Foundation Board
BOARD OFFICERS
Valoree Vargo
Executive Director
Interim Vice President, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Kent State University
John R. Elliot, '70
Chair
Owner
AMFM, LLC
Catherine E. Hackney, Ph.D., '74
Secretary
Associate Dean, Administrative Affairs & Graduate Education (retired)
KSU College of Education, Health and Human Services
Peter M. Holway, '82
Chair-elect and Chair, Committee on Investments
Principal
Hirtle, Callaghan & Company
Nora Conway Jacobs, '73
Immediate Past Chair
Senior Vice President, Crisis Communications
Hennes Communications
Gregory A. Long, '71
Treasurer and Chair, Committee on Finance
President and Managing Partner
Long, Cook & Samsa, Inc.
Jessica H. Vargo, CPA, '89
Assistant Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
Kent State University Foundation
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Raj Aggarwal, '70, '75
Retired Visiting Research Scholar
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Lawrence R. Armstrong, '79, '80
Chairman
Ware Malcomb
James M. Bailey, '03, '04
Senior Vice President, Managing Director
PNC Institutional Asset Management
Gary L. Brahler, '89
First Vice President - Investments
Morgan Stanley
Heather Cerbone, '90
Senior VP Product Design and Development
Ralph Lauren Corporation
Edmund D. Cooke Jr., '65
Partner
Law Offices of Cooke Robotham LLC
Timothy D. Eippert, '92
Chair, Sub-Committee on Membership
CEO
Stratus
Barry E. Fetterman, '74, '76
Principal/Portfolio Manager (retired)
Sirach Capital Management Inc.
Richard J. Frenchie, MBA, LFACHE
President, The Frenchie Group
Affiliated Partner Leadership Excellence Health Care Advisory Network
Cathy D. Hemming, '70
Founder
Cathy D. Hemming Literary Agency LLC
Candice A. Hughes, '70, M.Ed. '72, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of School Psychology
Adjunct Faculty, International Psychology Department
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Greg Ina, '95, M.A. '05
Executive Vice President
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Richard G. Krumel, '71
Retired Executive Recruiter
Steffany Matticola Larkins, '92
Chair, Committee on Audit
Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
Medical Mutual
Judie Fall Lasser, '00
Hudson, Ohio
Dale A. Leppo, '74
Chairman of the Board
Leppo Group
Mark Lucas, '83
Lean Manufacturing Manger
General Motors
Margaret E. May, '96, '06
Alumni Board Representative
Pricing Analyst
The Progressive Corporation
Stephen M. Milkovich, '93
Co-owner and VP of Operations
Construction Mechanics Inc.
Stuart Neidus, '73
Gates Mills, Ohio
Robert G. Risman
Chair, Subcommittee for the KSU Hotel & Conference Center
President and CEO
Burton Carol Management LLC
Robert E. Ross, ’70
Chair, Committee on Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Director, Private Asset Management (retired)
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Richard D. Selip
President (retired)
Grand River Rubber & Plastics Co.
Barbara Smith, '84
Alumni Board Representative
Director of Key4Women
KeyBank
Buzz Starner, '67
Chair, Committee on Grants
President and Owner (retired)
Starner Sales & Marketing
Diana P. Strongosky, '88
Senior Vice President, Group Strategy and Supply Chain Execution
Sherwin-Williams Company
Michelle D. Thomas, Ph.D., '05
Chair, Committee on Governance
President
The James Franklin Group, LLC
Daniel A. Wolfe, '82
Vice President; General Manager, Aircraft Captain
Aviation Business Center, Nationwide Insurance
UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
President
Christina Bloebaum
Dean, College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Mark M. Polatajko, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
Scott McKinney, '97, M.P.A. '13
Assistant Vice President, Donor and Volunteer Engagement
Melody Tankersley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Provost
EMERITI REPRESENTATIVES
Roger K. Derr, '58, '63
Executive Vice President and COO (retired)
Ametek Inc.
Cecile M. Draime, '58
Owner (retired)
CD Interiors Unlimited
Linda Allard Gallen, '62, '91
Design Director (retired)
Ellen Tracy
Roe Green, '80
Theatrical Stage Director (retired)
Self-Employed
Mel Mellis, '68
President (retired)
Real Estate Group, Bartlett & Co.
Ronald A. Pizzuti, '62
Chairman and CEO
The Pizzuti Companies
William B. Risman
Chairman
Burton Carol Management, LLC