Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland announces new members of Bank advisory councils

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has named 42 new members to its advisory councils, including 17 joining a new Shenango-Mahoning Valley Business Advisory Council, which covers parts of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

Through its advisory councils, the Cleveland Fed engages with a diverse range of business, civic, and community leaders to collect information on regional economic and business conditions. Advisory councils’ near-real time observations complement Bank research, enabling the Cleveland Fed to get a better picture of economic conditions in the Fourth District, which includes Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

Business Advisory Councils

Business Advisory Council members are leaders from a cross-section of regional businesses and from community development, consumer, and labor organizations across the Fourth District. New members include:

Central Ohio

• Mike Knisley, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council, Columbus, Ohio

Dayton Area

• Jessica Jones, President and CEO, Universal 1 Credit Union, Dayton, Ohio
• Kunal Patel, Broker/Owner, Glasshouse Realty Group, Dayton, Ohio
• Greg Wellinghoff, Owner, The Keilson Dayton Company, Dayton, Ohio

Eastern Kentucky

• Jacob Enlow, Director of Finance, Castle and Key Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky 

Northwest Ohio

• Michael Bauer, CEO, Libbey Glass, Toledo, Ohio

Northwest Pennsylvania

• Harold “H” Bender, CEO, Hardinger, Erie, Pennsylvania
• Kyle Bohrer, Owner, Unishippers, Erie, Pennsylvania
• Kyle Hinsdale, Executive Vice President and CFO, JTM Foods LLC, Erie, Pennsylvania
• Katie Jones, Regional President, ERIEBANK, Erie, Pennsylvania
• Cory Knight, President, Erie Bronze and Aluminum Co., Erie, Pennsylvania
• Brandon Mendoza, CEO and President, Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, Erie, Pennsylvania
• Peter Zaphiris, Owner, Great Lakes Insurance Services Group LLC, Erie, Pennsylvania

Shenango-Mahoning Valley

• Ben Bush, Executive Director, Forward Lawrence Chamber & Economic Alliance, New Castle, Pennsylvania
• Guy Coviello, President and CEO, Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber, Youngstown, Ohio
• Rich Davis, Chief Financial Officer, Ellwood Group, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
• Corey Deible, Chief Financial Officer, PJ Dick, Trumble and Lindy Paving, New Galilee, Pennsylvania
• John Demmler, President and CEO, 717 Credit Union, Warren, Ohio
• Gordon Edwards, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Akron Children’s Hospital, Boardman, Ohio
• Tim Feeney, General Manager-Sharon Tube, Zekelman Industries, Farrell, Pennsylvania
• David George, President and CEO, Joy Baking Group, Hermitage, Pennsylvania
• Lew Kachulis, CEO, Synergy Comp, Sharon, Pennsylvania
• Joe Koch Jr., Vice President, Joe Koch Construction Inc., Youngstown, Ohio
• Frank Krieder, President, Northwest Region, and Executive Vice President, Community Commercial Banking, First National Bank, Hermitage, Pennsylvania
• Zachary Lenhart, Vice President of Operations, UPMC Horizon, Farrell, Pennsylvania, and UPMC Jameson, New Castle, Pennsylvania
• Mark McClymonds, President, McClymonds Supply & Transit Co., Portersville, Pennsylvania
• Kathy Richardson, President, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
• Allen Ryan, Director of Corporate Affairs, Covelli Enterprises, Warren, Ohio
• Alexa Sweeney-Blackann, Interim President and CEO, Lake to River Ohio, Youngstown, Ohio
• Rod Wilt, Executive Director, Penn-Northwest Development Corp., Hermitage, Pennsylvania

Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky

• Karin Burns, Head of Marketing, Commercial Engines & Services, GE Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Tadd Fowler, Senior Vice President – Treasurer and Global Taxes, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio

Southwest Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia

• Aaron Mimran, Regional Vice President, Comcast Business, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Patrick Sentner, Executive Vice President, Colliers International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Community Advisory Council

The Community Advisory Council consists of experts and leaders who focus on economic development work and help to inform the Cleveland Fed about current and emerging economic trends impacting low- and moderate-income individuals and communities. New members include:

• Bridget Back, Deputy Director, Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Hazard, Kentucky
• Charles Hillman, President and CEO, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Columbus, Ohio
• Geoff Marietta, Director, Appalachian Impact Fund, and President of ARC Enterprises, Hazard, Kentucky
• Gregory Perelka, Executive Vice President of Lending, CHN Housing Partners, Cleveland, Ohio
• Kandis Williams, Executive Director, LISC Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio

Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Members of the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council are leaders from commercial banks, thrifts and savings banks, and credit unions with assets of less than $10 billion. New members include:

• Kevin Helmick, President and CEO, Farmers National Banc Corp, Canfield, Ohio
• Clem Rosenberger, President and CEO, NexTier Bank, Kittanning, Pennsylvania
• Michael Toth, Chairman and CEO, Westfield Bank, Westfield Center, Ohio

Learn more: Engaging Our District’s Business, Civic, and Community Leaders (clevelandfed.org)