Since she was a little girl, Gina DeVito-Staub dreamed of helping her community. That dream became reality when she was sworn in as Woodmere’s fire chief.
“People kind of laughed [at me]…like what are you doing? [I would say] I'm studying to be chief…[and they would say] but you're just a firefighter. [But I knew I’d get there and I’d say] when I grow up I want to be chief,” said Chief DeVito-Staub. She is now the first female fire chief in Woodmere and in all of Cuyahoga County. Chief DeVito-Staub began her career as a volunteer firefighter with the Hiram Fire Department, and also in Warren as a paramedic. She moved on to work at the Twinsburg Fire Department, working her way up to the rank of captain.
Chief DeVito-Staub says she does this job because she loves to help her community.