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
Rome Busa
Director of Adult Programs and Services
Maritza Castro
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Monique Chavers
Manager of Adult Programs and Services
Sydney Cook
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Victor Courtney
Director of Advising Programs and Services
Nancy Dunn
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Lingyan Gao
Coordinator of Adult 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
Daveda Hayes
Director of Advising Programs and Services
Camarie Howell
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Deanna Jarvis
Director of Advising Programs and Services
Kermitt Matlock
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Meya Miller
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Tina Nelson
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Danny Poslet
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Shirlstine Miller
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Amanda Pratt
Manager 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
Manager of Program Evaluation and Research
Kate Schwab
Senior Director of Advising Programs and Services
Gesmy Rivera
Program Assistant, Adult Programs and Retention
Lauren Seymour
Director of Adult Programs and Services
Svannah Slusher
Coordinator of Advising Programs and Services
Jazmine Walker
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
Jim Webster
Coordinator of Adult Programs and Services
Amy Xue
Coordinator of Adult Programs and Services
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
Keely Veatch
Marketing and Communications Senior Coordinator
Jessica Vitale
Manager of Special Events
Jon Ashton
IT Support Specialist
Timmaira Bailey
Human Resources Coordinator
Garin Bailey
Senior IT Support Specialist
Kim Barcklay
Payroll Coordinator
Marissa Beller
Data Specialist
Michael Dielman
Manager of Data Services
Terry Dutton
Accounting Coordinator
Ceena Jewell
Administrative Assistant
Bridget McFadden
Senior Director of Talent Management
Chris Riddle
Director of Information Technology
Christine Scullin
IT Support Specialist
Allen Stay
Senior Accountant
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
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
Haley Spangler-Mullen
Mentoring Program Senior Coordinator
Stephanie Spencer
Senior Manager of Scholarships and Financial Aid
Astrid Umanzor
Mentoring Program Coordinator
Chair, Mike Cogan
President, Ohio Division Northern Trust
Northern Trust Immediate Past Chair, Mark Ross
Retired Lake Erie Market Managing Partner, PwC
Secretary, Brian Barren
President of Business Operations, Cleveland Guardians
Treasurer, Gabe Bruno
Vice President, Chief Information Officer Lincoln Electric
Kristen Baird Adams
Chief Communications Officer | PNC
Rich Garcia
Operating Advisor | Bluepoint Capital Partners
A.D. Naik
Vice President, Controller | Eaton Electric Sector
Rita Andolsen
Executive Director, Philanthropy Communications | MetroHealth
Ashley George
Chief Financial Officer and SVP Finance | Moen Global Plumbing Group
Elizabeth Newman
Chief of Staff | CBIZ
Stephanie Antunez
Owner | California Closets
James Geuther
Regional President | SunTrust Bank
Richard Pohle
Chief Credit Officer | Huntington National Bank
Suzanne Aral-Boutros
Community Leader
Richard (Rick) Gross
Retired, Partner | Grant Thornton, LLP
Sam Prentis
Market Executive, Global Commercial Banking | Bank of America
Josh Bagshaw
President and General Manager, Coil Coatings | Sherwin-Williams Company
Tonika Hammonds
Associate Director, Strategy & Innovation - Diversity & Inclusiveness | EY
Darnella Robertson
Regional External Affairs | First Energy Corporation
April Miller Boise
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Eaton
Kevin Kelley
Community Leader
Enid Rosenberg
Community Leader
Brent Buckley
Managing Partner | Buckley King LPA
Katie Kennedy
Vice President, Tax | Nordson Corporation
Traci Rourke
General Manager | McMaster-Carr
Harry Carlson
Retired Vice Chairman | Lincoln Electric
Margaret Kennedy
Retired, Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
Dalithia Smith
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | Oatey Company
Matt Carroll
Chief Economic Growth & Opportunity Officer | Office of Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish
Veena Khanna
Regional Executive for Northeast Ohio, Senior Vice President | KeyBank
Sean Stack
Community Leader
Shelly Cayette
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | Cleveland Cavaliers
William Koehler
CEO | Team NEO
Sally Stewart
Realtor | Howard Hanna
Timothy Cosgrove
Partner | Squire Patton Boggs
Alan Kopit
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | MediLogix LLC
J.D. Sullivan, Jr.
CEO | MFH Partners
Tom Dewey
Executive Vice President, People & Strategy | Medical Mutual of Ohio
Jimmy Malone
Host | The Jimmy Malone Show, iHeart Media
Ingrid Tolentino
CEO | MetLife Legal Plans
Katinka Domotorffy
Community Leader
Megan Mehalko
Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
Susan M. Tyler
Community Leader
Ward Dumm
Senior Vice President of Operations | Swagelok
James Merz
Chief Actuarial and Analytic Officer | Westfield Insurance
Deborah Vesy
Retired, President & CEO Deaconess Community Foundation
Jitin Eidnani
Regional Banking Head, North America | Cognizant
Joseph Morford
Managing Partner | Tucker Ellis, LLP
Andrew Watterson
President & Founder | Blue CSR Strategies
Judith Embrescia
Community Leader
Patrick S. Mullin
Retired, Managing Partner | Deloitte
Christopher Williams
Partner | Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Lauren Rich Fine
Managing Director | Gries Financial Corporation
Adam Myers
Chief, Population Health | Cleveland Clinic
Mark Williams
Chief Artistic & Operations Officer | Cleveland Orchestra
Jeanette Grasselli Brown
Retired Scientist | Standard Oil Company
Lee Perkins
Retired CEO | Orvis
Howard Steindler
Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
Harvey Oppman
Oppman Properties
Bruce Goode
President | Goode Investment Management Inc.
Karen Kleinhenz
President | Kleinhenz & Associates, Ltd.
James Lubetkin
Retired Senior Communications Editor | The Cleveland Foundation
