Partnership Members
BOARD MEMBERS
Tony Paglia – Chair
VP-Government Affairs,
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
Dr. Cynthia Anderson
President, Youngstown State University
Barbara Ewing
CIO, Youngstown Business Incubator
Ron Iarussi
Superintendent, Mahoning County ESC
Dr. Laura Meeks
President, Eastern Gateway Community College
Michael Parkes
Community & Employee Relations Manager, Heritage – WTI
John Rubesich
Superintendent, Ashtabula ESC
Julie Michael Smith
President, Vista AST2
Dr. Wanda Thomas
Regional Dean, Kent State University
Anna Marie Vaughn
Superintendent, Columbiana County ESC
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Margie Alexander
Council Coordinator, Family & Children First-Trumbull
Chuck Adkins
Director/Asst. Superintendent, CCCTC
Edna Anderson
Superintendent, CCCTC
Norah Anderson
Executive Director, Ashtabula Co. Civic Development
Karen Arbogast
Coordinator, Family & Children First-Columbiana
James Baber
Exec. VP, Jefferson Community College
Rachilla Basista
Administrator, Family & Children First-Mahoning
Max Blachman
NE Ohio Regional Rep., Office of Senator Sherrod Brown
Jessica Borza
Vice President of Workforce Strategies, Thomas P. Miller and Associates
Jerome Brockway
Superintendent, Ashtabula Co. JVS
Louise Casagrande
Executive Director, PEAC
Claudia Charity
Supervisor, Youngstown City Schools
Dr. Roan Craig
Superintendent, Mahoning Co. CTC
Gregory Cvetkovic
Executive Director, D & E Counseling Center
Phil Dennison
Principal, Packer Thomas
Dr. Mary Lou DiPillo
Dean, Beeghly College of Education, Youngstown State University
Kaye Doran
Director/Childhood Development Ctr., Jewish Community Center of Youngstown
Tracy Drake
Chief Executive Officer, Columbiana Co. Port Authority
Matt Falter
Regional Workforce Director, Ohio Dept of Development, Region 12
Robert Faulkner
Board President, TCTC
Teresa Furniss
Executive Director, Tru-Mah-Col
Thomas J. Garbarz, Jr.
Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Management Information Network (NEOMIN)
Bob Hannon
President & CEO, United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley
Dr. Connie Hathorn
Superintendent, Youngstown City Schools
Mike Hripko
Dir. Research & Econ Dev of STEM, Youngstown State University
John LaPlante
Executive Director, ACCESS
Chris McCarty
Recruitment Supervisor, Humility of Mary Health Partners
Wayne McClain
Superintendent, TCTC
Ginny Pasha
Director Community Investments, United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley
Robin Patton
Area Manager, First Energy
Pamela Perrino
Early Childhood Advocate, The Raymond John Wean Foundation
Loree Richardson
Associate Superintendent, Warren City Schools
Ted Roberts
Attorney, Roth, Blair, Roberts, Strasfeld & Lodge
Kathleen Ruff
Vice President for External Affairs, NEOMED
David Sabine
Senior VP, Huntington Bank
Molly Seals
Sr. VP Human Resources, Humility of Mary Health Partners
Carlton Sears
Director, Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
Sue Shafer
Community Events Coordinator, Tribune Chronicle
Gary Soukenik
CEO, Seven Seventeen Credit Union
Jan Strasfeld
Executive Director, The Youngstown Foundation
Dr. Susan Stocker
Dean, Kent State University – Ashtabula
John Tonti
President, Salem Community Foundation
John Wilson
Director, Turning Technologies Foundation
Ralph Zerbonia
President, Universe Central
