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Entrance to Canal Park Stadium
Entrance to Canal Park Stadium
The Towpath
The Towpath
Ambassadors fix a visitors bike
Ambassadors fix a visitors bike

Board of Directors 

 2011 Board of Directors  
Chairman Chairman
Gary Rickel
President

Suzie Graham
Downtown Akron Partnership

Vice President Malcolm Costa
Akron Summit County Community Action Agency
Treasurer Donald Pavlik
PNC
Secretary Sandy Naragon
Akron Area Board of Realtors

   

Term Ending 2013  
DeAnna Akers Crave Restaurant
Jack Baker Akron Glass Works
Jim Crouse Portage Path Behavioral Health
Kirk Gardner FirstEnergy
Keith Johnson Apex Benefits
Karen Krino KeyBank
Kevin McGee County of Summit MR/DD
Don Pavlik* PNC
Robert Pfaff* Metro Regional Transit Authority
Russell Pry Summit County Executive
John Reyes Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP
Joseph Richardson Time Warner Cable

 

Term Ending 2014  
Kevin Bord Cotter Moving & Storage
Malcolm Costa* Akron Summit Community Action
Charles Fey* The University of Akron
Eric Johnson University Park Alliance
Doug Kohl Akron YMCA
Donnie Long Akron Bar Association
Brian Moore* Roetzel & Andress
Frank Quirk Brouse McDowell
Scott Rainone Austen BioInnovation Institute of Akron
Gary Rickel* CB Richard Ellis
Carla Sibley Akron Public Schools
Jill Skapin* Summit County
Janis Troha Resident, Northside Lofts

    

 

Term Ending 2015  
Chris Burnham Summit County Port Authority
Michael Dean Akron Beacon Journal
Clair Dickinson* Ninth District Court of Appeals
Stephen Hendricks* FirstMerit Bank
Suzanne Hobson Akron General Health System
David Jennings* Akron Summit County Public Library
Mitchell Kahan Akron Art Museum
David Lieberth* City of Akron
Sandy Naragon* Akron Area Board of Realtors
Michael Owen Millworks Gallery
Ralph Palmisano Leiby Hanna Rasnick Towne Evanchan Palmisano Hobson LLC
Elizabeth Sheeler  
Tony Troppe The Everett Group

  

Ex-Officio  
Robert Handelman Chemstress - Chair
Denise Armstrong McKinley Properties
Michael Kunce Bowery Management
Donald Plusquellic Mayor, City of Akron
Marco Sommerville President, Akron City Council
Michael Trainer Akron Children's Hospital
Lee Walko Brennan Manna & Diamond

 


2011 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
 
Malcolm Costa Akron Summit County Community Action Agency
Clair Dickinson Ninth District Court of Appeals
Charles Fey University of Akron
Stephen Hendricks FirstMerit Bank
David Jennings Akron Summit County Public Library
Dave Lieberth City of Akron
Brian Moore Roetzel & Andress
Sandy Naragon Akron Area Board of Realtors
Donald Pavlik PNC
Robert Pfaff Metro
Gary Rickel CB Richard Ellis
Jill Skapin Summit County

Downtown Akron Partnership Non Discrimination Policy

Downtown Akron Partnership does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.

Downtown Akron Partnership is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.