
Brian Anderson
Vice President, Research

Pamela Collica
Senior Manager, Member Engagement

Gregg P. Cramer
Vice President, Economic Development

Robert DeJournett
Vice President, Opportunity & Inclusion

Heather Flohr
Manager, Business Operations

Paige Freel
Senior Manager, Projects and Initiatives

Sante Ghetti
Vice President, Investor Engagement

Kathy Mullin
Executive Assistant

Brynn Popa
SVP, Strategic Initiatives & Engagement

Anna Richards
Manager, Programs and Events

John Rizzo
Vice President, 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 | Company | Title |
---|---|---|
Anne Armao | SummaCare | VP, Medicare & Individual Products and Sales |
Dunja Augustin | Energy Harbor | Vice President, Operations |
Elizabeth Z. Bartz* | State and Federal Communications | President and CEO |
Samuel L. Belcher | FirstEnergy Utilities | Senior Vice President & President |
Julie Brandle* | Metis Construction Services LLC | President |
Marie Brilmyer | Cohen & Company | Partner |
Nicholas V. Browning | Huntington Bank | President, Akron Region |
Traci Buckner | Childrens Museum | Executive Director |
Timothy M. Burke* | KeyBank | President, Eastern Ohio Market |
Whitt Butler | Ernst & Young | Akron Office Managing Partner |
Nicholas M. Buzzelli | Fifth Third Bank | Senior Vice President, Commercial Middle Market Team Manager |
Ren Camacho | Akron-Canton Airport | President & CEO |
S. Theresa Carter | Synthomer | President |
John Cavanuagh | GOJO | Chief Fnancial Officer & Vice President |
Shon Christy* | Shon Christy Social Media | President |
Laura B. Culp* | Sikich, LLP | Partner |
Romona J. Davis | Huntington Bank | Vice President - Senior SBA Business Development Officer |
Cliff T. Deveny, MD | Summa Health | President & CEO |
Todd Diacon, PhD | Kent State University | President |
Dawn Distler | METRO RTA | Executive Director |
Marc Divis | Akron Energy | President/CEO |
Jason Dodson | Roetzel & Andress | Shareholder |
Laura P. Duda | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Vice President, Americas Communications |
Gino Faciana | Pleasant Valley Corporation | co-CEO |
Richard Fry | Buckingham Doolittle & Burrough | Akron Partner in Charge & Taxation Group Chair |
Nicholas Gattozzi | Kent State University | Executive Director of Government & Community Relations |
Peter Geise | Focus CFO | Area President |
Chirs Gessner | Akron Children's Hospital | President & CEO |
Dwayne Groll | Environmental Design Group | President |
Brian J. Harte, MD | Cleveland Clinic Akron General | President |
John Higgins | Charter Communications | Regional Vice President, Operations |
Martin Hilovsky | EnviroScience | CEO |
Ella R. Hochstetler* | Dominion Energy | Director, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships |
Dan Horrigan | City of Akron | Mayor |
Para Jones* | Stark State College | President |
Halle Jones Capers | Halle's Engineering and Design | Owner |
Ethan Karp | MAGNET | President & CEO |
Danielle Kimmell | Apple Growth Partners | Audit Principal |
Bill Koehler | TeamNEO | CEO |
Darrin Kotecki | GPD Group | President |
Mark Krohn | The Law Office of Mark E. Krohn | Owner |
John Langell, MD PhD* | 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 |
Robert Littman | BDO USA | Ohio Managing Partner |
Leia Love | Leia Love Hair, Nail and Eyelash | Owner |
Christian Lucci | Charles Schwab | Branch Manager |
Joe Luckring | PNC Bank | Regional President |
Fred Luecke | CBIZ | Sr. Managing Director |
Christine Amer Mayer | GAR Foundation | President |
Meghan Meeker | (YP/Torchbearers) | |
Marc B. Merklin* | Brouse McDowell | Attorney at Law |
Jim Merklin | Bober Markey Fedorovich | Partner |
Steve Millard* | Greater Akron Chamber | President & CEO |
Gary Miller, PhD | University of Akron | President |
Lakisha Miller-Barclay | Rubber Division, American Chemical Society | President and CEO |
Melissa Monaco | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Vice President, Americas Communications |
Michelle Moran | Involta | VP, Sales |
James Mullen | United Way of Summit and Medina Counties | President & Chief Eecutive Officer |
L.T. Myers | Excel HR Consulting | President / Executive HR Consultant |
Erika Moore | (YP/Young Professionals of Akron) Marcum LLP | Senior Manager |
Pastor Eugene Norris | Fame Fathers | CEO |
Jon Park* | Westfield Bank | CEO and Chairman |
Bhavin Patel | Green Harvest Capital | Principal |
Joseph Paul | The Davey Tree Expert Company | EVP, CFO & Secretary |
John T. Petures, Jr.* | Akron Community Foundation | President & CEO |
Lucia M. Pileggi | KeyBank | Private Banking Executive, Eastern Ohio Market |
J. Parker Platt | Citizens Bank | Senior Vice President, District Sales Manager |
Ernest E. Pouttu* | Harwick Standard Distribution Corporation | President & CEO |
Tia M. Ramlow* | GreatWork! Employment Services | President |
Christopher Richardson | CHC Addiction Services | Chief Operating Officer |
James L. Ruhlin | The Ruhlin Company | President |
Jennifer Savitski, MD* | Cleveland Clinic Akron General | Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
David J. Schipper | The Schipper Group | President & CEO |
Steven P. Schmidt | Northeast Ohio Medical University | Vice President for Research and Dean, College of Graduate Students |
Ilene Shapiro | County of Summit | County Executive |
Steven E. Strah* | FirstEnergy Corporation | President & CEO |
Donzell S. Taylor | Welty Building Company, Ltd. | President & CEO |
Andre Thornton | ASW Global | President & CEO |
Liz Watson | Crum & Forster Pet Insurance | Chief Marketing Officer |
Bernett L. Williams | Akron Children's Hospital | Vice President of External Affairs |
Christopher Wyche | AT&T | Director of 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

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

Summa

Team-neo

University of Akron

United Way Summit-Medina

Welty
Careers
Coordinator, Membership Services
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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.
