Board of Directors

The Gathering Place Board of Directors is made of dedicated professionals with a wealth of experience in finance, development, sale, marketing, legal services, and more. They drive community impact through volunteerism while raising awareness and funds to ensure our mission and the needs of our participants are met.

OFFICERS

Mike Barnes, Chair
Vice President, Walnut Ridge Strategic Management Company

Julie Gurney, Vice Chair
Director of Practice & Industry Initiatives, Benesch

Guy Fabe, Treasurer
Vice President Treasurer, Parker Hannifin

Karen Lipman Steiger, Secretary
Community Representative

Mike Toth, Immediate Past Chair
President, Westfield Bank

BOARD MEMBER

• Eric Baumgartner: President, Twenty-Six Two Consulting
• Ron Boynar: Certified Benefits Consultant, Oswald Companies
• Doug England: Managing Director - Finance, The Riverside Company
• Preyonda Howell: Vice President, Treasury Management Advisor, People’s Bank
• Susan Karas: Principal, Akouo LLC, Counseling, Coaching & Consulting
• Kendall Kash: Associate, Baker & Hostetler, LLP
• Carlton Langer, Community Representative
• Kate Lincoln: Community Representative
• Quinton Massey: Director of Sales, Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.
• Rabbi Melinda Mersack: Director, jHub
• Adam Miller: Vice President, On-Air Talent Strategy, TEGNA
• Frances Mills: Director, Cleveland Office of Minority Health, City of Cleveland Department of Public Health
• Joanne Mrosko: Owner | Designer, Mrosko Design, LLC
  
• Lori Parsons: Vice President of Human Resources, SITE Centers
  
• Kevin Samuels: Partner, Jones Day
  
• Matt Speece: Vice President of Sales Support, Swagelok
  

LIFE MEMBERS

• Sandy Borrelli
• Cheryl Davis
• Cynthia Greenberg*
• Nancy Harrington
• Ron Harrington
• Emily Martin
• David Ostro
• Margo Roth
• Ernie Siegler*
• Margie Wheeler

*In loving memory