About

Staff and Board

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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