2014-2015 Board of Directors
BOARD OFFICERS
Gary L. Brahler, '89
Chair
First Vice President - Investments
Polcar Brahler Heil Belden Wealth
Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisor
F. Carl Walter, Jr., '73
Clair-Elect and Treasurer
Chair, Committee on Finance
Chairman (retired), Chess Financial Corporation
Lawrence R. Armstrong, '79, '80
Immediate Past Chair
CEO, Ware Malcomb
Dr. Linda M. Neiheiser, '90, '00
Secretary
Manager of Psychological Services
Cleveland Municipal School District
Stephen G. Sokany, MBA, '96
Executive Director, KSU Foundation
Vice President, Institutional Advancement
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James W. Arthur, '62
Property Manager, TransOhio Properties
Harvey J. Bazaar, '62
Caldwell, New Jersey
Christopher P. Bray, '89
Managing Director - Florida, Ariel Capital Advisers, LLC
Edmund D. Cooke Jr., '65
Partner, Law Offices of Cooke Robotham LLC
R. Douglas Cowan, '64
Chairman of the Board (retired)
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Robert J. DiDiano, '87
Senior Vice President and Senior Director of Banking
Wachovia Wealth Management, Northeast Region
Barbara A. Donaho
President and CEO (retired)
St. Anthony's Hospital
Timothy D. Eippert, '92
President, MC Sign Company
John R. Elliot, '70
President
AMFM, LLC
Barry E. Fetterman, '74, '76
Chair, Committee on Institutional Advancement
Principal (retired)
Sirach Capital Management Inc.
Richard J. Frenchie, MBA, FACHE
Chief Development and Community Relations Officer for the Eastern Region (retired)
University Hospitals Health System
Cathy D. Hemming, '70
Founder
Cathy D. Hemming Literary Agency LLC
Peter M. Holway, '82
Chair, Committee on Investments
Investment Director
Hirtle, Callaghan & Company
Dr. Candice A. Hughes, '70, '72
Associate Professor, Department of School Psychology,
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Nora Conway Jacobs, '73
Chair, Committee on Grants
Vice President, Crisis Communications
Hennes Paynter Communications
Steffany Matticola Larkins, '92
Chief of Staff
Chief Diversity Officer
Medical Mutual
Judie Fall Lasser, '00
Hudson, Ohio
James M. Pazderak, '74
President, Covenant Financial Group Ltd.
Joseph F. Rich
Senior Director, North America Sales & Marketing
Danfoss Power Electronics
Robert G. Risman
President and CEO
Burton Carol Management LLC
Robert E. Ross, ’70
Director, Private Asset Management (retired)
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Richard D. Selip
President
Grand River Rubber & Plastics Co.
David J. Sibits, ’72
Chair, Committee on Membership
Senior Vice President, Strategic Development
CBIZ, Inc.
Buzz Starner, '67
President and Owner (retired)
Starner Sales & Marketing
Robert W. Woolf, '65
Chairman and President (retired),
Chemi-Trol Chemical Company
AT LARGE MEMBERS REPRESENTING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Brian M. Marino, '01
Financial Advisor and Special Care Planner, Skylight Financial Group
Maria E. Schneider, '86
Managing Consultant, Premier Segment, Institutional Relationships, TIAA-CREF
EX officio MEMBERS
Trustee Representative
Richard Marsh, '73
First Energy Solutions Corp. (retired)
Assistant Vice President, Â鶹´«Ã½ Alumni Association
Lori A. Randorf, '99
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. Beverly J. Warren
President
Dr. Todd A. Diacon
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Stephen G. Sokany, MBA, '96
Executive Director, KSU Foundation; Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Gregory S. Floyd
Vice President for Finance and Administration
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
Dr. Daniel F. Mahony
Dean, College and Graduate School of Education, Health & Human Services