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.
Retired 4th Generation CEO and President: Vitamix Corporation
Vice Chair
Kimberly Riley
Chief Operating Officer, Northeast Region: Hylant
Secretary
Andy Jones
CEO: Fortress
Treasurer
Doug Sibila
President & CEO: Peoples Services, Inc.
Board of Directors
Dr. Marcia Ballinger
President:
Lorain Community College
Chris Bast
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Operations Support: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Dr. Michael A. Baston
President: Cuyahoga Community College
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
Carol Caruso
President: Caruso Public Affairs LLC
Robert Davis
President and COO: Aqua Ohio, Inc.
Dr. Todd Diacon
President: Kent State University
Jeroen Diderich
SVP & General Manager, Label and Graphic Materials: North America Avery Dennison
Terrell Dillard
President: ZayMat Distributors & Jan-Pro of Cleveland / Akron / Toledo
Bill Epling
President:
SummaCare
James Gasior
Senior Executive Vice President and Corporate Development Officer: Farmers National Bank
Charles T. George
CEO: Hapco Inc., Strangepresse and Triptech
Dr. Albert M. Green
Founder and CEO:
AMG Consulting Group
Neal Grode
Executive Director: United Health Care
Deborah D. Hoover
Chief Executive Officer: Entrepreneurship Education Consortium
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
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
Aaron J. Swartz
Office Managing Partner: Ernst & Young
Don Taylor
President & CEO: Welty Building Company
Damian Thomas
Market President, Cleveland: RCF Group
Ward J. “Tim” Timken, Jr.
CEO: McKinley Strategies
Dan Weekley
President and General Manager of Ohio Distribution: Dominion Energy
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
Team NEO’s Business Development Council (BDC), comprised of senior economic development leaders and regional business leaders, drives Team NEO and Northeast Ohio partners toward a strategic and collaborative approach to business development.
Frank Carrino, Co-Chair
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary:
Westfield Group
Eric A. Logan, Co-Chair
Principal: KPMG, LLP
Peter Broer
President: Lumitex
Brent M. Buckley
Business Attorney and Managing Partner:
Buckley King, LPA
Bethia Burke
President: The Fund for Our Economic Future
Guy Coviello
President & CEO:
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
Gregg Cramer
Vice President: Economic Development Greater Akron Chamber
Shawn DaVis
Vice President: Greater Cleveland Partnership
Bethany Dentler
Executive Director: Medina County Economic Development Corporation
Terrell 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
Shea MacMillan
VP, Economic Development: Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber
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
Jim Ruhlin, Jr.
President & COO: 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
Penny Traina
Executive Director: Columbiana County Port Authority
Anthony Trevena
Executive Director: Western Reserve Port Authority
Thomas Young
Manager, Economic Development: Columbia Gas of Ohio
Marketing Advisory Council
The Marketing Advisory Council (MAC), a collaboration of senior business and marketing leaders, highlights the Northeast Ohio Region’s strategic assets, rallies regional stakeholders and influencers to support collective promotional strategies, and drives performance, equity, and accountability in marketing outcomes related to the regional brand.
Kevin Martin, Co-Chair
President & CEO: Ideastream
Al Mistysyn, Co-Chair
Chief Financial Officer & Senior VP, Finance: Sherwin-Williams
Dennis Burnside
President: Vestian
Christina Capadona-Schmitz
Chief Marketing Officer: Oswald Companies
Michelle Comerford
Project Director: Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company, LLC
Jamie Dalton
Vice President: Falls & Co.
Rob Falls
President & CEO: Falls & Co.
Jenny Febbo
Vice President, Integrated Communications: Cuyahoga Community College
Sara Greicius
Director, Cleveland Talent Alliance: Destination Cleveland
Neal Grode
Executive Director: United HealthCare
Caroline Guscott
Managing President, Strategic Communication: Greater Cleveland Partnership
Maureen Harper
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs: Falls & Co.
Nikki Hubbard
Vice President, Marketing: JumpStart
Roderick Ingram
Chief Marketing Officer: NEOMED
Patrick Kelly
Director, Economic Development: FirstEnergy
Ariane Kirkpatrick
Owner & President: AKA Team
Sam Pines
SVP/Partner: Good Karma Brands
Marie Scalia
Chief Marketing Officer: Destination Cleveland
Mike Toth
President & CEO:
Westfield Bank
Sheila Trauernicht
Chief Communications Officer:
Westfield Group
RightSites Council
The RightSites Council (RSC) is comprised of regional leaders from real estate, construction, development, finance and utilities. The RSC helps to identify and define market gaps, as well as recommend potential solutions for developing both short- and long-term strategies to identify competitive locations and increase Northeast Ohio’s inventory.
Bethia Burke, Co-Chair
President: The Fund for Our Economic Future
Patrick Kelly, Co-Chair
Director, Economic Development:
First Energy Corporation
Seth Balkanyi
Manager, Strategic Initiatives & Market Research:
Brookfield Properties Development
Christopher Bast
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Operations Support: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Christopher Bednar
Director of Civil Engineering: Karpinski Engineering
Mike Beegle
Business Sales Director: Verizon
India Birdsong-Terry
General Manager and CEO: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Keith Brandt
Executive Vice President: Industrial Commerical Properties, LLC
David Browning
Managing Director, Northeast Ohio Market: CBRE
Michael Cantor
Managing Director/Principal: Allegro Real Estate
Tom Charek
President: Welty Building Company
Andrew Coleman
First Vice President: CBRE
Bryan J. Dardis
Partner: Meyers,
Roman, Friedberg & Lewis
Alec Davidson
Associate: McDonald Hopkins
Tony DiGeronimo
President & Co-Founder: Precision Environmental Co.
James Doyle
Principal: Bellwether Real Estate Capital
Joshua Fragoso
Vice President, Director of Sales, Property & Casualty: Oswald Companies
Bob Fridrich
Senior Vice President: GEIS Construction
William Friedman
President & Chief Executive Officer: Port of Cleveland
Matthew Hammer
Senior Project Manager: TRC Companies
Chandra Hart
Major Account Executive: Everstream
Jaime Hart
Business Development Manager, Northeast Ohio: Rudolph Libbe Group
Matt Heisey
Principal:
Vocon
Mark Hill
SVP, Business Development: Premier Development Partners
Matt Hils
Principal: OHM Advisors
Dan Hinkel
Partner: Frantz Ward
Sean Joyce
President: inSITE Advisory Group
Kenneth Kalynchuk
Director and Principal:
Project Management Consultants
Wendy Kraft
Economic Development Consultant: Dominion Energy
Brian Laubscher
Director of Preconstruction: Shook Construction
Stu Lichter
President & Chairman of the Board: Industrial Realty Group
Tim Linville
CEO: Construction Employers Association
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
Marcus Notaro
Associate Attorney: Thompson Hine LLP
William O’Gorman
Business Development Director: American Structurepoint
Dominic Ozanne
President & CEO: Ozanne Construction
Jason Pastor
Vice President, Preconstruction Services: The Albert M. Higley Company
Jason D. Phillips
Senior Vice President & Market Manager: PNC Bank
Jim Reed
Real Estate Manager: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
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
James Stephens
Director: BMO Commercial Bank
Bryce Sylvester
Senior Director, Site Strategies: Team NEO
Anthony Tavrell
Senior Vice President
KeyBank Real Estate Capital:
Income Property Group
Shannon Thorsen
Director of Business Development: Karpinski Engineering
Brad Whitehead
Senior Advisor: The Fund for Our Economic Future
Sandra R. Williams
Director, Government Affairs: Charter Communications
Ryan Wilson
Senior Manager, Economic Development: Amazon
Tommy Young
Economic Development Manager:
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
Talent Development Council
Team NEO’s Talent Development Council (TDC) provides a forum through which higher education institutions, companies and workforce organizations advance initiatives related to Northeast Ohio’s talent development. The council does this by focusing on four key areas: pipeline, policy, pilots, and performance.
Dr. Marcia Ballinger, Co-Chair
President: Lorain Community College
Andy Jones, Co-Chair
CEO: Fortress, A Division of MCPc
Dr. Michael A. Baston
President: Cuyahoga Community College
Suzanne B. Bausch, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research & Business Engagement: The University of Akron
Dr. Morris Beverage
President: Lakeland Community College
Dr. Laura Bloomberg
President: Cleveland State University
Bethia Burke
President: The Fund for Our Economic Future
Dr. Carlos Campo
President: Ashland University
Carol Caruso
President:
Caruso Public Affairs LLC
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
Mildred M. Porter-Duncan
Manager, Talent Management & Development Human Resources: MetroHealth
Jacob Duritsky
Vice President, Research and Strategy: Team NEO
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
Dr. Robert Helmer
President: Baldwin Wallace University
Deborah D. Hoover
Chief Executive Officer: Entrepreneurship Education Consortium
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
Executive Vice President, Workforce, Community & Economic Development:
Cuyahoga Community College
Brian McDonald
Market Executive, Global Commercial Bank Middle Market:
Bank of America
Alan R. Miciak, Ph.D.
President: John Carroll University
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.
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
Michael Schoop
SVP, Talent: Greater Cleveland Partnership
Peggy Shadduck, Ph.D.
Vice President for Regional Campuses: Kent State University
Tom Snowberger
Chief Human Resources Officer:
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Nate Stansberry
Managing Director: Rust Belt Recruiting
Joana Swim
HR Director, North America: Synthomer
Julie Szeltner
Director, Talent Engagement:
Team NEO
Mark Trew
Chief Operations Officer: Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc.
Andrea Zadd
Director, Talent Acquisition and HR Services: Swagelok