About
Staff and Board
Lee Friedman
Chief Executive Officer
Alison Bibb-Carson
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Cynthia Boncella
Senior Director of 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
Janella Blanchard
Success Coach, Say Yes Scholar Program at Tri-C
Kaelyn Brown
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
David Burke
Manager of Adult 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
Danny Poslet
Manager 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
Savannah Slusher
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
Jon Ashton
IT Support Specialist
Marissa Beller
Data Specialist
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
Joe Faulhaber
Senior Director of Operations
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
Adalee Ratycz
Mentoring Program Coordinator
Haley Spangler-Mullen
Mentoring Program Senior Coordinator
Estefany Rodriguez
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
Kristen Baird Adams
Chief of Staff, Office of the Regional Presidents | PNC
James (Jim) Geuther
Market President, Northern Ohio | Truist Bank
Patrick S. Mullin
Retired, Managing Partner | Deloitte
Rita Andolsen
Executive Director, Philanthropy Communications | MetroHealth
Blaine Griffin
President | Cleveland City Council
A.D. Naik
Senior Vice President of Finance, Electrical Sector | Eaton Corporation
Stephanie Antunez
Owner | California Closets
Richard (Rick) Gross
Retired, Partner | Grant Thornton, LLP
Elizabeth Newman
Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Human Resources Officer | CBIZ, Inc.
Suzanne Aral-Boutros
Community Leader
Tonika Hammonds
Senior Manager, Strategy & Transformation | EY
Jennifer Palmieri
Chief People Officer | Westfield
Josh Bagshaw
President and General Manager, Coil Coatings | Sherwin-Williams Company
Kelly Hancock
Chief Caregiver Officer | Cleveland Clinic
Tom Partridge
Regional President | Fifth Third Bank
April Miller Boise
Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President | Intel Corporation
Jessica Jung
President | Oswald Companies
Sam Prentis
Ohio Market Executive | Bank of America
Brent Buckley
Managing Partner | Buckley King LPA
Kevin Kelley
Judge | Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Darnella Robertson
Assistant Corporate Secretary | FirstEnergy Corporation
Shelly Cayette-Weston
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | Cleveland Cavaliers
Katie Kennedy
Corporate Vice President, Finance and Tax | Wabtec Corporation
Sean Stack
Chief Executive Officer & President | Proterial Ltd.
Timothy Cosgrove
Partner | Cosgrove Jonhenry LLC
Margaret (Peggy) Kennedy
Retired Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
Sally Stewart
Realtor | Howard Hanna
Marisa Darden
Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
Veena Khanna
Regional Executive, Northeast Ohio and Central Region | Key Private Bank
J.D. Sullivan, Jr.
CEO | MFH Partners
Gabe Bruno
Gabe Bruno Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer | Lincoln Electric Co.
William (Bill) Koehler
CEO | Team NEO
Ingrid Tolentino
CEO | MetLife Legal Plans Inc.
Katinka Domotorffy
Community Leader
Alan Kopit
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | MediLogix LLC
Susan M. Tyler
Community Leader
Ward Dumm
Retired Senior Vice President of Operations | Swagelok
Jimmy Malone
Host | The Jimmy Malone Show, iHeart Media
Deborah Vesy
Retired President & CEO, Deaconess Community Foundation
Judith Embrescia
Community Leader
Jim Malz
Managing Director, Midwest Regional Executive | Citizens Bank
Andrew Watterson
President & Founder | Blue CSR Strategies
Lauren Rich Fine
Senior Managing Director | Gries Financial Corporation
Megan Mehalko
Partner | Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
Christopher Williams
Partner | Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Rich Garcia
Operating Advisor | Bluepoint Capital Partners
Joseph Morford
Managing Partner | Tucker Ellis, LLP
Felicia Williams
National Sales Executive, Digital Experience and Commerce | Perficient, Inc.
Ashley George
Chief Financial Officer and SVP Finance | Fortune Brands Global Plumbing Group
Adam Zelwin
Partner | PwC
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
