Board of Directors

Thank you to all the members of the board for providing direction, evaluating ideas and strategies and helping to bring the idea of Global Cleveland to fruition. (Scroll down to see Advisory Council)

Baiju Shah BioEnterprise	Oren Baratz Jewish Federation of Cleveland	Daniel P. Walsh, Jr. Huntington Bank	Tom Adler PlayhouseSquare Real Estate Services
Carolyn Balogh MAR-BAL Inc.	Michael Benz United Way	Patsy Bilbao-Berkman Cleveland State University	Greg Brown PolicyBridge
Jeanette Grasselli Brown Community Leader	Carolyn J. Buller Squire Sanders	Armando Chardiet Cleveland Clinic	Rénee Chelm Community Leader
Saji Daniel Tradex International, Inc.	Robert Falls Falls Communications	José Feliciano Baker & Hostetler	Ed FitzGerald Cuyahoga County Executive
David Fleshler Case Western Reserve University	Hiro Fujita, Ph.D Quality ElectroDynamics	Marcus Glover Cleveland Horseshoe Casino	Robert Goldberg Community Leader
Gary Hanson The Cleveland Orchestra	Edward Hill Cleveland State University	Stephen H. Hoffman Jewish Federation of Cleveland	Tom Hopkins Sherwin Williams
Mayor Frank Jackson City of Cleveland	Len Komoroski Cleveland Cavaliers	Alex Machaskee Alex Machaskee & Associates, LLC	Valarie J. McCall City of Cleveland
Stanley Miller Marcus Garvey Academy	Susan Muha Cuyahoga Community College	Michael Nochomovitz University Hospitals	Lisa Oliver KeyBank
Stephen Ong Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland	Richard W. Pogue Jones Day	Judge Dan Polster U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio	Albert Ratner Forest City Enterprises
Ronald B. Richard The Cleveland Foundation	Joe Roman Greater Cleveland Partnership	Bob Rosing Dwellworks	James Ross Cleveland Browns
Alan Schonberg Management Recruiters International	Anthony Stallion Cleveland Clinic	Steven D. Standley University Hospitals	Tom Tomasula, Jr. The Lubrizol Corporation
Thomas Waltermire Team NEO	Margaret Wong Margaret Wong & Associates

Advisory Council

The advisory council is comprised of members of various organizations with which Global Cleveland partners. These include representatives from various non-profits, economic development and government agencies, universities and key business members. The advisory council works in smaller groups as necessary to tackle specific issues or refine programs and services. The advisory council plays the important role of ensuring seamless delivery of services across sectors. We thank these individuals for their commitment and expertise.

Justin Bibb Cuyahoga County	Greg Zucca Cuyahoga County	Fatima Perkins Cuyahoga County Public Library	David Leopold Immigration Attorney
Ken Kovach International Community Council	Karin Wishner International Services Center	Oren Baratz Jewish Federation of Cleveland	Dayan Gross Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Robert Hatta Jumpstart	Jim Kuhn Life Line Screening	Diane Euchenhofer-Rossa Lorain County Community College	Anne Hill MetroHealth
Joel Ratner Neighborhood Progress Inc.	Jeffrey Johnson New Bridge	Dorothy Baunach Nortech	Stephanie Mercado Northeast Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Rev. Max Rodas Nueva Luz	David Gilbert Positively Cleveland	Pierre Bejjani Northern Ohio Lebanese American Association	Bernardine van Kessel Team NEO
Reka Barabas TiE Ohio	Chris Ronayne University Circle Inc.	Nikki Cicerani Upwardly Global	Ruth Ramos Young Latino Network
Radhika Reddy Ariel Ventures LLC	Michael Byun Asia Inc.	Anthony Hughes JumpStart Inc.	Allan Goldner Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Brian Upton Building Hope in the City	Connie Atkins CAAO—Consortium of African American Organizations	Matthew Rossman Case Western Reserve Legal Clinic	Tom Mrosko Catholic Charities
Ifeoma Ezepue Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities	Tania Menesse City of Shaker Heights	Andres E. Gonzalez Cleveland Clinic	Richard Crepage Cleveland Council of World Affairs
Marianne Crosley Cleveland Leadership Center	Dick Russ Cleveland Media	Eric S. Gordon Cleveland Municipal School District	Dan Hanson Cleveland People.com
Rick Batyko Cleveland Plus	Timothy Diamond Cleveland Public Library	Grace Kudukis Cleveland Sister Cities	George Burke Cleveland State University
Harry Weller Community Member	Barbara Hawkins Community Member	Lisa Purdy Council of International Programs USA	Thomas Cozzens CSU-Unger International Center for Local Government Leadership
Gloria W. Gillette Northeast ABLE Resource Center	Ingrid Angel El Barrio