About
Staff and Board
Lee Friedman
Chief Executive Officer
Julie Allen
Senior Director of Human Resources
Alison Bibb-Carson
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Cynthia Boncella
Senior Director of IT and Data Services
Bob Durham
Chief Scholarship Services Officer
Mark Magyar
Chief Financial Officer
Maggie McGrath
Executive Director of the Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland
Dr. Michele Scott Taylor
Chief Program Officer
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
Shannon Blaha
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Kaelyn Brown
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
David Burke
Manager of Adult Programs and Services
Lingyan Gao
Coordinator of Adult Programs and Services
Maritza Castro
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Monique Chavers
Manager of Adult Programs and Services
Daveda Hayes
Director of Advising Programs and Services
Victor Courtney
Director of Advising Programs and Services
Nancy Dunn
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Abby Grafmeyer
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
Kermitt Matlock
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Camarie Howell
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Deanna Jarvis
Director of Advising Programs and Services
Danny Poslet
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Meya Miller
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Tina Nelson
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Dr. Monyka Price
Senior Director of Advising Programs and Services
Shirlstine Miller
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Amanda Pratt
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Gesmy Rivera
Program Assistant, Adult Programs and Retention
Kauser Razvi
Senior Director of Program Performance and Evaluation
Amy Rice
Manager of Program Evaluation and Research
Lauren Seymour
Director of Adult Programs and Services
Hajar Rouiha
Coordinator of Adult Programs and Services
Kate Schwab
Senior Director of Advising Programs and Services
Amy Xue
Coordinator of Adult Programs and Services
Savannah Slusher
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Jazmine Walker
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Ashley Zacharias
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Annie Brennan
Marketing and Communications Manager
Stephanie Bunsey
Senior Director of Grant Development
Bailey Capelle
Director of Grant Development
Maeve Hackman
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Kendra Kneisl
Development Coordinator
Jonathan Marshall
Development Coordinator
Jessica Vitale
Manager of Special Events
Jon Ashton
IT Support Specialist
Marissa Beller
Data Specialist
Garin Bailey
Senior IT Support Specialist
Kim Barcklay
Payroll Coordinator
Terry Dutton
Accounting Coordinator
Sydney Cook
Data Specialist
Michael Dielman
Manager of Data Services
Brandon Roberto
Director of Finance
Ceena Jewell
Administrative Assistant
Bridget McFadden
Senior Director of Talent Management
Allen Stay
Senior Accountant
Chris Riddle
Director of Information Technology
Christine Scullin
IT Support Specialist
Marley Wilder
Operations Manager
Lia Bendix
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
Cathy Black
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
Melinda Dang
Mentoring Program Coordinator
Jasmine Freeman
Mentoring Program Manager
Sarah Griffin
Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid
Jason Harris
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
Corrinne Horvath
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
Libby Kannard
Manager of Scholarship Services
Ace Key
Mentoring Program Coordinator
Stephanie Kubec
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
Elton Lytle
Senior Manager of Scholarships and Financial Aid
Nicholas Nagel
Mentoring Program Coordinator
Nicki Price
Mentor Recruitment Manager
Todd Ratica
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
Adalee Ratycz
Mentoring Program Coordinator
Madeline Rife
Senior Director of the Mentoring Program
Carolyn Rodriguez
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
Estefany Rodriguez
Mentoring Program Senior Coordinator
Haley Spangler-Mullen
Mentoring Program Senior Coordinator
Stephanie Spencer
Senior Manager of Scholarships and Financial Aid
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, Gabe Bruno
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer | Lincoln Electric Co.
Kristen Baird Adams
Chief of Staff, Office of the Regional Presidents | PNC
Rich Garcia
Operating Advisor | Bluepoint Capital Partners
A.D. Naik
Senior Vice President of Finance, Electrical Sector | Eaton Corporation
Rita Andolsen
Executive Director, Philanthropy Communications | MetroHealth
Ashley George
Chief Financial Officer and SVP Finance | Fortune Brands Global Plumbing Group
Elizabeth Newman
Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Human Resources Officer | CBIZ, Inc.
Stephanie Antunez
Owner | California Closets
James (Jim) Geuther
Market President, Northern Ohio | Truist Bank
Richard Pohle
Chief Credit Officer | Huntington National Bank
Suzanne Aral-Boutros
Community Leader
Blaine Griffin
President | Cleveland City Council
Sam Prentis
Ohio Market Executive | Bank of America
Josh Bagshaw
President and General Manager, Coil Coatings | Sherwin-Williams Company
Richard (Rick) Gross
Retired, Partner | Grant Thornton, LLP
Darnella Robertson
Assistant Corporate Secretary | FirstEnergy Corporation
April Miller Boise
Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President | Intel Corporation
Tonika Hammonds
Senior Manager, Strategy & Transformation | EY
Enid Rosenberg
Community Leader
Brent Buckley
Managing Partner | Buckley King LPA
Jessica Jung
President | Oswald Companies
Sean Stack
Chief Executive Officer & President | Proterial Ltd.
Harry Carlson
Retired Vice Chairman of Operations | Lincoln Electric Co.
Kevin Kelley
Judge | Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Sally Stewart
Realtor | Howard Hanna
Shelly Cayette-Weston
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | Cleveland Cavaliers
Katie Kennedy
Corporate Vice President, Finance and Tax | Wabtec Corporation
J.D. Sullivan, Jr.
CEO | MFH Partners
Timothy Cosgrove
Partner | Cosgrove Jonhenry LLC
Margaret (Peggy) Kennedy
Retired Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
Ingrid Tolentino
CEO | MetLife Legal Plans Inc.
Marisa Darden
Partner | Squire Patton Boggs
Veena Khanna
Regional Executive, Northeast Ohio and Central Region | Key Private Bank
Susan M. Tyler
Community Leader
Tom Dewey
Executive Vice President, Corporate Initiatives & Chief People Officer | Medical Mutual of Ohio
William (Bill) Koehler
CEO | Team NEO
Deborah Vesy
Retired President & CEO, Deaconess Community Foundation
Katinka Domotorffy
Community Leader
Alan Kopit
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | MediLogix LLC
Andrew Watterson
President & Founder | Blue CSR Strategies
Ward Dumm
Retired Senior Vice President of Operations | Swagelok
Jimmy Malone
Host | The Jimmy Malone Show, iHeart Media
Christopher Williams
Partner | Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Jitin Eidnani
Regional Banking Head, North America | Cognizant
Megan Mehalko
Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
Felicia Williams
National Sales Executive, Digital Experience and Commerce | Perficient, Inc.
Judith Embrescia
Community Leader
Joseph Morford
Managing Partner | Tucker Ellis, LLP
Adam Zelwin
Partner | PwC
Lauren Rich Fine
Senior Managing Director | Gries Financial Corporation
Patrick S. Mullin
Retired, Managing Partner | Deloitte
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
