Staff
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Executive Staff
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Lee Friedman
Chief Executive Officer
lfriedman@collegenowgc.org -
Jeff McKissick
Chief Information Officer
jmckissick@collegenowgc.org -
Kittie Warshawsky
Chief External Affairs Officer
kwarshawsky@collegenowgc.org -
Robert Durham
Senior Director of Scholarship Services and Financial Aid
rdurham@collegenowgc.org -
Julie Szeltner
Senior Director of Adult Programs and Services
jezeltner@collegenowgc.org -
Laurel Wilder
Director of Marketing and Communications
lwilder@collegenowgc.org -
Mark Magyar
Chief Financial Officer
mmagyar@collegenowgc.org -
Dr. Michele Scott Taylor
Chief Program Officer
mscotttaylor@collegenowgc.org -
Alenka Winslett
Chief Operating Officer
awinslett@collegenowgc.org
Advising Services Staff
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Bianca Arendas
Program and Administrative Coordinator
barendas@collegenowgc.org -
Jennylee Gandarilla
AmeriCorps Program Coordinator
jgandarilla@collegenowgc.org -
Amy Rice
Manager of Program Evaluation and Research
arice@collegenowgc.org -
Christiana Blakeslee
Program Coordinator
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Cathy Graham
GEAR UP Site Director
cgraham@collegenowgc.org -
Kate Schwab
Senior Director of Advising Programs and Services
kschwab@collegenowgc.org -
Rome Busa
Adult Programs' Specialist
rbusa@collegenowgc.org -
Deanna Jarvis
Director of Advising Programs and Services
djarvis@collegenowgc.org -
Lori Scott
Director of Advising Programs and Services
lscott@collegenowgc.org -
Stephanie Busa
GEAR UP Site Director
sbusa@collegenowgc.org -
Joyce Lee
Program Coordinator
jlee@collegenowgc.org -
CoLean Williams
Adult Programs' Specialist
cwilliams@collegenowgc.org -
Bailey Capelle
Manager of Advising Programs and Services
bcapelle@collegenowgc.org -
Bridget McFadden
Director of Advising Programs and Services
bmcfadden@collegenowgc.org -
Bryan Wortmann
Adult Programs' Specialist
bwortmann@collegenowgc.org
External Affairs Staff
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Stephanie Bunsey
Senior Director of Grant Development
sbunsey@collegenowgc.org -
Jessica Vitale
Development Coordinator
jvitale@collegenowgc.org -
Marley Wilder
Operations Coordinator
mwilder@collegenowgc.org -
Krissi Romanini
Manager of Special Events
kromanini@collegenowgc.org -
Krissie Wells
Grant Writer
kwells@collegenowgc.org
Operations Staff
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Julie Allen
Director of Human Resources
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Connor Entenok
IT and Data Support Specialist
centenok@collegenowgc.org -
Nataliya Lozovyy
Accounting Manager
nlozovyy@collegenowgc.org -
Cynthia Boncella
Director of IT and Data Services
cboncella@collegenowgc.org -
Ceena Jewell
Receptionist
cjewell@collegenowgc.org -
Alex Phipps
IT Solutions Engineer and Coordinator
aphipps@collegenowgc.org
Scholarship Services & Financial Aid
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Veronica Colborn
Mentoring Program Specialist
vcolborn@collegenowgc.org -
Shanese Moore
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
smoore@collegenowgc.org -
Stephanie Spencer
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
sspencer@collegenowgc.org -
Sarah Griffin
Mentoring Program Manager
sgriffin@collegenowgc.org -
Madeline Rife
Director of the Mentoring Program
mrife@collegenowgc.org -
Anna Walley
Mentoring Program Specialist
awalley@collegenowgc.org -
Elton Lytle
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
elytle@collegenowgc.org -
Emma Scheer
Scholarship and Financial Aid Specialist
escheer@collegenowgc.org
Board of Directors
Officers
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Chair, Mark Ross
Lake Erie Market Managing Partner
PwC
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Immediate Past Chair, Alan Kopit
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
MediLogix LLC
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Secretary, Brian Barren
President of Business Operations
Cleveland Indians
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Treasurer, Gabe Bruno
Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Lincoln Electric
Trustees
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Kristen Baird Adams
Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Regional Presidents
PNC
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Lauren Rich Fine
Managing Director
Gries Financial Corporation
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Sandra Pianalto
Retired President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
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Jennifer Altstadt
President
Sea-Land Chemical
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James Geuther
Regional President
SunTrust Bank
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Julie Raskind
Community Leader
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Rita Andolsen
Director, System Communications
The MetroHealth Medical System
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Richard (Rick) Gross
Partner
Grant Thornton, LLP
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Enid Rosenberg
Community Leader
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Stephanie Antunez
Owner
California Closets
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Patricia Inglis
Executive Vice President
San Francisco Forty Niners
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Traci Rourke
General Manager
McMaster-Carr
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Suzanne Aral-Boutros
President, Suzanne Aral-Boutros Agency
State Farm Insurance
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Michael Jeans
President & CEO
Growth Opportunity Partners, Inc.
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John Spencer
Vice President and Chief Counsel
Eaton Corporation
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Brent Buckley
Managing Partner
Buckley King LPA
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Katie Kennedy
Vice President, Tax
Nordson Corporation
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Sean Stack
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Aleris
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Dick Cahoon
Retired Chief Marketing and Program Officer
Dealer Tire
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Margaret Kennedy
Retired
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
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Sally Stewart
Realtor
Howard Hanna
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Harry Carlson
Retired Vice Chairman
Lincoln Electric
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William Koehler
CEO
TeamNEO
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J.D. Sullivan, Jr.
CEO
MFH Partners
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Michael Cogan
President, Ohio
Northern Trust
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Jimmy Malone
Co-Host, Nolan, Malone and Kulik Morning Show
WMJI (Clear Channel)
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Kathleen Szcznesniak
Senior Vice President of Research & Development
Sherwin-Williams
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Timothy Cosgrove
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs
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Megan Mehalko
Partner
Benesch, Friendlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP
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Eddie Taylor
President
Taylor Oswald
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Katinka Domotorffy
Community Leader
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Russ Mitchell
Managing Editor and Lead Anchor, Evening News
WKYC
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Ingrid Tolentino
CEO
Hyatt Legal Plans
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Diane Downing
Executive Director
Say Yes to Education Cleveland
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Joseph Morford
Managing Partner
Tucker Ellis, LLP
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Susan M. Tyler
Community Leader
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Ward Dumm
Vice President of Operations
Swagelok
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Patrick S. Mullin
Retired Managing Partner
Deloitte
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Deborah Vesy
President & CEO
Deaconess Foundation
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Judith Embrescia
Community Leader
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Adam Myers
Chief of Population Health and Chair of Cleveland Clinic Community Care
Cleveland Clinic
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Jeffrey Wasserman
Managing Director
Oswald Companies
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Trina Evans
Senior Vice President
KeyBank
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Cheri Phyfer
President, U.S. Businesses
Moen
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Chris Williams
Partner
Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP
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Gine Abercrombie-Winstanley
Retired U.S. Ambassador to Malta
U.S. Department of State
