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

Fritz Berckmueller
Partner
Calfee, Halter & Griswold

Past President

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

Treasurer

Jason Petrik
CFO
Energy Harbor Corp.

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

Don Grassi
Financial Advisor
ViewPoint Wealth Partners

Chair, Governance

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

Chair, HR Task Force

Donna Rhodes
VP of HR & Organizational Effectiveness
COTSWORKS, LLC

Chair, Marketing & Communications

Cate Donovan
Vice President, Strategy, Global Supply Chain
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

Meredith Danko
Project Manager Business Banking Governance
KeyBank

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

Scott Cade
Founder and Managing Director
Cade Consulting Partners

Christoper Clegg
SVP & Commercial Banking Team Leader
F.N.B. Corporation

Barry Hollis
Former Director of Client Service
PNC Bank

Jeff Kovacs
CFO
Hospice of Western Reserve

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

Trey Locke
Owner/Operator
McDonald’s

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

John Perdue
Owner/Operator
McDonald’s

CeCe President
VP Partnership Development
Presidential Consultants, Inc.

Aparna Roy, MD
Chief of Pediatrics
MetroHealth

Mike Scanlan
VP of University Advancement
John Carrol University

Jenelle Wolfe
Senior Director, International Tax Strategy
Eaton Corporation

Greater Cleveland Community Trustees

Chair

Meredith Danko
Project Manager Business Banking Governance
KeyBank

Nominating

James Neville
Architect
Neville SB

Trustees

Vice Chair

Jennifer Noble
Counsel-Employee Benefits
Ford Motor Company

Secretary

Erin Reese
Account Supervisor
Roop & Co.

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

Jerrald Goodloe
Family Support Specialist
Team Lead

SAY YES CLEVELAND

Justin Hamlin
Partner, Client Advisor
HFS Wealth Advisors

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.

Deborah Prusak
Clinical RN Nurse Manager
University Hospitals

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

Kelsey Zebrowski
Health Engagement Consultant
Cigna Health

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
Energy Harbor Corp.

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 Turpack
VP, Sr. Wealth Advisor
Huntington Bank

Kristina Nicholas
Director of Grants & Organizational Giving
Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley