Board of Directors
Officers & Executive Committee
- James “Whitt” Butler Board Chair EY
- Tracy Dowe New Account Development Chair & Campaign Co-ChairFifth Third Bank
- Aaron Swartz TreasurerEY
- Brynn Allio Popa Secretary Greater Akron Chamber
- Bradley A. WrightImmediate Past Chair Roetzel & Andress
- Paul N. Catania Organizational Development Chair Oswald Companies
- Iriel Hopkins, MSW, LSW Impact Co-Chair Summa Health
- Andy LittleImpact Co-Chair Sparton Enterprises, Inc.
- Ron Paydo 2025 Tocqueville Campaign Chair The Huntington National Bank
- Douglas KrapfCampaign Co-Chair Clearstead
- Marc Divis New Business Chair Akron Energy Systems, LLC
- William Lowery II Nominating Chair eXp Realty, LLC
- Jason Dodson Policy Chair Roetzel & Andress
- Gia Bell At-Large 211 JRC
- Barb Whiddon At-Large CILRetired, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Elizabeth Z. Bartz At-Large Member State & Federal Communications, Inc.
- Steve WiltAt-Large Member CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
- Laura Duda At-Large Member The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Kendra Philon At-Large Member Meaden & Moore
- Elizabeth Blystone At-Large Member Bruton Chisnell Advisors
- Annie McFadden President & CEO United Way of Summit & Medina
Members
- Nicholas Buzzelli J.P. Morgan Chase
- Moriah Cheatham Williams Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP
- Chris Gessner Akron Children’s Hospital
- Dave Griffing Retired, Self-employed
- Jani Groza Westfield
- James Hill Continental ContiTech North America, Inc.
- John Hooker GOJO Industries
- Bishop Samuel Hampton, II The Faith Place
- David W. James Ed. D. Summit Education Initiative
- Mark C. Juve Americhem, Inc.
- Spencer Kowal Geisinger Health
- Kyle Kutuchief John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
- Glenn Leppo Leppo Group, Inc.
- Mayor Shammas Malik City of Akron
- Howard Melnick Signet Jewelers
- James E. Merklin Bober Markey Fedorovich
- Steven Mutersbaugh Jackson Kelly, PLLC
- Brandyn Neal Schauer Group
- Dr. Fedearia Nicholson-Sweval University of Akron
- Matt Nyeste KeyBank
- Patrick O’NeillO’Neill Insurance
- Mike Parnell University of Mount Union
- Alex Quay Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC
- Alicia Robinson Summit Education Initiative
- Jim Ruhlin Ruhlin Company
- Chris Swartzwelder Bridgestone
- Kirstin Toth K.S. Toth Associates
- Nyree Wilkerson Hudson City Schools
Emeritus Members
- Dr. Cynthia Flynn Capers
- William H. Considine
- Robert Cooper
- Pam Williams