REACHigher Governance Board

Marcia Ballinger., Provost/Vice President
Academic and Learner Services
Lorain County Community College (LCCC)

Jim Bass, General Manager
Mike Bass Ford

Kathryn Boylan, Health Commissioner
Elyria City Health District

Jonathan Burton, Ed.D., President
Open Door Christian Schools

Lynette Brausch, Adjunct Faculty
Early Childhood Education LCCC

Robert A. Capretto, Ph.D., Vice President Regional Business Development/Operations
Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals

Roy Church, Ed.D., President
Lorain County Community College (LCCC)

James Cordes, County Administrator
Lorain County

John R. Crooks, Ph.D., Associate Provost
University Partnership & Director, LCCC
Distributed Learning

Frank DeTillio, President
Lorain County Chamber of Commerce

Jack Dibee, Ph.D., Principal
Elyria City School District

Al DiVencenzo 
Lorain County Farm Bureau

Jennifer Dodge, Executive Director
Child Care Resource Center

Bradley Donahue, D.Min., President
Lorain Clergy Association

Helen Dronsfield, Trustee
Wellington Village Council

Sandra Dubell, Senior Vice President
Buckeye Community Bank

Brian Frederick, President / CEO
The Community Foundation of Lorain County

Mary Lou Golski, Director
Job and Family Services

Brenda Grier-Miller, Associate Dean
Student Academic Services
Oberlin College

William Harper, Executive Director
United Way of Greater Lorain County

Michele Henes, Coordinator
Children’s Learning Center & Associate Professor,
Early Childhood Education LCCC

Pat Jacobs, Program Manager, Court School Liaison
Lorain County Juvenile Court

Anthony Krasienko, Mayor
City of Lorain

Marvin Krislov, J.D., President
Oberlin College

Cindy Kushner, Director
Marketing and Community Outreach Initiatives
LCCC

Victor Leandry, Executive Director
El Centro de Servicios Sociales

Kathleen McGervey, Board Member
State Board of Education, Avon District 2

John Mullaney, Executive Director
The Nord Family Foundation

Mary Murphy, Director 
Lorain County Workforce Development Agency 
Manager, Adult Transitions at LCCC

John Nolan, Superintendent
Lorain County Joint Vocational School

Gloria F. 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
Mercy Regional Medical Center &
Mercy Health System

James A. Park, Partner
Park & Illenberger CPA

Cecilia Render, Executive 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

Amy Szmania, Trustee
Rochester Township

James Walborn, CEO
Banyan Technology

Valerie Watring, Supervisor of Curriculum
Lorain County Joint Vocational School

Visobe Welch, Senior Research Project Manager
Joint Center for Policy Research

Linda Williams, Ph.D., Senior Director
Educational Services, ideastream
WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN

Clarence Wills, Interim President / CEO
Lorain County Urban League

Alenka Winslett, Vice President of Programs
College Now Greater Cleveland