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Our staff

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David James, Ed.D.

Executive Director

djames@seisummit.org

 

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Pedro Cruz

Senior Manager, Data and Analytics

pcruz@seisummit.org

 

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Matthew Frey

Director, Data and Applications

mfrey@seisummit.org

 

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Alicia Robinson

Senior Director, Partnerships and Community Engagement

arobinson@seisummit.org

 

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Kaye Rowe

Senior Director, Finances

krowe@seisummit.org

 

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Cynthia Sommers

Senior Director, Research and Evaluation

csommers@seisummit.org

 

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Christine Sullivan

Senior Network Facilitator, Early Childhood

csullivan@seisummit.org

 

Board of directors

Evan M. Scocos, chair

Vice president of global business services

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Jennifer Dale Fox, vice chair

Vice president and director of client and community relations

PNC Financial Services Group

 

Bradley Virgin, treasurer

Vice president, controller

United Way Summit & Medina

 

Angela Moses, secretary 

Executive director

Early Childhood Resource Center

 

Steven Dimengo

President and managing partner

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

Andrew Duff

Vice president, general counsel

Cedarwood Development Inc.

 

Kimesha Flonnoy

Program manager

Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio 

 

Lada Gibson-Shreve, Ph.D.

Provost and chief academic officer 

Stark State College

 

Pam Hickson-Stevenson

Executive director

Akron-Summit County Library 

Pamela Holtz

Chief external affairs officer

Akron Zoo

Joseph Iacano

Superintendent

Summit Educational Service Center

 

Shana M. Lee, M.Ed.

Assistant dean of students and director of parents and family engagement 

Kent State University 

 

Steve Millard

President and CEO 

Greater Akron Chamber

 

Jason Ondrus

Superintendent

Barberton City Schools

 

Jared Pennington, Ph.D., PA-C

Gwen Price, Ph.D.

Senior vice president & provost

The University of Akron

 

Ilene Shapiro

County executive

County of Summit, Ohio 

 

Michael Tefs, Ed.D.

Retired superintendent 

Revere Local Schools 

 

Bradley Virgin

Vice president, controller

United Way of Summit & Medina

 

Jason Winkler

President

Summit Construction

 

Heather Wuensch

Director of community benefit, advocacy and outreach (external affairs department)

Akron Children's

 

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Directors emeritus

Ann Amer Brennan*, Amer, Cunningham & Brennan

Robert Briggs, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs

David Burner, B.F. Goodrich

Richard Chenoweth*, GAR Foundation 

Joseph Clapp, Roadway Services Inc.

William Considine, Akron Children's Hospital

 

Jim Crutchfield, Akron Beacon Journal

John Dotson*, Akron Beacon Journal

Leonard Foster, County of Summit

Barbara Hiney*, Bookhound

David Jennings, Akron-Summit County Public Library

Kevin Thomas, PNC Financial Services Group 

Robert Tieken, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Kirstin S. Toth, K.S. Toth Associates

John B. Yasinsky, GenCorp; OMNOVA

 

* deceased

Founding members

Paul Allison, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs

Jody Bacon*, Akron Community Foundation 

Chris Burnham, County of Summit

Dr. Gabe Campbell*, FCC of Akron

Mark Clark, Ohio Edison

Joe Coleman, INROADS NEO

William Considine, Akron Children's Hospital

David Eich, In the Company of Kids

Ann Lane Gates

Rebecca Ganyard, GenCorp

Stanley Gault*, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Louise Gissendaner, First National Bank

Jack Heckel, GenCorp

Barbary Hiney*

Kathryn Hunter*, First Akron Corp

Sidney Landskroner, Marketing Corp

Nathan Light, Sterling

Robert Mercer

Robert Merzweiler, Landmark Plastics

John Ong, BF Goodrich

Robert Reffner

Dr. Bruce Rothmann*, Akron Children's Hospital 

 

 

Dorthea Snyder, Hudson Local Schools

F. William Steele, Steele Enterprises

Joseph Stewart, Babcock & Wilcox

Dr. Robert Stone*, Akron Children's Hospital

Charles Vehlow, Akron Child Guidance

Mark Yanke, Yanke Bionics

Richard Young, Akron Regional Development Board

 

* deceased