John R. Bender, Ph.D., Representative
District State Board of Education
Robert A. Capretto, PH.D., VP Regional Business Development/Operations
Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals
Roy Church, Ed.D., President
Lorain County Community College
James Cordes, County Administrator
Lorain County
John R. Crooks, Ph.D., Associate Provost of the University Partnership; Director, Distributed Learning
University Partnership of Lorain County Community College
Jack Dibee, Ph.D., Principal
Elyria City School District
Al DiVencenzo, President
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Frank DeTillio, President
Lorain County Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Dodge, Executive Director
Child Care Resource Center
Brad Donahue, D.MIN. Pastor
Ministerial Alliance
Helen Dronsfield, Council Person
Wellington Village Council
Sharon Fain, Director
College Tech Prep Consortium
Vicki Fisher, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Avon School District
Brian Frederick, President/CEO
The Community Foundation of Lorain County
Evelyn France, Economic Development Director
Lorain National Bank
Mary Lou Golski, Director
Job and Family Services
Michele Henes, Asst. Professor, Coordinator Children's Learning Center
Early Childhood Education Program at LCCC
Sandra Hodge, Special Assistant for Community & Government Relations
Oberlin College
Pat Jacobs, Program Manager/Court Liaisons/for Court School Liaisons Program
Lorain County Juvenile Court
Jeff Jaroscak, Director of Teaching and Learning
The Center for Leadership in Education
Tony Krasienko, Mayor
City of Lorain
Marvin Krislov, J.D., President
Oberlin College
Cindy Kushner, Director of Marketing & Community Outreach Initiatives
Lorain County Community College
Victor Leandry, Executive Director
El Centro de Servicios Sociales
William Locke, Executive Director
Lorain County Community Action Agency
Tammy Macek, Technical Applications Specialist
Lorain County Community College
John Mullaney, Executive Director
The Nord Family Foundation
John Nolan, Superintendent
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
Gloria Noland, Educational Consultant
National Alliance of Black School Educators, Lorain County Alliance of Black School Educators
Patricia O’Brien, Executive Director
The Stocker Foundation
Edwin Oley, President & CEO
Community Regional Medical Center
Craig Phillips, Ed.D., Superintendent
North Ridgeville City School District
Alexis Rainbow, Head of School
Arts Academy
Cecilia Render, Director
Nordson Corporation Foundation
Cliff Reynolds, Director
Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (GLIDE)
Paul Rigda, Superintendent
Elyria City Schools
Tom Rockwell, Ed.D., Superintendent
Educational Service Center of Lorain County
Jerry Skully, Executive Director
United Way of Greater Lorain County
Terrence Tomaszewski, Health Commissioner
Lorain City Health Department
Visobe Welch, Senior Research Project Manager
Joint Center for Policy Research
Karen Wells, Ed.D., Provost and VP for Academic & Learner Services
Lorain County Community College
Linda Williams, Ph.D., Senior Director of Educational Services
WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 ideastream
Alenka Winslett, Vice President of Programs
Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc.
Fred Wright, Director
Lorain County Urban League