Board of Directors & Staff
Meet the change agents who make key decisions about our organization. These individuals are passionate about sparking positive change in the Northeast Ohio communities where they live and work.
Executive Officers
Tracie Longpre
Board Chair
Cipriano S. Beredo
Past Board Chair
Jeri E. Chaikin
Vice Chair (Governance)
Sheryl King Benford
Vice Chair
Orlando Alvarez, Jr.
Vice Chair (Strategy)
Greg Skoda, Jr.
Vice Chair (Finance)
Azadeh Hardiman
Vice Chair (Programs)
Steffany Larkins
Vice Chair
Tony Weber
Vice Chair (Marketing)
Amanda Cooper, Ph.D.
Vice President & COO
Mark Swaim-Fox
President & CEO
2024-2025 Board of Directors
Harlin Adelman
Chief Legal Officer
University Hospitals
Orlando Alvarez
Principal
Coda Healthcare
Arlene Anderson
Director, Supplier Diversity & Strategic Partnerships
MetroHealth
Anthony Battle
RETIRED
Lincoln Electric
Sheryl King Benford
RETIRED
Greater Cleveland RTA
Cipriano S. Beredo III
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jeri E. Chaikin
Chief Administrative Officer
City of Shaker Heights, Ohio
Alyson Fieldman
Chief Growth Officer
Stambaugh Ness
Cindy Fisher
VP, Inclusion and Diversity
Eaton
Allan Goldner
RETIRED
Benesch
Lisa Grdina
Director of Marketing, Consumer Brands Group
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Azadeh Hardiman
GM, Acquisition Experience Strategy
Progressive Insurance
Jill E. Hennessey
Sr. VP – Commercial Banking
PNC Bank
Shannon Jerse
Deputy General Counsel
Sisters of Charity Health System
Bonnie Kristan
Partner
Fisher Phillips
Gregg LaBar
Sr. Managing Director
Dix & Eaton
Steffany Larkins
President, Employee Benefits Division
Union Risk Advisors
Tracie Longpre
VP, Supply Chain
Applied Industrial Technologies
Leighton McCoy
VP, Gas Distribution Technical Services
Enbridge Gas Ohio
Adam Roth
Founder & President
AmpliFund
David Rowan
Chief Legal Officer
Cleveland Clinic
Fareed Siddiq
Managing Director
Siddiq-Kimble Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch
Naomi Sigg
Vice President, Student Experience & Campus Belonging
John Carroll University
Greg Skoda, Jr.
Managing Director
CBIZ
Dalithia Smith
Human Resources Director
The Oatey Company
Robyn Minter Smyers
Partner
Thompson Hine
Robert E. Soroka
Sr. Vice President
Fifth Third Bank
Kate McManus Vlasek
Partner
Benesch
Natoya Walker-Minor
Deputy General Manager, Administration & External Affairs
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Tony Weber
Chief Executive Officer
Goldfarb Weber Creative Media
Simon Wilkins
Senior Director, Human Resources
OpenText
Deandra Williams-Lewis
Director, Ethics & Compliance and Chief Privacy Officer
FirstEnergy Corporation
Sheldon Wray
Director of Business Development, Equipment Business Unit
Lincoln Electric
Life Directors
Thomas W. Adler
Cynthia Bassett
Rev. Kenneth W. Chalker
Bernard A. Finkelstein
Robert D. Gries*
David Hooker
Robert J. King, Jr.
Stuart F. Kline
William E. MacDonald, III
Neal Malicky, Ph.D.*
Hugh E. McKay, Esq.
John G. Nestor
Stephen O’Bryan
Larry Pollock
Alan D. Rosskamm
Michael Salkind
James A. Schoff
Terry C. Stewart
William B. Summers, Jr.
Robert M. Wolff
Margaret W. Wong
*Deceased
Staff
President & CEO
Vice President & COO
Program Department
Administration Department
Community Partners
ACLU Ohio
Airgas, an Air Liquide Company
Avery Dennison
Cleveland Public Theatre
Councilmember Jenny Spencer
Council President Blaine Griffin
Cuyahoga Community College
Esperanza, Inc.
Fifth Third Bank
Flynn Restaurant Group
Great Lakes Science Center
Honesty for Ohio Education
Hyland
John Carroll University
The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
Lincoln Electric
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
May Dugan Center
Medical Mutual of Ohio
MetroHealth
Near West Theatre
Neighborhood Family Practice
Parker Hannifin
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Salaam Cleveland
Sparrow’s Fortune
Thompson Hine LLP
Vitamix
Are You Ready to Spark Positive Change?
If you are interested in transforming mindsets at the place where you live, work, teach, or go to school, we can help!
