Foundation Board
Board of Directors
Board Officers
Cathy D. Hemming, '70
Chair
Founder
Cathy D. Hemming Literary Agency LLC
Larry R. Armstrong, '79, '80
Treasurer
Chair Elect
Chair, Finance Committee
CEO
Ware Malcomb
Barry E. Fetterman, '74, '76
Immediate Past Chair
Chair, Institutional Advancement Committee
Principal (retired)
Sirach Capital Management Inc.
Dr. Linda M. Neiheiser, '90, '00
Secretary
Manager of Psychological Services
Cleveland Municipal School District
Gene Finn
Executive Director
Vice President Institutional Advancement
Kent State University
Michael T. Strebler
Assistant Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
Kent State University Foundation Inc.
Board of Directors
Property Manager
TransOhio Properties
Harvey J. Bazaar, '62
Caldwell, New Jersey
Gary L. Brahler, '89
Chair, Investments Committee
Vice President of Investments
Polcar Brahler Heil Belden Wealth
Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Christopher P. Bray, '89
Managing Director - Florida
Willow Street Advisors LLC
John S. Brinzo, '64
Chairman and CEO (retired)
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Edmund D. Cooke Jr., '65
Partner
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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
Chair, Grants Committee
President and CEO (retired)
St. Anthony's Hospital
President
MC Sign Company
Richard J. Frenchie, MBA, FACHE
Chief Development and Community Relations Officer for the Eastern Region (retired)
University Hospitals Health System
John F. Garofalo, '87, '93
Alumni Board Representative
Vice President of Community Investment
Akron Community Foundation
Roe Green, '80
Theatrical Stage Director
Self-Employed
Peter M. Holway, '82
Investment Director
Hirtle, Callaghan & Company
Dr. Candice A. Hughes, '70, '72
President
Bridging Cultures Inc.
Nora C. Jacobs, '73
Vice President, Crisis Communications
Hennes Paynter Communications
Hudson, Ohio
Craig D. Lucas, '86
Director of Member Development
Corporate United
James M. Pazderak, '74
President
Covenant Financial Group Ltd.
Chairman and CEO
The Pizzuti Companies
Robert G. Risman
President and CEO
Burton Carol Management LLC
Director
Georgia Tech College of Architecture
Robert E. Ross, ’70
Director, Private Asset Management
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Alumni Board Representative
Managing Consultant
Premier Segment, Institutional Relationships TIAA-CREF
David J. Sibits, ’72
Chair, Membership Committee
President of Financial Services
CBIZ, Inc.
Donald L. Stallard, '68
CEO
The Reserves Network, Inc.
Board of Trustees Representative
Trustee
Timken Family LLC
F. Carl Walter, Jr., '73
Chairman
Chess Financial Corporation
J. Todd Walters, '81
Branch Manager
Security One Lending
Robert W. Woolf, '65
Chairman and President (retired)
Chemi-Troll Chemical Company