Board of Directors
Officers & Executive Committee
- Bradley A. Wright Board Chair Roetzel & Andress
- James “Whitt” Butler Board Vice Chair EY
- Kendra C. Philon Treasurer/Finance Chair Meaden & Moore
- Alison Breaux Secretary Summit County Court of Common Pleas
- Michele Cerminaro Immediate Past Chair eXp Realty, LLC
- Paul N. Catania Organizational Development Chair Oswald Companies
- Iriel Hopkins, MSW, LSW Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chair Summa Health
- Jesse W. Hurst Community Impact Chair Impel Wealth Management
- Ronald Paydo 2024 Campaign Chair The Huntington National Bank
- Aaron Swartz 2024 Tocqueville Campaign Chair EY
- Tracy Dowe New Account Development Chair Fifth Third Bank
- Jason Dodson Policy & Advocacy Chair Roetzel & Andress
- Brynn Allio Popa Nominating Chair Greater Akron Chamber
- William Lowery II Marketing & Brand Management Chair eXp Realty, LLC
- Jani Groza At-Large Medina Chair Westfield
- Elizabeth Z. Bartz At-Large Member State & Federal Communications
- Steve Wilt At-Large Member CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
- Angie Wells At-Large Member GPD Group
- Patrick O’Neill At-Large Member O’Neill Insurance
- Mark C. Juve At-Large Member Americhem, Inc.
- Marc Divis At-Large Member Akron Energy Systems, LLC
- Laura Duda At-Large Member The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Gia Bell 211 Advisory Chair Minority Behavioral Health Group
- James Mullen President & CEO United Way of Summit & Medina
Members
- Nicholas Buzzelli J.P. Morgan Chase
- Moriah Cheatham Williams Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP
- Steve Dimengo Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC
- Dr. Hans R. Dorfi Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
- Tamara Fynan The J.M. Smucker Company
- Chris Gessner Akron Children’s Hospital
- Stuart Glauberman Malco Products, Inc.
- Daniel K. Glessner Brouse McDowell
- Frank R. Graziano The A.I. Root Company
- Dave Griffing
- Bishop Samuel Hampton, II The Faith Place
- Brighid Hillmuth PNC Bank
- John Hooker GOJO
- David W. James Ed. D. Summit Education Initiative
- Spencer Kowal Geisinger Health
- Douglas Krapf Clearstead
- Kyle Kutuchief John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- W. Glenn Leppo Leppo Group, Inc.
- Andy Little Sparton Enterprises, Inc.
- Mayor Shammas Malik City of Akron
- Howard Melnick Signet Jewelers
- James E. Merklin Bober Markey Fedorovich
- Dr. Gary Miller The University of Akron
- Steven Mutersbaugh Jackson Kelly, PLLC
- Brandyn Neal Schauer Group
- Lucia Pileggi KeyBank
- Alicia Robinson Summit Education Initiative
- Jim Ruhlin Ruhlin Company
- Executive Ilene Shapiro The County of Summit Executive Office
- Kirstin Toth K.S. Toth Associates
- Nyree Wilkerson Hudson City Schools
Emeritus Members
- Dr. Cynthia Flynn Capers
- William H. Considine
- Robert Cooper