Cleveland Fed announces appointments to Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh boards

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland announced the following appointments to its main office board of directors and its branch boards in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, effective January 1, 2023.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Doris Carson Williams, president and chief executive officer, African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was appointed chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland for 2023. Williams served as deputy chair of the Cleveland board in 2021 and 2022, and as the chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Pittsburgh Branch, in 2016 and 2017. Williams also served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Pittsburgh Branch, from 2014 to 2017.

Heidi Gartland, chief government and community relations officer, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, was appointed deputy chair for the board for 2023 and was appointed director to a three-year term that begins on January 1, 2023. Gartland has served as a director of the Cleveland Fed since 2021.

Helga Houston, senior executive vice president and chief risk officer, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, Columbus, Ohio, was elected to a three-year term beginning January 1, 2023.

Holly Wiedemann, founder, AU Associates, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, was elected to a three-year term beginning January 1, 2023. Wiedemann previously served as a director of the Cincinnati Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from 2019 to 2022.

You can find more information on the Cleveland board here.

Cincinnati Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Rachid Abdallah, chair and chief executive officer, Jedson Engineering, Cincinnati, Ohio, was reappointed chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cincinnati Branch, for 2023, Abdallah served as the chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cincinnati Branch, in 2021 and 2022  and has been a director of the branch board since 2019.

Gina McFarlane-El, chief executive officer and founder, Five Rivers Health Centers, Dayton, Ohio, has been appointed to the Cincinnati Branch board for a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2023.

Jill P. Meyer, chief executive officer, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been appointed to the Cincinnati Branch board for a three-year term that begins January 1, 2023.

You can find more information on the Cincinnati board here.

Pittsburgh Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Vera Krekanova, chief strategy and research officer, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was reappointed chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Pittsburgh Branch, for 2023. Krekanova served as the chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Pittsburgh Branch, in 2022 and has been a director of the branch board since 2019.

Gene Boyer III, Brokerage Advisor, Burns Scalo Real Estate, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was appointed to the Pittsburgh Branch board for a three-year term that begins January 1, 2023.

You can find more information on the Pittsburgh board here.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that along with the Board of Governors in Washington DC comprise the Federal Reserve System. Part of the US central bank, the Cleveland Fed participates in the formulation of our nation’s monetary policy, supervises banking organizations, provides payment and other services to financial institutions and to the US Treasury, and performs many activities that support Federal Reserve operations System-wide. In addition, the Bank supports the well-being of communities across the Fourth Federal Reserve District through a wide array of research, outreach, and educational activities.

The Cleveland Fed, with branches in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, serves an area that comprises Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

Media contact

Doug Campbell, doug.campbell@clev.frb.org, 513.218.1892