Hans Dorfi, PhD
Executive Director and Chief Innovation Officer, Polymer Industry Cluster
Anna Pitts
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 | Director, MWNE Operations | Vistra |
| Lakisha Barclay | Executive Director & CEO | American Chemical Society, Rubber Division |
| Elizabeth Bartz | President and CEO | State and Federal Communications, Inc. |
| Kristi Beeman | Vice President | Huntington National Bank |
| 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 U |
| 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 |
| Daniel Flowers | President & CEO | Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank |
| J.R. Fowler | COO | S.A. Comunale |
| Melanie Friedman | Principal | FMD Architects |
| Rich Fry | Taxation Practice Group Leader | 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 | Chief Executive Officer | SeibertKeck Insurance |
| Gillianne Hetrick | SVP Corporate Ops | Babcock & Wilcox |
| John Higgins Jr. | RVP Field Operations Great Lakes Region - Spectrum | Spectrum |
| Torrence Hinton | President, Ohio | FirstEnergy |
| Ella Hochstetler | Director, Regulatory Affairs | Enbridge Gas Ohio |
| Dr. Para Jones* | President | Stark State College |
| Halle Jones Capers | President | Halle's Engineering & Design |
| Steve Kristan | Director, Market Development | Lumos |
| 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 |
| Erin Leppo Palmer | CFO & In-House Legal Counsel | Leppo, Inc. (Leppo Equipment/Bobcat of Akron) |
| John Lubinski | Vice President | Hanna Commercial Real Estate |
| Joe Luckring* | Regional President | PNC Bank |
| Mayor Shammas Malik | Mayor | City of Akron |
| Lauren Marsh | Assistant to the Mayor for Community Relations | City of Akron |
| Christine Mayer* | President | GAR Foundation |
| Annie McFadden | Interim President & CEO | United Way of Summit and Medina |
| Jay Mellon | CEO | AtNetPlus, Inc. |
| James 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 |
| Mike Morrison | Senior Director, Private Markets | GPD Group |
| Amy Mucha | Owner | Daisy Pops |
| Chuck Mullen | Partner, Great Lakes Market Leader | Eide Bailly |
| Chrissy Myers* | CEO | AUI & Clarity HR |
| Kendra Myers | Vice President, Assurance Services | Meaden & Moore |
| Brandyn Neal | Akron Market Leader | Schauer Group |
| Brian Nelsen | Chief of Staff, Executive | County of Summit, Ohio |
| Krishna Nookala | Head of Growth | Newry Corp |
| Mary Outley | Superintendent | Akron Public Schools |
| Ned Parks | Founder | Aegis 360 Consulting |
| B. Patel | Principal & Co-Founder | GHC Green Harvest Capital |
| Ron Paydo | Market President | Huntington National Bank |
| Jim Pfander | President & General Manager | Akron RubberDucks |
| 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 | 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 |
| Robert Szeles | Portfolio Manager | Beese Fulmer Investment Management |
| Donzell Taylor | CEO | Welty Enterprises |
| Damian Thomas | Market President | Office Revolution |
| Andrew Twardzik | Partner, Americas Deputy Risk Markets Leader | Ernst & Young LLP |
| David Utlak | Interim Executive Director | Kaulig Companies Championship |
| Dustin J. Vrabel | Managing Partner | Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs |
| Brian Williams | Senior Vice President, Market Executive | 7 17 Credit Union |
| 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 |
| John Williams | President/CEO | Akron Urban League |
| Steve Wilt | Principal, Finacial Advisor | CAPTRUST |
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 PoliticsJuan Amezquita
Clorox Purell
Chief Financial and Operating OfficerTyler Amos
Charles Schwab Corporate Services
VP - Sr. Financial Consultant, Akron BranchMonica Andress
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP as well as Torchbearers
AttorneyAnne Armao
SummaCare
Vice President, Member Experience & Product DevelopmentDunja Augustin
Vistra
Director, MWNE OperationsLakisha Barclay
American Chemical Society, Rubber Division
Executive Director & CEOElizabeth Bartz
State and Federal Communications, Inc.
President and CEOKristi Beeman
Huntington National Bank
Vice PresidentWarren Blazy
CBRE
Senior Vice PresidentTami Bolder
CBIZ
Director, CBIZ Valuation GroupJulie Brandle*
Metis Construction Services LLC
PresidentMarie Brilmyer
Cohen & Co
PartnerTraci Buckner
Akron Children's Museum
Executive DirectorRen Camacho*
Akron-Canton Airport
President and CEOTracy Carter
Trailhead Community Health Foundation
President & CEOBill Chan
Franklin U
Senior Vice President, Strategic AlliancesTony Costanzo
AT&T
Director, External/Legislative AffairsJoe Daleiden
KeyBank
Sr. Vice President - Commercial BankingJeff Datkuliak
ARCOA Group
DirectorDr. Cliff Deveny*
Summa Health
Advisor/Emeritus CEOKrista Dobronos
First Financial Bank
Commercial Market PresidentJason Dodson
Roetzel & Andress
ShareholderMatt Dolan
Team NEO
Chief Executive OfficerTracy Dowe*
Fifth Third Bank
City PresidentGino Faciana
Pleasant Valley Corporation - NAI Pleasant Valley
Co-CEOCraig Ferriot
Ferriot
PresidentDaniel Flowers
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
President & CEOJ.R. Fowler
S.A. Comunale
COOMelanie Friedman
FMD Architects
PrincipalRich Fry
Taft
Taxation Practice Group LeaderJohn Garofalo
Akron Community Foundation
President and CEOVal Geiger
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Executive Director, Commercial BankingPeter Geise
Focus CFO
Akron Area PresidentChris Gessner
Akron Children's Hospital
President & CEOSuzie Graham Moore
City of Akron
Director of Economic DevelopmentDwayne Groll*
Environmental Design Group, LLC
CEOJarrod Hampshire
METRO Regional Transit Authority
Chief of StaffDan Hampu
Burton D. Morgan Foundation
President & CEOCraig Hassinger
SeibertKeck Insurance
CEO and PresidentGillianne Hetrick
Babcock & Wilcox
SVP Corporate OpsJohn Higgins Jr.
Spectrum
RVP Field Operations Great Lakes Region - SpectrumTorrence Hinton
FirstEnergy
President, OhioElla Hochstetler
Enbridge Gas Ohio
Director, Regulatory AffairsDr. Para Jones*
Stark State College
PresidentHalle Jones Capers
Halle's Engineering and Design
PresidentStephen Kristan
Lumos
Director, Market DevelopmentKyle Kutuchief
Knight Foundation
Program Director/AkronAdam LaFaber
Digital Sandwich
OwnerDr. John Langell
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
PresidentDr. Teri Lash-Ritter
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
PresidentAmanda Leffler*
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
Akron Managing PartnerErin Leppo Palmer
Leppo, Inc. (Leppo Equipment/Bobcat of Akron)
CFO & In-House Legal CounselJohn Lubinski
Hanna Commercial Real Estate
Vice PresidentJoe Luckring*
PNC Bank
Regional PresidentMayor Shammas Malik
Mayor
City of AkronLauren Marsh
City of Akron
Assistant to the Mayor for Community RelationsChristine Mayer*
GAR Foundation
PresidentAnnie McFadden
United Way of Summit and Medina
Interim President & CEOJay Mellon
AtNetPlus, Inc.
CEOJames Merklin
Bober Markey Fedorovich
PartnerGregg Mervis
Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
President & CEOSteve Millard*
Greater Akron Chamber
President & CEOMat Miller
LRC Realty
President - Asset ManagementMike Morrison
GPD Group
Senior Director, Private MarketsAmy Mucha
Daisy Pops
OwnerChuck Mullen
Eide Bailly
Partner, Great Lakes Market LeaderChrissy Myers*
AUI & Clarity HR
CEOKendra Myers
Meaden & Moore
Vice President, Assurance ServicesBrandyn Neal
Schauer Group
Akron Market LeaderBrian Nelsen
County of Summit, Ohio
Chief of Staff, ExecutiveKrishna Nookala
Newry Corp
Head of GrowthMary Outley
Akron Public Schools
SuperintendentNed Parks
Aegis 360 Consulting
FounderB. Patel
GHC Green Harvest Capital
Principal & Co-FounderRon Paydo
Huntington National Bank
Market PresidentJim Pfander
Akron RubberDucks
President & General ManagerTia Ramlow*
Great Work Employment
PresidentKathy Romito Rainone
Western Reserve Hospital
Community Relations ManagerIke Samson-Akpan
SAF, Inc.
PresidentDr. Jennifer Savitski*
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyDiana Selzer
S&T Bank
Senior Vice PresidentExecutive Ilene Shapiro
County of Summit
County ExecutiveErick Sharp
ACE Laboratories
CEOSuranjan Shome
Epiphany Management Group
CEOBill Skeeles
StatePark Capital
Founder & Managing PartnerMark Smale
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Executive DirectorRaymond Somich
Synthomer
Global Director, Government AffairsErin Spring
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Senior Director, Global Product Strategy & Planning - ConsumerBrian Steere
Steere Enterprises
Co-PresidentNorm Steiner
Medical Mutual
VP, Major Accounts & StrategyRobert Szeles
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Portfolio ManagerDonzell Taylor
Welty Enterprises
CEODamian Thomas
Office Revolution
Market PresidentAndrew Twardzik
Ernst & Young LLP
Partner, Americas Deputy Risk Markets LeaderDavid Utlak
Kaulig Companies Championship
Interim Executive DirectorDustin J. Vrabel
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs
Managing PartnerBrian Williams
7 17 Credit Union
Senior Vice President, Market ExecutiveBernett L. Williams
Akron Children's Hospital
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Vice President for Community InitiativesBrian Williams
7 17 Credit Union
Senior Vice President, Market ExecutiveJohn Williams
Akron Urban League
President/CEOSteve 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.
