Board and Trustees

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Board and Trustees

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio, Inc. is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with representation from hospital partners, McDonald’s Owner/Operators, and stakeholders from throughout Northeast Ohio. Groups of Community Trustees and Advisors from Greater Cleveland and Greater Akron/Canton/Mahoning Valley provide input on regional initiatives.

Board of Directors

Officers and Executive Committee

President

Michael Novak
Managing Director
Wellspring Financial Advisors

Vice President

Nick Fanous
President & Managing Partner
Newman & Co. CPA’s

Secretary

Ronald L. Kahn
Retired Partner
UB Greensfelder

Past President

Trey Bennett
Partner
Stark & Knoll Co., L.P.A.

Treasurer

Kim McFarlane
Assistant Director Partner, Tax & Benefit Services
Jones Day

Chair, Audit

Allyson Kidik
EVP, Chief Risk Review Officer and General Auditor
KeyCorp

Chair, Facilities

Tom Charek
President
Welty Development

Chair, Finance

Jason Petrik
Chief Financial Officer
Energy Harbor Corp

Chair, Fund Development

Barry Hollis
Senior Vice President
PNC Bank, N.A.

Chair, Governance

CeCe President
VP Partnership Development
Presidential Consultants, Inc

Chair, HR Task Force

Donna Rhodes
VP of HR & Organizational Effectiveness
COTSWORKS, LLC

Chair, Marketing & Communications

Cate Donovan
Vice President, North America Sales Performance Coatings Group – Industrial Wood Division
The Sherwin-Williams Company

Chair, Programs

Michelle Marks, D.O.
Medical Director
Cleveland Clinic Children’s

Chair, Greater Akron/Canton Community Trustees

Laurice Moore, MD
Pediatrician
Akron Children’s Hospital Women’s Board

Chair, Greater Cleveland Community Trustees

Christopher Clegg
Sr. VP & Commercial Banking Team Leader
F.N.B. Corporation

Members

Amy Ansel
Owner/Operator, McDonald’s
NCT Enterprises LTD

Tarun Bhalla, M.D.
Chief Clinical Officer
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Akron Children’s Hospital

Fritz Berckmueller
Partner
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Scott Cade
Founder and Managing Director
Cade Consulting Partners

Don Grassi
Financial Advisor
ViewPoint Wealth Partners

Lynn Rowe Larsen
Partner/National Co-Chair Litigation
Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Kevin Myeroff
Principal and Senior Strategic Advisor
Sequoia Financial Group

John Perdue
Owner/Operator
McDonald’s

Jason Petrik
Chief Financial Officer
Energy Harbor Corp

John Powers
Owner/Operator
McDonald’s

Craig Richmond
Finance Consultant

Aparna Roy, MD
Chief of Pediatrics
MetroHealth

Jenelle Wolfe
Senior Director, International Tax Strategy
Eaton Corporation

Greater Cleveland Community Trustees

Chair

Christopher Clegg
Sr. VP & Commercial Banking Team Leader
F.N.B. Corporation

Nominating

Meredith Danko
Client Manager
Taylor Oswald

Trustees

Vice Chair

Mike Scanlan
Vice President, University Advancement
John Carroll University

Secretary

Jennifer Noble
Counsel-Employee Benefits
Ford Motor Company

Bill Ambrogio
Senior Wealth Advisor, Managing Director
Wellspring Financial Advisors, LLC

Dan Campbell
Founder, President
Real Hospitality, INC
GGG, INC

Christy Conrath
Vice President, Senior Client Executive, Client Experience Leader
Oswald Companies

Pat Gable
Partner, Audit Services
Grant Thornton

Jerrald Goodloe
Family Support Specialist
Team Lead

SAY YES CLEVELAND

Sandra Kim, MD
Chair Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital

Nora Knipper
FV Nursing Director Obstetrics & Pediatrics
Cleveland Clinic Fairview

Mickey Kozlovich
President
Kozlovich Enterprises, Inc.

Dan Lorber
Vice President, Controller
Signet Jewelers

Eric Metzung
Vice President of Transactions
Curbline Properties

Hilary Michael
Senior Litigation Counsel
SITE Centers Corp.

James Neville
Architect
Neville SB

Deborah Prusak
Clinical RN Nurse Manager
University Hospitals

Erin Reese
Account Supervisor
Roop & Co.

Boris Rogulja
Vice President, Wealth Management
BNY Wealth

Leah Sardiga
Consulting Actuary
Oswald Companies

Mary Beth Thoburn
Former Chief Nursing Officer
Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital

Lisa Vagi
Nurse
UH Cleveland Medical Center

Michael Vehovec
Finance Consultant

Greater Akron/Canton/Mahoning Valley Community Trustees

Chair

Laurice Moore, MD
Pediatrician
Akron Children’s Hospital Women’s Board

Nominating

Amie O’Neill
Retired

Trustees

Vice Chair

Amy Tenney
Sr. Director Corporate Accounting
Shearer’s Foods

Secretary

Nathan Heinzerling, MD
Trauma Medical Director; Pediatric General Surgeon
Akron Children’s Hospital

Vito Abruzzino
Prosecuting Attorney
Columbiana County

Dunja Augustin
VP of Operations
Vistra

Jeananne Chadsey
Deputy Chief of Staff
Ohio Secretary of State

Elizabeth Farbman
Attorney
RothBlair

Denise Holt
Architect
Strollo Architects

Ashely Malick
Sr. Manager, Strategic Accounts & Contracts
Swagelok Company

Randy Parsons
Architect
AVID Architechts

Sharri Roper-Comernisky
System Director, Compensation, Benefits, & HRIS
Summa Health

Christine Rhoades
Retired Physical Arrangement Compliance Exec. Officer
Mercy Health

Stan Okusewsky
Attorney
RothBlair

Candace Williams
Project Account – Architecture Finance Sector
CHA Consulting, Inc.

Candace Turpack
VP, Sr. Wealth Advisor
Huntington Bank