
Brian Anderson
Vice President, Research

Enrique Antonio
Coordinator, Marketing and Content

Michelle Collins
Executive Director
ConxusNEO

Gregg P. Cramer
Vice President, Economic Development

Natalie Diekman
Coordinator of Membership Services

Sarah Eaton
Sr. Manager, Executive Administration

Heather Flohr
Manager, Business Operations

Paige Freel
Senior Manager, Projects and Initiatives

Sante Ghetti
Vice President, Investor Engagement

Ameeca Holmes
Senior Manager, Healthcare Sector Partnership
ConxusNEO

Al Jones
Manager of Member Engagement

Megan Nutter
Coordinator, Projects and Initiatives

Brynn Popa
SVP, Strategic Initiatives & Engagement

Ebony Porter
Vice President of Opportunity and Inclusion

Anna Richards
Manager, Programs and Events

John Rizzo
Vice President, Government Affairs

Sheri Shields
Senior Business Relationship Manager

Jenny Stupica
Senior Director, Manufacturing Sector Partnership
ConxusNEO
We have identified the Board members that also participate on our Executive Committee with a * by their name.
Name | Personal Title | Related Organization |
---|---|---|
Dr. K.L. Allen, Ed.D. | Chancellor | WGU Ohio |
Tyler Amos | VP - Sr. Financial Consultant, Akron Branch | Charles Schwab Corporate Services |
Anne Armao | Vice President, Member Experience & Product Development | SummaCare |
Dunja Augustin | Vice President of Operations | Energy Harbor |
Ken Babby | Owner & Chief Executive Officer | Akron Rubber Ducks |
Elizabeth Bartz | President and CEO | State and Federal Communications, Inc. |
Sam Belcher | Senior Vice President & President | FirstEnergy Corp. |
Julie Brandle | President | Metis Construction Services LLC |
Marie Brilmyer | Partner | Cohen & Company |
Nick Browning | President, Mahoning Valley/Akron/Canton Region | Huntington |
Traci Buckner | Executive Director | Akron Children's Museum |
Nick Buzzelli | Senior Vice President, Regional Head of Commercial Banking | Fifth Third Bank |
Ren Camacho | President and CEO | Akron-Canton Airport |
Theresa Carter | President | Synthomer Foundation |
John Cavanaugh | Chief Financial Officer & Vice President | GOJO Industries, Inc. |
Romona Davis | Vice President, National SBA BDO | Huntington |
Eric Dellapina | Market President - Eastern Ohio | KeyBank |
Dr. Cliff Deveny, MD | President /CEO | Summa Health |
Todd Diacon, Ph.D. | President | Kent State University |
Dawn Distler | Chief Executive Officer | METRO RTA |
Marc Divis | President | Akron Energy Systems, LLC |
Jason Dodson | Shareholder | Roetzel & Andress |
Laura Duda | Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
Luis Escudero | Executive Director | El Patron Restaurant |
Gino Faciana | Co-CEO | Pleasant Valley Corporation - NAI Pleasant Valley |
Craig Ferriot | President | Ferriot |
Christine Fowler-Mack | Superintendent | Akron City Schools |
Richard Fry | Akron Partner in Charge & Taxation Practice Group Leader | Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs LLC |
Valerie Geiger | Executive Director, Commercial Banking | JPMorgan Chase |
Peter Geise | Akron Area President | FocusCFO |
Chris Gessner | President & CEO | Akron Children's Hospital |
Dwayne Groll | President | Environmental Design Group, LLC |
Dr. Brian Harte, MD | President | Cleveland Clinic Akron General |
Craig Hassinger | CEO and President | SeibertKeck Insurance |
John Higgins, Jr. | Region Vice President | Spectrum |
Ella Hochstetler | Director of Regulatory Affairs Ohio | Dominion Energy |
Honorable Daniel Horrigan | Mayor | City of Akron |
Dr. Para Jones | President | Stark State College |
Halle Jones Capers, P.E. | President | Halle's Engineering & Design |
Ethan Karp | President and CEO | MAGNET |
Danielle Kimmell | Principal, Assurance and Advisory Services | Apple Growth Partners |
Bill Koehler | Chief Executive Officer | Team NEO |
Mark Krohn | Founder and Managing Partner | The Law Offic of Mark E. Krohn |
Dr. John Langell, M.D., Ph.D. | President | Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) |
Amanda Leffler | Partner | Brouse McDowell |
Teresa LeGrair | President & CEO | Akron Urban League |
Erin Leppo Palmer | CFO & In-House Legal Counsel | Leppo Inc dba Leppo Equipment/Bobcat of Akron |
Dr. Leia' Love | Chief Executive Officer | Leia' Love Hair & Nail Salon |
Joe Luckring | Regional President | PNC Bank |
Jeff Walters | Managing Director of Northeast Ohio Offices | CBIZ Mayer Hoffman McCann |
Christine Mayer | President | GAR Foundation |
Meghan Meeker | President | Torchbearers (YP) |
Marc Merklin, Esq. | Managing Partner | Brouse McDowell |
Jim Merklin | Owner | Bober Markey Fedorovich |
Steve Millard | President & CEO | Greater Akron Chamber |
Gary Miller, PhD | President | The University of Akron |
Lakisha Miller-Barclay | Executive Director & CEO | Rubber Division, ACS |
Melissa Monaco | Vice President, Americas Communication | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
Erika Moore | President | Young Professionals of Akron |
Michelle Moran | Senior Vice President of Sales, Product, and Marketing | Involta, LLC |
Mike Morrison | Senior Director, Private Markets | GPD Group |
Jim Mullen | President & CEO | United Way of Summit and Medina |
Chrissy Myers | CEO | Associated Underwriters (AUI) |
Jon Park | Executive Chairman | Westfield Bank |
B. Patel | Principal & Co-Founder | GHC Green Harvest Capital |
Joe Paul | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | The Davey Tree Expert Company |
John Petures, Jr. | President & CEO | Akron Community Foundation |
Kendra Philon | Senior Manager, Assurance Services | Meadon & Moore |
Parker Platt | SVP Senior Strategy Manager in Sales Strategy & Distribution | Citizens |
Tia Ramlow | President | GreatWork! Employment Services |
Christopher Richardson | Chief Operating Officer | CHC Addiction Services |
Terry Robinson | Dean of Technical Learning & Outreach | Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC |
Tiffany Roper | Chief Executive Officer | Oh Snap! & Eat Speak Love |
Jim Ruhlin, Jr. | President & COO | The Ruhlin Company |
Ike Sampson-Akpan | President/Owner | SAF, Inc. |
Dr. Jennifer Savitski, M.D. | Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | Cleveland Clinic Akron General |
David Schipper | President & CEO | The Schipper Group |
Honorable Ilene Shapiro | County Executive | County of Summit, Ohio |
Brian Steere | Co-President | Steere Enterprises |
Andrew Twardzik | Partner, Americas Deputy Risk Markets Leader | Ernst & Young LLP |
Don Taylor | CEO | Welty Building Company Ltd |
Andre Thornton, Sr. | President & CEO | ASW Global, LLC |
Jason Tuma | Partner | Sikich LLP |
Neille Vitale | Chief Executive Officer | VMI Group/Tri Mor |
Rich Wallack | Regional Vice President, Northeast Region of Ohio | Medical Mutual |
Liz Watson | VP, Customer Engagement & Marketing | Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group |
Bernett Williams | Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Vice President for Community Initiatives | Akron Children's Hospital |
Steve Wilt | Senior Vice President, Finacial Advisor | CAPTRUST |
Christopher Wyche | Director External Affairs | AT&T |
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Dr. K.L. Allen, Ed.D.
WGU Ohio
Chancellor -
Tyler Amos
Charles Schwab Corporate Services
VP - Sr. Financial Consultant, Akron Branch -
Anne Armao
SummaCare
Vice President, Member Experience & Product Development -
Dunja Augustin
Energy Harbor
Vice President, Operations -
Ken Babby
Akron RubberDucks
Owner & Chief Executive Officer -
Elizabeth Z. Bartz*
State and Federal Communications
President and CEO -
Sam Belcher
FirstEnergy Corp.
Senior Vice President & President -
Julie Brandle*
Metis Construction Services LLC
President -
Marie Brilmyer
Cohen & Company
Partner -
Nick Browning
Huntington Bank
President, Mahoning Valley/Akron/Canton Region -
Traci Buckner
Childrens Museum
Executive Director -
Nick Buzzelli
Fifth Third Bank
Senior Vice President, Regional Head of Commercial Banking -
Ren Camacho
Akron-Canton Airport
President & CEO -
Theresa Carter
Synthomer Foundation
President -
John Cavanuagh
GOJO Industries, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer & Vice President -
Romona Davis
Huntington Bank
Vice President, National SBA BDO -
Eric Dellapina
KeyBank
Market President - Eastern Ohio -
Dr. Cliff Deveny, MD
Summa Health
President & CEO -
Todd Diacon, PhD
Kent State University
President -
Dawn Distler
METRO RTA
Chief Executive Officer -
Marc Divis
Akron Energy Systems, LLC
President -
Jason Dodson
Roetzel & Andress
Shareholder -
Laura Duda
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer -
Luis Escudero
El Patron Restaurant
Executive Director -
Gino Faciana
Pleasant Valley Corporation - NAI Pleasant Valley
co-CEO -
Craig Ferriot
Ferriot
President -
Christine Fowler-Mack
Akron Public Schools
Superintendent -
Richard Fry
Buckingham Doolittle & Burrough
Akron Partner in Charge & Taxation Practice Group Leader -
Valerie Geiger
JPMorgan Chase
Executive Director, Commercial Banking -
Peter Geise
Focus CFO
Akron Area President -
Chris Gessner
Akron Children's Hospital
President & CEO -
Dwayne Groll
Environmental Design Group
President -
Dr. Brian Harte, MD
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
President -
Craig Hassinger
SeibertKeck Insurance
President & CEO -
John Higgins, Jr.
Spectrum
Regional Vice President -
Ella Hochstetler*
Dominion Energy
Director of Regulatory Affairs Ohio -
Honorable Daniel Horrigan
City of Akron
Mayor -
Dr. Para Jones*
Stark State College
President -
Halle Jones Capers, P.E.
Halle's Engineering and Design
President -
Ethan Karp
MAGNET
President & CEO -
Danielle Kimmell
Apple Growth Partners
Principal, Assurance and Advisory Services -
Bill Koehler
TeamNEO
Chief Executive Officer -
Mark Krohn
The Law Office of Mark E. Krohn
Founder and Managing Partner -
Dr. John Langell, M.D., Ph.D.*
Northeast Ohio Medical University
President -
Amanda Leffler
Brouse McDowell
Partner -
Teresa LeGrair*
Akron Urban League
President & CEO -
Erin Leppo Palmer
Leppo Equipment
CFO & In-House Legal Counsel -
Dr. Leia' Love
Leia Love Hair, Nail and Eyelash
Chief Executive Officer -
Joe Luckring
PNC Bank
Regional President -
Christine Mayer
GAR Foundation
President -
Meghan Meeker
Torchbearers/YP
President -
Marc Merklin, Esq.*
Brouse McDowell
Managing Partner -
Jim Merklin
Bober Markey Fedorovich
Owner -
Steve Millard*
Greater Akron Chamber
President & CEO -
Gary Miller, PhD
University of Akron
President -
Lakisha Miller-Barclay
Rubber Division, American Chemical Society
Executive Director & CEO -
Melissa Monaco
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Vice President, Americas Communication -
Erika Moore
Young Professionals of Akron
President -
Michelle Moran
Involta
Senior Vice President of Sales, Product, and Marketing -
Mike Morrison
GPD Group
Senior Director, Private Markets -
Jim Mullen
United Way of Summit and Medina Counties
President & Chief Executive Officer -
Erika Moore
(YP/Young Professionals of Akron) Marcum LLP
Senior Manager -
Chrissy Myers
Associated Underwriters Insurance (AUI)
CEO -
Jon Park*
Westfield Bank
Executive Chairman -
Bhavin Patel
Green Harvest Capital
Principal & Co-Founder -
Joe Paul
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -
John Petures, Jr.*
Akron Community Foundation
President & CEO -
Kendra Philon
Meadon & Moore
Senior Manager, Assurance Services -
Parker Platt
Citizens Bank
SVP Senior Strategy Manager in Sales Strategy & Distribution -
Tia Ramlow*
GreatWork! Employment Services
President -
Christopher Richardson
CHC Addiction Services
Chief Operating Officer -
Terry Robinson
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Dean of Technical Learning & Outreach -
Tiffany Roper
Oh Snap! & Eat Speak Love
Chief Executive Officer -
Jim Ruhlin, Jr.
The Ruhlin Company
President & COO -
Ike Sampson-Akpan
SAF, Inc.
President/Owner -
Dr. Jennifer Savitski, MD*
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology -
David Schipper
The Schipper Group
President & CEO -
Honorable Ilene Shapiro
County of Summit
County Executive -
Brian Steere
Steere Enterprises
Co-President -
Andrew Twardzik
Ernst & Young LLP
Partner, Americas Deputy Risk Markets Leader -
Don Taylor
Welty Building Company, Ltd.
President & CEO -
Andre Thornton, Sr.
ASW Global
President & CEO -
Jason Tuma
Sikich LLP
Partner -
Neille Vitale
VMI Group/Tri Mor
Chief Executive Officer -
Rich Wallack
Medical Mutual
Regional Vice President, Northeast Region of Ohio -
Jeff Walters
CBIZ Mayer Hoffman McCann
Managing Director of Northeast Ohio Offices -
Liz Watson
Crum & Forster Pet Insurance
VP, Customer Engagement & Marketing -
Bernett Williams
Akron Children's Hospital
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Vice President for Community Initiatives -
Steve Wilt
CAPTRUST
Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor -
Christopher Wyche
AT&T
Director External Affairs
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.
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.
Diversity Professional Roundtable
Driving inclusive economic growth cannot be done without harnessing the knowledge and experience of our region’s diversity professionals. The Diversity Professional Roundtable is a group of DEI leaders with a regular opportunity to brainstorm, problem-solve and connect as they work to advance their company’s and the regions diversity, equity, and inclusions efforts.
Equity and Inclusion Committee
As the representative and convener of the business community in Greater Akron, the Chamber is focused on providing businesses with the tools, resources, and information necessary to become more inclusive, to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within their companies, and to support the growth of minority-owned companies. The Economic Inclusion Committee is focused on ensuring that the Chamber is meeting the needs of the business community in this space and working to advance inclusive growth in the 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.
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Our Chair's Circle represents our most significant investors and the drivers of our work.

Akron Children's

ACF

ACF

AT&T

BMF

Brouse McDowell

Buckingham

CBIZ

Charles Schwab

City of Akron

Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Cohen & Co

County of Summit

Dominion

Energy Harbor

EY

FedEx

First Energy

GAR

gojo

Goodyear

GPD Group

GreatWork

Huntington

Kent State

KeyBank

Magnet

Medical Mutual

Northeast Ohio Medical University

PVC

PNC Bank

Roetzel

Sikich

Spectrum

Spectrum

Summa

Team-neo

University of Akron

United Way Summit-Medina

Welty

Brian Anderson
Vice President, Research

Enrique Antonio
Coordinator, Marketing and Content

Alyssa Carpenter
Director, Economic Development

Michelle Collins
Executive Director
ConxusNEO

Gregg P. Cramer
Vice President, Economic Development

Natalie Diekman
Coordinator of Membership Services

Sarah Eaton
Sr. Manager, Executive Administration

Heather Flohr
Executive Assistant & Office Manager

Paige Freel
Manager, Projects and Initiatives

Sante Ghetti
Vice President, Investor Engagement

Al Jones
Manager of Member Engagement

Megan Nutter
Coordinator, Projects and Initiatives

Brynn Popa
SVP, Strategic Initiatives & Engagement

Ebony Porter
Vice President, Opportunity and Inclusion

Anna Richards
Manager, Programs and Events

John Rizzo
Director, Government Affairs

Sheri Shields
Senior Business Relationship Manager
We have identified the Board members that also participate on our Executive Committee with a * by their name.
Name | Personal Title | Related Organization |
---|---|---|
Dr. K.L. Allen, Ed.D. | Chancellor | WGU Ohio |
Tyler Amos | VP - Sr. Financial Consultant, Akron Branch | Charles Schwab Corporate Services |
Anne Armao | Vice President, Member Experience & Product Development | SummaCare |
Dunja Augustin | Vice President of Operations | Energy Harbor |
Ken Babby | Owner & Chief Executive Officer | Akron Rubber Ducks |
Elizabeth Bartz | President and CEO | State and Federal Communications, Inc. |
Sam Belcher | Senior Vice President & President | FirstEnergy Corp. |
Julie Brandle | President | Metis Construction Services LLC |
Marie Brilmyer | Partner | Cohen & Company |
Nick Browning | President, Mahoning Valley/Akron/Canton Region | Huntington |
Traci Buckner | Executive Director | Akron Children's Museum |
Nick Buzzelli | Senior Vice President, Regional Head of Commercial Banking | Fifth Third Bank |
Ren Camacho | President and CEO | Akron-Canton Airport |
Theresa Carter | President | Synthomer Foundation |
John Cavanaugh | Chief Financial Officer & Vice President | GOJO Industries, Inc. |
Romona Davis | Vice President, National SBA BDO | Huntington |
Eric Dellapina | Market President - Eastern Ohio | KeyBank |
Dr. Cliff Deveny, MD | President /CEO | Summa Health |
Todd Diacon, Ph.D. | President | Kent State University |
Dawn Distler | Chief Executive Officer | METRO RTA |
Marc Divis | President | Akron Energy Systems, LLC |
Jason Dodson | Shareholder | Roetzel & Andress |
Laura Duda | Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
Luis Escudero | Executive Director | El Patron Restaurant |
Gino Faciana | Co-CEO | Pleasant Valley Corporation - NAI Pleasant Valley |
Craig Ferriot | President | Ferriot |
Christine Fowler-Mack | Superintendent | Akron City Schools |
Richard Fry | Akron Partner in Charge & Taxation Practice Group Leader | Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs LLC |
Valerie Geiger | Executive Director, Commercial Banking | JPMorgan Chase |
Peter Geise | Akron Area President | FocusCFO |
Chris Gessner | President & CEO | Akron Children's Hospital |
Dwayne Groll | President | Environmental Design Group, LLC |
Dr. Brian Harte, MD | President | Cleveland Clinic Akron General |
Craig Hassinger | CEO and President | SeibertKeck Insurance |
John Higgins, Jr. | Region Vice President | Spectrum |
Ella Hochstetler | Director of Regulatory Affairs Ohio | Dominion Energy |
Honorable Daniel Horrigan | Mayor | City of Akron |
Dr. Para Jones | President | Stark State College |
Halle Jones Capers, P.E. | President | Halle's Engineering & Design |
Ethan Karp | President and CEO | MAGNET |
Danielle Kimmell | Principal, Assurance and Advisory Services | Apple Growth Partners |
Bill Koehler | Chief Executive Officer | Team NEO |
Mark Krohn | Founder and Managing Partner | The Law Offic of Mark E. Krohn |
Dr. John Langell, M.D., Ph.D. | President | Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) |
Amanda Leffler | Partner | Brouse McDowell |
Teresa LeGrair | President & CEO | Akron Urban League |
Erin Leppo Palmer | CFO & In-House Legal Counsel | Leppo Inc dba Leppo Equipment/Bobcat of Akron |
Dr. Leia' Love | Chief Executive Officer | Leia' Love Hair & Nail Salon |
Joe Luckring | Regional President | PNC Bank |
Jeff Walters | Managing Director of Northeast Ohio Offices | CBIZ Mayer Hoffman McCann |
Christine Mayer | President | GAR Foundation |
Meghan Meeker | President | Torchbearers (YP) |
Marc Merklin, Esq. | Managing Partner | Brouse McDowell |
Jim Merklin | Owner | Bober Markey Fedorovich |
Steve Millard | President & CEO | Greater Akron Chamber |
Gary Miller, PhD | President | The University of Akron |
Lakisha Miller-Barclay | Executive Director & CEO | Rubber Division, ACS |
Melissa Monaco | Vice President, Americas Communication | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
Erika Moore | President | Young Professionals of Akron |
Michelle Moran | Senior Vice President of Sales, Product, and Marketing | Involta, LLC |
Mike Morrison | Senior Director, Private Markets | GPD Group |
Jim Mullen | President & CEO | United Way of Summit and Medina |
Chrissy Myers | CEO | Associated Underwriters (AUI) |
Jon Park | Executive Chairman | Westfield Bank |
B. Patel | Principal & Co-Founder | GHC Green Harvest Capital |
Joe Paul | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | The Davey Tree Expert Company |
John Petures, Jr. | President & CEO | Akron Community Foundation |
Kendra Philon | Senior Manager, Assurance Services | Meadon & Moore |
Parker Platt | SVP Senior Strategy Manager in Sales Strategy & Distribution | Citizens |
Tia Ramlow | President | GreatWork! Employment Services |
Christopher Richardson | Chief Operating Officer | CHC Addiction Services |
Terry Robinson | Dean of Technical Learning & Outreach | Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC |
Tiffany Roper | Chief Executive Officer | Oh Snap! & Eat Speak Love |
Jim Ruhlin, Jr. | President & COO | The Ruhlin Company |
Ike Sampson-Akpan | President/Owner | SAF, Inc. |
Dr. Jennifer Savitski, M.D. | Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | Cleveland Clinic Akron General |
David Schipper | President & CEO | The Schipper Group |
Honorable Ilene Shapiro | County Executive | County of Summit, Ohio |
Brian Steere | Co-President | Steere Enterprises |
Andrew Twardzik | Partner, Americas Deputy Risk Markets Leader | Ernst & Young LLP |
Don Taylor | CEO | Welty Building Company Ltd |
Andre Thornton, Sr. | President & CEO | ASW Global, LLC |
Jason Tuma | Partner | Sikich LLP |
Neille Vitale | Chief Executive Officer | VMI Group/Tri Mor |
Rich Wallack | Regional Vice President, Northeast Region of Ohio | Medical Mutual |
Liz Watson | VP, Customer Engagement & Marketing | Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group |
Bernett Williams | Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Vice President for Community Initiatives | Akron Children's Hospital |
Steve Wilt | Senior Vice President, Finacial Advisor | CAPTRUST |
Christopher Wyche | Director External Affairs | AT&T |
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Dr. K.L. Allen, Ed.D.
WGU Ohio
Chancellor -
Tyler Amos
Charles Schwab Corporate Services
VP - Sr. Financial Consultant, Akron Branch -
Anne Armao
SummaCare
Vice President, Member Experience & Product Development -
Dunja Augustin
Energy Harbor
Vice President, Operations -
Ken Babby
Akron RubberDucks
Owner & Chief Executive Officer -
Elizabeth Z. Bartz*
State and Federal Communications
President and CEO -
Sam Belcher
FirstEnergy Corp.
Senior Vice President & President -
Julie Brandle*
Metis Construction Services LLC
President -
Marie Brilmyer
Cohen & Company
Partner -
Nick Browning
Huntington Bank
President, Mahoning Valley/Akron/Canton Region -
Traci Buckner
Childrens Museum
Executive Director -
Nick Buzzelli
Fifth Third Bank
Senior Vice President, Regional Head of Commercial Banking -
Ren Camacho
Akron-Canton Airport
President & CEO -
Theresa Carter
Synthomer Foundation
President -
John Cavanuagh
GOJO Industries, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer & Vice President -
Romona Davis
Huntington Bank
Vice President, National SBA BDO -
Eric Dellapina
KeyBank
Market President - Eastern Ohio -
Dr. Cliff Deveny, MD
Summa Health
President & CEO -
Todd Diacon, PhD
Kent State University
President -
Dawn Distler
METRO RTA
Chief Executive Officer -
Marc Divis
Akron Energy Systems, LLC
President -
Jason Dodson
Roetzel & Andress
Shareholder -
Laura Duda
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer -
Luis Escudero
El Patron Restaurant
Executive Director -
Gino Faciana
Pleasant Valley Corporation - NAI Pleasant Valley
co-CEO -
Craig Ferriot
Ferriot
President -
Christine Fowler-Mack
Akron Public Schools
Superintendent -
Richard Fry
Buckingham Doolittle & Burrough
Akron Partner in Charge & Taxation Practice Group Leader -
Valerie Geiger
JPMorgan Chase
Executive Director, Commercial Banking -
Peter Geise
Focus CFO
Akron Area President -
Chris Gessner
Akron Children's Hospital
President & CEO -
Dwayne Groll
Environmental Design Group
President -
Dr. Brian Harte, MD
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
President -
Craig Hassinger
SeibertKeck Insurance
President & CEO -
John Higgins, Jr.
Spectrum
Regional Vice President -
Ella Hochstetler*
Dominion Energy
Director of Regulatory Affairs Ohio -
Honorable Daniel Horrigan
City of Akron
Mayor -
Dr. Para Jones*
Stark State College
President -
Halle Jones Capers, P.E.
Halle's Engineering and Design
President -
Ethan Karp
MAGNET
President & CEO -
Danielle Kimmell
Apple Growth Partners
Principal, Assurance and Advisory Services -
Bill Koehler
TeamNEO
Chief Executive Officer -
Mark Krohn
The Law Office of Mark E. Krohn
Founder and Managing Partner -
Dr. John Langell, M.D., Ph.D.*
Northeast Ohio Medical University
President -
Amanda Leffler
Brouse McDowell
Partner -
Teresa LeGrair*
Akron Urban League
President & CEO -
Erin Leppo Palmer
Leppo Equipment
CFO & In-House Legal Counsel -
Dr. Leia' Love
Leia Love Hair, Nail and Eyelash
Chief Executive Officer -
Joe Luckring
PNC Bank
Regional President -
Christine Mayer
GAR Foundation
President -
Meghan Meeker
Torchbearers/YP
President -
Marc Merklin, Esq.*
Brouse McDowell
Managing Partner -
Jim Merklin
Bober Markey Fedorovich
Owner -
Steve Millard*
Greater Akron Chamber
President & CEO -
Gary Miller, PhD
University of Akron
President -
Lakisha Miller-Barclay
Rubber Division, American Chemical Society
Executive Director & CEO -
Melissa Monaco
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Vice President, Americas Communication -
Erika Moore
Young Professionals of Akron
President -
Michelle Moran
Involta
Senior Vice President of Sales, Product, and Marketing -
Mike Morrison
GPD Group
Senior Director, Private Markets -
Jim Mullen
United Way of Summit and Medina Counties
President & Chief Executive Officer -
Erika Moore
(YP/Young Professionals of Akron) Marcum LLP
Senior Manager -
Chrissy Myers
Associated Underwriters Insurance (AUI)
CEO -
Jon Park*
Westfield Bank
Executive Chairman -
Bhavin Patel
Green Harvest Capital
Principal & Co-Founder -
Joe Paul
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer -
John Petures, Jr.*
Akron Community Foundation
President & CEO -
Kendra Philon
Meadon & Moore
Senior Manager, Assurance Services -
Parker Platt
Citizens Bank
SVP Senior Strategy Manager in Sales Strategy & Distribution -
Tia Ramlow*
GreatWork! Employment Services
President -
Christopher Richardson
CHC Addiction Services
Chief Operating Officer -
Terry Robinson
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Dean of Technical Learning & Outreach -
Tiffany Roper
Oh Snap! & Eat Speak Love
Chief Executive Officer -
Jim Ruhlin, Jr.
The Ruhlin Company
President & COO -
Ike Sampson-Akpan
SAF, Inc.
President/Owner -
Dr. Jennifer Savitski, MD*
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology -
David Schipper
The Schipper Group
President & CEO -
Honorable Ilene Shapiro
County of Summit
County Executive -
Brian Steere
Steere Enterprises
Co-President -
Andrew Twardzik
Ernst & Young LLP
Partner, Americas Deputy Risk Markets Leader -
Don Taylor
Welty Building Company, Ltd.
President & CEO -
Andre Thornton, Sr.
ASW Global
President & CEO -
Jason Tuma
Sikich LLP
Partner -
Neille Vitale
VMI Group/Tri Mor
Chief Executive Officer -
Rich Wallack
Medical Mutual
Regional Vice President, Northeast Region of Ohio -
Jeff Walters
CBIZ Mayer Hoffman McCann
Managing Director of Northeast Ohio Offices -
Liz Watson
Crum & Forster Pet Insurance
VP, Customer Engagement & Marketing -
Bernett Williams
Akron Children's Hospital
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; Vice President for Community Initiatives -
Steve Wilt
CAPTRUST
Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor -
Christopher Wyche
AT&T
Director External Affairs
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.
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.
Diversity Professional Roundtable
Driving inclusive economic growth cannot be done without harnessing the knowledge and experience of our region’s diversity professionals. The Diversity Professional Roundtable is a group of DEI leaders with a regular opportunity to brainstorm, problem-solve and connect as they work to advance their company’s and the regions diversity, equity, and inclusions efforts.
Equity and Inclusion Committee
As the representative and convener of the business community in Greater Akron, the Chamber is focused on providing businesses with the tools, resources, and information necessary to become more inclusive, to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within their companies, and to support the growth of minority-owned companies. The Economic Inclusion Committee is focused on ensuring that the Chamber is meeting the needs of the business community in this space and working to advance inclusive growth in the 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.
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Our Chair's Circle represents our most significant investors and the drivers of our work.

Akron Children's

ACF

ACF

AT&T

BMF

Brouse McDowell

Buckingham

CBIZ

Charles Schwab

City of Akron

Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Cohen & Co

County of Summit

Dominion

Energy Harbor

EY

FedEx

First Energy

GAR

gojo

Goodyear

GPD Group

GreatWork

Huntington

Kent State

KeyBank

Magnet

Medical Mutual

Northeast Ohio Medical University

PVC

PNC Bank

Roetzel

Sikich

Spectrum

Spectrum

Summa

Team-neo

University of Akron

United Way Summit-Medina

Welty
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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.
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.
