GCP 2013 Board of Directors

 
The active engagement and leadership of senior business executives are central to the GCP’s credibility and success. Consideration is given to ensure that the GCP Board represents the diversity that is present in Greater Cleveland. Click here to read our Board of Directors Resolution on Diversity and Inclusion. Our Board is composed of CEOs of small, mid-sized and large companies in the Cleveland Plus region, as well as executives who lead our major health care, educational, and venture capital organizations.

Chair
Christopher M. Connor
Chairman and CEO
The Sherwin-Williams Company		 Treasurer
Robert C. Smith
President and CEO
Spero-Smith Investment Advisers, Inc.


  • Brent D. Ballard, managing partner, Calfee
  • Joseph Banner, chief executive officer, Cleveland Browns 
  • Jodi L. Berg, president, Vitamix Corporation
  • Ronald M. Berkman, Ph.D., president, Cleveland State University
  • Isaac C. Brooks, Jr., managing director, THE PARTNERSHIP
  • Scott Chaikin, chairman and chief executive officer, Dix & Eaton
  • Sharlene Ramos Chesnes, board chair and executive vice president, InterChez Logistics Systems 
  • Richard Chiricosta, president and chief executive officer, Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • William F. Christopher, president and chief executive officer, Lakeview Consulting Enterprises 
  • Paul Clark, regional president, PNC Bank 
  • Lonnie Coleman, chairman, president and owner, Coleman Spohn Corporation
  • Jeanne Halladay Coughlin, president, The Coughlin Group, Inc.
  • Allen L. Crowley, Jr., AIC, partner, COR Services 
  • Alexander M. Cutler, chairman and chief executive officer, Eaton
  • Jenniffer D. Deckard, chief executive officer, Fairmount Minerals Ltd.
  • James M. Dickey, chief operating officer, North America; managing director, Cleveland office, Accenture
  • Paul J. Dolan, chairman and chief executive officer, Cleveland Indians Baseball Club, Inc.
  • Terrance C.Z. Egger, publisher and president, The Plain Dealer Publishing Company
  • Roxanne Kaufman Elliot, founder and president, ProLaureate
  • Jose C. Feliciano, chairman, Hispanic Roundtable of Cleveland
  • John J. Ferchill, chairman and chief executive officer, The Ferchill Group
  • Darrin W. Fleming, managing diretor, Stratavant
  • James Free, director, NASA Glenn Research Center* 
  • Lyle G. Ganske,  partner-in-charge, Midwest Region, Jones Day
  • Eduardo Gonzalez, president and CEO, Ferragon Corporation
  • Adam A. Grzybicki, president, AT&T Ohio 
  • James L. Hambrick, chairman, president and chief executive officer, The Lubrizol Corporation
  • Maia Hansen, managing director, Cleveland office, McKinsey & Company 
  • Frank Higgins, president and chief executive officer, Nestle USA, Prepared Foods Division
  • Richard J. Hipple, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Materion 
  • James D. Ireland III, managing partner, Capital One Partners, LLC
  • Elizabeth B. Juliano, president, Litigation Management, Inc.
  • Jerry Kelsheimer, president and chief executive officer, Fifth Third Bank, Northeastern Ohio
  • R. Steven Kestner, executive partner, BakerHostetler
  • Len Komoroski, president, Cavaliers/Quicken Loans Arena
  • Evan Koppel, regional sales director, Midwest Division, United Airlines 
  • Daryl Z. Laisure, president and chief executive officer, ZIN Technologies, Inc.
  • Lisa Logan, vice president, Logan Clutch Corporation
  • Joe Lopez, president and chief executive officer, Aster Elements, Inc.
  • Christopher L. Mapes, president and chief executive officer, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
  • Kenneth E. Marblestone, president, Charter One Bank, Ohio
  • Bonnie Matthew, founder and president, Food for Thought
  • Scott C. Mller, vice president and general manager, Dominion East Ohio 
  • Beth E. Mooney, chairman and CEO, KeyCorp
  • Bernie Moreno, president, Collection Auto Group 
  • Scott Mueller, chief executive officer, Dealer Tire
  • Tim D. Myers, president, Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products
  • Frederick R. Nance, regional managing partner, Squire Sanders (US) LLP 
  • Stephen D. Newlin, chairman, president and chief executive officer, PolyOne Corporation
  • Donald A. Nolan, president, Avery Dennison Materials Group 
  • Ashley Basile Oeken, executive director, Engage! Cleveland**
  • Rear Admiral Michael N. Parks, commander, Ninth Coast Guard District* 
  • Sandra Pianalto, president and chief executive officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland** 
  • Charles A. Ratner, chairman, Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
  • Deborah Z. Read, managing partner, Thompson Hine LLP 
  • Gwenay S. Reaze-Coniglio, president, The Coniglio Group
  • Tim Reynolds, president, Tribute, Inc.
  • Walter M. Rosebrough, Jr., president and CEO, STERIS Corporation
  • Deborah Rutledge, chief operating officer, The Rutledge Group 
  • Rion Safier, managing director, CoreFocal, Inc.
  • Barbara R. Snyder, president, Case Western Reserve University
  • Samuel A. Steinhouse, president, SPS Partneres LLC 
  • Frank C. Sullivan, chairman and chief executive officer, RPM International Inc.
  • Maryrose T. Sylvester, president and chief executive officer, GE Lighting
  • Eddie Taylor, president, Taylor Oswald
  • C. Lee Thomas, managing partner, Cleveland office, Ernst & Young LLP
  • Sharon L. Toerek, partner, Licata and Toerek 
  • Daniel P. Walsh, Jr., president, Cleveland region, Huntington National Bank 
  • Zev Weiss, chairman and chief executive officer, American Greetings Corporation
  • Steven J. Williams, president and chief executive officer, Elsons International
  • Thomas F. Zenty III, chief executive officer, University Hospitals
  • Alan M. Zhang, president, U.S. Bank, Northeast Ohio 

  *Federal Installation Liaison
**Other nonvoting member