Steering Committee Members
Dan Horrigan, Mayor, City of Akron
Steve Abdenour, Vice President Operations, Cleveland Clinic/Akron General
Sarah Benn, Performing Artist, Shivering Timbers
Nicholas Browning, President-Akron region, Huntington Bank
Robert DeJournet, Director Community Relations & Diversity, Summa Health
Jason Dodson, Chief of Staff County Executive, County of Summit
Richard Enty, Executive Director, METRO RTA
Jennifer Fox, VP Director of Client & Community Relations, PNC Bank
John Garafalo, Vice President Community Investment, Akron Community Foundation
Suzie Graham, President & CEO, Downtown Akron Partnership
David James, Superintendent, Akron Public Schools
Halle Jones Capers, Sr. VP of Operatons and Manager of Transportation, G. Stephens Inc.
Patrick Kelly, Director of Economic Development, FirstEnergy Utilities, FirstEnergy
Cory Kendrick, Director of Population Health, Summit County Public Health
Kyle Kutuchief, Akron Program Director, John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
Dave Lieberth, Principal, Lieberth Consulting Group
Christine Mayer, President, GAR Foundation
Annie McFadden, Deputy Chief of Staff, City of Akron
Gregory Mencer, Development Manager, Development Finance Authority of Summit County
Marc Merklin, Managing Partner, Brouse McDowell
Gregg Mervis, President & CEO, Akron-Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
Brian Moore, Partner, Roetzel & Andress
Nicole Mullet, Executive Director, ArtsNow
Dick Norton, Greater Akron Chamber
Tony O'Leary, Executive Director, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Howard Parr, Executive Director, Akron Civic Theatre
Ryan Pritt, Co-Founder, Pritt Entertainment Group
Dan Rice, President & CEO, Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition
Gary Rickel, Vice President, CB Richard Ellis
Scott Riley, AkronRubberDucks
Heather Roszczyk, Akron Entrepreneurship Fellow, Fund for Our Economic Future
Jason Segedy, Director of Planning & Urban Development, City of Akron
Margo Sommerville, Vice President, Akron City Council
Don Taylor, Welty Building Company
Joel Testa, President, Testa Companies
Tony Troppe, Principal, Everett Group
Srini Venkatesh, Chief Science Officer, VP of Science & Technology, GOJO Industries
Julie Wesel, CEO, Chemstress Consultant Company
Frank Williams, President, Akron Fraternal Order of Police
Matthew Wilson, President, University of Akron
Katie Wright, Co-Founder, Metis Construction
Tim Ziga, Associate General Counsel, Akron Children's Hospital