We’re excited to announce the return of College Now’s Bags & Bourbon on Thursday, October 24, 2024! Join us for an evening of cocktails, shopping for designer handbags, bourbon tastings and bidding on a variety of items. This unique philanthropic event raises much needed dollars for our game-changing mentoring program, supporting our scholarship recipients who are pursuing their postsecondary degrees.
Click here to learn more!
Join us for Bags & Bourbon
We’re excited to announce the return of College Now’s Bags & Bourbon on Thursday, October 24, 2024! Join us for an evening of cocktails, shopping for designer handbags, bourbon tastings and bidding on a variety of items. This unique philanthropic event raises much needed dollars for our game-changing mentoring program, supporting our scholarship recipients who are pursuing their postsecondary degrees.
Click here to learn more!

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Staff and Board

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Lee Friedman

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Michele Scott Taylor

President

Alison Bibb-Carson

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Cynthia Boncella

Senior Director of Data Services

Bob Durham

Chief Scholarship Services Officer

Joe Faulhaber

Senior Director of Operations

Mark Magyar

Chief Financial Officer

Maggie McGrath

Executive Director of the Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland

Kittie Warshawsky

Chief External Affairs Officer

Alenka Winslett

Chief Operating Officer

Bianca Arendas

Manager of Advising Programs and Services

Heather Beasley

Director of Advising Programs and Services

Janella Blanchard

Success Coach, Say Yes Scholar Program at Tri-C

Kaelyn Brown

Manager of Advising Programs and Services

Shannon Blaha

Manager of Advising Programs and Services

Lingyan Gao

Senior Coordinator of Adult Programs and Services

Bailey Capelle

Director of Adult Programs and Services

Maritza Castro

Manager of Advising Programs and Services

Monique Chavers

Manager of Advising Programs and Services

Daveda Hayes

Director of Advising Programs and Services

Victor Courtney

Director of Advising Programs and Services

Nancy Dunn

Senior Manager of Advising Programs and Services

Abby Grafmeyer

Senior Manager of Advising Programs and Services

Camille Graham

Senior Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services

Cathy Graham

Manager of Advising Programs and Services

Kristen Gramajo

Manager of Advising Programs and Services

LaRita Hand

Coordinator of Adult Programs and Services

Deanna Jarvis

Director of Advising Programs and Services

Alicia Jordan

Success Coach, Say Yes Scholar Program at Tri-C

Meya Miller

Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services

Shanese Moore

Success Coach, Say Yes Scholar Program at Tri-C

Tina Nelson

Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services

Dr. Monyka Price

Senior Director of Advising Programs and Services

Kauser Razvi

Senior Director of Program Performance and Evaluation

Amy Rice

Senior Manager of Program Evaluation and Research

Gesmy Rivera

Program Assistant, Adult Programs and Retention

Hajar Rouiha

Coordinator of Adult Programs and Services

Cornasia Sanford

Success Coach, Say Yes Scholars Program at Tri-C

Kate Schwab

Senior Director of Advising Programs and Services

Lauren Seymour

Director of Adult Programs and Services

Marriyam Ibraham

Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services

De'Antae Ware

Director, Say Yes Scholar Program at Tri-C

Jazmine Walker

Manager of Advising Programs and Services

Amy Xue

Coordinator of Adult Programs and Services

Ashley Zacharias

Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services

Annie Brennan

Marketing and Communications Manager

Stephanie Bunsey

Senior Director of Grant Development

Maeve Hackman

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Grace Hermanns

Grant Development Coordinator

Kendra Kneisl

Development Coordinator

Jonathan Marshall

Senior Development Coordinator

Jessica Vitale

Manager of Special Events

Garin Bailey

Senior IT Support Specialist

Kim Barcklay

Senior Coordinator of Human Resources

Terry Dutton

Accounting Coordinator

Sydney Cook

Data Specialist

Michael Dielman

Manager of Data Services

Ceena Jewell

Administrative Assistant

Bridget McFadden

Senior Director of Human Resources

Allen Stay

Senior Accountant

Chris Riddle

Senior Director of Information Technology

Brandon Roberto

Director of Finance

Christine Scullin

Senior IT Support Specialist

Marley Wilder

Operations Manager

Lia Bendix

Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist

Cathy Black

Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist

Stephanie Spencer

Senior Manager of Scholarships and Financial Aid

Jasmine Freeman

Mentoring Program Manager

Sarah Griffin

Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid

Melinda Dang

Mentoring Program Coordinator

Corrinne Horvath

Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist

Libby Kannard

Manager of Scholarship Services

Jason Harris

Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist

Stephanie Kubec

Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist

Elton Lytle

Senior Manager of Scholarships and Financial Aid

Ace Key

Mentoring Program Coordinator

Nicki Price

Mentor Recruitment Manager

Todd Ratica

Senior Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist

Nicholas Nagel

Mentoring Program Coordinator

Madeline Rife

Senior Director of the Mentoring Program

Carolyn Rodriguez

Senior Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist

Estefany Rodriguez

Mentoring Program Senior Coordinator

Savannah Slusher

Mentoring Program Senior Coordinator

Haley Spangler-Mullen

Mentoring Program Senior Coordinator

Chair, Mike Cogan

President | Northern Trust, Ohio

Immediate Past Chair, Mark Ross

Retired Lake Erie Market Managing Partner | PwC

Secretary, Brian Barren

President of Business Operations | Cleveland Guardians

Treasurer, Tom Dewey

Executive Vice President, Corporate Initiatives & Chief People Officer | Medical Mutual of Ohio

Rita Andolsen

Executive Director, Philanthropy Communications | MetroHealth

Richard (Rick) Gross

Retired, Partner | Grant Thornton, LLP

Sam Prentis

Ohio Market Executive | Bank of America

Stephanie Antunez

Owner | California Closets

Tonika Hammonds

Senior Manager, Strategy & Transformation | EY

Lauren Rich Fine

Senior Managing Director | Gries Financial Corporation

Suzanne Aral-Boutros

Community Leader

Kelly Hancock

Chief Caregiver Officer | Cleveland Clinic

Darnella Robertson

Assistant Corporate Secretary | FirstEnergy Corporation

Josh Bagshaw

President and General Manager, Coil Coatings | Sherwin-Williams Company

Jessica Jung

President | Oswald Companies

J.D. Sullivan, Jr.

CEO | MFH Partners

Kristen Baird Adams

Chief of Staff, Office of the Regional Presidents | PNC

Kevin Kelley

Judge | Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

Sean Stack

Chief Executive Officer & President | Proterial Ltd.

Gabe Bruno

Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer | Lincoln Electric Co.

Brent Buckley

Managing Partner | Buckley King LPA

Kay Carlson

Community Leader

Timothy Cosgrove

Partner | Cosgrove Jonhenry LLC

Marisa Darden

Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP

Katinka Domotorffy

Community Leader

Ward Dumm

Retired Senior Vice President of Operations | Swagelok

Judith Embrescia

Community Leader

Julie Fertal

Senior Vice President, Institutional Government and Nonprofit Banking | Huntington Bank

Rich Garcia

Operating Advisor | Bluepoint Capital Partners

James (Jim) Geuther

Head of Middle Market Banking, Midwest | Truist Bank

Katie Kennedy

Corporate Vice President, Finance and Tax | Wabtec Corporation

Margaret (Peggy) Kennedy

Retired Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP

William (Bill) Koehler

CEO | Team NEO

Alan Kopit

Executive Vice President and General Counsel | MediLogix LLC

Jimmy Malone

Host | The Jimmy Malone Show, iHeart Media

Jim Malz

Community Leader

Megan Mehalko

Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP

Joseph Morford

Managing Partner | Tucker Ellis, LLP

Patrick S. Mullin

Retired, Managing Partner | Deloitte

Elizabeth Newman

Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Human Resources Officer | CBIZ, Inc.

Ken Outcalt

Principal, President of Development | The NRP Group LLC

Sally Stewart

Realtor | Howard Hanna

Ingrid Tolentino

CEO | MetLife Legal Plans Inc.

Susan M. Tyler

Community Leader

Deborah Vesy

Retired President & CEO, Deaconess Community Foundation

Andrew Watterson

President & Founder | Blue CSR Strategies

Christopher Williams

Partner | Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Felicia Williams

Vice President of Sales | ACLIVITI

Adam Zelwin

Partner | PwC

Ashley George

Chief Financial Officer and SVP Finance | Fortune Brands Global Plumbing Group

Blaine Griffin

President | Cleveland City Council

Jennifer Palmieri

Chief People Officer | Westfield

Tom Partridge

Regional President | Fifth Third Bank

Jeanette Grasselli Brown

Retired Scientist | Standard Oil Company

Howard Steindler

Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP

Bruce Goode

President | Goode Investment Management Inc.

Karen Kleinhenz

President | Kleinhenz & Associates, Ltd.

James Lubetkin

Retired Senior Communications Editor | The Cleveland Foundation