Mary Sue Kessler and Linda McLarty teamed together in January 2006 to conduct executive recruitment tours around the Dayton Region. They are proud of their company “First Look Tours” and look forward to demonstrating why the Dayton Region is one of the most livable areas in America.

Mary Sue Kessler recently retired from National City Bank as V.P. of Community Development. Her retirement marked 33 years of uniquely diverse service to the community including a teaching position with the Dayton Public Schools and a management position with the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.

Mary Sue’s longtime commitment to the community has been recognized with numerous awards including being named a Top Ten Woman by the Dayton Daily News, A Woman of Influence by the YWCA and presented the Outstanding Service Club Award by the President’s Club. Currently, one of her priorities is spoiling her four grandchildren.

Linda McLarty has been V.P. of McLarty Communications, a Dayton public relations/marketing communications firm since 1992. Prior to that she taught English as a Second Language internationally and provided consultant instructional services to foreign executives temporarily residing in the United States. Linda also worked in advertising sales for a national marketing firm and for various newspapers.

Linda has lived in Beavercreek, Ohio since 1983. She has been a member and officer of various community non-profit organizations and enjoys the arts, bicycling on the “Rails-to-Trails” paths, and is trying to learn to play golf.