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Board of Directors

Our board members distinguish themselves by their shared belief that entrepreneurship can promote and facilitate regional economic growth.


William R. Seelbach
JumpStart Board Chair
Senior Advisor
The Riverside Company


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Jacqueline Acho, Ph.D.
President
The Acho Group


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David Brown
Chairman and CEO
Victory Capital Management


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Ellen Burts-Cooper
Senior Managing Partner
Improve Consulting and Training Group, LLC


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Carol Caruso
President
Caruso Public Affairs


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JJ DiGeronimo
President
Tech Savvy Women


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Stephen Fry
Principal
SRF Consulting


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Larry Goddard
Practice Leader, Management Consulting
BDO


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Kendra Gardiner
Operations Manager
Thogus Products Company


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Albert M. Green, PhD
CEO
Kent Displays


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William L. Hartmann
JumpStart Vice Chair
Chief Risk Officer
KeyCorp


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Jim Hickey
President
Arras Keathley


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Robert Hurwitz
Partner
The Coral Company


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Joseph Jankowski, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President
Technology Management
Case Western Reserve University


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Renita Jefferson
Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Leadership Development
American Greetings


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Harold Jones
Senior Vice President
Environment, Health and Safety
Eaton Corporation


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Ray T. Leach
Chief Executive Officer
JumpStart Inc.


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Lee Nielsen
Owner
The Nielsen Group


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Francis Papay, M.D.
Chairman
Dermatology & Plastic Surgery Institute
Cleveland Clinic


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Patrick M. Pastore
JumpStart Vice Chair
EVP/Market Leader – Northern Ohio, Corporate Banking Group
PNC Bank


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Barbara Paynter
Partner
Paynter Communications


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Mark Samolczyk
President and CEO
Stark Community Foundation


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Gary S. Shamis, CPA, M.Acc.
Managing Director
BDO


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Dr. Rachel Talton, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Synergy Marketing Strategy & Research, Inc.


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Sharon Toerek
Principal
Toerek Law


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Jose Vasquez
President & CEO
Quéz Media 


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Leonard D. Young
Founder & President
Leonard D. Young Co., LLC


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