Leaders who share our vision for a vibrant regional economy.
Our staff is guided by a highly engaged board of business, economic development, and civic leaders who are committed to advancing the Northeast Ohio Region.
Chairman
Peter W. Broer
President and CEO: Lumitex Inc.
Chairwoman Emeritus
Jodi L. Berg, Ph.D.
President & CEO: Vitamix Corporation
Vice Chair
Kimberly Riley
COO: Northeast Region and President: Hylant Cleveland
Secretary
Andy Jones
CEO: Fortress
Treasurer
Doug Sibila
President & CEO: Peoples Services, Inc.
Board of Directors
Dr. Marcia Ballinger
President:
Lorain Community College
Nicholas Browning
President: Huntington Bank Akron Region
Brendan Buescher
Ohio Managing Partner: McKinsey & Company
Nicholas M. Buzzelli
Senior Vice President, Regional Head of Commercial Banking: Fifth Third Bank
Frank Carrino
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary:
Westfield Group
Dr. Todd Diacon
President: Kent State University
Terrell Dillard
President: ZayMat Distributors & Jan-Pro of Cleveland / Akron / Toledo
Bill Epling
President:
SummaCare
Dr. Albert M. Green
Founder and CEO:
AMG Consulting Group
Neal Grode
Executive Director: United Health Care
Ella Hochstetler
Director, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships: Dominion Energy
Deborah Hoover
President & CEO: The Burton D. Morgan Foundation
Dr. Alex Johnson
President: Cuyahoga Community College
Ariane Kirkpatrick
CEO and President:
The AKA Team
Eric A. Logan
Principal:
KPMG, LLP
Kevin E. Martin
President and CEO: Ideastream
Marc Merklin
Managing Partner: Brouse McDowell
Allen J. Mistysyn
Senior Vice President/Finance and CFO: The Sherwin-Williams Company
Rajiv Prasad
President and CEO: Hyster-Yale Group
Monte C. Repasky
Audit Partner, Assurance Leader:
Ernst & Young
Glenn Richardson
Managing Director: JobsOhio
Mark J. Samolczyk
President: Stark Community Foundation
William R. Seelbach
Operating Partner:
The Riverside Company
Gary M. Small
President & CEO:
Premier Financial Corp. and Premier Bank
Steve Strah
CEO: FirstEnergy
Don Taylor
President & CEO: Welty Building Company
Damian Thomas
Market President, Cleveland: RCF Group
Ward J. “Tim” Timken, Jr.
CEO: McKinley Strategies
Partner Directors
Bethia Burke
President: The Fund for Our Economic Future
Guy Coviello
President & CEO: Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber
Ray Hexamer
President: Stark Economic Development Board
Steve Millard
President & CEO:
Greater Akron Chamber
Baiju Shah
President & CEO: Greater Cleveland Partnership
Board Observers
Ethan Karp
President and CEO: MAGNET
Kevin Chambers
Managing Director, Logistics, Distribution and Supply Chain: JobsOhio
Business Development Council
Frank Carrino, Chair
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary:
Westfield Group
Peter Broer
President: Lumitex
Brent M. Buckley
Business Attorney and Managing Partner:
Buckley King, LPA
Bethia Burke
President: The Fund for Our Economic Future
Jenice Contreras
Executive Director: Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development
Guy Coviello
President & CEO:
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
Gregg Cramer
Vice President: Economic Development Greater Akron Chamber
Bethany Dentler
Executive Director: Medina County Economic Development Corporation
Terrel Dillard
President: ZayMat Distributors
Jason Dodson
Consulting Solutions Director:
Roetzel & Andress
Rob Duncan
Director: Lorain County Community Development
Bill Elliott
Senior Vice President: Dollar Bank
Michael Elliot
Director of Neighborhood Economic Development: Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
Barbara Ewing
Chief Executive Officer: Youngstown Business Incubator
Steve Fritsch
Vice President, Industry Advancement, and Engagement: Team NEO
Dr. Albert M. Green
CEO: AMG Consulting Group
Paul Herdeg
Director: Cuyahoga County Department of Development
Ray Hexamar
President & CEO:
Stark Economic Development Board
Amanda Hinkel
Director of Career Services & Workforce Development:
Stark State College
Joe Jankowski
Chief Innovation Officer, Office of Research and Technology Management: Case Western Reserve University
Kurt Kappa
SVP, Chief Lending Officer:
First Federal of Lakewood
Ethan Karp
President & CEO: MAGNET
Pat Kelly
Director of Economic Development: FirstEnergy Corporation
Bill Koehler
CEO: Team NEO
Gina Kucera
Director- Credits & Incentives:
Grant Thornton
Shawn Lyden
Chief Strategy Officer: Akron Children’s Hospital
Kevin Malecek
Director of Economic Development: City of Mentor
John McLaughlin
Vice President,
Business Development: Stark Economic Development Board
Marc Merklin
Managing Partner: Brouse McDowell
Steve Millard
President & CEO: Greater Akron Chamber
Marsha Mockabee
President/CEO:
Urban League of Greater Cleveland
Christine Nelson
Vice President,
Project Management, Site Selection & Talent:
Team NEO
Jon Park
Chairman & CEO: Westfield Bank
Ken Patsey
President & Executive Director:
Manufacturing Works
Glenn Richardson
Managing Director, Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aviation: JobsOhio
Kimberly Riley
COO- Northeast Region and President Hylant Cleveland: Hylant
Phil Rudolph Jr.
Vice President of Business Development: Rudolph Libbe Group
Jim Ruhlin
CEO: The Ruhlin Company
Bill Seelbach
Senior Advisor:
The Riverside Company
Barrett Thomas
Director of Economic Development: Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development
Damien Thomas
Market President: RCF Group
Anthony Trevena
Executive Director: Western Reserve Port Authority
Thomas Young
Manager, Economic Development: Columbia Gas of Ohio
Marketing Advisory Council
Kevin Martin, Co-Chair
President & CEO: Ideastream
Al Mistysyn, Co-Chair
Chief Financial Officer & Senior VP, Finance: Sherwin-Williams
Dennis Burnside
President: Juniper Solutions
Adam Chafe
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer:
Welty Building Co.
Michelle Comerford
Project Director: Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company, LLC
Rob Falls
President & CEO: Falls & Co.
Steve Fritsch
Vice President, Industry Advancement and Engagement: Team NEO
Carlos Fuentes
Partner: Shibui Designs
Neal Grode
Executive Director: United HealthCare
Maureen Harper
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs: Falls & Co.
Roderick Ingram
Chief Marketing Officer: NEOMED
Colette Jones
Chief Marketing Officer: The Cleveland Foundation
Pat Kelly
Director, Economic Development: FirstEnergy
Ariane Kirkpatrick
Owner & President: AKA Team
Justin Morcelle
Chief Marketing Officer: KeyBank
Christina Schmitz
Vice President, Director of Marketing Communications & Media: Oswald Companies
Sheila Trauernicht
Chief Communications Officer:
Westfield Group
RightSites Council
Ella Hochstetler, Chair
Director of Customer Experience:
Dominion Energy
Seth Balkanyi
Manager, Strategic Initiatives & Market Research:
Brookfield Properties Development
Teresa Metcalf Beasley
Chair of Public Law Practice Group: McDonald Hopkins
David Browning
Managing Director, Northeast Ohio Market: CBRE
Michael Cantor
Managing Director/Principal: Allegro Real Estate
Adam Chafe
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer:
Welty Building Company
Andrew Coleman
First Vice President: CBRE
Tony Costanzo
Director, External Affairs, Cleveland/Northern Ohio: AT&T
Bryan J. Dardis
Partner: Meyers,
Roman, Friedberg & Lewis
Tony DiGeronimo
President & Co-Founder: Precision Environmental Co.
William Friedman
President & Chief Executive Officer: Port of Cleveland
Matthew Hammer
Senior Project Manager: TRC Companies
Matt Heisey
Principal:
Vocon
Mark Hill
SVP, Business Development: Premier Development Partners
Matt Hils
Principal: OHM Advisors
Dan Hinkel
Partner: Frantz Ward
Joe Jackson
VP and Senior Relationship Manager: BMO Harris Bank
Grant Keating
Partner Dworken & Bernstein Co.: L.P.A.
Patrick Kelly
Director, Economic Development:
First Energy Corporation
Wendy Kraft
Economic Development Consultant: Dominion Energy
Stu Lichter
President & Chairman of the Board: Industrial Realty Group
Tim Linville
CEO: Construction Employers Association
Stephanie Mercado
Project Director: Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company, LLC
Richard A. Morehouse
Partner, Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz, LLP
Jacqueline Muhammad
Senior Manager of Government & Customer Relations: Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Christine Nelson
Vice President/Project Management, Site Selection and Talent: Team NEO
Jason Pastor
Vice President, Preconstruction Services: The Albert M. Higley Company
Jason D. Phillips
Senior Vice President & Market Manager: PNC Bank
Phil Rudolph, Jr
Vice President of Business Development: Rudolph Libbe Group
Austin Semarjian
Acquisitions and Leasing Associate: Industrial Commercial Properties LLC
Terry Slaybaugh
Managing Director of Infrastructure: JobsOhio
Dave Sobochan, CPA
Tax Partner & Market Leader Real Estate & Construction:
Cohen & Company
Tari Stahl
Director of Development Operations: DiGeronimo Companies
Bryce Sylvester
Senior Director, Site Strategies: Team NEO
Anthony Tavrell
Senior Vice President
KeyBank Real Estate Capital:
Income Property Group
Gary Underwood
Group VP, Government Affairs, Midwest: Charter Communications
Brad Whitehead
Senior Advisor: The Fund for Our Economic Future
Ryan Wilson
Senior Manager, Economic Development: Amazon
Tommy Young
Economic Development Manager:
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Talent Development Council
Dr. Marcia Ballinger, Co-Chair
President: Lorain Community College
Andy Jones, Co-Chair
CEO: Fortress
Dr. Matthew P. Akers
Special Assistant to the President for Government Relations: University of Akron
Dr. Morris Beverage
President: Lakeland Community College
Dr. Carlos Campo
President: Ashland University
Kristi Clouse
Executive Director of Operations:
JobsOhio
Jessica Cohen
Manager, State Government Affairs: Verizon Business Group
Michelle Cassetty Collins
Vice President: ConxusNEO
Debbie Connelly
Senior VP,
Human Resources: Hyland
Gina Cronin
Chief Talent Officer: Cleveland Clinic
Courtney DeOreo
Executive Director, RITE, Senior Director Tech Talent: Greater Cleveland Partnership
Dr. Dorey Diab
President: North Central State College
JJ DiGeronimo
President: Tech Savvy Women
Mildred M. Porter-Duncan
Manager, Talent Management & Development Human Resources: MetroHealth
Jacob Duritsky
Vice President, Research and Strategy: Team NEO
Taylor Evans
President: Rust Belt Recruiting
William Gary, Sr.
Executive Vice President: Cuyahoga Community College
Dr. Albert M. Green
Founder & CEO, AMG Consulting Group
Aaron Grossman
President and CEO: TalentLaunch
David P. Haney, Ph.D.
President: Hiram College
Michael Hart
Regional Talent Manager:
Team NEO
Dr. Robert Helmer
President: Baldwin Wallace University
Heather Hennekes
Sr. Director, HR Vitamix Corporation
Deborah Hoover
President & CEO: The Burton D. Morgan Foundation
Rachel Hosler, EdD
Chief of Staff: Walsh University
Dr. Para Jones
President: Stark State College
Ethan Karp
President and CEO: MAGNET
Grant Keating
Partner: Dworken & Bernstein Co.,L.P.A.
Rhonda Talford Knight, Ph.D.
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer: Bricker & Eckler
Bill Koehler
CEO: Team NEO
Andrew Kurtz, Ph.D.
Dean:
Bowling Green State University Firelands College
Shana Marbury
General Counsel & SVP, Talent:
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Brian McDonald
Market Executive, Global Commercial Bank Middle Market:
Bank of America
Dr. Gary L. Miller
President: The University of Akron
Dr. Karen Miller
Provost and Chief Academic Officer: Cuyahoga Community College
Jackie Aronica Morgan
Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition: Eaton Corporation
Michelle M. Mulhern
Chief of Staff, Office of the President: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Jennifer Oddo
Executive Director, Division of Workforce Education and Innovation: Youngstown State University
Jacqueline Opal
Global HR Leader: Babcock & Wilcox
Emily Garr Pacetti
Vice President & Community Affairs Officer: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Craig Platt
Managing Director, IT Sector Partnership: Greater Cleveland Partnership
Rajiv Prasad
President and CEO: Hyster-Yale
J. Michael Pressimone, Ed.D.
President: Notre Dame College
Robert P. Reffner
President: Aventure Group, Ltd.
Anne Richards
President and CEO: Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc.
Jenn O. Ruggles
Assistant Vice President, Government Relations: Case Western Reserve University
Joseph M. Saponaro
Partner: Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis
Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D.
Vice President for Regional Campuses: Kent State University
Tom Snowberger
Chief Human Resources Officer:
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Eli Stacy
Regional Outreach Manager:
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Julie Szeltner
Director, Talent Engagement:
Team NEO
Mark Trew
Chief Operations Officer: Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc.
Laura Weaver
HR Director, Strategic Initiatives:
Sherwin-Williams
Andrea Zadd
Director, Talent Acquisition and HR Services: Swagelok