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
Trey Bennett
Partner
Stark & Knoll Co., L.P.A.
Vice President
Michael Novak
Managing Director
Wellspring Financial Advisors
Secretary
Ronald L. Kahn
Retired Partner
Ulmer & Berne, LLP
Treasurer
Nick Fanous
Shareholder
Newman & Co. CPAs
Chair, Audit
Trina Bediako
CEO
New Horizons Baking Co.
Chair, Facilities
Tom Charek
President
Welty Development
Chair, Finance
Kim McFarlane
Assistant Director Partner, Tax & Benefit Services
Jones Day
Chair, Fund Development
Barry Hollis
Senior Vice President
PNC Bank, N.A.
Chair, Governance
Michael Novak
Managing Director
Wellspring Financial Advisors, LLC
Chair, HR Task Force
Donna Rhodes
VP of HR & Organizational Effectiveness
COTSWORKS, LLC
Chair, Marketing & Communications
Cate Donovan
VP of Marketing, Industrial Wood Coatings Division
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Chair, Programs
Michelle Marks, D.O.
Medical Director
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Chair, Greater Akron/Canton Community Trustees
Andrea Wlaszyn
Director of Business Engagement
BVU, Akron
Chair, Greater Cleveland Community Trustees
Salvatore Mileti
Chief Financial Officer
GNCO, Inc.
Members
Amy Ansel
Owner/Operator, McDonald’s
NCT Enterprises LTD
Fritz Berckmueller
Partner
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Jeananne Chadsey
Deputy Chief of Staff
Ohio Secretary of State
Rachel Egler, M.D.
Director, Outpatient Services
Angie Fowler Adolescent and
Young Adult Cancer Center
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s
Don Grassi
Financial Advisor
Jeff Hord, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Akron Children’s Hospital
Allyson Kidik
EVP, Chief Risk Review Officer and General Auditor
KeyCorp
Lynn Rowe Larsen
Partner
Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Mark Lerner
Senior Advisor and President Emeritus
GOJO Industries, Inc.
Kevin Myeroff
CEO
NCA Financial Planners
John Perdue
Owner/Operator
McDonald’s
John Powers
Owner/Operator
McDonald’s
CeCe President
VP Partnership Development
Presidential Consultants, Inc.
Craig Richmond
Consultant
Marguerite Walz
Principle/Advisor
CoreConnections Partners, LLC
Jenelle Wolfe
Director, International Tax Strategy
Eaton Corporation
Janis Worley
Finance and Operations Manager
First Congregational Church of Akron
Greater Cleveland Community Trustees
Chair
Salvatore Mileti
Chief Financial Officer
GNCO, Inc.
Nominating
Meredith Danko
Pulmonary Department Administrator
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Trustees
Vice Chair
Christopher Clegg
Sr. VP & Commercial Banking Team Leader
F.N.B. Corporation
Secretary
Jennifer Noble
Counsel-Employee Benefits
Ford Motor Company
Bill Ambrogio
Senior Associate
Wellspring Financial Advisors, LLC
Michael Brennan
Vice President/Senior Advisor
Morgan Stanley
Dan Campbell
Founder, President
Real Hospitality, INC
GGG, INC
Christy Conrath
Vice President
Oswald Companies
Charlotte Elek
Product Manager
Progressive Insurance
Pat Gable
Partner, Audit Services
Grant Thornton
Jerrald Goodloe
Family Support Specialist
Team Lead
SAY YES CLEVELAND
Mickey Kozlovich
President
Kozlovich Enterprises, Inc.
Dan Lorber
VP, Assistant Controller
Signet Jewelers
Eric Metzung
Senior Director of Funds Management
SITE Centers Corp.
James Neville
Architect
Neville SB
Deborah Prusak
Clinical RN Nurse Manager
University Hospitals
Erin Reese
Account Supervisor
Roop & Co.
Leah Sardiga
Consulting Actuary
Oswald Companies
Mike Scanlan
Assistant VP, Marketing & Communication
John Carroll University
Mary Beth Thoburn
Chief Nursing Officer
Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital
Michael Vehovec
VP & Corporate Controller
University Hospitals
Greater Akron/Canton/Mahoning Valley Community Trustees
Chair
Andrea Wlaszyn
Director of Business Engagement
BVU, Akron
Nominating
Amie O’Neill
Retired
Trustees
Vice Chair
Sharri Roper-Comernisky
HR Consultant
Vito Abruzzino
Prosecuting Attorney
Columbiana County
Jeananne Chadsey
Deputy Chief of Staff
Ohio Secretary of State
Nathan Heinzerling, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
Akron Children’s Hospital
Laurice Moore
Akron Children’s Hospital Women’s Board
Jason Petrik
Chief Financial Officer
Energy Harbor Corp.
Ashely Rini
Sr Manager & Operations Talent Acquisition/Onboarding
Swagelok Company
Amy Tenney
Assistant Corporate Controller
Diebold Nixdorf
Candice Williams
Project Account – Architecture Finance Sector
CHA Consulting, Inc.