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Business Advisory Councils
Council members are recruited annually from firms that represent a cross-section of regional businesses and from labor, community development, and consumer organizations to ensure that data collected on the regional economy represent the views of an array of stakeholders. We strive to have at least three members of each council who are representatives from consumer, community development, or labor organizations.
Members are identified through Bank and community-sponsored events, referrals from current council members and directors, civically engaged Bank employees, and regional outreach. Council members are selected to serve a two-year term and may serve more than one term.
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Responsibilities and Qualifications of Business Advisory Council Members
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Business Advisory Councils (BACs) comprise thought leaders from diverse industries and community development, consumer, and labor organizations throughout the Fourth Federal Reserve District. Members provide data on current economic conditions from the perspective of their organizations, industries, and regions. Information provided by council members helps Federal Reserve officials keep their fingers on the pulse of the Fourth District’s economic environment and understand public perceptions of the Federal Reserve and its actions.
Council members are individuals who contribute to discussions on the business and economic conditions in their regions. Each participant is senior in his or her organization and conversant about his or her firm and the broader industry or environment in which the firm operates. All members are active and engaged in their communities, and they understand and are able to articulate how economic conditions affect their regions and communities. Members are selected without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, or national origin.
Cincinnati
MIchelle Billings
Realtor and President of Cincinnati Areas Board of RealtorsColdwell Banker Realty
Robert W. Buechner
PresidentBuechner, Haffer, Meyers & Koenig Company, LPA
Brendon Cull
PresidentCincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Greg Fischer
ChairFischer Homes
Melvin Gravely
Chief Executive OfficerTriVersity Construction Group
Dil Gruffydd
Chief Financial OfficerCincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport
Dave Herche
ChairHBH Holdings, Inc.
Kevin Hughes
Managing PrincipalCushman & Wakefield
Anthony Iannarino
President and Chief Sales OfficerSolutions Staffing
Lisa Sampson
Senior Vice PresidentPNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Barb Smith
PresidentJourney Steel, Inc.
Drew Spata
Vice President for Economics and ForecastingMacy's
Cleveland
Sunil (Sunny) Daga
PresidentWrap-Tite, Inc.
Jack Diamond
PresidentBrennan, Manna & Diamond
Terry Joyce
Business Manager, Building Laborers Union, Local 310President, Cleveland Building Construction Trades Council
Michael A. Keresman III
Founder, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive OfficerCardinal Commerce Corporation
Andrew Logan
President and Chief Executive OfficerLogan Clutch Corporation
Steve Matthew
PresidentWooster Hydrostatics
Darrell L. McNair
President and Chief Executive OfficerMVP Plastics, Inc.
Nancy Person
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerHyland Software, Inc.
Kimberly Riley
Chief Operating OfficerHylant – Northeast Region
Beth Weiner
Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerMarc Glassman, Inc. dba Marc’s
Columbus
Mary Auch
Regional President, Central OhioPNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Tim Burga
PresidentOhio AFL-CIO
Darci Congrove
Managing DirectorGBQ Partners LLC
Don DePerro
President and Chief Executive OfficerColumbus Chamber of Commerce
Leah Evans
President and Chief Executive OfficerHomeport
Everett Gallagher
Senior Vice President and TreasurerAbercrombie & Fitch
Scott Glaser
PresidentJ2K Advisory
Joe Hayek
Chief Financial OfficerWorthington Industries
Gale Hill
Franchise OwnerMcDonalds
Mark Kirkendall
Vice PresidentM/I Homes, Inc.
Kenny McDonald
President and Chief Executive OfficerColumbus Partnership
Gary Paine
PresidentAccurate Transportation
C. K. Satyapriya
President and Chief Executive OfficerCTL Engineering, Inc.
Dayton
Doug Barry
PresidentBarryStaff
Edward Blake
Chief Executive OfficerCulmen Real Estate Services, Inc.
Doug Compton
Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking and Dayton City ExecutiveFifth Third Bank
Tom Cronin III
Vice President of Maintenance and Employee RelationsDayton Freights Lines, Inc.
Kent Dimbath
Chief Financial OfficerDorothy Lane Market
Bruce Feldman
PresidentEconomy Linen and Towel Service, Inc.
Dan Kelly
PresidentBenjamin Steel Company
Chris Kershner
President and Chief Executive OfficerDayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Larry Klaben
President and Chief Executive OfficerMorris Furniture Company, Inc.
Joe Krisciunas
PresidentGE Aviation Electrical Power Systems
Greg Stout
Chief Executive and Chief Financial OfficerVoss Auto Network
Katie Ward
Chief Executive Officer and OwnerP&R Communications
Erie
Carl Anderson
Chief Financial OfficerReed Manufacturing Company
Pete Austin
Vice PresidentE. E. Austin & Son, Inc.
Matthew Baldwin
Vice PresidentBaldwin Brothers, Inc.
Jim Berlin
Chief Executive OfficerLogistics Plus, Inc.
Jon DeArment
President and Chief Operations OfficerChannellock, Inc.
John Dill
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive OfficerMarquette Savings Bank
Martin Farrell
PresidentInfinity Resources, Inc.
Margaret (Maggie) Horne
Director, Small Business Development CenterGannon University
Marsha Marsh
OwnerMarsha Marsh Real Estate Services
Desmond McDonald
President and Chief Executive OfficerSolenoid Solutions, Inc.
Jim Rutkowski Jr.
General ManagerIndustrial Sales and Manufacturing, Inc.
Chris N. Scott
Vice PresidentScott Enterprises
Lexington
Robert Edwards
Chief of External Affairs and Assistant Vice PresidentUK Healthcare
Eric Frankl
Executive DirectorBlue Grass Airport
Todd Johnson
Executive Vice PresidentBuilding Industry Association of Central Kentucky
Ouita Michel
OwnerHolly Hill Restaurant Group
Chauncey Morris
Executive DirectorKentucky Thoroughbred Association, Inc.
Robert L. Quick
President and Chief Executive OfficerCommerce Lexington, Inc.
Mary Quinn Ramer
PresidentVisitLex
Robert Rosenstein
OwnerRosenstein Development, LLC
Annita Rucker
Business Development DirectorV-Soft Consulting Group, Inc.
Tate Russell
PresidentKentucky Eagle Inc.
Greg Stacy
Executive Vice PresidentCentral Bank
Richard Vincent
Executive Vice PresidentAssociation of General Contractors of Kentucky
Allen Waugerman
President and Chief Executive OfficerLexmark
Pittsburgh
Jack Brice
Principal ConsultantBCS Partners
Jeff Burd
President and OwnerTall Timber Group
Steve Fink
Marketing DirectorParagon Homes, Inc.
William Generett Jr.
Senior Vice President for Civic Engagement and External RelationsDuquesne University
Andrea Karkhanis
Director Marketing ResearchVisit Pittsburgh
Robert Y. Kopf
Vice President of Marketing and Commercial SupportUnited States Steel Corporation
Jeremy Kronman
Vice ChairCBRE, Inc.
Dena Lamar
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion OfficerAdvance Auto Parts
Warner Macklin III, JD
Chair and Managing DirectorFoxChase, LLC
Amber Simonic
Executive Sales DirectorCalgon Carbon Corporation
Rama Subba Rao
Executive Vice PresidentAquatech International, LLC
Michael Yoffee
Assistant to the International PresidentUnited Steelworkers Union
Wheeling
Zachary T. Abraham
PrincipalAlignHR, LLC
Scott Everson
President and Chief Executive OfficerUnified Bank
Holly Fillipovich
Chief Financial OfficerZiegenfelder Company
John L. Kalkreuth
ChairKalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.
Jennifer Kiger
Treasurer and Chief Accounting OfficerRiesbeck Food Markets, Inc.
Kurt Zende
PresidentWheeling Area Chamber of Commerce
Candidate Recommendations
Engagement is a key part of what we do at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. To recommend a candidate to serve on one of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's boards of directors, advisory councils, or other forms of engagement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, complete and submit this form. Self-recommendations are also welcome.
If you have a question about our Bank's recruitment process, please contact us.