Board of Directors

Officers & Executive Committee

  • James “Whitt” Butler Board Chair EY
  • Tracy Dowe Vice Board Chair and Campaign Chair Fifth Third Bank
  • Aaron Swartz Treasurer EY
  • Brynn Allio Popa Secretary Greater Akron Chamber
  • Bradley A. Wright Immediate Past Chair Roetzel & Andress
  • Marc Divis Tocqueville Campaign Chair Akron Energy Systems, LLC
  • William Lowery II Nominating Chair eXp Realty, LLC
  • Paul N. Catania Organizational Development Chair Oswald Companies
  • Jason Dodson Policy Chair Roetzel & Andress
  • Gia Bell At-Large 211 JRC
  • Chris Gessner At-Large Member Akron Children’s Hospital
  • Douglas Krapf At-Large Member Clearstead
  • Ron Paydo At-Large Medina The Huntington National Bank
  • Andy Little At-Large Member Sparton Enterprises, Inc.
  • Laura DiCola At-Large Member GAR Foundation
  • Annie McFaddenPresident & CEO United Way of Summit & Medina

Members

  • Nicholas Buzzelli J.P. Morgan Chase
  • John Demmler 7 17 Credit Union
  • John Hooker GOJO Industries
  • David W. James Ed. D. Summit Education Initiative
  • Mark Juve Gordon River Partners, LLC
  • Ren Koozer State & Federal Communications, Inc.
  • Spencer Kowal Cleveland Clinic
  • Teri Lash-Ritter Cleveland Clinic/Akron General
  • Andy Little Sparton Enterprises, Inc.
  • Mayor Shammas Malik City of Akron
  • Dana Mountjoy Bober Markey Fedorovich
  • Steven Mutersbaugh Jackson Kelly, PLLC
  • Brandyn Neal Schauer Group
  • Matthew Nyeste KeyBank
  • Patrick O’Neill O’Neill Insurance
  • Alex Quay Buckingham
  • Alicia Robinson Summit Education Initiative
  • Jim Ruhlin Ruhlin Company
  • Christopher Swartzwelder Bridgestone
  • Nyree Wilkerson Hudson City Schools
  • Steve Wilt CAPTRUST

Emeritus Members

  • Dr. Cynthia Flynn Capers
  • William H. Considine
  • Robert Cooper
  • W. Glenn Leppo.
  • Pam Williams