Connecting and focusing Greater Cleveland's private-sector resources to build a stronger region

2008 Board of Directors

The active engagement and leadership of senior business executives are central to GCP’s credibility and success. Consideration is given to ensure that the board represents the diversity that is present in Greater Cleveland.  The board is comprised of CEOs of large companies, small and midsize business leaders, as well as other community leaders who lead our major health care, educational, real estate development, venture capital and faith based organizations.

Chairman
Henry L. Meyer III
Chairman and CEO
KeyCorp

Vice Chairman
Christopher M. Connor
Chairman and CEO
The Sherwin-Williams Company

Vice Chairman
Sandra Pianalto
President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Secretary
 Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton
President
Cuyahoga Community College

Treasurer
Robert C. Smith
President and CEO
Spero-Smith Investment Advisers, Inc.

 
  • Arthur F. Anton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Swagelok Company, Inc.
  • Keith A. Ashmus, Partner, Frantz Ward LLP
  • Brent D. Ballard, Managing Partner, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
  • Alexandria Johnson Boone, President and Chief Executive Officer, GAP Communications Group
  • Connie Browning, President, AT&T Ohio
  • Edward P. Campbell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nordson Corporation
  • Scott Chaikin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dix & Eaton, Inc.
  • William F. Christopher, Executive Vice President, Alcoa; President, Engineered Products and Solutions
  • Lonzo Coleman, President, Coleman Spohn Corporation
  • Dr. Delos M. Cosgrove, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Clinic
  • Jeanne Halladay Coughlin, President, The Coughlin Group, Inc.
  • Alexander M. Cutler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eaton Corporation
  • Steven J. Demetriou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aleris International, Inc.
  • Terrance C.Z. Egger, Publisher and President, The Plain Dealer Publishing Company 
  • Stephen R. Fry, President, Time Warner Cable, Northeast Ohio
  • Lyle G. Ganske, Regional Managing Partner, Jones Day
  • David Goldberg, Co-Chairman of the Board, AmTrust Bank
  • Brian E. Hall, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Industrial Inventory Solutions LLC
  • James L. Hambrick, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Lubrizol Corporation
  • Marlene Herman, Owner, AAMCO Transmissions
  • David J. Hooker, Managing Partner, Thompson Hine LLP
  • Dr. Jennie S. Hwang, President, H-Technologies Group. Inc. and CEO, Asahi America, Inc.
  • AJ Hyland, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyland Software, Inc.
  • James D. Ireland III, Managing Partner, Early Stage Partners, LP
  • Richard A. Johnson, Publisher and Chairman, Kaleidoscope Magazine
  • Elizabeth B. Juliano, President, Litigation Management, Inc.
  • R. Steven Kestner, Executive Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • Louis J. Licata, President, Licata & Toerek
  • Joe Lopez, President, New Era Builders, Inc.
  • Joel D. Marx, President, Medical Service Company
  • Stephanie McHenry, President, ShoreBank Enterprise Cleveland
  • Donald T. Misheff, Northeast Ohio Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
  • A. Malachi Mixon III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Invacare Corporation
  • Patrick S. Mullin, Managing Partner, Deloitte
  • Frederick R. Nance, Regional Managing Partner, Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLC 
  • Jane Neubauer, President, Neubauer Land Management Company, Inc.
  • Dominic L. Ozanne, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ozanne Construction Company, Inc.
  • Alfred M. Rankin Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, NACCO Industries, Inc.
  • Peter E. Raskind, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, National City Corporation
  • Charles A. Ratner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
  • Tim Reynolds, President, Tribute, Inc.
  • Ronald B. Richard, President, The Cleveland Foundation
  • Timothy Rub, Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Dr. Michael Schwartz, President, Cleveland State University
  • Fareed Siddiq, Senior Vice President, Wealth Management, Smith Barney
  • Barbara R. Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University
  • Carol A. Staiger, Owner, Vantage Point Marketing Consultants
  • Samuel A. Steinhouse, President, SPS Partners LLC
  • John M. Stropki, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Lincoln Electric Company
  • Frank C. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer, RPM International Inc.
  • Kathryn E. Tatman, Partner, D'Amore Tatman Group LLC
  • Eddie Taylor, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Beverage Dispensing Solutions
  • Andre Thornton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ASW GLOBAL
  • Eric Tolbert, Owner, Eric Tolbert & Associates, A Financial Advisory Practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
  • Les C. Vinney, Special Advisor, STERIS Corporation
  • Eric Von Hendrix, President and Chief Executive Officer, MWV Pinnacle Management Company
  • Donald E. Washkewicz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Parker Hannifin Corporation
  • Zev Weiss, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American Greetings Corporation
  • Steven J. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Container Systems LLC
  • Scott A. Wolstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Developers Diversified Realty Corporation
  • Thomas F. Zenty III, President and Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals