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Governance Committee

Alan Andreani

Job Title: Mayor
Organization: City of Alliance

Thomas Bernabei

Job Title: Mayor
Organization: City of Canton
Board Memberships: Special Improvement District, City Board of Health

Kathy Catazaro-Perry

Job Title: Mayor
Organization: City of Massillon
Board Memberships: American Elite Idols (Founder/Coach), Walsh University Women's Committee, Women's Impact

Joe Chaddock

Job Title: Superintendent
Organization: Stark County Educational Center
Board Memberships: Stark County Schools Council of Governments

Bradford Davy

Job Title: Director of Regional Engagment
Organization: Fund For Our Economic Future

Robert Gessner

Job Title: Retired, Prior President
Organization: Gessner Family Foundation, MCTV
Board Memberships: Massillon Development Foundation, SEDB

Brenda Griffith

Job Title: 2020 Board President
Organization: Stark Township Trustee Association
Board Memberships: Toastmasters Stark State (Past President)

Patricia Grospiron

Job Title: Sr. Partner
Organization: Jumpstart Inc., Entrepreneurial Network Management
Board Memberships: Cleveland Leadership Center

Linda Hale

Job Title: Community Manager
Organization: Jumpstart Inc.
Board Memberships: Minority Business Assistance Center (MBAC), National Association of Realtors, Stark Women’s Impact

Ryan Hartong

Job Title: Manager of Government Affairs, Attorney
Organization: The Timken Company
Board Memberships: Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Stark County Bar Association

Todd Hawke

Job Title: Principal
Organization: GDK & Co.
Board Memberships: American Cancer Society Stark County Advisory Council, Jackson Township Board of Trustees, Junior Achievement of East Central Ohio, Aultcare

Maria Heege

Job Title: President & CEO
Organization: United Way of Greater Stark County
Board Memberships: Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Stark County Family Council

Ray Hexamer

Job Title: CEO & President
Organization: Stark Economic Development Board
Board Memberships: NRAC District 19, Stark County Port Authority, Team NEO

Para Jones PHD

Job Title: President
Organization: Stark State College
Board Memberships: Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Stark County P-16 Compact, SEDB, Greater Akron Chamber (GAC) Board, TeamNEO, Governor’s Executive Workforce Board

Dave Maley

Job Title: Economic Development Director
Organization: City of Massillon

Joe Mazzola

Job Title: Director of Planning & Development
Organization: City of Alliance
Board Memberships: Alliance Area Development Board, Regional Planning Commission Executive Committee, Stark Housing Network Board, Stark Council of Governments Executive Committee, NEFCO General Policy Board, NOPEC Board

Jennifer Meek Eells

Job Title: Executive Director
Organization: Stark Tuscarawas Workforce Development Board
Board Memberships: Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, Ohio Workforce Association, National Association of Workforce Boards, United Way of Greater Stark County

Ron Ponder

Job Title: Founder/Owner
Organization: PonderSystems Media and Marketing
Board Memberships: Coming Together Stark, Stark County NAACP, William McKinley National President Library Member

Jim Porter

Job Title: Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Organization: Pro Football Hall of Fame
Board Memberships: Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, Centennial Celebration Host Committee

Todd Pugh

Job Title: Founder/CEO
Organization: Enviroscapes, Inc.
Board Memberships: Alliance Area Development Board, Stark Economic Development Board, Pro Football Hall of Fame Advisory Board, Ohio Cattlemen’s B.E.S.T. Chairman, Farmers Bank Advisory Board

Teresa Purses

Job Title: President
Organization: Stark Education Partnership
Board Memberships: Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Stark County Educational Service Center/ State Support Team Region 9 projects, Care Team Advisory Board, Stark Economic Development Board, Great Start for Great Futures Coalition, United Way of Greater Stark County, United Way Blueprint Project Advisory, Faith United Methodist Church, Stephen Ministry, Faith Kitchen Outreach, Bridge Point Community Outreach, Malone University President's Advisory Committee, Ashland University Telesis Committee, Aultman Student Ambassador Advisory Committee, Walsh University Literacy Advisory Committee, Ohio Department of Education State Literacy Team, David Foundation/Massillon Preschool Design Team

Richard Regula

Job Title: Commissioner
Organization: Stark County Commissioner
Board Memberships: Massillon Chamber of Commerce, Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District Board, Western Stark YMCA

Mark Samolczyk

Job Title: President
Organization: Stark Community Foundation
Board Memberships: Stark Economic Development Board, Fund for Our Economic Future, Jumpstart, Team NEO, Community Building Partnership, Stark Board of Trade, McKinley Museum/Stark County Historical Society

Denny Saunier

Job Title: President & CEO
Organization: Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
Board Memberships: Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Trustees, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Foundation Board of Trustees, Canton Land Bank, Downtown Canton Special Improvement District, US Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce Executives of the US, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Metropolitan Ohio Chambers of Commerce, Stark County Bar Association Grievance Committee, NFL Centennial Committee (Vice Chair)

William Shivers

Job Title: Regional President - Canton and Mahoning Valley Regions
Organization: Huntington Bank
Board Memberships: Stark Community Foundation, Community Building Partnership of Stark County (secretary), Downtown Canton Land Bank; Akron/Canton Regional Foodbank (Chairman), City of Canton Comprehensive Steering Committee, Centennial Planning Committee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Business Advisory Council for The University of Mount Union, Leadership Advisory Council for Junior Achievement of East Central Ohio; Alliance Area Development Foundation, Stark Economic Development Board, Better Business Bureau of Mahoning Valley,Youngstown Business Incubator, Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce

Bill Smith

Job Title: Commissioner
Organization: Stark County Commissioner
Board Memberships: Massillon Chamber of Commerce, Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District Board

Leonard Stevens

Job Title: Owner (City Flooring), President (Stark County Minority Business Association)
Organization: Stark County Minority Business Association, City Flooring
Board Memberships: Minority Business Association (President)

Janet Weir Creighton

Job Title: Commissioner
Organization: Stark County Commissioner
Board Memberships: Arts In Stark, Malone University, Visit Canton, United Way of Greater Stark County

Fonda Williams

Job Title: Deputy Mayor
Organization: City of Canton
Board Memberships: Fair Housing, Mercy Medical Center, Stark State College

Mark Wright

Job Title: CFO
Organization: Aultman Health Foundation
Board Memberships: Arts In Stark, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, Stark Education Partnership Inc.

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