cleveland State University
Master’s of Business Administration
Indiana Wesleyan University
Green Belt Certified
Memberships:
Federally Employed Women (FEW)
Blacks In Government (BIG)
American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC)
​​Kathey Rush Germany is retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation after 34 years of service 5thin 2018. During my tenure of serving the Northeast District of ODOT(Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake counties) I worked in Information Technology for 27 years as a Programmer and elevated to the Department Administrator. The last seven years of my tenure I was appointed to Deputy Director of Human Resources (Finance, Personnel, Facilities, Safety and Information Technology)as a Senior Leader for the District and statewide ODOT developing policy and budgets.
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In addition Kathey served as Co-Chair of ODOT's Statewide Information Technology Council which develops a five and ten year plan on technology solutions for to be implemented in ODOT. I'm an Alumni of Cleveland State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Science.