Megan Sevastos
Sr. Project Manager, Good Jobs Challenge &
Workforce Innovation
We have identified the Board members that also participate on our Executive Committee with a * by their name.
| Name | Personal Title | Related Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew P. Akers, Ph.D. | Special Assistant to the President for Government Relations, Associate Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics | The University of Akron |
| Juan Amezquita | Chief Financial and Operating Officer | Clorox Purell |
| Tyler Amos | VP - Sr. Financial Consultant, Akron Branch | Charles Schwab Corporate Services |
| Monica Andress | Attorney | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP as well as Torchbearers |
| Anne Armao | Vice President, Member Experience & Product Development | SummaCare |
| Dunja Augustin | Vice President of Operations | Vistra |
| Elizabeth Bartz | President and CEO | State and Federal Communications, Inc. |
| Kristi Beeman | Vice President | Huntington National Bank |
| Kevin Blakey | Director of Preconstruction | The Ruhlin Company |
| Warren Blazy | Senior Vice President | CBRE |
| Tami Bolder | Director, CBIZ Valuation Group | CBIZ |
| Julie Brandle* | President | Metis Construction Services LLC |
| Marie Brilmyer* | Partner | Cohen & Co |
| Traci Buckner | Executive Director | Akron Children's Museum |
| Ren Camacho* | President and CEO | Akron-Canton Airport |
| Tracy Carter | President/CEO | Trailhead Community Health Foundation |
| Bill Chan | Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances | Franklin University |
| Tony Costanzo | Director, External/Legislative Affairs | AT&T |
| Joe Daleiden | Sr. Vice President - Commercial Banking | KeyBank |
| Jeff Datkuliak | Director | ARCOA Group |
| Dr. Cliff Deveny* | Advisor/Emeritus CEO | Summa Health |
| Krista Dobronos | Commercial Market President | First Financial Bank |
| Jason Dodson | Shareholder | Roetzel & Andress |
| Matt Dolan | Chief Executive Officer | Team NEO |
| Tracy Dowe* | City President | Fifth Third Bank |
| Gino Faciana | Co-CEO | Pleasant Valley Corporation - NAI Pleasant Valley |
| Craig Ferriot | President | Ferriot |
| Dan Flowers | President/CEO | Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank |
| J.R. Fowler | President | S.A. Comunale |
| Melanie Friedman | Principal | FMD Architects |
| Rich Fry | Partner | Taft |
| John Garofalo | President and CEO | Akron Community Foundation |
| Val Geiger | Executive Director, Commercial Banking | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
| Peter Geise | Akron Area President | FocusCFO |
| Chris Gessner | President & CEO | Akron Children's Hospital |
| Suzie Graham Moore | Director of Economic Development | City of Akron |
| Dwayne Groll* | CEO | Environmental Design Group, LLC |
| Jarrod Hampshire | Chief of Staff | METRO Regional Transit Authority |
| Dan Hampu | President & CEO | Burton D. Morgan Foundation |
| Craig Hassinger | CEO and President | SeibertKeck Insurance |
| Gillianne Hetrick | Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Operations | Babcock & Wilcox |
| John Higgins Jr. | Region Vice President | Spectrum |
| Torrence Hinton | President, Ohio | FirstEnergy |
| Ella Hochstetler | Director, Regulatory Affairs | Enbridge Gas Ohio |
| Kevin J. Hohlefolder | Vice President of Sales | Akron Energy Systems |
| Dr. Para Jones* | President | Stark State College |
| Halle Jones Capers | President | Halle's Engineering & Design |
| Steve Kristan | Director, Market Development | Lumos |
| Mitchell Kritzell | Executive Director, Industry Standards | Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations |
| Kyle Kutuchief | Program Director/Akron | Knight Foundation |
| Adam LaFaber | Owner | Digital Sandwich |
| Dr. John Langell | President | Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) |
| Dr. Teri Lash-Ritter | President | Cleveland Clinic Akron General |
| Amanda Leffler* | Akron Managing Partner | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick |
| John Lubinski | Vice President | Hanna Commercial Real Estate |
| Joe Luckring* | Regional President | PNC Bank |
| Mayor Shammas Malik | Mayor | City of Akron |
| Lauren Marsh | President, Akron Urban League Young Professionals | Akron Urban League |
| Christine Mayer* | President | GAR Foundation |
| Annie McFadden | President and CEO | United Way of Summit and Medina |
| Jay Mellon | CEO | AtNetPlus, Inc. |
| Jim Merklin | Partner | Bober Markey Fedorovich |
| Gregg Mervis | President & CEO | Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Steve Millard* | President & CEO | Greater Akron Chamber |
| Mat Miller | President - Asset Management | LRC Realty |
| Lakisha Miller-Barclay* | Executive Director & CEO | Rubber Division, ACS |
| Mike Morrison | Senior Director, Private Markets | GPD Group |
| Amy Mucha | Owner | Daisy Pops |
| Chuck Mullen | Partner, Great Lakes Market Leader | Eide Bailly |
| Kendra Myers | Vice President Assurance Services & Not-for-Profit Practice Leader | Meaden & Moore Advisors, LLC |
| Chrissy Myers* | CEO | AUI & Clarity HR |
| Brandyn Neal | Client Advisor & Akron Market Leader | Schauer Group |
| Brian Nelsen | Chief of Staff | County of Summit, Ohio |
| Krishna Nookala | Head of Growth | Newry Corp |
| Mary Outley | Superintendent | Akron Public Schools |
| Ned Parks | Founder | Aegis 360 Consulting |
| Ron Paydo | Market President | Huntington National Bank |
| Tia Ramlow* | President | Great Work Employment |
| Kathy Romito Rainone | Community Relations Manager | Western Reserve Hospital |
| Ike Samson-Akpan | President | SAF, Inc. |
| Dr. Jennifer Savitski* | Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | Cleveland Clinic Akron General |
| Diana Selzer | Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Manager | S&T Bank |
| Executive Ilene Shapiro | County Executive | County of Summit, Ohio |
| Erick Sharp | CEO | ACE Laboratories |
| Suranjan Shome | CEO | Epiphany Management Group |
| Bill Skeeles | Founder & Managing Partner | StatePark Capital |
| Mark Smale | Executive Director | Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC |
| Raymond Somich | Global Director, Government Affairs | Synthomer |
| Erin Spring | Senior Director, Global Product Strategy & Planning - Consumer | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
| Brian Steere | Co-President | Steere Enterprises |
| Norm Steiner | VP, Major Accounts & Strategy | Medical Mutual |
| Aaron Swartz | Akron Office Managing Partner and US-Central Region Audit Network Leader | Ernst & Young |
| Robert Szeles | Portfolio Manager | Beese Fulmer Investment Management |
| Don Taylor | CEO | Welty Enterprises |
| Damian Thomas | Market President, Cleveland | Office Revolution |
| Andrew Twardzik | Partner, Americas Deputy Risk Markets Leader | Ernst & Young LLP |
| Dustin J. Vrabel | Managing Partner | Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs |
| Bernett Williams | Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Vice President for Community Initiatives | Akron Children's Hospital |
| Brian Williams | Senior Vice President, Market Executive | 7 17 Credit Union |
| Steve Wilt | Principal, Finacial Advisor | CAPTRUST |
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Matthew P. Akers, Ph.D.
The University of Akron
Special Assistant to the President for Government Relations
Associate Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics -
Juan Amezquita
Clorox Purell
Chief Financial and Operating Officer -
Tyler Amos
Charles Schwab Corporate Services
VP - Sr. Financial Consultant, Akron Branch -
Monica Andress
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP as well as Torchbearers
Attorney -
Anne Armao
SummaCare
Vice President, Member Experience & Product Development -
Dunja Augustin
Vistra
Vice President of Operations -
Elizabeth Bartz
State and Federal Communications, Inc.
President and CEO -
Kristi Beeman
Huntington National Bank
Vice President -
Kevin Blakey
The Ruhlin Company
Director of Preconstruction -
Warren Blazy
CBRE
Senior Vice President -
Tami Bolder
CBIZ
Director, CBIZ Valuation Group -
Julie Brandle*
Metis Construction Services LLC
President -
Marie Brilmyer*
Cohen & Co
Partner -
Traci Buckner
Akron Children's Museum
Executive Director -
Ren Camacho*
Akron-Canton Airport
President and CEO -
Tracy Carter
Trailhead Community Health Foundation
President/CEO -
Bill Chan
Franklin University
Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances -
Tony Costanzo
AT&T
Director, External/Legislative Affairs -
Joe Daleiden
KeyBank
Sr. Vice President - Commercial Banking -
Jeff Datkuliak
ARCOA Group
Director -
Dr. Cliff Deveny*
Summa Health
Advisor/Emeritus CEO -
Krista Dobronos
First Financial Bank
Commercial Market President -
Jason Dodson
Roetzel & Andress
Shareholder -
Matt Dolan
Team NEO
Chief Executive Officer -
Tracy Dowe*
Fifth Third Bank
City President -
Gino Faciana
Pleasant Valley Corporation - NAI Pleasant Valley
Co-CEO -
Craig Ferriot
Ferriot
President -
Dan Flowers
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
President/CEO -
J.R. Fowler
S.A. Comunale
President -
Melanie Friedman
FMD Architects
Principal -
Rich Fry
Taft
Partner -
John Garofalo
Akron Community Foundation
President and CEO -
Val Geiger
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Executive Director, Commercial Banking -
Peter Geise
Focus CFO
Akron Area President -
Chris Gessner
Akron Children's Hospital
President & CEO -
Suzie Graham Moore
City of Akron
Director of Economic Development -
Dwayne Groll*
Environmental Design Group, LLC
CEO -
Jarrod Hampshire
METRO Regional Transit Authority
Chief of Staff -
Dan Hampu
Burton D. Morgan Foundation
President & CEO -
Craig Hassinger
SeibertKeck Insurance
CEO and President -
Gillianne Hetrick
Babcock & Wilcox
Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Operations -
John Higgins Jr.
Spectrum
Region Vice President -
Torrence Hinton
FirstEnergy
President, Ohio -
Ella Hochstetler
Enbridge Gas Ohio
Director, Regulatory Affairs -
Kevin J. Hohlefolder
Akron Energy Systems
Vice President of Sales -
Dr. Para Jones*
Stark State College
President -
Halle Jones Capers
Halle's Engineering and Design
President -
Steve Kristan
Lumos
Director, Market Development -
Mitchell Kritzell
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Executive Director, Industry Standards -
Kyle Kutuchief
Knight Foundation
Program Director/Akron -
Adam LaFaber
Digital Sandwich
Owner -
Dr. John Langell
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
President -
Dr. Teri Lash-Ritter
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
President -
Amanda Leffler*
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
Akron Managing Partner -
John Lubinski
Hanna Commercial Real Estate
Vice President -
Joe Luckring*
PNC Bank
Regional President -
Mayor Shammas Malik
Mayor
City of Akron -
Lauren Marsh
Akron Urban League
President, Akron Urban League Young Professionals -
Christine Mayer*
GAR Foundation
President -
Annie McFadden
United Way of Summit and Medina
President and CEO -
Jay Mellon
AtNetPlus, Inc.
CEO -
Jim Merklin
Bober Markey Fedorovich
Partner -
Gregg Mervis
Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
President & CEO -
Steve Millard*
Greater Akron Chamber
President & CEO -
Mat Miller
LRC Realty
President - Asset Management -
Lakisha Miller-Barclay*
Executive Director & CEO
Rubber Division, ACS -
Mike Morrison
GPD Group
Senior Director, Private Markets -
Amy Mucha
Daisy Pops
Owner -
Chuck Mullen
Eide Bailly
Partner, Great Lakes Market Leader -
Kendra Myers
Meaden & Moore Advisors, LLC
Vice President Assurance Services & Not-for-Profit Practice Leader -
Chrissy Myers*
AUI & Clarity HR
CEO -
Brandyn Neal
Schauer Group
Client Advisor & Akron Market Leader -
Brian Nelsen
County of Summit, Ohio
Chief of Staff -
Krishna Nookala
Newry Corp
Head of Growth -
Mary Outley
Akron Public Schools
Superintendent -
Ned Parks
Aegis 360 Consulting
Founder -
Ron Paydo
Huntington National Bank
Market President -
Tia Ramlow*
Great Work Employment
President -
Kathy Romito Rainone
Western Reserve Hospital
Community Relations Manager -
Ike Samson-Akpan
SAF, Inc.
President -
Dr. Jennifer Savitski*
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology -
Diana Selzer
S&T Bank
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Manager -
Executive Ilene Shapiro
County of Summit
County Executive -
Erick Sharp
ACE Laboratories
CEO -
Suranjan Shome
Epiphany Management Group
CEO -
Bill Skeeles
StatePark Capital
Founder & Managing Partner -
Mark Smale
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Executive Director -
Raymond Somich
Synthomer
Global Director, Government Affairs -
Erin Spring
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Senior Director, Global Product Strategy & Planning - Consumer -
Brian Steere
Steere Enterprises
Co-President -
Norm Steiner
Medical Mutual
VP, Major Accounts & Strategy -
Aaron Swartz
Ernst & Young
Akron Office Managing Partner and US-Central Region Audit Network Leader -
Robert Szeles
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Portfolio Manager -
Donzell Taylor
Welty Enterprises
CEO -
Damian Thomas
Office Revolution
Market President, Cleveland -
Andrew Twardzik
Ernst & Young LLP
Partner, Americas Deputy Risk Markets Leader -
Dustin J. Vrabel
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs
Managing Partner -
Bernett L. Williams
Akron Children's Hospital
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Vice President for Community Initiatives -
Brian Williams
7 17 Credit Union
Senior Vice President, Market Executive -
Steve Wilt
CAPTRUST
Principal, Financial Advisor
Business Owners Council
The business owner’s council is designed to ensure that the Chamber is appropriately focused on issues and programs specifically tailored to business owners in Greater Akron. This council is comprised of business owners and members from the Greater Akron region.
Government Affairs Committee
The GAC’s ability to effectively advocate on these issues is largely due to ongoing support and input from its Government Affairs Committee. This group is comprised of leaders from within business, nonprofit, higher education, and community-based organizations. This committee is, at its core, a tool that enables the GAC to understand members’ perspectives on relevant issues and collaboratively explore solutions. Doing this work is critical to the GAC’s ability to effectively advocate on our members’ behalf and provides us with a platform to collectively engage elected officials.
Polymer Industry Advisory Council
Greater Akron is the center of the world’s polymer industry and with support from the Polymer Industry Advisory Council (PIAC), the region continues to drive global innovation and shape the local economy. The PIAC convenes leaders from across the Polymer Industry Cluster to inform and guide the development of the Cluster; share ideas and strengthen relationships; and identify common challenges, develop shared solutions, and pursue collaborative projects that advance industry innovation and have a positive impact on the economy.
Women’s Network Leadership Institute Advisory Council
In October of 2019, Women’s Network and the Greater Akron Chamber memorialized an official Affiliation Agreement for the purpose of creating women’s programming within the Greater Akron Chamber. The Women’s Network Leadership Institute Advisory Council oversees the mission of the Women’s Network to Connect, Empower and Inspire through Best-in-Class Curriculum offerings, Research and Thought Leadership.
Our Chair's Circle represents our most significant investors and the drivers of our work.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
GROWING GREATER AKRON
One voice for business really can make a
difference – especially when that voice
represents thousands of businesses.
Join the Greater Akron Chamber and
become active in the Greater Akron Region’s
dynamic business community.
the Chamber
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWING GREATER AKRON
One voice for business really can make a difference – especially when that voice represents thousands of businesses. Join the Greater Akron Chamber and become active in the Greater Akron Region’s dynamic business community.
