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FOOD HALLS OFFER A FEAST OF CHOICE The new Van Aken Market Hall in Shaker Heights reflects a nationwide trend.

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P001_CL_20191118.indd 1 11/15/2019 3:48:44 PM EDUCATION New president is aiming to take NEOMED to the next level

BY LYDIA COUTRÉ NEOMED is today,” said Klonk, CEO les. He went on to also earn Doctor of that you’re going to be entering into.” cal areas where they want to grow of Oswald Cos. “We weren’t looking Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, To some extent, NEOMED is doing health care leaders: social justice In his rst 20 days as the new pres- for another Jay Gershen. We were Master of Public Health and Master that well today, Langell added, noting pathways, rural health pathways and ident of Northeast Ohio Medical Uni- looking for that leader who can now of Business Administration degrees. that many of the university’s gradu- urban health pathways. versity (NEOMED), Dr. John Langell take what Jay had built and transform Langell completed his surgical resi- ates are in major leadership roles. He also wants to bring in his back- logged nearly 3,000 miles traversing it into what we need for the next level dency at Stanford University Medical “So we’ve done something right, ground as an entrepreneur to help ad- the state to meet with stakeholders. going forward.” Center, as well as a residency in space but I’m not sure anybody here knows vance and expand the Research, Entre- Since starting Oct. 1, Langell has Langell proved to be that leader, se- and aerospace medicine at NASA/ exactly what that strength is yet. It’s preneurship, Discovery and Innovation focused on getting to know the nuts curing a unanimous recommendation University of Texas Medical Branch. just been part of our fabric,” he said. Zone (REDIzone) at NEOMED, which and bolts of the university, engaging from the search advisory board, made Along his educational path, the “Now, we’re going to work on devel- supports biotech innovators as they NEOMED’s “immediate family” (its up of community members, faculty, USAF recruited him and he came back oping changes to our curriculum to take their research from concept to faculty, students, sta and alumni) sta and board members, Klonk said, as an o cer in the Air Force Reserve, a push really intentional pathways of capital. He’s helped start more than 80 and its “extended family” (local, re- adding that Langell is “a visionary” track that “really paralleled the rest of development around this and to grow startup companies, with ve of his own gional and state government part- who brings energy into a room, drives my life,” he said. Ultimately, he retired whatever that secret sauce is and add startups. He worked hard at the Univer- ners, academic partners, philan- execution strategies and can really from the Air Force Reserve after a total to it strategically and thoughtfully.” sity of Utah to set up programs that con- thropic donors and more). of 24 years in the Currently under construction on nect students with industry and gov- “I don’t want to be that person “I WANTED TO GIVE OUR service. NEOMED’s campus is a $24 million ernment initiatives to create an who comes in and starts to drive For the past o ce building and academic learn- ecosystem to support and accelerate change without really knowing what FOLKS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 13 years, ing center. Slated to open in late product development. our needs are, what our community MEET ME TO LEARN ABOUT Langell had 2020, the building will be the new For the REDIzone, he wants to requires of us, what the ecosystem been with the face of NEOMED and Bio-Med Sci- bring in more partners and build the and environment needs,” Langell ME, TO TRUST ME, FOR ME TO University of ence Academy, a STEM+M high program out. said. “I wanted to give our folks an MEET THEM AND TO LEARN Utah, where he school on campus. “I’ve had really outstanding discus- opportunity to meet me to learn built out the As for future growth of the campus, sions with the leadership in our state, about me, to trust me, for me to meet ABOUT THEM.” Center for Langell said he will focus on expan- who understand the power of entre- them and to learn about them.” —Dr. John Langell, NEOMED president Medical Inno- sion where it makes sense, empha- preneurship, and they’re starting to A U.S. veteran, surgeon, educator, vation, a health sizing programmatic needs rst. grow a bigger community around this. health care leader and entrepreneur, transform NEOMED as an institution. care-focused technology commer- “My biggest focus is really going to We want to be part of it,” he said. “It’s Langell most recently served as vice For his part, Langell was excited by cialization and process improvement be on program development,” he not about silo-ing yourself and saying, dean at the School of Medicine at the the opportunity to lead a smaller, program that aimed to improve said. “What aren’t we serving in the ‘Look what I did.’ It’s about coming to- University of Utah, where he also nimble organization and its team of health care quality, access and the health care space now that we should gether and showing what we did.” founded and served as executive di- passionate, driven employees. development of new technologies. be? Are there additional profession- After a varied career in health care, rector of the Center for Medical Inno- “It gives us the ability to start to ough he’s still learning the land- als that are absent or just not at the Langell has been drawn to the educa- vation. He was tapped to lead look at ways to change education in scape at NEOMED, Langell already levels they need to be to deliver tion piece for the ability to motivate, NEOMED as its seventh president, health care, the delivery of health has ideas for its future, including health care here? Should we grow empower and engage students. succeeding Jay Gershen, who retired care, without being currently tied building dynamic future leaders. new programs in those areas? How “And I think that’s our role as edu- at the end of September. into the current reimbursement sys- “From the student side, what we do we take the ones we have and ei- cators: not just to share the knowledge Robert J. Klonk was chair of the tem through a tertiary care center need to do that we’re not doing well ther expand them or change them to but to teach them how to build upon NEOMED board during the presi- that’s really wanting to change, but at at any institution in health care edu- better meet the needs of patients?” our knowledge and how to take it and dential search, which he led. His the same time having to practice cation is how do we teach them to be He wants to nd ways to empha- apply it where they can really have im- term as chair ended Oct. 1, but he re- within the con nes of the way we do real leaders, to be change agents?” he size o ering equitable care in under- pact,” he said “And in health care, I mains a board member. medicine now,” he said. said. “And that includes empowering served areas. As a state institution, can’t think of a better mission for “We made it very clear: Jay Gersh- After enlisting in the U.S. Air Force them through education that’s not NEOMED’s job is not only to build them to come out and do that work.” en had done a remarkable job in after high school, Langell received a just focused on here’s the great way health care practitioners, but also to growing NEOMED from what was bachelor’s degree in biology from the for you to treat disease processes, but expand health care to areas that Lydia Coutré: (216) 771-5479, NEOUCOM at the time into what University of California at Los Ange- understand the business of the world don’t have it, he said, noting three fo- [email protected]

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www.beneschlaw.com FOOD Food halls feed patrons hungry for good eats and community Van Aken Market Hall, which houses 11 businesses in Shaker, reflects a nationwide trend BYB MARBY VANAC

Cleveland is home to one of the nation’s original market halls: the West Side Market, which opened in 1912. But a new generation of market halls, often called food halls, is emerging to feed our need for community as well as for local, artisanal food and drink. “We’re trying to showcase what is the best of Cleveland,” said Megan O’Donnell, marketing manager for Van Aken District, the mixed-use retail center at Chagrin Boulevard and Warrensville Center Road in Shaker Heights that houses the Van Aken Market Hall. Food halls are “largely divided into two basic camps: larger projects, often in historic, transit-oriented lo- cales, or smaller, often chef-driven concepts — almost all of which were located in Manhattan and just a handful of other cities,” Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate services firm in Chicago, wrote in a report on food halls, published in May 2019. Food halls reflect “not only the increasing consumer demand for authentic, healthier food options, but also an affordable real estate option for a rising tide of entrepreneurs,” according to the report. The hicagoC firm wrote its first re-

port on the food hall movement in BUSINESS CLEVELAND TURBETT CRAIN’S FOR PEGGY BY PHOTOGRAPHS November 2016, correctly predicting A massive mural frames an array of beers on tap behind the Craft Collective bar at the Van Aken Market Hall in Shaker Heights. that 2019 would be the “Year of the Food Hall” in the U.S. Unlike food courts — which are partners about opening a Banter lo- In late 2016, “there were roughly 120 collections of mostly chain or fran- cation in the new market hall. projects around the country,” accord- chised vendors, such as McDonald’s “At first, we didn’t think it was going to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest and Auntie Anne’s pretzels, created ing to be a good fit,” Stipe said. report. “That number is on track to by shopping malls and transporta- The ulturalc differences between nearly quadruple, with 450 food halls tion hubs during the 1990s — food communities on the East and West expected to be operational throughout halls host mostly independent, artis- sides of Cleveland were a concern for the United States by the end of 2020.” anal food and drink vendors. Stipe and his partners. Two food hall concepts recently And while food court customers eat “The East Side … lacks some of the opened in the Cleveland area: Van their food at tiny tables or bars — or out local charm that the West Side offers,” Aken Market Hall opened in Decem- of hand as they walk to catch a plane or Stipe said. ber 2018, and Ohio City Galley on West window-shop among retail stores — But when the Van Aken marketers 25th Street in Cleveland opened a cou- food hall customers usually sit at long came back a year or so later with a ple of months earlier, in October 2018. rows of communal tables so they can much more locally and communi- Ohio City Galley hosts four restau- talk to one another while they eat. ty-focused approach, Stipe and his rants and is operated, at least in part, The tables buzzed with conversa- partners agreed and became one of as a restaurant accelerator, offering tion during a recent Friday lunch the hall’s founding tenants. first-time restaurant owners a low- hour at Van Aken Market Hall. A cou- “We were looking at potentially add- cost, low-risk place to launch. It is ple wheeling a toddler in a stroller ing a second location, and the market managed by Galley Group Inc., a bought lunch from Chutney B, an In- hall was a great opportunity,” Stipe food hall development, management dian masala and curry stall that is the said. “From a business standpoint, it and advisory company in Pittsburgh. Spice master Penny Harris talks about her philosophy and practice of offering many latest food concept from chef Doug- allowed us to dip our toe in the water” Meanwhile, the larger Van Aken spices and blends in fresh, small batches at her Spice For Life stall. las Katz, owner of Fire Food and in a new market with a 400-square-foot Market Hall houses 11 businesses, Drink on Shaker Square. The family food stall rather than another full-ser- some food-related and some not, settled in at the communal tables in vice restaurant and all its related costs. and most of which have other loca- At a glance: Van Aken Market Hall Craft Collective, a side project of Bot- He and his partners customized tions. The hall is in the heart of Van tleHouse Brewery and Meadery, their Van Aken menu a bit for the Aken District, the new $100 million which has locations in Cleveland smaller space, adding some corn apartment, office and retail complex Heights and Lakewood. dogs for kids and halving the poutine developed by RMS Investment Corp. “The Van Aken Market Hall came servings so they could be lighter for and Shaker Heights. to be as this area in which people lunch. They also developed some The Van Aken hall is a great exam- could congregate, really build that new ways to operate so they could get ple of some of the food hall trends. sense of community and spend time their food to customers faster. For one, it is located at RTA’s Blue together,” said O’Donnell, the hall’s “We were overwhelmed with the Line rapid transit terminal, and two, marketing manager, who uses the amount of business” in the new, it hosts mostly independent purvey- “market hall” name because the Van smaller space in the Van Aken hall, ors of local, artisanal food. Aken hall includes nonfood retailers. Stipe said. “We were putting out two The allh also is home to Stem The idea of “creating a new down- to three times more food than we had Handmade Soap and Spice For Life, a town for Shaker Heights” was what anticipated putting out.” woman-owned social enterprise that attracted Matthew Stipe and his Ban- The Van Aken hall hosts events in- sells spices, spice blends and related ter Beer & Wine to the Van Aken Mar- side and outside its space, O’Donnell products, giving part of its proceeds The market hall in Shaker Heights is home to 11 businesses: ket Hall. Stipe co-owns the full-ser- said, adding that it will host the win- to organizations that support survi- ``Luster, A Gift Boutique ``Rising Star Coffee vice Banter in Gordon Square on ter North Union Farmers Market be- vors of human trafficking. ``Banter ``Shinola (a high-end gift shop) Cleveland’s West Side. Banter is ginning in January. “We provide high-quality spices, ``Scorpacciata Pasta Co. ``Craft Collective known for its craft beer, fine wine, “I think they did a really great job of many of them ground on site,” said ``Spice For Life ``Chutney B housemade gourmet sausages and making it a community focal point and Penny Harris, spice master and one Quebec-style poutine. a new place that all different people in of three women who partnered to ``Stem Handmade Soap ``Brassica When the Van Aken District was the Shaker Heights area can use,” Stipe start the social enterprise. “We also ``On the Rise Artisan Breads still being constructed, the project’s said, “not just to eat and to buy stuff, give back to the community.” marketers approached Stipe and his but to use as a great public space.”

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Before, that work was the Mid-Atlantic and New England.” For the past several years, Rhode Citizens Bank CEO Bruce Van Saun and handled in-house through RBS, which at’s where Malz, who said he Island-based Citizens Bank has Ohio president Jim Malz met with was less e ective for U.S. clients. was simply ready to try a new gig, worked to slowly and steadily grow Crain’s recently for a free-wheeling Malz is working to build up his re- came into the fold for Citizens. market share in the Midwest, where it interview. Here are some additional gional banking team in Cleveland, an He said while there’s a strong focus sees a lot of untapped potential for comments from Van Saun on di erent e ort that soon will extend to Colum- on Northeast Ohio, he’s eventually winning new customers and wringing topics from that conversation. bus and Cincinnati, and eventually to going to devote more attention additional business out of existing other nearby states. e Cleveland “downstate.” ose are areas that On the acquisition of Western ones, particularly when comparing Van Saun Malz area is in his backyard, though — it have previously been served by cov- Reserve Partners: prospects to even more fragmented ranks sixth in Citizens’ top consumer erage bankers out of Pittsburgh. markets like those surrounding its “I THINK WE GET CLEVELAND “We bought a little M&A team with four MSAs, according to company lings Malz wants to change that, which home base in New England. people after we left RBS. But to actually — and will be the rst priority. eventually will mean adding a couple is fall’s recruitment of Jim Malz RIGHT FIRST. THAT’S AN grow (an M&A business) by hiring little Expect Malz to recruit from the re- more locally placed bankers. — a veteran JPMorgan Chase banker EASY FIX. AND THEN WE banking team after banking team gional banking talent pool once he’s “I pretty much know a lot of folks who now leads the Midwest as re- would’ve taken years. I like to say this able to. at will be around next Sep- in the Central Ohio, Cincinnati and gional executive for Citizens, in addi- LOOK TO THE REST OF OHIO.” acquisition helps us get down the track tember, after expiration of the stan- Dayton areas,” he said. “I could see a tion to taking over as Ohio president —Jim Malz , Ohio president, faster.” The company also bought M&A dard one-year noncompete time- more intermediate focus over time — seems to have CEO Bruce Van Citizens Bank rm Bowstring Advisors of Atlanta frame that keeps executives from getting more folks on the ground Saun feeling quite bullish about earlier this year. directly poaching former colleagues down there. I think we get Cleveland achieving growth prospects. at can’t be understated for Malz, who at and the clients they serve. right rst. at’s an easy x. And then On Western Reserve post-acquisition: goes not just for the Buckeye State, Chase often had to turn down local e opportunity Citizens sees in we look to the rest of Ohio.” but also the neighboring markets in clients at midsize businesses because “They have doubled revenues as part the Midwest overall is further punc- Southern Michigan and Chicago Chicago, Indiana and Michigan, they were simply too small. e loans of Citizens from where they were on tuated by a recent tweaking of the will be other “hotspots” getting the which all fall under the purview of they’d want or the fees they’d bring their own. They are doing more deals mid-management structure. same attention in time, he added. Malz, who’s based in Cleveland. just weren’t enough to move the nee- and getting more ow from our As Ohio president, Malz takes over In Ohio especially, the sense is “We need to cross-sell and upsell dle at a multinational banking behe- bankers and engaging in larger a role previously held by Western Re- there is low-hanging fruit to be the existing book a little more, and at moth like Chase; therefore, they transactions as opposed to just the serve founder Ralph Della Ratta, who plucked in terms of both new cus- the same time bring in new relation- weren’t worth the attention. smaller end of the market they were e ectively volunteered for the post tomers and promoting additional ships,” Malz said. “ at’s not easy. at points to something Malz says focused on before.” shortly after his company merged services to existing clients. While an But it’s something we should be do- excites him about his new post at Citi- into Citizens. obvious revenue opportunity for the On competitors: ing with a little more consistency and zens, which at $164 billion in assets is At the time, Citizens broke up cover- bank, that focus on customer service, putting a little more cadence on. We still a sizable super-regional, although “We do good against the competition and age teams by geographies. e Mid-At- on the commercial side in particular want to penetrate deeper in custom- a fraction of the size of Chase. ere’s a we will win jump balls against groups like lantic and Northeast areas were and — which also means promoting Citi- er relationships, where there is op- new swath of customers he can court Chase and BofA. But part of that is that we still are its strongest legacy markets. zens’ more complete suite of services portunity to grow market share.” now, particularly on the M&A front are very focused on clients and maintain- But in recent years, the parent and growing bench of specialist Malz joined Citizens in September, that’s supported by Cleveland investing relationships. And we put more e ort company has shifted to place re- bankers — means winning the rela- leaving Chase as head of middle mar- ment bank Western Reserve Partners, into relationships that don’t hit the radar newed emphasis on its growth mar- tionships that should help support ket banking for Ohio and western which Citizens acquired in 2017. screens of the bigger banks.” kets, which include the Midwest and the growth Citizens has in mind. Pennsylvania. He had a pretty long ca- “It was frustrating to be in the mar- speci cally Ohio. e bank created a “In our more mature markets, like  On the likelihood of an economic reer there, having previously worked ket as a banker and have a great client southern region, carved out another New England, it’s a slugfest between downturn in the near future: for Bank One Corp., which was bought who is looking at some kind of liquid- to focus solely on the tri-state New (Bank of America) and us in the cor- by Chase in 2004. His tenure in the ity event, or to sell something, and you “I don’t think there will be a recession. York area and reworked the Midwest porate space,” Van Saun said. “In the market helped garner the Andover na- couldn’t really advise them on it or People say we’re in the late innings of the region Malz now heads up, which en- Mid-Atlantic, it’s a slugfest with (PNC tive the Crain’s title of “most connect- bring any resources to bear, unless the game (i.e. economic expansion). I don’t compasses Detroit and Chicago. Bank). In those mature markets for ed” businessperson in Cleveland in deal was really large,” said Malz, refer- really believe it. In Australia, they’ve gone “(For us), the Midwest was old us, they’re the dominant rms, and 2015, outranking executives such as ring to the kinds of deals Western Re- 30 years without a recession. They Charter One (which Citizens bought it’s a little harder to grow. I think the KeyCorp’s Beth Mooney — who in past serve can work on that he wouldn’t hitched themselves to China a little bit in 2004) territory, which was really a newer markets, our growth markets, years has been repeatedly named the have been able to touch at Chase. and that natural resources economy. But focus on consumer banking and not since we aren’t so established, we most powerful woman in banking — e investment banking business I think with the right scal and monetary much focus on commercial banking,” think our approach is going to gain and members of the Ratner family. has been a growing focus for Citizens policies we can extend this and keep it Van Saun said. “Over time, what we’re traction and allow us to see plenty of e value of those connections since breaking free from former going relatively nicely.” trying to do in the Midwest is replicate opportunities.”

sponsored by Worth, the event an an- pro t, agreed that when investors OPPORTUNITY nual gathering of high-net-worth in- Cuyahoga County Opportunity Zones weigh risk and pro tability, more From Page 1 vestors and family fund wealth man- Euclid prosperous communities can seem agers hosted previously by Denver The majority of Opportunity Zones in Cuyahoga more attractive. But he said anything e conference, which carries a and Charlottesville, Va. County are centered in Cleveland and the that brings motivated investors to the theme of “Reset and Restore: Gov- Ebersole said Worth reaches the eastern portion of the county. 90 city is a step in the right direction. Richmond erning Tech, Retrieving Ethics and top one-tenth of the 1%, a population Heights Highland “I don’t know if Opportunity Heights Acting on Climate,” includes well- of investors Cleveland traditionally Bratenahl Zones, in and of themselves, are the May eld Village known names in the worlds of tech- has not attracted but that now, with East South full solution,” said Jeans, “but hope- Cleveland Euclid May eld nology and business, including Craig the creation of Opportunity Zones LyndhurstfullyHeights theseGates high-worth individuals Cleveland Mills Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, and the city’s success in health care, Heights nd other things that may attract and Je Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn. it wants to court. CLEVELAND University their investments.” Heights Hunting According to the Techonomy web- Recruiting new sources of capital Beachwood Valley e e ort to bring in new capital Bay Village Lakewood site, speaker participation costs is an easy sell, but the price tag for Peppergoes beyond just Opportunity Zones, 90 Pike $6,000. at’s a relative drop in the this plan has some council members Rocky River Ebersole noted. e Worth event is bucket considering Ebersole’s de- a bit uneasy. Westlake 271 the keystone to the city’s plan to target Newburgh partment has asked Cleveland City For instance, Anthony Brancatelli Fairview Heights Warrensville those individuals because it means Park Linndale Heights 71 Brooklyn Orangeboots on the ground in Cleveland. Council to approve allocating of Ward 12, which includes Slavic Vil- Cuyahoga Chagrin $300,000 to pay the technology me- lage and parts of Tremont, Brooklyn Heights North “It is alwaysFalls easier for people to Brooklyn 480 Randall dia company and Worth, a multime- Center and Old Brooklyn, questionedNorth Heights Gar eld Maple make decisions on things they have Olmsted Cleveland-Hopkins Airport Heights Heights Bedford dia company targeting high-net- the need to augment the successful Heights touched and felt,” Ebersole said. Brook Park worth individuals, for a multiyear e orts of groups like Destination Parma Heights 77 Bedford e overall goal, whether it is the Valley View Solon partnership designed “to expose pro- Cleveland and the state’s economicOlmsted Twp Parma Jackson speech or the Worth event, is Independence Olmsted Falls Middleburg spective investors to all the work that development organization, JobsO- Seven Hills to bring in more “fresh capital” into the Berea Heights Oakwood Cleveland is doing to position our hio. He’s also concerned that the at- Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland of type of investment that we want in Glenwillowmarket, he added. economy for the future.” e request tractiveness of Cleveland’s Opportu- Ward 5, which includes the neighbor- our communities?” Cleveland asked. “Many of the investments that we was tabled by the city’s Develop- nity Zones for ultra-high-net-worth hoods of Central, Kinsman, Midtown “Quite frankly, when you are talking see here are by Cleveland-based in- Broadview ment, Planning and Sustainability individuals is limited. and part of downtown, brought up an- Heights(about the) 1%, I have questions vestors, so the ability to attract out- 1 MILE North Royalton Brecksville committee until Ebersole’s depart- “ ese investors are more likely to other criticism of the Opportunity about social equity. Are these type of side480 investors has been something ment provides more information on go to the bigger markets for the big- Zone model, which is that in some cas- investors really right for what we the city has been working on for 80 questions about the estimated return ger return,” Brancatelli said. “When es, thereStrongsville is more of a bene t for the in- need in the particular neighbor- years,” Ebersole said. on investment. you look at what you can get per vestor than for the communities the hoods that really need investment?” Brancatelli added, “I would argue e partnership, as Ebersole ex- square foot here and in New York or investment is supposed to serve. Michael Jeans, president and CEO the city has already drawn a lot of na- plained it, includes Cleveland being Chicago, we are at a disadvantage be- “ ose types of institutions and of Growth Opportunity Partners, a tional attention. Spending money to the host city for a 2020 conference cause the costs to build are the same.” families — are they interested in the business advisory and lending non- bring in money is a delicate balance.”

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IMAGES: 732162-1_artwork_V2_CMYK_HR.tif CMYK 390 ppi att_biz_hz_alt_4cp_wht.eps X1A FROM THE EDITOR Celebrating rising stars, and advice for 2020 nominations Since 1991, Crain’s Cleveland Busi- ness has showcased annually 40 of Northeast Ohio’s young leaders who are rising in their professions while making an impact on their communities. With this week’s issue, we proudly present the 29th installment of Crain’s “40 Un- der 40,” one of our most popular and anticipated issues of the year. We promise you Elizabeth won’t be disappointed with the class of McINTYRE 2019 — they truly are exceptional. Crain’s has traditionally kicked off Thanksgiving week with the “40 Under 40” event on the Mon- day before the holiday. This year is no different. The twist for 2019, however, is that we are expanding the celebration of our region’s rising stars by including this year’s “20 in Their 20s” honorees, who we featured in the June 24 issue. That means on Monday, Nov. 25, we will be applauding 60 of our up-and- coming business leaders and community change-makers. Selecting the winners for both classes of 2019 honorees was RICH WILLIAMS FOR CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS CLEVELAND CRAIN’S FOR WILLIAMS RICH no simple task. This community is blessed with many individuals under the age of 40 who are making a positive impact both EDITORIAL in their respective industries and the community at large. The winners of the 2019 “40 Under 40” and “20 in Their 20s” are standouts. They work in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. They are innovative think- ers and visionaries who made a ON MONDAY, conscious choice to build their Make it count careers and their lives in our re- NOV. 25, WE WILL ext year will be critical for many reasons. Among the ming from results of the 2010 Census, so this is far more than gion. They are our most import- BE APPLAUDING 60 OF most important is the compiling of the Census, the an academic exercise. It’s important to be proactive, because, ant resources and their contri- OUR UP-AND-COMING Nonce-a-decade survey that establishes population base- as Collier said, a large swath of the city is considered “hard to butions to the future of lines to help determine how congressional seats are appor- count.” (There are many reasons for that, ranging from lan- Northeast Ohio are invaluable. LEADERS AND CHANGE tioned, and how state and federal dollars are distributed. Be- guage and literacy barriers to people who move frequently or It’s no surprise that many yond the realm of government, businesses use Census data to don’t have a permanent address.) honorees were inspired by their MAKERS. determine where they’re going to open stores, or build plants, Despite the best efforts of government, a lot of this comes parents. Several even followed in their footsteps, in health care or ship goods, or focus their marketing dollars on consumers. down to people taking the responsibility to make sure they’re and law. Many were born and raised in Northeast Ohio or other So the stakes are high for all cities but especially for places counted. Census forms will arrive at homes, as they always parts of the Buckeye State. Several of the 60 honorees, though, like Cleveland, a population loser for decades. Nothing can have, but they’ll also be available online and via a mobile app. came long distances: Puerto Rico, Bosnia, India, Ecuador, be done to reverse that long-term trend before the 2020 Cen- Community organizations and individuals should help Chile, the Netherlands and China. A couple traveled the world sus is taken next spring, which makes it even more critical for spread the word about the importance of answering the Cen- as part of military families. A few were first-generation college Cleveland (and all cities in Northeast Ohio) to do everything sus. Make this count count. students. And several endured poverty while growing up. they can to count as many people as possible. I want to sincerely thank all who took the time to nomi- We’re heartened that Cleveland, the region’s hub, appears nate these outstanding individuals. We couldn’t host the to be taking the issue seriously and is embarking on steps to Leap of faith awards — and they wouldn’t get this well-deserved recogni- help ensure an accurate count. The city’s Planning Commis- tion — without you. It is our privilege to acknowledge and sion director, Freddy L. leveland almost never makes major leaps in rankings of celebrate these young professionals with your ongoing sup- WE’RE HEARTENED THAT Collier, last week appeared Ceconomic and social performance. port. And the good news is there’s still time to register to join before City Council and So it was noteworthy last week, when New American Econ- the celebration by visiting https://bit.ly/2NKLH2v. CLEVELAND, THE discussed efforts underway omy, a bipartisan research and advocacy organization that There are many more deserving young people, and I en- REGION’S HUB, APPEARS to raise awareness about works to strengthen immigration policies, released its index courage you to nominate them for the 2020 class of honorees. the Census and to improve of how well the country’s 100 largest cities are doing based on What’s the best way to do that? I shared much of this advice, TO BE TAKING THE ISSUE response rates. how they have welcomed immigrants, and Cleveland made with some modifications, a few years ago, but I’m sharing it SERIOUSLY AND IS As Crain’s government the biggest jump of any city. It rose 50 spots — yes, 50 — to No. again because this issue of Crain’s always prompts folks to reporter Kim Palmer wrote, 14 in 2019 from No. 64 the previous year. NEA ranks cities on think about nominating deserving individuals for next year. EMBARKING ON STEPS a federal government-led a 1 (worst) to 5 (best) scale in metrics including government So, if you are considering nominating yourself or some- auditing process that began leadership, economic empowerment, livability, inclusivity one else for the 2020 class, please keep in mind that we have TO HELP ENSURE AN in March, called Local Up- and legal support. Cleveland’s composite score rose to 3.78 an abundance of talented young leaders in Northeast Ohio. ACCURATE COUNT. date of Census Addresses from 2.78 in 2018, though, you won’t be surprised to learn, its Even if your favorite candidate doesn’t make the list, the (LUCA) added more than lowest mark was in job opportunities. work they do benefits us all. 8,700 new Cleveland address records and removed about There’s a lot of work to do. And there’s a lot on the line for OK, here’s some advice on nominations: 500. (That’s going in an encouraging direction.) The city itself Cleveland and other older, industrial cities, which have been los- formed a Complete Count Committee, consisting of an out- ing population for years (see above) and should see attracting GET TO THE POINT: Y ou have a maximum of 300 words to make your reach team of 11 city employees from the planning and com- immigrants as a path to building more dynamic economies. case. We’re not looking for writerly flourishes. The more concise munity relations departments who are responsible for work- Joe Cimperman, president of the Global Cleveland nonprofit you are, the better. Consider bullet points to list professional ac- ing in all city neighborhoods. A citywide communication that works with stakeholders to improve economic opportunities complishments. The more details, the better, especially those plan called “Making CLE Count!” will use traditional and new for immigrants here, pledged to “continue to work to help more that show quantifiable results. Again, be succinct and specific. media to spread the word about the Census. newcomers integrate more quickly in Northeast Ohio.” It’s a vital The city estimates it lost $54 million in federal aid stem- job, and we hope the data keep moving in the right direction. See MCINTYRE on Page 11

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Improved production techniques and the Don’t just make donations – Make a difference. in the era was small and cramped. e average oor area of invention of new consumer products meant that there was Give to your own donor-advised fund for immediate tax benefits. a new single-family home in 1950 was only 983 square feet. much more wealth to go around by the 1970s. Strong Provide grants to the causes you’re passionate about. Grow your Households also were considerably larger in the ’50s, unions and government programs helped spread that charitable impact today and forever. The experienced team at Akron meaning that big families often had to squeeze into wealth, but growth is what created it. Community Foundation can create a strategic plan for your charitable giving. those tight living spaces. 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“20 in eir 20s” and “40 Under 40” those between the ages of 20 and 39. MCINTYRE this year — and there are many who Our other program, “8 in eir 80s,” From Page 10 deserve to be honored. Make sure seeks to expand that type of diversity. THE GRASS IS when you nominate yourself or (Who knows? Can “50 Over 50” be on ABOVE AND BEYOND: ink about the someone else, the timing is right. If the horizon?) GREENER candidate’s civic and community in- there is something on the horizon volvement, activities that go beyond likely to make the candidate stand KNOW THE BIRTHDATE: We traditionally ON OUR SIDE. the workday. What is the nominee out even more, perhaps wait until hold the “40 Under 40” event the doing to improve our community, that’s accomplished. Monday before anksgiving, beyond his or her job description? which means the nominee must be KEEP TRYING: As I mentioned earlier, under 40 the day of the event. We’re THE INTANGIBLES: What is something we’ve been doing this a long time, strict about the title, and it can’t be that sets the candidate apart. Did he and we’ve seen a number of repeat changed to “40 Barely 40.” Are you growing your career with a firm Paid parental leave Remote work supported or she overcome an obstacle? Are nominees who haven’t made the cut, that supports you? We’re searching for they breaking new ground profes- but who were then chosen in anoth- WON AND DONE: You can only win this Free gym membership accounting professionals with public Student loan sionally? Are they a trailblazer? er year. So many factors go into our award once, so check out our data- assistance program decision-making each year. We strive base of past winners to see if your accounting experience to join our team. Flexible hours . Free meals during SINGLE NOMINATION: Just submit one to create a diverse class, one that re- nominee has already been honored. Come see why we’re different busy season good nomination. Every year, we see a ects the broad diversity of profes- OK, that’s what you need to know Professional career handful of campaigns to nominate a sionals in Northeast Ohio. We try for for nominating next year’s deserv- Explore our open positions and grow coaching your career: applegrowth.com/careers Tuition assistance candidate. We’re ooded with nomi- a mix that shows the range of busi- ing young professionals. We’ll open Free coffee every day nations that follow the same script. ness and industries in our area. We up our nominations on Crains- Quality matters. Quantity does not. also are cognizant of diversity as it Cleveland.com for all of our recog- Apple Growth Partners relates to geography, race, culture, nition programs in January 2020. @applegrowthpartners AppleGrowthPartners RECOGNIZE THE RIGHT TIME: Is this the gender and experience. We, of But rst, let’s celebrate this year’s @apple _growth candidate’s year? e competition is course, pay a lot of attention to diver- class. Please join me in congratulat- sti — we received more than 350 sity in age, but in this case we’re not ing the impressive “40 Under 40” and AWARD-WINNING ACCOUNTANTS AND BUSINESS ADVISORS APPLEGROWTH.COM nominations combined for Crain’s striving for age diversity, other than “20 in eir 20s” honorees for 2019.

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P011_CL_20191118.indd 11 11/14/2019 4:20:15 PM Tyler Allchin, 33 Director of expansion and attraction, BioEnterprise

ioEnterprise, the nonprofit charged with promoting 40 bioscience business locally, has a big ambition: It wants BNortheast Ohio to be among the country’s top five health care innovation regions by 2025. UNDER Tyler Allchin, who joined BioEnterprise in 2017, is a key player in that mission. “I am working on behalf of the JobsOhio health care team in partnership with BioEnterprise to assist growing health care companies already in Greater Cleveland with their job-creation strategies, specifically related to incentives from the state of Ohio,” explained Allchin, “as well as assist health care companies that are interested in moving into Northeast Ohio.” The Canton native started his career at the Cleveland office of G2G Consulting, a Washington lobbying firm focused on health care and nonprofit clients, after graduating with a law degree from the University of Akron. From there, he spent “about a year” embedded in a bioscience company as marketing director and general counsel for Infinite Arthroscopy Inc. (now called Indago). G2G government affairs director Becky Watts said Allchin’s professional path puts him in the unique position of under- 40 standing both the challenges of scaling a bioscience firm and hese 40 leaders offer a snapshot of all that’s best about Northeast Ohio. While a mix of home- how such companies can access programs and state-based incentives to help them grow. Ttowners, transplants and immigrants, they all “He has a great perspective of not only what it’s like to navigate share a love for and commitment to our region. They the government world but also being inside the private sector — working to try to access capital, for example, and meet other are entrepreneurs and professionals, activists and demands in order to get your product to market,” Watts said. trip to British Columbia. The fund initially provided scholar- creators, public servants and problem-solvers. All are Outside the office, Allchin is founder and chair of The -War ships to KSU students, but has more recently transitioned to engaged in helping others and bettering the commu- ren A. Sill Fund, a charity he started in 2013 to honor a Kent enable hands-on learning opportunities to underserved nity, through both their jobs and beyond, in volunteer State University peer who died unexpectedly during a wildlife Cleveland preschoolers. — Judy Stringer efforts. Still shy of 40, this group has plenty of ladder available yet to climb, so watch for these top-of-their- class individuals to take on even greater responsibili- Henry “Champ” Burgess III, 39 ties as they help shape Northeast Ohio’s future. Vice president for pharmacy venture operations, University Hospitals; president, UH Meds PAGES 12-13 PAGES 22-23 `` 2019 LAURI DAUNOY resolution: Tyler Allchin John Kane Solve a Rubik’s Perfect Plan Identifi er cube (he’s Vishal Bhatt Sean Kennedy done it!). since 2010 Henry “Champ” Burgess III Ricardo Léon ``Favorite book: “Extreme At Cox Business, we know a lot is riding on your success. PAGE 14 PAGES 24-25 Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs That’s why we don’t just have Sales Reps, we have Perfect Susan Burnoski Heather Link Lead and Win,” by Jocko Willink Plan Identifi ers. We’ll help you choose voice solutions you Shelly Cayette Kristen Lucas and Leif Babin can manage from any device, in or out of the offi ce. It’s Terry Doyle Erin Luke all backed by 24/7 business-class support from dedicated PAGES 16-17 PAGES 26-27 specialists who know business. Switch today. Sara Elaqad Kayleen McDowell Theodore “Ted” Ferringer Michael McGivney You deserve more. Tracy Francis Marianella Napolitano And you can expect more from us. Kendra Gardiner Kevin Nowak Ramya Ramadurai SWITCH TODAY. Call (877) 903–7884 or visit coxbusiness.com PAGES 18-19 hen Henry “Champ” Burgess III joined University cess for a patient with a newly diagnosed complex or life- PAGES 28-29 Hospitals in 2017, he was tasked with creating a best- threatening illness, Burgess noted. Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw Win-class specialty pharmacy program to offer expen- “We try to make the process as easy as possible for our pa- Ask how you can get a Kenya Guess Isaac Robb sive medications for patients with complex diseases. tients and our providers so that providers know that once they 50 Mbps Internet “It was a big need in our system; it’s a big need for our pa- prescribe these meds, we will hold the patient’s hand 99 $200 Cox Business Mark Hamer Autumn R. Russell tients, providers — and also an opportunity for additional throughout the entire process to make sure they can get the $ One Line Standard Voice * ® David Hamilton TiffanyScruggs revenue, as well,” said Burgess, vice president for pharmacy medication in a timely manner,” he said. mo VISA Prepaid Card FLEXIBLE VOICE FAST, RELIABLE venture operations for UH, and president of UH Meds, a new Burgess has also helped the system expand its home infu- 64for 12 months Unlimited Nationwide Calling SOLUTIONS SUPPORT INTERNET with a 2 or 3 Year Agreement.† James Hardy Alicia Stone entity launched earlier this year that consolidates leadership sion pharmacy, began the process of adding freestanding Dr. Dionne Hernandez-Lugo for outpatient areas of retail and mail-order pharmacy, infu- infusion centers, encouraged pharmacists to work to the top PAGES 30-31 sion and clinical activities of pharmacists in the system. of their license and is looking to expand the system’s retail *Offer ends 12/31/19. Available to new commercial data and voice subscribers (excluding govt agencies and schools) in Cleveland Cox service areas. $64.99/mo includes VoiceManagerSM Essential with unltd nationwide long distance and Previously, UH had only offered specialty pharmacy services pharmacy footprint by building more retail pharmacies in Cox Business InternetSM 50 for 12 months. Prices exclude equipment, installation, construction, inside wiring, taxes, surcharges and other fees, unless indicated. Offer is nontransferable to a new service address. “No annual contract” means PAGES 20-21 on an as-needed basis, bringing in less than $1 million in reve- the system. no specific term period requirement and no early termination fees. All Cox services are provided subject to end-user service agreements (including mandatory arbitration provisions) and other policies, which may be found at www.cox- Danielle Sydnor .com/aboutus/policies.html. Uninterrupted or error-free Internet service, or the speed of your service, is not guaranteed. Actual speeds vary. Rates and bandwidth options vary and are subject to change. DOCSIS 3.0 modem may be req’d, nue. Since then, Burgess has coordinated pharmacy services “I’m excited because I realize the work we’re doing has a unless indicated. See www.cox.com/internetdisclosures for complete Cox Internet Disclosures. Unlimited plan is limited to direct-dialed domestic calls and is not available for use with non-switched-circuit calling, auto-dialers, call center Edwin L. Hubbard Jr. Paul Tesar and created specialty pharmacy at the system through UH Meds. direct positive impact on the patient care being provided in applications and certain switching applications. Phone modem provided by Cox, requires electricity, and has battery backup. Access to E911 may not be available during extended power outage or if modem is moved or inoperable. Telephone services are provided by an affiliated Cox entity. Services are not available in all areas. Discounts can’t be combined or added with other promotions nor applied to any other Cox account. †Visa prepaid card offer requires a 2 or Erin Huber Rosen Julia Tosi Now, specialty pharmacy revenue exceeds $200 million. our system,” he said. “We keep in mind that every frustration Typically, specialty pharmacy drugs are housed in national that we’re dealing with has a patient on the other end, and 3 yr. contract and is available with qualifying new services ordered and activated between 9/1/19 and 12/31/19. An early termination fee may apply if 2 or 3 yr. contract is cancelled. Must mention “reward promo” when placing order. Account Poonam Jain Howard Washington II must remain active, be in good standing, and retain all services for a min. of 30 days after install. Online redemption req’d by 1/31/20 and must follow instructions rec’d after service activation. 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P012_013_CL_20191118.indd 12 11/14/2019 11:33:55 AM  Old school:  Homebody: Atypical for a Vishal Bhatt, 31 Bhatt and his millennial, wife, Jackie, love Allchin gets a Operations manager of hematology- to just hang out newspaper oncology, Akron Children’s Hospital at home and delivered daily watch movies. to his Ohio City or Vishal Bhatt, one guiding principle rises to the The couple, who home. top when he’s faced with career or life decisions: have two “fur babies,” love to  Eyes on FHe just wants to be the best self he can be. walk the dogs, the prize: “As His path to his administrative career in health care too. Ohioans and was not a smooth one. Bhatt, whose ultimate goal had Clevelanders, been dental school, entered grad school at the Ohio  The ties have we collectively State University to study gross anatomy, but after a it: “I wear have an quarter he realized he just “wasn’t himself.” bowties; I don’t understanding “I was pursuing the other side of health care for the wear neckties. … that health care wrong reasons,” he said, adding that once he started It allows me to is a priority and taking health care administration classes, it cleared a really be myself. is really seen as path for him to be true to himself. ... (The ties are) part of the path For Bhatt, whose parents emigrated from India in also great as a to a future the 1980s, his role at Children’s means he can make a way to reduce economy, so I di erence, and that’s something that’s a re ection of infection in the had an eye on his upbringing. hospital.” that pretty “ e values that raised me were always about the early on.” community, the family — the family that not only extends inside the house but outside the house,” he explained. At Children’s, Bhatt — rst as part of residency and fellowship programs then in his roles as a quality-initiative and patient-safety specialist and operations manager — found a place to be his best self and do oversight, he also works with his department’s devel- colleague in CEO Jim Mullen. meaningful work. And the work goes way beyond opment and support teams that help with such things To Mullen, Bhatt has added depth, leadership and pushing pencils. as bringing teachers to patients’ bedsides so they don’t perspective to United Way’s work. “I support anything I can do to remove any barriers so fall behind in school. “ e best thing I can say about Vish is that he is one trip to British Columbia. e fund initially provided scholar- that the doctors, the nurses and the other care providers Bhatt’s upbringing also taught him about giving back of the most thoughtful people that I know,” Mullen ships to KSU students, but has more recently transitioned to can give the best possible care to our cancer patients and to the community. He sits on the boards of Torchbearers said. “He brings this level of thought and understand- enable hands-on learning opportunities to underserved our bleeding disorder patients.” and the United Way of Summit County, among other ing into the boardroom, which is critical when you are Cleveland preschoolers. — Judy Stringer As well as managerial duties and things like budget community work. At United Way, he found a friend and tackling such large systemic problems.” — Sue Walton

Henry “Champ” Burgess III, 39 Vice president for pharmacy venture operations, University Hospitals; president, UH Meds  2019 LAURI DAUNOY resolution: Solve a Rubik’s Perfect Plan Identifi er cube (he’s done it!). since 2010  Favorite book: “Extreme At Cox Business, we know a lot is riding on your success. Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs That’s why we don’t just have Sales Reps, we have Perfect Lead and Win,” by Jocko Willink Plan Identifi ers. We’ll help you choose voice solutions you and Leif Babin can manage from any device, in or out of the offi ce. It’s all backed by 24/7 business-class support from dedicated specialists who know business. Switch today.

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SWITCH TODAY. Call (877) 903–7884 or visit coxbusiness.com cess for a patient with a newly diagnosed complex or life- threatening illness, Burgess noted. “We try to make the process as easy as possible for our pa- Ask how you can get a tients and our providers so that providers know that once they 50 Mbps Internet prescribe these meds, we will hold the patient’s hand 99 $200 Cox Business throughout the entire process to make sure they can get the $ One Line Standard Voice ® medication in a timely manner,” he said. mo* VISA Prepaid Card FLEXIBLE VOICE FAST, RELIABLE Burgess has also helped the system expand its home infu- 64for 12 months Unlimited Nationwide Calling SOLUTIONS SUPPORT INTERNET with a 2 or 3 Year Agreement.† sion pharmacy, began the process of adding freestanding infusion centers, encouraged pharmacists to work to the top of their license and is looking to expand the system’s retail *Offer ends 12/31/19. Available to new commercial data and voice subscribers (excluding govt agencies and schools) in Cleveland Cox service areas. $64.99/mo includes VoiceManagerSM Essential with unltd nationwide long distance and pharmacy footprint by building more retail pharmacies in Cox Business InternetSM 50 for 12 months. Prices exclude equipment, installation, construction, inside wiring, taxes, surcharges and other fees, unless indicated. Offer is nontransferable to a new service address. “No annual contract” means the system. no speciﬁc term period requirement and no early termination fees. All Cox services are provided subject to end-user service agreements (including mandatory arbitration provisions) and other policies, which may be found at www.cox- .com/aboutus/policies.html. Uninterrupted or error-free Internet service, or the speed of your service, is not guaranteed. Actual speeds vary. Rates and bandwidth options vary and are subject to change. DOCSIS 3.0 modem may be req’d, “I’m excited because I realize the work we’re doing has a unless indicated. See www.cox.com/internetdisclosures for complete Cox Internet Disclosures. Unlimited plan is limited to direct-dialed domestic calls and is not available for use with non-switched-circuit calling, auto-dialers, call center direct positive impact on the patient care being provided in applications and certain switching applications. Phone modem provided by Cox, requires electricity, and has battery backup. Access to E911 may not be available during extended power outage or if modem is moved or inoperable. our system,” he said. “We keep in mind that every frustration Telephone services are provided by an afﬁliated Cox entity. Services are not available in all areas. Discounts can’t be combined or added with other promotions nor applied to any other Cox account. †Visa prepaid card offer requires a 2 or that we’re dealing with has a patient on the other end, and 3 yr. contract and is available with qualifying new services ordered and activated between 9/1/19 and 12/31/19. An early termination fee may apply if 2 or 3 yr. contract is cancelled. Must mention “reward promo” when placing order. Account must remain active, be in good standing, and retain all services for a min. of 30 days after install. Online redemption req’d by 1/31/20 and must follow instructions rec’d after service activation. Limit one card per customer, total not to exceed we’re helping them to get their medication, which will ulti- $200. Allow 15 days after redemption for delivery. Card is issued by MetaBank®, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. No cash access or recurring payments. Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. Card mately improve their quality of life or ultimately save their valid for up to 6 months; unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date.Card terms and conditions apply. Other restrictions apply. © 2019 Cox Communications Inc. All rights reserved. life.” — Lydia Coutré

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P012_013_CL_20191118.indd 13 11/14/2019 11:34:19 AM 4 0 UNDER Susan Burnoski Shelly Cayette 4 0 Terry Doyle Susan Burnoski, 35 Principal and director of audit and assurance department, Apple Growth Partners

ith a family full of number enthusiasts, Susan Burnoski recalls wanting to be an Waccountant since she was a kid. “Num- bers just clicked. I did career assessments and they always came back finance-related.” Burnoski, who grew up on Cleveland’s West Side, received her undergrad and master’s degrees from Case Western Reserve University. “I graduated in 2007 and secured a full-time job just before the recession,” she said. Before coming to Apple Growth Partners, first as an intern, she took part in a summer program at NASA for five years in a row and also interned for the Defense Finance Accounting Service. “Getting the experience is great to make sure you want to do this kind of work. It’s what I look for in our recruits,” she said. Burnoski has been at Apple Growth for 12 years, as a department head for the last five, be- ``Best advice: “Give everything a try. ... I don’t coming a principal this past July. say ‘no’ to a fault, which adds to some of the Burnoski finds time for the arts as well, having “Susan is an industry expert in employee bene- stress, but it has opened the doors to a lot of just finished a seven-year term on the Akron Sym- fit plans and designing internal controls,” said opportunities.” phony board of trustees. “Right now, I’m on their Charles Mullen, chairman of Apple Growth Part- ``Wishful thinking: “I’m not sure how they do it, foundation board,” she said. “I’m not musical, my ners. “She works with clients to perform audits, but you hear of these couples who take their husband is. We were already going to the concerts identify fraud and establish internal controls for kids, travel and just go experience life some- and have an appreciation for it. It’s been great to Terry Doyle, 38 both not-for-profit and for-profit companies.” where for a year or two. Not sure how we’d fund see behind the scenes, what’s needed to make a Burnoski, who lives with her family in Copley it, but that would be my other dream job.” symphony run.” and splits time between Apple Growth’s Akron She’s also a member of Torchbearers Akron, the Partner, corporate and capital markets, and Cleveland offices, said she most enjoys learn- Case Young Accountancy Advisory Board, the Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP ing about the companies with which she works. Outside the office, she strives for balance, American Institute of Certified Public Accoun- “What they make, what helps them become suc- spending time with her young children. “They like tants, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accoun- or Terry Doyle, lawyering runs in the family. cessful, what their struggles are,” she said. “We to hike a lot. This is our third year hiking with the tants and the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit He always aspired to follow in the footsteps of can be a really good resource for them.” Summit Metro Parks Fall Hiking Spree.” Quality Center. — Allison Carey Fhis father, Bud, who worked for a local prosecutor’s office for several years before sliding into private practice. But unlike his father and brother, who both spe- ``New mom: cialize in litigation — where cases involve clear win- Shelly Cayette, 36 Cayette’s daughter, ners and losers — Terry Doyle’s affinities align more Ivy Grace Weston, with the less contentious world of dealmaking. Senior vice president, global was born Aug. 30. “I saw both ends of the spectrum when I came to partnerships, Cleveland Cavaliers ``About that hoops Calfee, but what I liked about M&A was helping cli- career: “I haven’t ents get a good deal,” he said. “You negotiate on be- fter playing for Tulane University and touched a basketball half of clients. And when you buy and sell a busi- spending a professional season in the Czech in a long time. I don’t `` The boys: He has a fraternal twin brother, Collin, ARepublic, Shelly Cayette was looking to take have the best knees,” and fraternal twins, Flynn and Reilly. a break from basketball. she said. But rather than relocating from New Orleans to ``One thing he’d have done differently: “Wish I Mississippi with her Harrah’s Entertainment team would’ve traveled to Oakland to watch the Cavs in 2007, the Louisiana native took a job as market- win 2016 NBA title.” ing coordinator for the New Orleans Hornets. Five years later, she was recruited to the Cavs by for- ness, it’s typically a good result for all parties. That’s mer chief revenue officer Brad Sims, who had met what I’ve enjoyed.” Cayette during his time as an NBA vice president. The hours are long, but getting paid to make two Now, she’s in charge of a department that is among parties happy after a deal is set keeps him going. the top five in the league in partnership revenue. Doyle’s clearly excelled in this role. Having Cayette is one of just three women to oversee joined Calfee in 2007 as a summer associate fresh an NBA sponsorship department, and she’s the out of law school, he was promoted in early 2017 to lone African-American woman in the role. partner in the firm’s corporate and capital markets “We’re taking baby steps to get there,” Cayette practice group. A year before that, as an associate said. “Three is better than none.” he was named co-leader of the firm’s entrepre- Those efforts include a leaguewide women’s neurial finance group when it formed in 2016 — leadership forum — at which Cayette has been en- the only associate to co-lead a practice group in the couraged by increased participation. She also point- firm’s history. ed to the Dallas Mavericks hiring Cynthia Marshall Doyle also co-leads the firm’s private equity prac- as CEO, Swin Cash becoming the New Orleans Peli- tice today. If he’s not negotiating deals, he’s proba- cans’ VP of basketball operations and the Cavs add- bly working with one of the startups, which is often ing Lindsay Gottlieb to their coaching staff. done pro-bono for those young businesses. Cayette, who was elevated to her current role in That’s something in which Doyle takes all the 2018, is also setting quite an example for women more pride, considering Cleveland’s struggles to in the industry. She helped found “Women of The keep such businesses in town. Q,” a program designed to encourage women For companies in the business world, it’s akin to throughout the organization to be engaged with mentoring, which is something Doyle also engages and support one another, and has been an inte- in through the nonprofit sector. He’s a co-founder of gral part of some major naming-rights deals. the Associated Board of Boys Hope Girls Hope and A “market-plus” deal with Dan Gilbert’s Rocket recently joined the “jobs” committee for St. Martin Mortgage produced a new title for the Cavs’ de Porres High School, where he works to cultivate 25-year-old home, and the two-year, $185 million employers for the school’s work-study program. renovation of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse led to The Cavs, via a multilayered deal with Good- ganization since 2012, is “a proven leader, a great “Whether helping startups or PE clients, my busi- more than a dozen sections, clubs and entrances year that started in 2017, also have one of the revenue generator and someone who continues ness is typically helping with job growth and bring- that are tied to sponsorships. league’s most lucrative jersey patch agreements. to innovate and create new opportunities for our ing jobs to Northeast Ohio,” Doyle said, highlighting “They get to put their stamp on the building,” Cay- Nic Barlage, the Cavs’ president of business op- team. She has succeeded at every level through- his family as his daily source of motivaiton. “That’s ette said. “It’s like they’re planting their flag here.” erations, said Cayette, who has been with the or- out the sports industry.” — Kevin Kleps rewarding.” — Jeremy Nobile

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www.deltadentaloh.com 4 0 Sara Elaqad UNDER Theodore “Ted” Ferringer Tracy Francis 4 0 Kendra Gardiner Sara Elaqad, 32 Tracy Francis, 39 Executive director, Partner, litigation department, Minds Matter Cleveland Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

hether Croatian-born Sara Elaqad is racy Francis has been at Porter Wright full-time for running a nonprofit or a marathon, 13 years and worked there during her summers in it’s always her desire to help, to law school before graduating from University of Ak- teach and to challenge herself and ron at the top of her law class. Wothers. TIn school, she probably wouldn’t have pictured herself as Elaqad lived in Bosnia before she came to a partner in the Porter Wright’s litigation department. the U.S. as a 7-year-old refugee, settling in Ari- “I did not go to law school or start practicing with the de- zona where her father had family. sire to be a litigator,” said Francis, who grew up in Hilliard, a At first, they lived in low-income areas with suburb of Columbus, and now lives in Gates Mills. But it was poorly performing schools. “My parents, both a role the firm needed her to fill. “I originally feared that I academics, realized that and were able to make was ill-suited for it,” Francis admitted. “I am not bombastic moves to make sure I went to good public or loud. But I’ve learned my temperament is actually effec- schools,” recalled Elaqad. “This helped me very tive in litigation. early on realize the inequity of educational op- “The biggest disadvantage women have as litigators is portunity in the U.S.” how they’re perceived,” she added. “If a man is forceful in The family moved often. She attended high examining a witness or making an argument, he is viewed school in Ann Arbor and Pittsburgh, then col- `` On the run: “I ran my first marathon, it as being a zealous attorney; a woman in the same situation lege at Ohio State. By the time she ended up in was really hard. It wasn’t about doing the are close to and who is in your corner is one of is often just viewed as obnoxious or shrill.” Cleveland in 2009, to attend law school at Case actual marathon, it was about putting in the best ways that students don’t fall prey to a Her primary practice focuses on commercial litigation. Western Reserve, she’d lived in 11 cities. the work. The challenge was the consistent lot of the outside issues.” She’s handled everything from intellectual property issues, ``Second gen: Francis’ dad was also an attorney and she Today, Elaqad, who became executive direc- training. I live in the Detroit-Shoreway After sophomore and junior year, each stu- environmental claims and contract disputes to fraud and cites him as “an inspiration for me throughout my career.” neighborhood and do loops around tor of Minds Matter in February 2018, helps dent attends a summer program at a top uni- product liability, arguing in state and federal courts. She ``Where she sees herself in five years: Cheering the downtown at night. I had layers of blisters children in similar situations. Within six versity. “We make it possible for our students to also has extensive experience dealing with advertising is- Browns at the Super Bowl months of becoming a Minds Matter volunteer, and lost toenails by the end of it.” go. It prepares them and boosts their college sues and drafting endorsement agreements. she took on a volunteer leadership role and re- ``Her other dream job: “I’d give bicycle admission profile,” she said. “Getting more Francis is just as dedicated on the volunteer side. As a Di- alized she belonged in educational nonprofit. tours of Cleveland, but I feel that I’m already low-income kids to more selective colleges can versity Leadership Team mentor for the Diversity Center of the good of the community,” wrote Hugh McKay, partner- “Law is a helpful degree for running a nonprof- in my dream job and it’s more than a job, be life-transforming. For one of our students to Northeast Ohio, she works with schools and youth to build in-charge at Porter Wright’s Cleveland office. it,” she said. “You learn strategic thinking, great it’s my being.” go to schools like Harvard or Penn, they’re now environments that promote respect, acceptance and inclu- For six consecutive years, Ohio Super Lawyers recog- writing skills and communication.” able to help their families, change their com- sion. She’s also active in Porter Wright’s Women’s Leader- nized Francis as a Rising Star in business litigation, and the At any one time, Minds Matter works with munities, build wealth.” ship Initiative, as well as the Cleveland Metro Bar Associa- Legal Aid Society of Cleveland named her a Partner in Jus- about 72 high school students from lower-in- rigorous college-level writing and critical think- Elaqad, who also serves on the Cleveland tion’s 3R’s program, which connects the legal community tice in 2016. come families from Cleveland and the in- ings classes, plus there’s mentoring. Metropolitan School District Board of Educa- with high school students in Cleveland and East Cleveland “The most challenging and most rewarding thing is prob- ner-ring suburbs. Students commit to attending “Mentors are a little bit of the secret sauce,” tion, said all Minds Matter students attend schools. ably the same thing,” she said of her career. “Constantly on Saturdays for three years. They do intensive said Elaqad. “They are that constant adult pres- four-year college, with a graduation rate of “Tracy has stood out for her commitment to pro-bono needing to learn new things and dealing with new, interest- ACT prep, classroom instruction and tutoring, ence. Research shows that having an adult you about 92%. — Allison Carey legal work, taking on important and challenging cases for ing personalities.” — Michael von Glahn

`` On the job: ``Multitasker: Theodore “Ted” “Working on Kendra Gardiner, 39 As chief projects makes performance Ferringer, 35 me better at Chief of performance officer, officer, Gardin- business JumpStart Inc. er’s fingerprints Architect, Bialosky Cleveland development, are on almost all and my business endra Gardiner’s “Aha!” moment came in 2008. the work ed Ferringer advocates for innovative ar- development She was finishing a chemical engineering degree JumpStart’s staff chitecture and planning that serves the role has made at the University of Illinois when a friend suggest- of 75 completes. me a better public good, a mindset gleaned among a ed Gardiner continue on to an MBA and leverage ``On urban family of artisans in the Upper Appala- architect when Kher entrepreneurial background into a business career. outreach: “I was Tchians of Pennsylvania. working on The suggestion was powerful, she said, because the homeless at one actual projects.” “The biggest thing my parents drilled into value of past experiences wasn’t something Gardiner had point in my life. me was standing up for the things I believed ``A team effort: spent much time pondering. Two decades later, the sig- … I do have an in,” said Ferringer, hired by Bialosky in 2012. “None of it would nificance of her personal and professional history is nev- appreciation for “To me, there’s a moral and ethical responsibil- be possible er far from this Avon Lake resident’s mind. what other ity that architects should have. Wherever your without the team “When you are someone climbing out of poverty and people may have community is, it’s important to be engaged.” around me. They you are working your business, sometimes you can’t see gone through or For him, doing good means supporting paid helped me do the value in that,” she explained, “especially if you’re just what their internships for budding architects or contribut- things that other trying to feed or clothe yourself or pay your rent.” families may be ing to projects centered on sustainable commu- firms would not.” Growing up in rural poverty in central Illinois, Gardin- going through.” nity development. The award-winning planner er dropped out of college after her freshman year when led design efforts for the Edgewater Beach funds suddenly dried up. She spent the next six years op- House, and worked pro bono with Bike Cleve- erating a construction company in two states, which she land on a protected cycle-track network utilizing bootstrapped into a $1 million remodeling business but the city’s defunct streetcar line infrastructure. ultimately had to dissolve when insurance regulation dif- Ferringer is a founding member of Green ferences between Illinois and Missouri tied up cash flow. Ribbon Coalition, a nonprofit pressing for de- Ever the savvy entrepreneur, Gardiner settled her velopment along Cleveland’s lakefront. Pro- debts and financed a return to college by reselling goods posals include a Gordon Park expansion and a on eBay. Her formal “break out of poverty,” however, did land bridge connecting downtown to North not come until 2010, when she completed her MBA at Coast Harbor. Gies College of Business and landed a job at PolyOne. Residing with his family in a Victorian-style “It was the first time I was going to make money in a home near West 85th Street in Cleveland, Fer- really meaningful way,” she said. ringer is inspired to boost his adopted city one Gardiner joined JumpStart in 2017 to lead a number of project a time. initiatives, including some launched after KeyBank Regarding his work on Edgewater Beach land Public Library’s Lorain branch, another 2-year-old daughter with his wife, Patty Ed- Foundation’s $24 million investment in the Cleveland House, he said, “People thought they needed to project with a potential social impact for Cleve- monson. nonprofit. JumpStart president Cathy Belk said Gardiner avoid a place that’s become this exceptionally land. “It’s about doing what you can to make the is not afraid to tackle weighty issues, citing her leader- diverse beach experience in Cleveland. This “Ted is respected as someone who values world and your community a better place than ship in projects aimed at increasing diversity inside was an underutilized asset with so much po- service, volunteerism and pro-bono efforts, it was before,” he said. “A few years back, I JumpStart and fostering economic inclusion community- tential. Being involved in realizing it was in- and has given much of his time to countless ini- wouldn’t have imagined where I am today. As wide. credible.” tiatives in our region,” Hill said in an email. long as I’m contributing to the community and “Kendra has the unique ability to listen, learn, empa- Bialosky principal Aaron Hill recently Looking ahead, Ferringer said he plans to working on projects I’m passionate about, I’ll thize and then drive into action,” Belk said. — Judy worked with Ferringer on renovation of Cleve- stay involved in the city he loves, while raising a be all right.” — Douglas J. Guth Stringer

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P016_017_CL_201191118.indd 16 11/14/2019 11:46:52 AM Tracy Francis, 39 Start a New Partner, litigation department, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP Career in racy Francis has been at Porter Wright full-time for 13 years and worked there during her summers in Computer law school before graduating from University of Ak- ron at the top of her law class. TIn school, she probably wouldn’t have pictured herself as Networking a partner in the Porter Wright’s litigation department. “I did not go to law school or start practicing with the desire to be a litigator,” said Francis, who grew up in Hilliard, a suburb of Columbus, and now lives in Gates Mills. But it was a role the rm needed her to ll. “I originally feared that I was ill-suited for it,” Francis admitted. “I am not bombastic or loud. But I’ve learned my temperament is actually e ective in litigation. 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She  Where she sees herself in ve years: Cheering the also has extensive experience dealing with advertising is- Browns at the Super Bowl sues and drafting endorsement agreements. Francis is just as dedicated on the volunteer side. As a Di- versity Leadership Team mentor for the Diversity Center of the good of the community,” wrote Hugh McKay, partner- Start your training today. tri-c.edu/networkingcr Northeast Ohio, she works with schools and youth to build in-charge at Porter Wright’s Cleveland o ce. LEARN MORE 216-987-4770 environments that promote respect, acceptance and inclu- For six consecutive years, Ohio Super Lawyers recog- sion. She’s also active in Porter Wright’s Women’s Leader- nized Francis as a Rising Star in business litigation, and the 19-1320 ship Initiative, as well as the Cleveland Metro Bar Associa- Legal Aid Society of Cleveland named her a Partner in Jus- tion’s 3R’s program, which connects the legal community tice in 2016. with high school students in Cleveland and East Cleveland “ e most challenging and most rewarding thing is prob- schools. ably the same thing,” she said of her career. “Constantly “Tracy has stood out for her commitment to pro-bono needing to learn new things and dealing with new, interest- legal work, taking on important and challenging cases for ing personalities.” — Michael von Glahn STAY IN THE KNOW with Crain’s email newsletters Subscribe FOR FREE by visiting CrainsCleveland.com/enewsletters  Multitasker: As chief performance Chief of performance o cer, o cer, Gardin- JumpStart Inc. er’s ngerprints are on almost all endra Gardiner’s “Aha!” moment came in 2008. the work Congratulations, Erin! She was finishing a chemical engineering degree JumpStart’s sta at the University of Illinois when a friend suggest- of 75 completes. ed Gardiner continue on to an MBA and leverage  On urban We are proud to recognize our partner, Kher entrepreneurial background into a business career. outreach: “I was The suggestion was powerful, she said, because the homeless at one Erin Luke, value of past experiences wasn’t something Gardiner had point in my life. and her fellow honorees in spent much time pondering. Two decades later, the sig- … I do have an the Forty Under 40 Class of 2019. nificance of her personal and professional history is nev- appreciation for er far from this Avon Lake resident’s mind. what other “When you are someone climbing out of poverty and people may have Erin is creating a great impact you are working your business, sometimes you can’t see gone through or in representing clients in complex the value in that,” she explained, “especially if you’re just what their trying to feed or clothe yourself or pay your rent.” construction transactions and families may be Growing up in rural poverty in central Illinois, Gardin- going through.” capital projects. She also makes er dropped out of college after her freshman year when a difference in her community funds suddenly dried up. She spent the next six years operating a construction company in two states, which she through her dedicated bootstrapped into a $1 million remodeling business but civic leadership. ultimately had to dissolve when insurance regulation differences between Illinois and Missouri tied up cash flow. Ever the savvy entrepreneur, Gardiner settled her debts and financed a return to college by reselling goods on eBay. Her formal “break out of poverty,” however, did not come until 2010, when she completed her MBA at Gies College of Business and landed a job at PolyOne. Erin Luke “It was the first time I was going to make money in a Partner really meaningful way,” she said. 216.566.5762 Gardiner joined JumpStart in 2017 to lead a number of initiatives, including some launched after KeyBank Erin.Luke@ Foundation’s $24 million investment in the Cleveland ThompsonHine.com nonprofit. JumpStart president Cathy Belk said Gardiner is not afraid to tackle weighty issues, citing her leadership in projects aimed at increasing diversity inside JumpStart and fostering economic inclusion community- wide. “Kendra has the unique ability to listen, learn, empa- ThompsonHine.com thize and then drive into action,” Belk said. — Judy Stringer

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P016_017_CL_201191118.indd 17 11/14/2019 11:47:11 AM 4 0 UNDER Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw Kenya Guess 4 0 Mark Hamer Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, 39 Kenya Guess, 39

`` Hidden talent: `` More Girl Assistant professor, family Dancing (she her mother was a nurse. As a child, she President and CEO, Bonnie Scout love: Guess’s leadership identity is and community medicine teaches zumba didn’t really think of any other jobs. Speed Logistics “They may be in shaped by a long career in accounting, and director of community classes) and However, upon realizing that some of high school, but starting during a stint as a senior as- engagement, Northeast Ohio being able to the science wasn’t for her, she em- enya Guess loves to help people they’ve proven sistant at Deloitte & Touche. There, Medical University juggle her barked on a different path to find a ca- thrive, whether managing a flour- their abilities in she met Viviana Torry, who taught her household and reer in helping and healing. Ultimately, Kishing middle-market company how to lead and the importance of investing in people. hen teaching classes at North- her kids’ extracur- she earned her Ph.D. in urban studies or a troop of Girl Scouts who them- how they serve. Guess carried Torry’s managerial east Ohio Medical University riculars and public affairs from the University of selves are learning to lead. Just because teachings into subsequent positions, they’re young W(NEOMED), Stacey Gard- ``Shout-out: She Akron, where she also earned a master As head of Bonnie Speed Logistics most recently at Newell Rubbermaid doesn’t mean ner-Buckshaw often starts with stories, credits her of public administration. — a full-service firm celebrating its in Atlanta. they haven’t such as the real experience of one wom- husband for their In her three years at NEOMED, Gard- 60th anniversary this year — Guess For Guess, building collaborative made an impact an who struggled to find a diagnosis. partnership and ner-Buckshaw has brought in more encourages collaboration across all teams isn’t limited to the corporate or difference.” Struggled that is, until, eventually his enabling her than $3 million in grants. Most recently, departments. realm. She also leads a local Girl someone on her care team at a federal- to do a lot she received an integrated behavioral “No matter what level you’re at, ``Game time: Scout troop, recently coordinating ly qualified health center connected professionally. health and primary care grant, making your input is important,” said Guess, a Guess’s family Scout-collected donations of stuffed the dots to realize she was literally al- NEOMED one of only nine institutions Willoughby Hills resident originally loves board animals and other items for children lergic to where she was living. in the country to receive the funding, from Nashville. “Everyone around the games, often in stressful living situations. She said That story and others help students understand which awarded $2 million over five years. table is giving input on sales, dis- playing multiday she cherishes her spirited charges, the value of care teams, of population health, of She is co-director of the grant, which will expand patching or customer care. We’re truly matches of harnessing their good vibes for use the social determinants of health, of relationships hours and integrate behavioral health and primary connected as an organization, be- Monopoly or back at the office. with patients and more. care at the student-run free clinic; support safety and cause everyone is at the same space of Scrabble. “Their transparency and openness “They already know the anatomy classes are im- wellness at work for health care providers; and estab- where we are and where we can be.” is refreshing, because there can be a portant because that’s what’s on the test,” said lish a social justice pathway for students next fall. Bonnie Speed’s mantra is Every Day level of skepticism when you’re at Gardner-Buckshaw, assistant professor of family All of these touch on long-held passions for Great Execution, or EDGE, an initiative Guess work,” said Guess. and community medicine and director of commu- Gardner-Buckshaw. created around core values of integrity, account- “These girls give me energy. As a leader and nity engagement at NEOMED. “I like that every single day is different,” she ability, service excellence and fun. Personal re- employer, the last thing I want to do is limit or un- But what’s on the test isn’t all students need to said. “I am passionate about all of the projects sponsibility and transparency are cultural bed- derestimate anyone, and working with these know to be a good doctor, she added. that I’m working on. I have the best colleagues rocks, shaping every decision from daily freight young ladies is a constant reminder of that senti- Gardner-Buckshaw’s father was a physician and ever.” — Lydia Coutré runs to customer relations. ment.” — Douglas J. Guth

`` The write stuff: He recently finished a script Mark Hamer, 37 for a feature film that he hopes to start working on soon. Vice president/creative director, ``A movie omnivore: Hamer’s a fan of horror, Garage Creative Studios documentaries and “anything that takes you to another place and stretches the bonds of reality.” ortheast Ohio in recent years has built a significant film and video production industry. NMark Hamer of Garage Creative Studios in about the history of University Hospitals. He also Brecksville is part of the reason for that, and, as a worked as an editor on “G Funk,” a 2017 documen- Youngstown native with no taste for living on the tary about the hip-hop style that emerged out of coasts, a beneficiary of it. Los Angeles in the late-’80s. “It’s a sustainable industry now in Northeast As creative director, Hamer oversees Garage’s Ohio,” said Hamer, who has worked for more than team of producers, writers, musicians, cinematog- 12 years at Garage, which blends commercial work raphers and postproduction experts, while work- — TV ads, corporate documentaries, branded ing closely with clients. He also mentors film stu- content videos — with entertainment projects. (It dents in the Tri-C media arts department. provides filmmakers with services such as 4K col- “Mark is the rare combination of artist, tireless or-grading, audio restoration and digital interme- worker, mentor and committed family man,” said diate delivery. Feature films that have turned to David McLean, president of Garage. “In a business Garage Create for work include “Draft Day” and filled with trust-fund artists and ruthless sharks, “Fun Size.”) Mark stands out as a real person from humble be- The nature of his work occasionally takes Ham- ginnings, passionate about his craft, but grounded er to New York or California. When he’s there, “It’s in the things that are important.” great. But I like being home,” said Hamer, who lives Something else that’s important to Hamer: Notre in Hudson with his wife and two daughters, ages 9 and then in the broadcast department of Cleve- of freelancers, is for local clients. He added he ap- Dame football. As a kid, he traveled with his father and 6. land’s Wyse Advertising, where his passion for film preciates the “collaborative process” of the work, every year to South Bend, Ind., to watch the Irish Hamer attended Ohio University. “I thought I and video blossomed. as well as the variety of projects. play. He published a book last year, “Growing Up was going to record bands,” he said. Instead, he He said about 80% of the commercial work at For instance, Hamer directed a documentary Irish,” that focuses on childhood memories, family wound up working at a satellite media company Garage, which has eight employees and uses lots called “Healing a Community: A 150-Year Story,” relationships and life lessons. — Scott Suttell

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P018_CL_201191118.indd 18 11/14/2019 11:52:03 AM 4 0 UNDER David Hamilton James Hardy 4 0 Dr. Dionne Hernandez-Lugo

`` Favorite book: David Hamilton, 35 “The Dream Giver,” by Bruce Attorney; member, Wilkinson Summit County Council ``On his bucket list: To visit kron native David Hamilton grew up watch- Santorini, Greece ing the impact of government and law en- Aforcement on his community, including watching his brother go to prison for a drug of- fense when Hamilton was just 10. That convinced him, he said, to devote his life to the pursuit of equal and fair justice for all. A TV lawyer convinced him a law degree was the tool he needed. “Ben Matlock…,” Hamilton said. “No joke.” He knows it’s funny. How many kids take their inspiration from Andy Griffith when they’re growing up with LeBron James? But it’s true, he insist- ed, and all because he spent a lot of time at his grandmother’s house as a kid. She only got two channels on her television. “You know when you hear a song on the radio and at first you don’t like it, then you hear it over and over again and you start to like it? That’s how ‘Matlock’ was for me,” he recalled with a laugh. Hamilton grew up studying hard, earned a law degree, became a county prosecutor and won a seat on Summit County Council. He’s been a change agent already and led reform efforts as chairman of the Summit County Jail Operations Advisory Commission. In his latest milestone, just under two weeks ago, Hamilton was elected as an Akron Municipal Court judge. He said his appetite for public service was fos- tered by his mother. “She mortgaged the house to make sure I had a good education,” he noted. “When I got to law school, … she said, ‘I think you should go into but the impact of her advice stayed with him. “David is a strong advocate for his community public service and use your law degree to come “I wanted to make her proud,” he said. and doesn’t shy away from a challenge,” said James Hardy, 35 back and help the community.’ ” She likely would be. Hamilton’s made his mark Summit County executive Ilene Shapiro. — Dan Hamilton’s mom passed away that same year, and is getting noticed for his courage. Shingler Deputy mayor, Akron; chief of staff to Akron mayor Dan Horrigan

ames Hardy’s role in government fits him like a Dr. Dionne good, bespoke suit. J Akron mayor Dan Horrigan’s chief of staff and, recently, deputy mayor, said he loves politics, Hernandez-Lugo, 39 Akron, his boss and even dealing with the bureau- cracy that drives others crazy but is necessary for Kilopower project manager, government to function. NASA Glenn Research Center The youngest child of two Akron educators, Har- dy taught part-time at Kent State University while orn and raised in Puerto Rico, Dionne Her- getting his master’s in public health, but always nandez-Lugo always harbored an interest knew he wanted a role in government. Bin science. But it was only after her mother “I love it,” Hardy said of his life and current job. gave her a small microscope that her “eyes were open to what science could entail.” ``Tribe fan: “I still like to keep the box score That affinity meant she was pushed toward when I go to a game.” medicine — until a class trip to the morgue in ``Most inspired by: Robert F. Kennedy her first year of medical school led to an abrupt change of major. “Public service has been getting a bad rap for years Hernandez-Lugo shifted to industrial chemis- now, but I think it’s one of the noblest professions try and went on to get a Ph.D. in physical chem- anyone can pursue.” istry at the University of Puerto Rico. During grad He ran for Akron city council and lost, but soon school, she worked on NASA-related research found his calling serving as chief of staff to Horrigan, and was invited to intern at NASA Glenn. whom Hardy said he had admired since he was a “My Ph.D. work was on nanomaterials in re- teenager — Hardy, not the mayor. chargeable batteries,” she explained. “At Glenn, I Being on staff allows Hardy to focus on getting started in the lab doing materials development things done instead of winning the next election. and from there got involved in other projects that “I have my dream job right now and really enjoy kind of have evolved me professionally.” what I’m doing," he said. "I never say never, but Currently, she manages the Kilopower proj- (elected office) is not something that crosses my ect to develop an affordable nuclear power sys- mind on a daily basis and I really do enjoy what I’m tem to be used on the Artemis mission to the doing now.” moon and eventually for trips to Mars. A His boss seems happy as well. multi-agency project under the space technolo- “He’s been an excellent chief of staff who has gy mission directorate, Hernandez-Lugo said more than lived up to expectations," Horrigan said. Kilopower involves “a system that can help in- `` NASA’s reach: “It is important for people to "He’s not afraid to hold others and himself account- struments and habitats have continuous power understand that the technologies, although Hernandez-Lugo chairs Glenn’s Hispanic Ad- able.” to survive what is known as the lunar night, be- focused on space, have a lot of applications to visory Group, raising awareness of Hispanics’ Hardy is wise beyond his years, added the mayor, cause on the moon the lunar night is two weeks our day-to-day.” contributions and the benefits of diversity to NA- who also said he purposely hired a chief of staff who long.” ``Plans for Artemis: “Hopefully, we can be SA’s mission. is younger than most, because he’s trying to tap into Other projects she’s worked on include a successful and land the first woman on the Outside NASA, she is a board member for Lo- and develop Akron’s cadre of young leaders. drone application used to detect harmful algae moon. It will be great for all of us, women in rain’s El Centro de Servicios Sociales, and works “Eventually, they’re all going to have to take over blooms using a Hyperspectral Imager, and an science who are actually involved in the to get more kids, girls and minority students in the institutions in the city, … so that’s by design to electric battery for the X-57 Maxwell all-electric day-to-day to develop those technologies.” particular, involved in STEM subjects. — Kim get them more engaged now.” Horrigan explained. plane. Palmer “He’s been a great choice.” — Dan Shingler

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P019_CL_201191118.indd 19 11/14/2019 11:52:52 AM 4 0 Edwin L. Hubbard Jr. UNDER Erin Huber Rosen Poonam Jain 4 0 Mark Kalina Jr. Erin Huber Rosen, 37 Edwin L. Hubbard Jr., 34 Executive director and founder, Senior director of funder relations, Drink Local. Drink Tap. the Akron Urban League

fter Steve Chipchase joined the board of dwin L. Hubbard Jr. believes in the power of relationships. directors at Drink Local. Drink Tap., he His ability to form relationship with others, in addi- Amade sure that Erin Huber Rosen, the Etion to his own hard work, has helped lead him to suc- nonprofit’s executive director and founder, cess in his career in the nonprofit realm and with his work in was getting paid. the community. “We hadn’t been paying her consistently,” “It goes back to those relationships every time,” Hubbard Chipchase said. said. He later found out that the first check Huber The Cleveland State graduate began his studies with the Rosen had received “in a while” was given to a idea of being a special-education teacher, but soon realized family whose unsafe living conditions she had he could have a wider reach and greater impact in the realm seen during a recent trip to Uganda. of nonprofit administration. Huber Rosen visits the African country sev- Hubbard’s outgoing nature led him to make connections eral times per year, a practice that started after early on to get his first job with the Children’s Defense Fund. she met a teacher from Uganda as part of Drink After working with the Boy Scouts of America, he then Local. Drink Tap.’s school outreach program. found his way to Akron and a job with the American Heart The nonprofit’s Water, Hygiene and Sanita- Association. tion (WASH) projects have helped 25,000 Ugan- Working in Akron was one thing, but Hubbard knew he dans gain access to clean water. DLDT has five wanted more. To really be part of the community and estab- core employees in the country, plus about 35 lish connections, he started working with the young profes- masons, plumbers, drillers and other workers. sional group Torchbearers. That opened doors to more Locally, DLDT — its name stems from the community engagement on boards, such as AxcessPointe impact that plastic has on waterways — hosts Community Health Center, and finally as a member of about 10 beach cleanups a year, including one Leadership Akron’s 2018 Signature Class, which elected on Earth Day that drew 350 people. Huber Ros- ``Extra, extra: She is in the process of him class president. en said the organization has also reached completing her third documentary, “The Chipchase does as he flies to Northeast Ohio “(Hubbard) is beginning to establish himself as a unique 15,000 kids via its Wavemaker program, and the Last Drop,” which will focus on climate from his current job in Utah for board meet- voice on local committees and boards,” said Robert DeJour- group hosts an annual run and walk in Cleve- change and water stress in the Kilimanjaro ings. nett, vice president of opportunity and inclusion for the land. region of Tanzania. DLDT will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Greater Akron Chamber, someone Hubbard described as a When she was 18, Huber Rosen started Cov- ``Home cooking: She said her husband, 2020, and Huber Rosen said she has some mentor. “Our community is in need of more African-Ameri- ering Cleveland, an organization that helped attorney Adam Rosen, is an excellent vegan “pretty big plans” that will be unveiled soon. can men who will lead with integrity, candor and the will- “Attitude is everything in life,” he said, adding that he hopes the homeless. That lasted eight years. chef. She doesn’t believe the world’s water crisis ingness to serve with a positive impact, and Edwin fits that that way of thinking leads to his next career milestone with EH “Eventually, at one point I realized that wa- will ever be solved, but “what I do think is, in criteria.” Inspires, his own firm in which he works as an inspirational/ ter connected all of the problems that I cared “As soon as I met Erin, it was the most im- the developed world, we have technology to do Relationships take center stage with Hubbard’s current motivational speaker and consultant. He’s set his sights on about,” she said. pactful first meeting with anyone I’ve ever had water way better than we’re doing it. We’re work at the Akron Urban League, too. someday being an executive director or CEO. Chipchase, a former Swagelok director, met in my life,” he said. wasting a ton of water and we’re not managing “I enjoy the opportunity to build relationships and to ad- “Every day for me is on purpose, whether it’s a good day, Huber Rosen while he was searching for a non- Huber Rosen, he explained, “gets people to our land properly to filter water naturally be- vocate. It’s easy to fund-raise when you believe in what bad day or indifferent,” he said. “Your day is won or lost profit where he could make an impact. want to go above and beyond,” something fore it goes into our waterways.” — Kevin Kleps you’re working for,” he said. based on the preparation.” — Sue Walton

`` Pingpong Poonam Jain, 38 anyone? Jain was Mark Kalina Jr., 30 a state champion Director of business financial table-tennis Senior analyst, Community Trauma operations, Athersys Inc. player in 1997 in Institute, MetroHealth her hometown oonam Jain describes her career progres- state of Madhya n the night he lost his legs, Mark Kalina Jr. went by sion over the last decade or so as a jour- Pradesh in India. himself to downtown Columbus to meet a friend. He Pney into the human body. ``CLE love: “I love Owas wearing “the thickest flannel” he owned, and his Jain joined Steris Corp. in 2007, just two it here. The sleeves, after being rolled up earlier, were down because he years after moving to Northeast Ohio from In- people are was cold. dia, and advanced to lead financial analyst friendly and Instead of being with a group of friends, as was his cus- during a six-year tenure with the Mentor-based supportive like tom, he walked home by himself, and instead of taking a manufacturer of sterilizers, surgical tables, you would find in longer route, he walked next to a stopped train, before fall- lights and other hospital equipment. a small town, but ing, snagging his sleeve on the corner of a coal hopper and After Steris — where she twice earned recog- it has all the getting injured once it began to move. nition as Employee of the Year — Jain rose from cultural and And instead of lamenting his life-altering injury, Kalina senior productivity manager to operations con- education and vowed to make the best of an unfortunate situation. troller at Philips Medical Systems’ Highland business “I was so sure I was going to die,” he said of the October Heights medical imaging plant. There, she won strengths of a 2012 accident, which occurred while he was an engineering Philips’ North America Game Changer Award large city. It’s a student at Ohio State University. “When I woke up the next in 2016 for overseeing the disposition of $50 nice balance.” day and found out I was missing just a few pieces, I was very million worth of obsolete inventory. happy I was still alive. The way I was injured, there was no Today, the Macedonia resident is “further in- one to blame but myself.” side the body,” as a financial operations director at After the accident, a life in engineering no longer ap- Athersys Inc., which is developing stem-cell thera- pealed to Kalina. He worked with Operation Lifesaver, for pies for stroke and other critical care conditions. whom he was a national spokesperson for rail safety educa- “I’ve always been fascinated with how new tion, started a foundation that helps amputees pay for pros- medicines are developed, especially in areas of thetics and other equipment, and he volunteered for Metro- unmet medical needs,” Jain said, “so I was ex- Health’s Trauma Survivors Network. cited to join the cause.” “I thought, ‘This is where I want to be,’ ” he said. At the Cleveland-based biotechnology firm, He has since transitioned to a full-time analyst role at Jain is charged with managing the financial MetroHealth. There, he serves as the “data guru” for the side of operations, including multimillion-dol- health system’s Community Trauma Institute and is playing lar business partnerships and contracts. The a key role in Metro’s strategic plan, said Sarah Hendrickson, position, she said, builds on her “earlier experi- the director of the trauma institute. ences in finance, operations and supply-chain “I don’t know if Mark sees things as a challenge,” Hen- trauma patients now as he did when he was a volunteer, but management at Steris and Philips,” but is fun- drickson said. “He sees things as ways in which he can con- he welcomes the chance to meet with those who are strug- damentally different in that Athersys doesn’t operations contracts and activities and provid- well beyond Greater Cleveland. tribute. It’s a bit of an anomaly. Mark does not exist in many gling with a new reality. have a product in the market yet. ing strategic recommendations to top-level “She functions in an ever-changing, com- spaces in this world. You’re not going to find a whole lot of “I can walk into someone’s room wearing long pants and Laura Campbell, senior vice president of fi- management.” plex, cross-functional environment where ven- Ma r k s .” they just see a limp,” Kalina said. “Then, I show them a pros- nance at Athersys, said Jain has a direct impact She added that Jain’s work supports opera- dors, customers and partners are spread across Kalina said support from family, friends and co-workers thetic leg and they think, ‘If this guy can do it, so can I.’ ” on the company’s bottom line “by reviewing tional, legal and regulatory activities that reach the globe,” Campbell said. — Judy Stringer helped him persevere. He doesn’t interact with as many — Kevin Kleps

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Meanwhile, a comprehensive ap- chief strength to Copa’sprecision existing cusparts- Ramcofunction doesThe of notwhich acquisition cur -vehiclesBank brings itof is St. supthings Louis- showsthatSUVs andthatGlenn U.S.heavy College auto commercial- ofsmall, Public trucks,tubular Affairs. parts.offer He,decent domestically too, boat said to a inggoodmanufactured hard motor.” to earn its placeing supplyinginvestment among all transpor- tomer base, Melickrently said. make, That Melick plying said.might and how be morethose importantmakersvehicles wentsell,” than from justthinks making newAsked tax about whetherlaws andbusiness Ramco a reduction oris goodany sin engineeredas- of late.Ramco assemblies is notparts andunique, compofor up-and-comingat- least tation vehicles, equipment manufacturers, Key’s information-driven efforts proach to “human capital” deci- strength is engineering, Andhe said. it never Af- hurtsHill tosaidsales, have in too,a anpres suchemail- as350,000 corresponincreased automobiles -manuof -regulations pergle month company’s are be having- recent“Stripmatic a big growth posi- inis ataunents least- among quickly15% over Northeastto our our TierMelick Ohio 1 automo autosaid. suppli -Copa’s- presenceand job andgrowth has been steady ter the Great Recession,ence Ramco in the be - metropolitandence.facturing “An Detroitauto capacity. supplier tween While 2013that Ramco andis 2016trative- impacttotomotive now onmaking sales. is due first-quarter to a rising tide, forecasttive or customers,” anders. Somelast year’s othersMelick added report said. connectionsthey are also inamong and around transportation equipment Barron’s Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors about 250,000 units per justmonth. a well-run boat,sales,” Hill Adler had a said. ready “The doing short-term well. Detroit should only help,manufacturers, since it presently employ- were led by Amanda Cruz, digital re- sion-making is at the core of Key’s area, where Copa is based,ditionally alongside has focused on the female domestic automakers endand ofmany fasteners of —In nuts other and words, related if aanswer: company “It’s is the backlogboat.” through June looksBill Adler, pretty president puts Ramco of Cuyahoga physically ing closerover 125,000to Ohioans,” OMA Reprinted with permission from the Crain’s Cleveland Business. © 2018 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights reserved. their suppliers that arethreaded all potential assemblies growing, — theyCopa must has be doingOverall, some domestic- solid auto as well.” production Heights-based Stripmaticmany of its Products, big customers, spokesman he added. Ryan Augsburger said. cruiting and analytics consultant, People Analytics Community of Cruz Fanning Further duplication without permission is prohibited. Visit www.crainscleveland.com. #CC117 Ramco customers, he noted.high-volume screwthing machines right. that has been in a slump,Adler, Hill said. who He said not his- productsalso sells most heavily into“Our theproduct automo development- For its engi part,- Ramco expects its re- Ramco hopes to bringcan to produce bear its bolts“How and othera supplier small performsed that data is froma typically the Federal find Reserve their waytive into industry, pickups, supplyingneers are a very range excited of centto be growth able to to continue and is work- and initiative development manag- Practice, a group of HR professionals chief strength to Copa’sprecision existing cus parts- Ramcofunction does of whichnot cur vehicles- Bank it of is St. sup Louis- showsSUVs and that heavyU.S. auto commercial- small, trucks,tubular parts.offer He, domestically too, said ingmanufactured hard to earn its place supplying er brand, conveying to candidates tomer base, Melick rentlysaid. make, That Melick plying said. and how those vehiclesmakers wentsell,” fromthinks making new tax about laws andbusiness a reduction is good engineered as of late. assembliesparts and compofor up-and-coming- vehicles, er Jeannie Fanning, the nomination who meet biweekly to discuss best strength is engineering, heAnd said. it never Af- hurtsHill tosaid have in aan pres email- 350,000 correspon automobiles- of regulations per month are be having- “Stripmatic a big posi- is atnents least quickly 15% over to ourour TierMelick 1 automo said.- Copa’s presence and that Key is fast, efficient and ter the Great Recession,ence Ramco in thebe- metropolitandence. “An Detroitauto supplier tween that2013 andis 2016tive impact to now on making sales. first-quarter forecasttive customers,” and last year’s Melick added said. connections in and around nies under a Westlake holding compa- extended beyond traditional corporate has helped sustain our growth,” he said. stated. By taking a collaborative ap- practices in driving data-based area, where Copa is based, alongside about 250,000 units per month. sales,” Adler said. “The short-term Detroit should only help, since it tech savvy.” domestic automakers and many of In other words, if a company is backlog through June looks pretty puts Ramco physically closer to Reprinted with permission from the Crain’sgrowing, Cleveland they Business. must © be2018 doing Crain someCommunications- solid asInc. well.” All Rights reserved. many of its big customers, he added. proach backed by detailed research, HR decisions. their suppliers thatFurther are duplication all potential without permission is prohibited. Visit www.crainscleveland.com. #CC117 In performing this undertaking, Ramco customers, he noted. thing right. Adler, who said his products most “Our product development engi- Why not? Key’s HR organization cut attrition “The predictive modeling ap- Ramco hopes to bring to bear its “How a supplier performs is a typically find their way into pickups, neers are very excited to be able to Key’s HR division helps meet long- chief strength to Copa’s existing cus- function of which vehicles it is sup- SUVs and heavy commercial trucks, offer domestically manufactured in the company’s contact center by proach is being adopted by other tomer base, Melick said. That plying and how those vehicles sell,” thinks new tax laws and a reduction engineered assemblies and compo- term company priorities in devel- strength is engineering, he said. Af- Hill said in an email correspon- of regulations are having a big posi- nents quickly to our Tier 1 automo- half over the previous year, reduced groups, from redefining onboarding ter the Great Recession, Ramco be- dence. “An auto supplier that is tive impact on sales. tive customers,” Melick said. oping a talented workforce, cata- the number of pages in its applica- for new hires, to streamlining the Reprinted with permission from the Crain’s Cleveland Business. © 2018 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights reserved. Inaugural Barron’s Hall of Fame Advisors Further duplication without permission is prohibited. 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gan to focus more on engineering By DAN SHINGLER and less on producing common, low-priced parts like simple nuts. [email protected] contact Megan Norman (Lemke) Acquisition“That’s a race to the bottom,” helps keep Ramco on @DanShingler Melick said of the highly commod- Hudson-based Ramco Specialties itized realm of simple nuts and bolts, growthwhere foreign and track domestic suppli- is on an automotive roll. VOL. 39, NO. 16 April 16-22, 2018 After building and moving into a ers most often compete primarily on Sponsored Content 185,000-square-foot headquarters and price and the cheapest part wins. main plant a little over two years ago, The company has foundgan to its focus OEM more on engineering By DAN SHINGLER the company has increased its size automaker customers,and and lesstheir onbig producing common, with the acquisition of Michigan-based suppliers, willing to worklow-priced with Ram parts- like simple nuts. [email protected] Acquisition helps keep Ramco on VOL. 39, NO. 32 AUGUST 6 - 12, 2018 Copa Tool earlier this month. co’s engineers earlier in“That’s their own a race to the bottom,” @DanShingler “A lot of our customers are looking Growth in Ramco’s automotive design processes. ThatMelick allows said the of the highly commod- business, by far its largest Hudson-basedend market, company Ramco Specialties to offer fastening itized realm systems of simple nuts and bolts, is fueling it all, Jeff Melick,is on Ramco’s an automotive di- that roll. cangrowth be integratedwhere into foreign other and track domestic suppli- rector of sales and marketing,After said. building parts,and moving which caninto make a ers the most entire often au- compete primarily on AD CLOSE: Nov. 27 tomotive manufacturingprice andprocess the cheapest part wins. “This year, we’re up185,000-square-foot about 15%,” headquarters and Ramco Specialties’ 185,000-square-foot headquarters and main plant has Melick said, adding thatmain the plantcompa a little- faster over twoand years more ago, efficient. The Plus, company they has foundgan to its focus OEM more on engineering By DAN SHINGLER plenty of warehouse room, too. (Dan Shingler for Crain’s) ny has been experiencingthe companya similar hasdo increased not depend its sizewholly automaker on price customers,to andand theirless bigon producing common, growth rate since aboutwith 2008, the acquisitionwhen gain of Michigan-based sales, Melick said. suppliers, willing to worklow-priced with Ram parts- like simple nuts. 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Ramco Specialties’ 185,000-square-foot headquarters and main plant has threaded assemblies Copa’s— Copa 40 employeeshas Overall, bring domesticRamco’s autoprofessor production of public Heights-based administrationfaster and Stripmatic more Seeingefficient. Products, that thePlus, overall spokesmanthey tide is Ryanbounc Augsburger- “Auto said. supply remains a huge part Melick said, adding that the compa- plenty of warehouse room, too. (Dan Shingler for Crain’s) high-volume screw machinesheadcount that to abouthas been ny175 inhas apeople, slump,been experiencing Hilland said. city He andnot a similar- regionalalso sellsdo planning notheavily depend atinto ing whollythe around automo on pricedead- tolowFor …its they part, either Ramco expectsof Ohio’s its enormous re- manufacturing can produce bolts andMelick other said. small ed thatgrowth data from rate the since Federalthe about Ohio Reserve 2008, State when tiveUniversity’s industry,gain sales, supplyingJohn Melick have said. a rangea good of boat cent or have growth attached to continue a sector. and is State work data- has shown increas- Aware that would-be and current parency around the information precision parts Ramco doesThe not acquisition cur- Bank brings ofit St. beganthings Louis showsthatfocusing Glennthat on U.S. Collegemore auto- engiofsmall, Public- tubularAffairs.It must beparts. working, decentHe, too, because boat said to whilea gooding hard motor.”growing to earn faster its place thaning overallinvestmentsupplying domestic among allIf transporthe state’s- automotive compa- business is good as of late. parts for up-and-coming vehicles, PROMOTE. rently make, Melick said.might be more importantmakersneered went than products fromjust making thanAsked a simpleabout whether nut. Ramco some or any other sin companies- Ramco are alsois not find unique,- production at least growth tation rates equipment can only do manufacturers,nies as a whole can fare that well, it employees must take priority, Key- sought by applicants and eliminat- And it never hurts tosales, have too, a pres such- as350,000 increased Copaautomobiles manu Tool- is peragle significant monthcompany’s be - pickup recent“Stripmatic growthing growth in is atau in least- automotive,among 15% over Northeast the our indus Melick Ohio- so autosaid. in two suppli Copa’s ways:- presenceTheyand jobare growthandeither on has a wouldbeen steadybe a good thing for Ohio, ence in the metropolitanfacturing Detroit capacity. tween While for2013 Ramco Ramco. and tra2016 Its- $14 totomotive now million making isin dueannual first-quarterto a risingtry as tide,a forecastwhole or has ers.and been Somelast onyear’s others a down addedreport- small theyconnections arenumber also inofamong andhot productsaround transportation or a which equipment still has a huge automotive Bank has simplified its recruiting ing corporate speak and complex area, where Copa is based,ditionally alongside has focusedabout onsales250,000 the will female units be per addedjust month. ato well-run Ramco’s boat, ansales,”- Hillward Adler had trend, a said.ready said “Thedoing Edward short-term well. “Ned” Hill,Detroit larger should number only ofhelp,manufacturers, products since whereit presently a industry, employ according- to the Ohio domestic automakers endand ofmany fasteners of —In nuts othernual and revenueswords, related if of aanswer: about company $100 “It’s million.is the boat.”backlog a well-knownthrough June Ohio looksBill economist Adler, pretty president andputs fewRamcoof Cuyahoga are physicallypicking ing up closer overmarket 125,000to share. Ohioans,” Manufacturers’ OMA Association. are providing and that is what I think their suppliers that arethreaded all potential assemblies growing, —Copa’s Copathey 40 must hasemployees be doingOverall, bring some domestic Ramco’s- solid auto asprofessor well.”production of publicHeights-based administration Stripmaticmany Seeingof its Products, big that customers, the overallspokesman he tide added. is Ryan bounc Augsburger- “Auto said. supply remains a huge part process and utilized data to reduce navigation. Ramco customers, he noted.high-volume screwthing machines right.headcount that to abouthas been 175 in apeople, slump,Adler, Hilland said. who city He said notand his- regional productsalso sells planning most heavily atinto“Our ingthe product aroundautomo development dead- lowFor …its engitheypart,- eitherRamco expectsof Ohio’s its enormousre- manufacturing Ramco hopes to bringcan to produce bear its bolts “HowandMelick other a supplier said.small performsed that data is froma typicallythe Federalthe find Ohio Reserve their State waytive intoUniversity’s industry, pickups, supplyingJohnneers haveare a very rangea good excited of boat cent toor behave growth able attached toto continue a sector. and is State work data- has shown increas- worker turnover. Meanwhile, a comprehensive ap- chief strength to Copa’sprecision existing cusparts- Ramcofunction doesThe of notwhich acquisition cur -vehiclesBank brings itof is St. supthings Louis- showsthatSUVs andthatGlenn U.S.heavy College auto commercial- ofsmall, Public trucks,tubular Affairs. parts.offer He,decent domestically too, boat said to a inggoodmanufactured hard motor.” to earn its placeing supplyinginvestment among all transpor- tomer base, Melickrently said. make, That Melick plying said.might and how be morethose importantmakersvehicles wentsell,” than from justthinks making newAsked tax about whetherlaws andbusiness Ramco a reduction oris goodany sin engineeredas- of late.Ramco assemblies is notparts andunique, compofor up-and-comingat- least tation vehicles, equipment manufacturers, Key’s information-driven efforts proach to “human capital” deci- strength is engineering, Andhe said. it never Af- hurtsHill tosaidsales, have in too,a anpres suchemail- as350,000 corresponincreased automobiles -manuof -regulations pergle month company’s are be having- recent“Stripmatic a big growth posi- inis ataunents least- among quickly15% over Northeastto our our TierMelick Ohio 1 automo autosaid. suppli -Copa’s- presenceand job andgrowth has been steady ter the Great Recession,ence Ramco in the be - metropolitandence.facturing “An Detroitauto capacity. supplier tween While 2013that Ramco andis 2016trative- impacttotomotive now onmaking sales. is due first-quarterto a rising tide, forecasttive or customers,” ers.and Somelast year’s othersMelick added report said. connectionsthey are also inamong and around transportation equipment were led by Amanda Cruz, digital re- sion-making is at the core of Key’s area, where Copa is based,ditionally alongside has focusedabout 250,000on the female units per justmonth. a well-run boat,sales,” Hill Adler had a said. ready “The doing short-term well. Detroit should only help,manufacturers, since it presently employ- domestic automakers endand ofmany fasteners of —In nuts other and words, related if aanswer: company “It’s is the backlogboat.” through June looksBill Adler, pretty president puts Ramco of Cuyahoga physically ing closerover 125,000to Ohioans,” OMA Reprinted with permission from the Crain’s Cleveland Business. © 2018 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights reserved. their suppliers that arethreaded all potential assemblies growing, — theyCopa must has be doingOverall, some domestic- solid auto as well.” production Heights-based Stripmaticmany of its Products, big customers, spokesman he added. Ryan Augsburger said. cruiting and analytics consultant, People Analytics Community of Cruz Fanning Further duplication without permission is prohibited. Visit www.crainscleveland.com. #CC117 Ramco customers, he noted.high-volume screwthing machines right. that has been in a slump,Adler, Hill said. who He said not his- productsalso sells most heavily into“Our theproduct automo development- For its engi part,- Ramco expects its re- Ramco hopes to bringcan to produce bear its bolts“How and othera supplier small performsed that data is froma typically the Federal find Reserve their waytive into industry, pickups, supplyingneers are a very range excited of centto be growth able to to continue and is work- and initiative development manag- Practice, a group of HR professionals chief strength to Copa’sprecision existing cus parts- Ramcofunction does of whichnot cur vehicles- Bank it of is St. sup Louis- showsSUVs and that heavyU.S. auto commercial- small, trucks,tubular parts.offer He, domestically too, said ingmanufactured hard to earn its place supplying er brand, conveying to candidates tomer base, Melick rentlysaid. make, That Melick plying said. and how those vehiclesmakers wentsell,” fromthinks making new tax about laws andbusiness a reduction is good engineered as of late. assembliesparts and compofor up-and-coming- vehicles, er Jeannie Fanning, the nomination who meet biweekly to discuss best strength is engineering, heAnd said. it never Af- hurtsHill tosaid have in aan pres email- 350,000 correspon automobiles- of regulations per month are be having- “Stripmatic a big posi- is atnents least quickly 15% over to ourour TierMelick 1 automo said.- Copa’s presence and that Key is fast, efficient and ter the Great Recession,ence Ramco in thebe- metropolitandence. “An Detroitauto supplier tween that2013 andis 2016tive impact to now on making sales. first-quarter forecasttive customers,” and last year’s Melick added said. connections in and around has helped sustain our growth,” he said. stated. By taking a collaborative ap- practices in driving data-based area, where Copa is based, alongside about 250,000 units per month. sales,” Adler said. “The short-term Detroit should only help, since it tech savvy.” domestic automakers and many of In other words, if a company is backlog through June looks pretty puts Ramco physically closer to Reprinted with permission from the Crain’sgrowing, Cleveland they Business. must © be2018 doing Crain someCommunications- solid asInc. well.” All Rights reserved. many of its big customers, he added. proach backed by detailed research, HR decisions. their suppliers thatFurther are duplication all potential without permission is prohibited. Visit www.crainscleveland.com. #CC117 In performing this undertaking, Ramco customers, he noted. thing right. Adler, who said his products most “Our product development engi- Why not? Key’s HR organization cut attrition “The predictive modeling ap- Ramco hopes to bring to bear its “How a supplier performs is a typically find their way into pickups, neers are very excited to be able to Key’s HR division helps meet long- chief strength to Copa’s existing cus- function of which vehicles it is sup- SUVs and heavy commercial trucks, offer domestically manufactured in the company’s contact center by proach is being adopted by other tomer base, Melick said. That plying and how those vehicles sell,” thinks new tax laws and a reduction engineered assemblies and compo- term company priorities in devel- strength is engineering, he said. Af- Hill said in an email correspon- of regulations are having a big posi- nents quickly to our Tier 1 automo- half over the previous year, reduced groups, from redefining onboarding ter the Great Recession, Ramco be- dence. “An auto supplier that is tive impact on sales. tive customers,” Melick said. oping a talented workforce, cata- the number of pages in its applica- for new hires, to streamlining the Reprinted with permission from the Crain’s Cleveland Business. © 2018 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights reserved. lyzing employee engagement, and Further duplication without permission is prohibited. Visit www.crainscleveland.com. #CC117 tions by 40%, and estimate that can- training modules that impact per- improving organizational effec- didates will spend 20% to 50% less formance, to prioritizing workload Along with TRG and MRK, the Rocky tiveness, the nomination said. time in completing an application. for compensation reviews,” the — Douglas J. 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love all genres, aving worked on such large projects as the reno- + even horror. I vation of Public Square, the mixed-use highrise + love to be scared HOne University Circle, the Hilton Cleveland enough that Downtown and the Akron sewer renovation project, afterwards I’m attorney Erin Luke isn’t intimidated by any aspect of afraid to open an expensive, high-pro le construction project. e my eyes in a partner in ompson Hine LLP’s construction group CONGRATULATIONS darkened room. I even keeps a hardhat ready in her car’s trunk. love the thrill.” A self-described U.S. Air Force brat, she spent her  In her spare early days moving from Washington, D.C., to Iceland, TO ALL40 UNDER 40 FINALISTS! then to Pennsylvania and Arkansas. Luke said she loves time: She serves on the board of getting older. “I feel like I didn’t know enough as a kid. the YWCA and is I gain wisdom, insight and con dence as I age and CYBERSECURITY IS a chair of the have more experience.” associate board She attended Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., SERIOUS BUSINESS. of Boys Hope earning degrees in philosophy and political science. Girls Hope, a It’s the place where Winston Churchill gave his famous Iron Curtain speech in 1946 and where Luke met her nonpro t that If you think hackers are not after your data, provides husband. ey both attended St. Louis University after-school School of Law. She graduated in 2008 and worked in St. think again. If your data is breached, will your programming Louis where, through her rst job, she discovered con- customers trust you again? Maloney + Novotny struction law before moving to Cleveland and joining and residential can help you achieve a cybersecurity program support for high ompson Hine in 2014. We’re proud to recognize Sean Kennedy, President of TRG, as a academic achiev- “ ey were doing sophisticated transactional con- that current and future customers can depend ers with struction work representing owners and that was the on to protect their important data. dedicated and proven leader and finalist for 40 Under 40. challenging niche I wanted to focus on,” she explained. “I applied, it circumstances was a match and I moved. I never felt tied to one loca- Please call Dale Dresch at 216.344.5296 from sixth grade tion — it was always about the opportunity.” Her hus- through their band followed a year later. senior year. “Erin is hands-down one of the most accomplished TRG is the leading hardware, software and solutions provider in the mobile computing, barcode, and dynamic female leaders of her generation” said colleague Kip Bollin, Cleveland o ce partner-in- POS and payment processing industries. Based in Westlake, Ohio, TRG provides the most charge at ompson Hine. “She is a star in her eld, comprehensive suite of products and services across all lifecycle stages and equipment types. serving as project counsel for billions of dollars worth From warehouse to register and deployment to retirement, TRG is vendor and solution agnostic, of construction projects each year.” developing tailored solutions that meet each customer’s unique requirements and ultimately Luke’s early career dreams weren’t in construction increase productivity, extend equipment life and maximize overall ROI. law but in becoming a writer. “With a philosophy degree, you can either teach or go to law school,” she said. Business Advisors and “I wanted to learn the rules of our society to help others Certified Public Accountants navigate it.” As for choosing a practice eld that toward which not many women gravitate, she said, “I feel comfortable in challenging situations and construction was an area maloneynovotny.com where I could thrive. I always felt that being a woman in construction was a great di erentiator.” — Allison Carey

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P024_025_CL_201191118.indd 24 11/14/2019 12:06:15 PM Heather Link, 39 Kristen Lucas, 39 Chief of sta , Chief marketing o cer, Cleveland State University Fairport Asset Management/ Luma Wealth Advisors eather Link said she believes education can change lives. It’s more than just the risten Lucas says she has always loved stories Heconomic bene ts; she sees how it can and storytelling. As a child, she’d get in trou- imbue a life with meaning and a ect the gen- Kble for reading under the covers when she erations that follow. was supposed to be asleep. “ at’s what brings me to work every day,” said A bachelor’s in English was “the most natural Link, chief of sta at Cleveland State University. choice” for the Euclid native, but since graduating And that’s part of why she wanted to join from Allegheny College, her career has taken an CSU, an urban school with many rst-genera- unexpected turn. Or perhaps a curve into market- tion college students. Link, who attended e ing was also natural. Ohio State University, also was a rst-genera- “Marketing is essentially storytelling,” noted Lu- tion college student, coming from a small cas. “And in professional services, you’re ‘selling’ a town where going to college wasn’t the norm. relationship, so you’ve got to be equipped with “When I look at them, I see myself,” she said. compelling stories about how you’ve helped in-  Not born for nancial services: Lucas Link was on the path to earn a doctorate in spire a family, a widow, a business owner — how doesn’t like math and only took a single econ pharmaceutics when she decided a career in a you helped them solve a problem or get through a class in college, pass-fail, in her last semester. lab wasn’t for her. She loved science, but not tough time.”  Best advice she’s gotten: “Don’t sweat the the isolated environment research can create. Her trajectory has been steep since starting at haters.” After earning her master’s degree, she took Fairport in 2003, from receptionist all the way up a job at Ohio State managing a lab, which to CMO, her roles at different levels along the broadened her focus to the business side of way giving her a deeper understanding of how lows women to learn, connect and celebrate on research, such as writing grants and working the company works. She sees her client service their own terms.” with faculty. at job led her up the ranks in experience especially differentiating her as a “Kristen is an exemplary leader in our organiza- research at Ohio State, before taking on a role marketer. tion who has taken every job and promotion as a with the university’s board of trustees. “I have a rsthand relationship with our clients chance to learn and grow,” said Heather Ettinger, She went to Kent State University to work in and know the frequently asked questions: what Fairport managing partner and Luma founder. the president’s o ce in 2017 and then, this they want, don’t want, what annoys them or makes “Her positive attitude is contagious and she is past July, joined Cleveland State. them mad, what delights and surprises them, what sought out for her thoughtful and creative insights As chief of sta , Link manages the presi- they are grateful for and what they truly value. It’s a on how to make the client experience and the work dent’s o ce and serves in a support role to study in empathy — ‘getting into their shoes’ — community the best it can be.” CSU president Harlan Sands, who said Link  Cross-country goals: Link wants to run at least a that would make my social-worker parents proud.” A self-described “champion for diabetes re- has “hit the ground running.” half-marathon in all 50 states; she’s up to 11 so far. Her top accomplishment to date has been the search” (her dad lived with Type 1 diabetes from “In our business, when we are trying to man- “Running is my saving grace, I think. These jobs conceptualization and launch of Luma Wealth. age 7 until his death at 62), Lucas held her rst fund- age a large institution and touch a lot of people, I aren’t easy,” she said. “We basically got out a blank sheet of paper and raiser in third grade. In addition to captaining a walk

think the way we interact with people is critical,”  Sharing a love of science: She works with the made a blueprint of how women should be treated team every year through the American Diabetes As-

Sands said. “And it’s the rst thing that strikes Science Olympiad team in Hudson, where her as clients,” she explained. “How they should be sociation or JDRF, she created Fairport Community

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+ + HOne University Circle, the Hilton Cleveland + Downtown and the Akron sewer renovation project, attorney Erin Luke isn’t intimidated by any aspect of an expensive, high-pro le construction project. e partner in ompson Hine LLP’s construction group even keeps a hardhat ready in her car’s trunk. A self-described U.S. Air Force brat, she spent her early days moving from Washington, D.C., to Iceland, then to Pennsylvania and Arkansas. Luke said she loves getting older. “I feel like I didn’t know enough as a kid. I gain wisdom, insight and con dence as I age and have more experience.” CYBERSECURITY IS She attended Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., earning degrees in philosophy and political science. SERIOUS BUSINESS. It’s the place where Winston Churchill gave his famous Iron Curtain speech in 1946 and where Luke met her husband. ey both attended St. Louis University If you think hackers are not after your data, School of Law. She graduated in 2008 and worked in St. think again. If your data is breached, will your Louis where, through her rst job, she discovered con- customers trust you again? Maloney + Novotny struction law before moving to Cleveland and joining ompson Hine in 2014. can help you achieve a cybersecurity program “ ey were doing sophisticated transactional con- that current and future customers can depend struction work representing owners and that was the on to protect their important data. niche I wanted to focus on,” she explained. “I applied, it was a match and I moved. I never felt tied to one loca- Please call Dale Dresch at 216.344.5296 tion — it was always about the opportunity.” Her husband followed a year later. “Erin is hands-down one of the most accomplished and dynamic female leaders of her generation” said colleague Kip Bollin, Cleveland o ce partner-in- charge at ompson Hine. “She is a star in her eld, serving as project counsel for billions of dollars worth of construction projects each year.” Luke’s early career dreams weren’t in construction law but in becoming a writer. “With a philosophy degree, you can either teach or go to law school,” she said. Business Advisors and “I wanted to learn the rules of our society to help others Certified Public Accountants navigate it.” As for choosing a practice eld that toward which not many women gravitate, she said, “I feel comfortable in challenging situations and construction was an area maloneynovotny.com where I could thrive. I always felt that being a woman in construction was a great di erentiator.” — Allison Carey

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P024_025_CL_201191118.indd 25 11/14/2019 12:06:38 PM Kayleen McDowell 4 0 Michael McGivney UNDER Marianella Napolitano Kevin Nowak 4 0 Ramya Ramadurai Kayleen McDowell, 36 Michael McGivney, 37 Marianella Napolitano, 39 Chief program officer, The Centers for Families and Children and Circle Health Services

s an 8-year-old growing up in Ecuador, Mari- anella Napolitano volunteered alongside her Aparents at clinics offering medical care to underserved, uninsured communities. She’d set up tents, help people fill out forms or take them to get fitted for eyeglasses. So it’s perhaps no surprise that after an initial career in information technology, she found herself in the health care industry once again, where she considers herself lucky to get paid to do something she loves. Today, as chief of health care programs for The Centers for Families and Children and Circle Health Services, Napolitano is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization’s behavioral health services and primary care services, as well as any programs aimed at integrating the two or integrating them with early learning and workforce development programs. ``First job: Salad- ``All in the Broker and CEO, McDowell bar girl at age 13 pace was even better, with $75 million in Partner-in-charge, tax, family: more than 200 professionals across McGivney and Homes Real Estate Services ``Favorite closed business by June. Cohen & Co. seven states, implementing massive his wife, Debra, and McDowell Homes LLC vacation: World That rapid expansion, which ac- tax reform modifications alongside have three boys, Ramya Ramadurai, 36 travel companied a good period in residen- he Tax Cuts and Jobs Act resulted game-changing new tech processes. aving the first of her three chil- tial real estate, was due, she said, to in the most significant set of ages 2, 4 and 7. Cohen CEO Randall Myeroff said his dren was life-changing for Kay- building an agency that emphasizes Tchanges to the U.S. tax code in de- ``Running man: colleague of 14 years inspires others Hleen McDowell, professionally as well as per- the formation of teams and what she describes as cades, requiring CPA firms to re-edu- An avid runner, with his thoughtful approach to com- sonally. Confined to bed rest, she watched HGTV a supportive family culture. cate their corporate clients. In leading McGivney has munication. nonstop, especially the “Flip or Flop” show about a While McDowell never imagined herself as a the tax department at Cohen & Co., competed in two “Mike embodies a powerful combi- couple who flip houses in California. real estate agent while growing up, she did envi- Michael McGivney hires advisers with marathons, with nation of knowledge and trust,” Myer- “I said, ‘Wow. I could really do this,’ ” she re- sion herself as a business owner, something she both financial and technical expertise, outdoor time off said in an email. “He also has recalled. She also realized that it would probably credits to having parents and grandparents who while understanding that automated these days spent markable vision for process and give her greater control over her time than her job owned their own businesses. practices can never fully replace hu- with his children automation, and how they can be used at the time, in 2009, as a senior account manager She’s president of the Lake & Geauga Area Associ- man interaction. at the Rocky to create efficiencies and improve at Bank of America’s Beachwood office. ation of Realtors and chair of its Bylaws Committee. “We’re looking at ways to leverage River Metroparks. quality. He is definitely a top-tier, mul- McDowell began buying and renovating houses She has also served on several nonprofit and com- machine learning to operate at a val- titool performer.” for resale herself, and her company, McDowell munity boards, including the Children’s Museum of ue-add level,” McGivney said. “On the McGivney said the tax department is Homes LLC, has handled as many as 10 annually Cleveland, Seidman Cancer Center Leadership operations side, I’m passionate about our people. merely one facet of a company able to swiftly ever since. Council, Case Western Reserve President’s Circle We’ve got a terrific group at Cohen.” adapt to ever-developing client needs. Nor has Co- Shortly after starting the business, her agent sug- and the board of directors for ideastream-WCPN. As McGivney doesn’t have a technology back- hen’s growth made it unwieldy or risk-averse, he gested she become an agent herself. After three Seth Task, the Task Team leader at Berkshire Ha- ground, he’s still learning the language of electron- added. years with Howard Hanna, McDowell launched her thaway Home Services Professional Realty’s Solon ic vendor bill data entry and expense reporting. “I thought I’d wash out of a big public account- own brokerage in 2015 under the McDowell Homes office, knows McDowell as a fellow agent and in his The Bay Village native has also played a critical ing firm,” he said. “But at Cohen, there’s always name with her ex-husband, Chaz McDowell, as her role as treasurer for the Ohio Realtors Inc. associa- role in growing Cohen into a $100 million firm opportunities to do something else. I’ve been partner. Today, the firm has 60 agents with offices in tion. “She’s energetic, dynamic and progressive,” that’s added nearly 600 employees since his arrival able to evolve in my job and be somewhere that’s Mentor, Solon and Ashtabula. Sales volume in 2018 Task said. “She and her company are having a lot of in 2005. interested in pushing the envelope.” — Douglas J. surpassed $110 million. This year, the company’s well-deserved growth.” — Stan Bullard McGivney runs a tax department comprising Guth

Global program manager, `` Deep roots: His involvement with affordable Rockwell Automation Kevin Nowak, 38 housing dates back to age 18, when he first amya Ramadurai wants her chil- swung a hammer as a volunteer with Habitat dren to have a safe and secure Executive director, for Humanity. Rworld in which to grow up. CHN Housing Partners ``Build it: He constructed an “American Ninja “One of the ways that I can use my skills Warrior” course in his back yard for his two and my abilities to contribute to that is to evin Nowak grew up in Detroit as part of a lit- sons (and himself). make sure that we aren’t making our- erally blue-collar family, as his dad was a po- selves vulnerable through the technology Klice officer (his mother taught in a Catholic that is so useful to us,” she said. grade school). cused on affordable housing and community As a global program manager at Rock- “My parents sacrificed a lot to put me through development. Then, in 2016, he left Key to deepen well Automation, she helps the company school,” he said. That upbringing instilled in him his involvement with CHN Housing Partners by be- take network and cybersecurity into its the importance of home, “both in terms of being a coming its general counsel and director of strategic manufacturing customers’ facilities. stable environment for us but also in terms of be- initiatives. He took on the executive director role at Ramadurai, who grew up in India, has ing an asset that my family was then able to utilize CHN on July 1 of this year, heading a staff of 175. always been drawn to the sciences, earn- to help send my sister and I to college.” While he’s seen growth over the years of a ing a bachelor’s degree in electronics en- The first person in his family to attend college, broader understanding and acceptance of the gineering from the University of Pune Nowak studied political science and history at the need for affordable housing, Nowak noted that and then opting to move to the U.S. for University of Michigan. “I thought I was gonna be “you still see NIMBYism and you still people who her master’s. the mayor of Detroit, maybe the governor of Mich- are resistant to having affordable housing in their She said she draws a lot of inspiration igan at some point in time,” he said. “That clearly is community, thinking that it will decrease their from her family. Her mother, who had a not happening.” property values. But if you actually look at the data, passion for books, went through a career He’d planned a 10-year military career, then the data supports that it actually stabilizes and in- change to become a librarian after her work in government or the nonprofit sector, but creases the property values within the communi- children were born, not letting her back- was medically disqualified from ROTC in college. ties that it serves.” ground hold her back from pursuing her As Plan B, he went on to law school, still at U of M. Thompson Hine, everyone could see he was spe- Serving on CHN’s board reinforced Nowak’s pas- He’s also a firm believer in partnerships. “In the passion. That led him to a job in Cleveland as an associate cial: a rare combination of brilliant and big-heart- sion for community-building. He left law to devote nonprofit world in particular, we’re in a limited-re- That’s part of why Ramadurai felt in the commercial real estate practice of Thomp- ed,” recalled Robyn Minter Smyers, a partner at the himself to affordable housing development as na- source environment, and the best way to achieve comfortable studying operational ocean- son Hine LLP. firm. “I helped recruit him to join CHN’s board tional equity investment manager for Key Commu- maximum impact is through collaboration vs. be- ography at Rutgers University for her “When Kevin was an up-and-coming lawyer at because I saw a match made in heaven.” nity Development Corp., a KeyBank subsidiary fo- ing territorial.” — Michael von Glahn master’s, which gave her a different way

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P026_027_CL_201191118.indd 26 11/14/2019 12:16:12 PM  Secret skill: “We should be looking at mental health and Marianella She’s trilingual: physical health in a holistic manner and not just in Spanish (her isolation,” Napolitano said. “You cannot just treat Napolitano, 39 native the mental health piece without addressing also language), the physical aspect.” Chief program o cer, English and The Centers for Families and Children and The Centers for Families and Children Italian Circle Health Services affiliated in 2017. Though and Circle Health Services  Favorite spot they maintain distinct legal identities, the two in Northeast organizations effectively operate as one entity, s an 8-year-old growing up in Ecuador, Mari- Ohio: The east sharing a leadership team and operational and anella Napolitano volunteered alongside her side of the Flats administrative infrastructure. Napolitano’s work Aparents at clinics o ering medical care to today also includes continuing to facilitate that underserved, uninsured communities. She’d set integration. up tents, help people ll out forms or take them to In her spare time, Napolitano still volunteers, get tted for eyeglasses. serving as vice chair of the Greater Cleveland Vol- So it’s perhaps no surprise that after an initial unteer Leadership Council of the American Can- career in information technology, she found her- cer Society. She volunteers in a national health self in the health care industry once again, where equity workgroup led by the American Cancer So- she considers herself lucky to get paid to do some- ciety to help identify strategies to increase volun- thing she loves. teer awareness, education and actions around Today, as chief of health care programs for e health equity. She also volunteers with the cancer Centers for Families and Children and Circle society on a health equity project sponsored by the Health Services, Napolitano is responsible for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that aims to de- strategic direction of the organization’s behavioral velop an action plan to address health inequities health services and primary care services, as well in the East Cleveland community. as any programs aimed at integrating the two or “ at I get to make a di erence in our commu- integrating them with early learning and work- nities, in people’s lives, is what wakes me up in the force development programs. morning,” Napolitano said. — Lydia Coutré more than 200 professionals across seven states, implementing massive tax reform modi cations alongside game-changing new tech processes. Ramya Ramadurai, 36 Cohen CEO Randall Myero said his colleague of 14 years inspires others with his thoughtful approach to communication. “Mike embodies a powerful combination of knowledge and trust,” Myer- Get to Know Our People o said in an email. “He also has remarkable vision for process and The Rea Way automation, and how they can be used to create e ciencies and improve quality. He is de nitely a top-tier, mul- Name: Tom Scharf titool performer.” McGivney said the tax department is merely one facet of a company able to swiftly Years in accounting: 44 adapt to ever-developing client needs. Nor has Co- hen’s growth made it unwieldy or risk-averse, he Years with Rea: 44 added. “I thought I’d wash out of a big public account- Areas of specialty: Business valuations, ing rm,” he said. “But at Cohen, there’s always opportunities to do something else. I’ve been mergers & acquisitions, litigation support able to evolve in my job and be somewhere that’s and the private club and manufacturing interested in pushing the envelope.” — Douglas J. industries Guth  Fiction fan: Hometown: Independence Global program manager, She likes science to study electron- ction and ics and sensors. It  Rockwell Automation Deep roots: His involvement with a ordable fantasy novels, was that opportu- Unique hobby: Golfing and singing, and housing dates back to age 18, when he rst amya Ramadurai wants her chil- but her favorite nity to pursue I love working so much that I consider it a swung a hammer as a volunteer with Habitat dren to have a safe and secure more interdisci- book is Joseph hobby, too for Humanity. Rworld in which to grow up. Heller’s plinary work that  Build it: He constructed an “American Ninja “One of the ways that I can use my skills “Catch-22.” led her to the U.S., and my abilities to contribute to that is to as the master’s Pets: 2 dogs. Millie is a puppy and Warrior” course in his back yard for his two  The voice: sons (and himself). make sure that we aren’t making our- options in India Small Town Values. Charlie is 11 years old selves vulnerable through the technology She’s a trained would have been that is so useful to us,” she said. singer of Indian more specialized. Big Firm Expertise. cused on a ordable housing and community As a global program manager at Rock- classical music. Ramadurai Favorite late night snack: Cookies development. en, in 2016, he left Key to deepen well Automation, she helps the company continued that his involvement with CHN Housing Partners by be- take network and cybersecurity into its varied approach Best part of my job: I love helping coming its general counsel and director of strategic manufacturing customers’ facilities. to technology after graduation, taking on my clients initiatives. He took on the executive director role at Ramadurai, who grew up in India, has jobs at companies ranging from Bayer to CHN on July 1 of this year, heading a sta of 175. always been drawn to the sciences, earn- HBO. After moving to Northeast Ohio in While he’s seen growth over the years of a ing a bachelor’s degree in electronics en- 2013, she worked at Case Western Re- Favorite lunch spot: Johnny’s Bar broader understanding and acceptance of the gineering from the University of Pune serve University and Goodyear Tire & need for a ordable housing, Nowak noted that and then opting to move to the U.S. for Rubber Co. before landing in her current “you still see NIMBYism and you still people who her master’s. role at Rockwell. are resistant to having a ordable housing in their She said she draws a lot of inspiration One of Ramadurai’s strengths is that she community, thinking that it will decrease their from her family. Her mother, who had a doesn’t hesitate to highlight areas for im- property values. But if you actually look at the data, passion for books, went through a career provement, said Angela Rapko, global the data supports that it actually stabilizes and in- change to become a librarian after her portfolio director at Rockwell. And when- CPAs and business consultants creases the property values within the communi- children were born, not letting her back- ever she does, she’s armed with recom- ties that it serves.” ground hold her back from pursuing her mendations for how to improve and works 216-573-2330 | www.reacpa.com He’s also a rm believer in partnerships. “In the passion. to move those improvements forward. nonpro t world in particular, we’re in a limited-re- at’s part of why Ramadurai felt “She has a drive for excellence that source environment, and the best way to achieve comfortable studying operational ocean- many people do not have,” Rapko said. accounting | audit | business valuations | consulting | tax planning & strategy maximum impact is through collaboration vs. be- ography at Rutgers University for her “She’s never happy with the status quo.” ing territorial.” — Michael von Glahn master’s, which gave her a di erent way — Rachel Abbey McCa erty a Top 100 firm | 300 professionals | 12 Ohio offices | a brighter way

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P026_027_CL_201191118.indd 27 11/14/2019 12:16:33 PM 4 0 Isaac Robb UNDER Autumn R. Russell TiffanyScruggs 4 0 Alicia Stone

`` Taking it to Isaac Robb, 33 the street: “With Tiffany Scruggs, 38 my background Director of urban projects, in planning, (the Director of benefits outreach and client Western Reserve Conservancy survey) was sort services, Greater Cleveland Food Bank of a planner’s n 2015, the Western Reserve Conservancy dream. It was a iffany Scruggs knows about food insecurity, and not was given a mandate to survey every parcel good lesson on just because it’s her job. As a student at the Universi- Iof land in the city of Cleveland to determine how to interact Tty of Toledo, Scruggs subsisted using food stamps the number of abandoned buildings and va- with people from an area family services organization. cant housing. because you are “I heard about food stamps, but I didn’t know how to Isaac Robb was part of the team of 16 who coming up in access them,” she recalled. “It’s a light at the end of the walked Cleveland’s streets and cataloged the your bright-col- tunnel for people, because they may not always be reliant status of more than 158,000 properties across ored shirt with on those benefits.” the city. an iPad, taking Today, Scruggs is busy maximizing access to SNAP “I learned in a hurry the different dynamics photos, and (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and other in each of the neighborhoods,” Robb recalled. people are very options for residents in the Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s “What is great about Cleveland is that things curious about six-county service area. Supporting 26 full-time staff, she are so different on a block-to-block basis, not what your seeks to increase the food bank’s visibility as a regular fix- even neighborhood to neighborhood.” intention is.” ture within a regional support network. Empathy is key in He’d moved to Cleveland from Oregon in ``On being a communicating with a population that believes the sys- June that year for a three-month internship Clevelander: “I tem has treated them unfairly. working with his now-boss, Jim Rokakis, who can be here for “I’m breaking the ice by sharing personal testimony, Robb calls the “godfather of landbanks.” the rest of my life because we’re providing different advocacy than on the The internship turned into a one-year grant- and I don’t know state level or in D.C., where you have policymakers re- funded position, which then became a full- if I get to deserve moved from reality,” said Scruggs. “We don’t have a pic- time job. “At that point, I found my people and the moniker ture of a poor minority taking advantage of the system. I I found my place in Cleveland,” said Robb. ‘Clevelander.’ ” tell my story to demonstrate how public benefits can sup- “Now, I’ve lived here longer than any place be- port long-term sustainability.” sides my hometown.” Scruggs remains humble in her work, be it extending As an urbanist, Robb came to Cleveland to re-entry opportunities for the formerly incarcerated or work in a city hit hard by the foreclosure crisis serving on the food bank’s diversity, equity and inclusion but that has recently been part of an urban re- committee. Through steadfast leadership, she has culti- forestation plan. vated relationships with hospital systems and a host of “I’ve always been interested in the nexus be- other stakeholders keen to combat local food insecurity. tween urban and rural, and the natural envi- Leading a fast-paced nonprofit doesn’t stop the Beach- the Janus Small Associates team,” Small said in an email. ronment versus the built environment,” he wood resident from enjoying other activities. A team An active volunteer at her children’s schools, Scruggs said. Last Arbor Day, Robb was part of a pro- soccer for kids ages 5-11 with Near West Recre- West teams are sponsored by West Side compa- member of nonprofit consulting firm Janus Small Associ- also connects students to volunteer and career prospects, gram that distributed 100 trees approved by the ation. nies such as Mitchell’s Ice Cream, Momocho ates, Scruggs is working with founder Janus Small on a with a particular focus on girls just beginning their own Cleveland Tree Plan to residents of Slavic Vil- “Moving here not knowing anyone — it was restaurant and Progressive Urban Real Estate. project to preserve African-American cinema. journey through life. lage to plant on private property. easy for an outsider to plug into,” he said. “They “Some of the team names are easier than “Tiffany’s understanding of community needs through- “I’m like an auntie and mom to these kids,” she said. “I When not walking or planting, Robb volun- were looking for basketball coaches and that others for the game-day chants,” Robb noted. out the region — and of various resources available to meet love to give back and help our young ladies conduct them- teers his time coaching: T-ball, basketball or was what I played a lot of growing up.” Near — Kim Palmer those needs — has made her a very welcome addition to selves positively.” — Douglas J. Guth

``Musically Autumn R. Russell, 34 inclined: She Alicia Stone, 37 attended Central Executive director, Early College State University Senior vice president and IT director, Early Career, MAGNET on a singing KeyBank scholarship. s executive director of Early College Early ``Career advice: licia Stone’s career was set in motion back in high Career at MAGNET, the Manufacturing “Be your school. AAdvocacy & Growth Network, Autumn R. authentic self.” A Always interested in teaching but curious about Russell helps bridge the gap between educa- computers, Stone recalled breezing through an exercise tors and manufacturers. writing code for an ATM in computer club. She taught fel- Her goal is to show educators that manufactur- low students after picking it all up so quickly, feeling in- ing offers viable career options for their students spired by the sense of accomplishment that came from and to show industry professionals that working solving a complex problem and the satisfaction of helping with students can help close the skills gap. others learn. Early College Early Career is a pre-apprentice- It would become a defining moment of her future ca- ship program that provides high school students reer. with pathways into manufacturing careers through Today, Stone is a senior vice president with KeyBank, paid internships and college-credit courses. where she manages an IT team of about 60 that builds, im- “So it’s really an opportunity for them to get plements and tweaks a number of digital platforms that a head start in their college journey and in their weave into everything from underwriting processes to careers,” Russell said. sales systems. She started her career in higher education be- If not engineering a solution herself, she’s serving as fore joining the Cleveland Metropolitan School the liaison between programmers and developers and the District, where she was responsible for creating executives who want something done. initiatives to boost the graduation rate of at-risk Such a complex job takes a level a technical acumen as student populations. The program she oversaw, well as a knack for communication — something at which Closing the Achievement Gap, began as a state- she excels despite some still-lingering anxieties regarding wide program, but Cleveland’s success helped public speaking (which, as a successful woman in a STEM the district get funding to continue the work be- field, she does quite a bit). yond its initial scope, which Russell counts “You have to have the ability to learn quickly, the de- among the proudest moments of her career. sire to solve problems and the willingness to approach She later worked at the state level, as a con- it from different angles,” Stone said. “I think a lot of sultant with the Ohio Department of Educa- times, people go into computers thinking they’ll be in a tion’s academic distress commission. backroom coding all day. There are roles like that, but In April 2018, Russell joined Magnet to work it’s changing. You do need to have good communica- in the Early College Early Career program, tak- tion skills.” ing on the executive director role a few months that wouldn’t have happened in the past. ing the “learnings and challenges and success- Stone herself is a case study in excelling after pushing mission regardless of what company she works for. later. The work gave her the chance to have a “It gave me an opportunity to be a change es” it’s seen so far and refining the model, said beyond one’s comfort zone. “I think it’s important to just give women the confi- “larger impact,” she said. She’s still able to pur- agent, and I saw opportunity for me to grow Ethan Karp, CEO and president of Magnet. A teacher at heart, she said one of her proudest moments dence and the vision to understand they can be in any sue her passion of creating programs for stu- professionally,” Russell said. The program currently works with about 70 was leading GE Girls in STEM while at General Electric, a field, tech being one of them, because it’s not one most dents, while also helping coordinate conversa- She has helped shape the program, which students across three counties, with plans to program designed to inspire young women to pursue women go in to,” Stone said. “I want to show them they tions between educators and industry partners started in the fall of 2017, in its early years, tak- grow next year. — Rachel Abbey McCafferty STEM careers, something that’s become a bit of a personal can be successful in this.” — Jeremy Nobile

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 Entrepreneur- ial endeavors: Owns the Kutting Senior vice president and IT director, Stone Barber- KeyBank shop in Richmond licia Stone’s career was set in motion back in high Heights (her school. husband’s a A Always interested in teaching but curious about barber). computers, Stone recalled breezing through an exercise  Words of writing code for an ATM in computer club. She taught fel- wisdom: “Trust low students after picking it all up so quickly, feeling in- your instincts spired by the sense of accomplishment that came from and never solving a complex problem and the satisfaction of helping hesitate to speak others learn. up.” It would become a de ning moment of her future career. Today, Stone is a senior vice president with KeyBank, where she manages an IT team of about 60 that builds, im- plements and tweaks a number of digital platforms that weave into everything from underwriting processes to PROUD sales systems. If not engineering a solution herself, she’s serving as the liaison between programmers and developers and the executives who want something done. Such a complex job takes a level a technical acumen as T O D AY. well as a knack for communication — something at which she excels despite some still-lingering anxieties regarding INSPIRED. EVERY DAY. public speaking (which, as a successful woman in a STEM eld, she does quite a bit). “You have to have the ability to learn quickly, the de- Porter Wright is proud to congratulate sire to solve problems and the willingness to approach it from different angles,” Stone said. “I think a lot of Tracy Francis for being recognized as one times, people go into computers thinking they’ll be in a of Cleveland’s best and brightest as a backroom coding all day. There are roles like that, but Crain’s Forty Under 40 honoree. it’s changing. You do need to have good communication skills.” Stone herself is a case study in excelling after pushing mission regardless of what company she works for. beyond one’s comfort zone. “I think it’s important to just give women the con - A teacher at heart, she said one of her proudest moments dence and the vision to understand they can be in any was leading GE Girls in STEM while at General Electric, a eld, tech being one of them, because it’s not one most program designed to inspire young women to pursue women go in to,” Stone said. “I want to show them they STEM careers, something that’s become a bit of a personal can be successful in this.” — Jeremy Nobile

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P028_029_CL_201191118.indd 29 11/14/2019 12:21:43 PM Danielle Sydnor 4 0 Paul Tesar UNDER Julia Tosi Howard Washington II 4 0 Kendra Williams

`` Looking Paul Tesar, 38 ahead: Tesar wants his work Professor, Case Western Reserve tested on MS and University School of Medicine; pediatric disorder co-founder, Convelo Therapeutics patients within the next five aul Tesar is a scientific triple threat, finding years. success in the field as a researcher, academic ``A few acco- Pand entrepreneur. lades: Among A Cleveland native and University of Oxford other honors, graduate, Tesar is a professor in the department of Tesar has genetics and genome sciences at Case Western received the Reserve. Through his research findings, he also International co-founded Convelo Therapeutics, a company Society for Stem Julia Tosi, 39 developing a new class of medicines to unlock the Cell Research Partner, Squire Patton Boggs regenerative capacity of the central nervous sys- Outstanding tem. This summer, Convelo partnered with bio- Young Investiga- tech giant Genentech on the development of ther- tor Award, the er years in ballet may have taught Julia Tosi apeutic drugs for patients suffering from multiple New York Stem the literal meaning of being on her toes, but sclerosis and other neurological disorders. Foundation–Rob- Hit’s her career as an attorney at Squire Patton Cleveland Foundation president and CEO Ronn ertson Stem Cell Boggs that keeps her on them figuratively. Richard, a member of Convelo’s board, called Tesar Prize, and the The Toledo native joined the firm and moved to a regional advocate committed to both life-saving Diekhoff Award Cleveland in 2005. Her corporate practice focuses on research and his hometown’s financial health. for Graduate securities and capital markets, a field that she’s found “Paul is one of Cleveland’s world-class, brilliant Student interesting since her first job out of law school. A minds,” Richard said in the nomination. “His work Mentoring. math and economics major at the University of Day- in the biotech space will benefit the sector, Cleve- ton, she chose to attend The Ohio State University land and MS patients for years to come. He is one Moritz College of Law over getting her MBA. of the kindest, most humble leaders in this space “I was more driven to the prospect of what I that I know.” would learn in law school and the kinds of oppor- Tesar said he’s excited to spin out research un- tunities I might have,” she explained. locking the nervous system’s capacity to regener- Most of Tosi’s clients are large public compa- ate new cells from stem cells. Ideally, this process nies. “I’m passionate about helping them achieve will identify druglike molecules with the ability to their objectives,” she said. stimulate production of myelin, a protective coat- “Julia has been a corporate partner at Squire Danielle Sydnor, 37 ing around nerve cells in the central nervous sys- Patton Boggs for five years and has advised clients tem and a primary target for MS. Executive director, Economic “The partnership with Genentech validates the work, he’s equally thrilled to mentor the next gen- “We provide an environment where we’re do- Community Development Institute science we’ve done here at the lab, and affords the eration of CWRU scientists. During his career, the ing cutting-edge science and everyone is pushing opportunity to accelerate research forward onto multifaceted educator has passed on hard-earned their limits,” said Tesar. “Our trainees are exposed anielle Sydnor’s impressive career in finance patients,” he said. knowledge to students, who themselves have to all of the relevant things they’ll need for the rest includes positions at Bank of America MBNA, While Tesar is proud of his team’s ongoing graduated into key scientific positions. of their careers.” — Douglas J. Guth DMerrill Lynch and PNC. But during her stretch in retail banking, she found she was spending more time educating prospective clients about finance and financial products than selling those products. Howard Washington II, 34 “I thought, ‘Why do I continue to do this if my passion is really to educate people to make better financial Founder, director and lead choreographer, Elevated Dance Headquarters choices and decisions?’ ” she recalled. “I just did not feel that my job was honoring who I was as a person.” here is way more to dance than dancing for Now, as executive director at the Economic Com- Howard Washington II and his students. The munity Development Institute, Sydnor spends her Tfounder, director and lead choreographer of time assisting underserved people and communi- Elevated Dance Headquarters in Independence ties to assess their credit and acquire funds, in the teaches lessons of life, respect, determination and responsibility. To his students, who range in age ``First job: “When I got my first job at MBNA from 11 to 23, he’s a mentor, friend, life coach, and I walked in and they showed me my brother and support system. headset and cubicle, I had to call my mom about In turn, it’s clear that their accomplishments it. My parents always had an office, so I had a are what bring him the most joy. In 2018, his team false perception what it meant to have a job.” of hip-hop dancers won first place in the nation and fifth place internationally at the World of ``On being a Bridge Builder: “What I think you Dance Championship. get out of (the program) is a greater awareness Washington’s passion and dedication derive of community and the things that are happen- from his own discoveries. He had great athletic ing. It was an opportunity for me to meet more talent as a kid, but that didn’t deter the bullies. folks across different sectors of Cleveland, and The Akron native discovered freedom in dance to get ideas about why there are sometimes in the seventh grade while listening to Usher in disconnects between corporate and nonprofit, his kitchen with friends. They taught him how and black and white, and older and younger.” to glide in socks. He then watched VHS tapes of Mr. Wiggles and learned some moves. He form of microloans ranging from $750 to $350,000. found time around his intense sports schedule “You should be willing to take risks and that is to teach himself the rest and to rise above the why I have continued to move in my career,” said bullies. Sydnor, who grew up working in the family-owned After a college career in sports and a degree in printshop. “My dad was never afraid to take a chance choreography from Lake Erie College, with stints and that was instilled in all of us.” as a physical education and entrepreneurship `` His hopes: “I live respectfully for my eulogy. Her entrepreneurial drive is matched by her com- teacher and principal, Washington now focuses I want to leave a legacy laced with creativity.” “Howard believes that hip-hop dance should munity involvement. Sydnor chairs the board for on dance full-time. serve as a creative and expressive platform that ``His plans: “I’m working on getting my energy Eliza Bryant Village and is president of the Cleve- He started Elevated LLC in 2015 as a traveling unites all people,” observed dance parent and back into schools and sharing the lessons I’ve land chapter of the NAACP, where she has pushed to dance company, opening Elevated Dance Head- friend Susan Gordon. learned. I’m hopeful for a better place so foster better intergenerational communication and quarters in 2018. As it happened, a dance group As for staying in Cleveland, Washington said, build stronger relationships in the community. already existed, and Elevated was born when they people can live out who they’re supposed to “You can be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish Working on the nonprofit side of the financial in- sought guidance and found Washington. The be. I hope I’m impacting the next Steve Jobs or in a small pond. I traveled, went to L.A., learned dustry, allows her to “effect change in the lives of indi- name honors the memory of a dedicated dance the person who discovers the cure for cancer.” how they’re moving out there, and I brought the viduals I care about,” she said. “ECDI does not feel mom and comes from a desire to rise above obsta- best practices to Northeast Ohio, where we teach like a job sometimes because I’m meeting with peo- cles and self-doubt. ability to pursue dance as a career and foster a everything from studio-level to professional com- ple I know. This is my network.” — Kim Palmer “Our mission is to elevate dancers’ skills and better life,” said Washington. petition.” — Allison Carey

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P030_031_CL_201191118.indd 30 11/14/2019 12:26:36 PM  We are family:  Superpower: “I am “My siblings and I known for being are spread out so able to handle we get together a anything chaotic. I few times a year. We think that’s because I take trips or am able to bring convene back in people together.” Toledo.”  Looking  Diversity in ahead: Tesar  Extracurricular: accounting: “When wants his work For several years, you look around, you tested on MS and she’s been on the still don’t see a lot of pediatric disorder board of directors of diversity in this eld, patients within City Year Cleveland, especially in smaller the next ve which puts cities like Akron. That years. near-peer mentors is something we are  A few acco- into Cleveland looking into how we lades: Among public schools to can change as a other honors, help the students. r m .” Tesar has received the International on complex capital raises of approximately $20 gion and leads its nonpro t practice in Akron. Society for Stem Julia Tosi, 39 billion,” said Michele Connell, managing partner Kendra Williams, 37 However, her Rubber City reach extends well Cell Research in the rm’s Cleveland o ce. “She is a leading se- beyond the o ce. Williams is president of the Partner, Squire Patton Boggs curities and capital markets lawyer, trusted by cli- Senior manager, assurance services Women’s Endowment Fund of the Akron Commu- Outstanding department, Meaden & Moore LLP Young Investiga- ents to assist them navigating the U.S. public mar- nity Foundation, a nonpro t she has worked with tor Award, the er years in ballet may have taught Julia Tosi kets in o erings and SEC compliance.” for more than six years. New York Stem the literal meaning of being on her toes, but Tosi, who lives in Bay Village with her husband rain drain is a top concern among economic “ e fund has seen phenomenal growth in re- Foundation–Rob- Hit’s her career as an attorney at Squire Patton and two children, credits her years of dance for her development leaders, who for the last few cent years, to where we are giving $180,000 in grants ertson Stem Cell Boggs that keeps her on them guratively. current ability to juggle a career and a busy family. Bdecades have been working to keep young out each year, speci cally geared toward women Prize, and the e Toledo native joined the rm and moved to “I didn’t want to be a professional dancer as a minds in the region. and girls in the Akron community,” she said. Diekho Award Cleveland in 2005. Her corporate practice focuses on career, but it was a huge part of who I was,” she Kendra Williams could be the poster child for Williams is also treasurer of ArtsNow, a non- for Graduate securities and capital markets, a eld that she’s found said. “It was one of the reasons I chose University “brain gain.” pro t focused on Summit County’s creative com- Student interesting since her rst job out of law school. A of Dayton. I auditioned for Dayton Ballet II, a sec- Williams grew up in Dayton, the only child of a munity, and a current member of the women’s Mentoring. math and economics major at the University of Day- ondary preprofessional company a liated with military father and social worker mother. An ac- leadership group ATHENA Akron. In addition, she ton, she chose to attend e Ohio State University the Dayton Ballet.” She was there six days a week counting class in high school piqued her interest in was corporate chair of this year’s Leukemia & Moritz College of Law over getting her MBA. for classes and rehearsals on top of her college the eld, and she zeroed in on the University of Ak- Lymphoma Society of Northeast Ohio September “I was more driven to the prospect of what I studies. “I just wanted the opportunity to perform ron for its accounting acumen and “because that Light the Night Akron, an event that helps her would learn in law school and the kinds of oppor- in professional productions without taking time was the farthest my parents would allow me to go.” honor her father, who died from leukemia. tunities I might have,” she explained. o from school,” she explained. Greater Akron has been her home — and pas- ArtsNow director Nicole Mullet called Williams Most of Tosi’s clients are large public compa- “I’m a spectator now; I don’t dance,” she added. sion project — ever since. “one of Akron’s most beloved leaders.” nies. “I’m passionate about helping them achieve “I was on the board of DANCECleveland for sever- Williams joined Meaden & Moore’s Akron o ce “From advocating for women to walking the walk their objectives,” she said. al years. One of the reasons I joined was to recon- as an intern shortly after graduation and has worked when it comes to supporting arts and culture, Kendra “Julia has been a corporate partner at Squire nect with that side of my younger self. I love to go there for 15 years. She currently oversees the rm’s is the kind of leader we watch and marvel at her ener- Patton Boggs for ve years and has advised clients and watch.” — Allison Carey auditing services for manufacturing clients in the re- gy and endless passion,” Mullet said. — Judy Stringer

“We provide an environment where we’re doing cutting-edge science and everyone is pushing their limits,” said Tesar. “Our trainees are exposed to all of the relevant things they’ll need for the rest of their careers.” — Douglas J. Guth

Howard Washington II, 34 BE WHERE Founder, director and lead choreographer, Elevated Dance Headquarters BUSINESS HAPPENS BE IN THE BOOK OF LISTS

“Howard believes that hip-hop dance should At the office. On your commute. Over coffee. Out of town. ISSUE DATE: Dec. 23 | AD CLOSE: Nov. 28 serve as a creative and expressive platform that More information: Megan Norman (Lemke) unites all people,” observed dance parent and 96% of readers reference Crain’s Book of Lists again and again friend Susan Gordon. [email protected] As for staying in Cleveland, Washington said, throughout the year – guaranteeing wherever business happens, “You can be a small sh in a big pond or a big sh in a small pond. I traveled, went to L.A., learned you’ll be right there too. Ask about our 2020 digital extension. how they’re moving out there, and I brought the best practices to Northeast Ohio, where we teach everything from studio-level to professional com- *Qualtrics Book of Lists subscriber survey, 2018. petition.” — Allison Carey

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Now that it’s in, he says he’s op curriculum and badges focusing Toni Neary, who works with educa- hoping to turn an approximately 50- on STEM. tors in 14 states to promote manufac- acre site into an office or mixed-use The Girl Scouts of North East Ohio turing careers for students. campus. is ready to lead the way by seeking When she was approached by a Girl Given its size, that it’s one minute grants, partnering with businesses Scout official at a local manufacturing from I-77 and close to the airport and and raising funds to build a $3 million forum, she said her first reaction was, Kyocera SGS Precision Tools in Munroe Falls will bring in Girl Scouts to tour its factory. Gary Miller, director of training and occupational the burgeoning Professional Football STEM Center at Camp Ledgewood in “I love your cookies, but am not sure development at the firm, is developing a program for second- and third-grade girls to earn a robotics badge at the site.| CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Hall of Fame and Village, not to mention a rebounding Canton, many what we can do together.” their minds open to it (careers in the to see how they could increase think the site has great potential. “I had no clue how much the Girl electric utility industry), the better.” awareness and change perceptions Fitzpatrick and those hoping to sell Advertising Section Scouts were doing to empower female Richardson had no problem re- of careers in manufacturing. and design the project predict it will leaders and create career awareness,” cruiting female volunteers to work “We need to help fill the skills gap, become one of the most significant she added. with about 400 girls at an October and the Girl Scouts have access to an developments the area has seen in Here’s an overview of what the Girl activity day at Camp Ledgewood. audience we could get in touch with,” years — in a relatively bucolic natural CLASSIFIEDS Scouts in Northeast Ohio are doing to “A lot of folks who worked for FirstEn- Neary said. setting to boot, they promise. encourage STEM careers. ergy were Girl Scouts,” she noted. She has invited Christyson to speak What’s going to be built there is an to educators, manufacturers and eco- open question. Fitzpatrick said he’s To place your listing in Crain’s Cleveland Classi eds, STEM pledge Hands-on factory work nomic development directors. talked to and is still talking to interest- Neary plans to work with North- ed parties that range from big-box According to research, women com- Gary Miller, director of training east Ohio companies and groups to stores and major grocers expanding in contact Suzanne Janik at 313-446-0455 prise more than 47% of the workforce and occupational development at engage the Girl Scouts in programs to the area to traditional office-space -us but hold fewer than 28% of jobs in Kyocera SGS Precision Tools in Mun- earn badges. She hopes to expand STEM fields. While schools have long roe Falls, called Christyson this sum- the efforts into other states. or email [email protected] promoted STEM careers for females mer after learning at an organization “North East (Council) is our trail- and formed affiliations with compa- for educators that the Girl Scouts blazer,” she said. “Girl Scouts are en- nies and colleges, studies have shown were involved with STEM. trepreneurs, self-starters and leaders.” BUSINESS FOR SALE that by third grade girls have formed “I was ecstatic,” he said. “It’s very hard LIST YOUR their “STEM identity” — whether they to get women interested in manufactur- Welcoming Scouts NOW ANNOUNCING THE 2019 For Sale: Repair & Service are someone who can learn about, use ing, and if we get them involved when and contribute to science. Park Place Technologies in May- Business - Successful Fork- The Girl Scouts recently adopted a “WE NEED TO HELP FILL field Heights hosts fourth- and fifth- C SUITE AWARD HONOREES! lift Business far west side RETAIL SPACE - national STEM pledge to give 2.5 mil- grade Junior Girl Scouts, who earn greater Cleveland area for lion girls significant STEM experi- THE SKILLS GAP, AND THE their cybersecurity badge. The girls sale. 110 clients use this busi- ences by 2025. GIRL SCOUTS HAVE ACCESS tour the global headquarters, see ness. National Business HERE! The organization in the past two data center hardware and learn how CEO COO CIO Brokers Inc 440-774-4400 years developed curriculum in STEM TO AN AUDIENCE WE COULD to safeguard themselves from com- Lourenco Goncalves Chris Salata Brenda Kirk fields and awards more than 70 badges mon cybersecurity threats. CRAIN’S chairman, president and CEO, chief operating officer, executive vice president and GET IN TOUCH WITH.” Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chief information officer, related to STEM, including for robotics, Huntington Bank in Akron also has Industrial Commercial Properties commercial bank and enterprise payments, REAL ESTATE mechanical engineering, cybersecuri- —T— oni Neary, director of education for hosted Junior Girl Scouts to learn the Haas Division at Morris Group Inc. Eric Gordon KeyBank ty and coding. about online safety and privacy, and Kevin von Keyserling C SUITE CEO, co-founder and chief strategy officer, they are younger it is a great thing.” to earn cybersecurity badges. - Cleveland Metropolitan School District Keyfactor Champions FirstEnergy Foundation Miller is using the Girl Scouts’ cur- Hyland Software in Westlake hosts AWARDS Randell McShepard riculum to develop a program for Girl Scouts, who learn about coding partnership Kevin Martin VP of public affairs and chief talent officer, second- and third-grade girls to earn to earn a patch. president and CEO, Uday Yadav president and chief operating officer, RPM International Inc. The Akron foundation in Septem- a robotics badge at his factory. ideastream Electrical Sector, Eaton ber awarded a $50,000 grant to engage Today’s factories are clean and STEM center Bernie Moreno 4,000 Girl Scouts over the next year. manufacturing involves computers DEC. 5 Mark Masuoka founder of Blockland Cleveland executive director and CEO, CMO The company will create a “Girl and skilled workers, he said. Christyson recently walked the halls and chairman of Ownum Power” patch and lead small-group “If you make it exciting for younger of the Ohio Statehouse, pushing a cart 6 – 9:30 PM Akron Art Museum Tracy Marek senior vice president, chief marketing officer, and large events for students that will people, they will see the attraction of of cookies, to seek the support of legis- The Westin Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers Sari Feldman include hands-on activities and ex- it,” he added. “There are so many dif- lators for $500,000 in capital funds for Downtown Tricia Griffith retired executive director, president and CEO, Progressive Corp. periments such as making electric ferent careers out there. We are doing the proposed $3 million STEM Center Cuyahoga County Public Library system Bridget Barrett currents, harnessing the wind for en- this to promote manufacturing. And of Excellence at Camp Ledgewood. Gina Vernaci director of customer experience, ergy and using the strength of the sun even if they don’t come to work for The center would serve Girl Scouts Great Lakes Brewing Co. to generate power. Girls also will learn us, if they find manufacturing in- and the more than 60,000 mid- president and CEO, Playhouse Square Foundation about energy terminology, electric triguing our job is done.” dle-school students within a 30-min- safety, energy conservation and STEM ute drive, Christyson said. It would in- careers by using safety equipment Advanced manufacturing clude a computer lab/makerspace CFO and seeing a bucket truck in action. and an engineering testing and space Bill Myers REAL ESTATE executive vice president, “It is really novel and something Toni Neary is director of education lab. It would also include rain barrels, chief financial officer, we can’t do on our own,” Christyson for the Haas Division at Morris Group a vegetative roof and telescopes. TravelCenters of America Register and learn more today: said. “They will show girls tools they Inc., advocating manufacturing ca- Groundbreaking is planned for 2021, CrainsCleveland.com/csuite | #CRAINSCSUITE use every day.” reers to students at the local, district and the center would open in 2022. John Sideras Amanda Richardson, engineering and state level in 14 states. State funding would be through a senior vice president for finance Event/registration questions: [email protected] manager for Ohio Edison, developed a She promotes careers in comuter joint-use agreement in which the state and CFO, Case Western Reserve University Sponsorship information: Megan Norman (Lemke) • [email protected] troop-level curriculum for third- to fifth- numerical control (CNC) machining, passes capital improvement money grade girls on where power comes from. a manufacturing process in which through a college to a nonprofit, re- “They are a perfect partner with preprogrammed computer software quiring in return that the partners form FirstEnergy,” she said of the Girl dictates the movement of tools and an agreement that benefits the college. Scouts. “They are building STEM ac- machinery, including grinders, The Girl Scouts’ partner is Kent PRESENTING SPONSOR: tivities into the curriculum, and we lathes and routers. State University, which strongly sup- are trying to expand our diversity. The Neary, of Cleveland, and Christy- ports the effort and would have many earlier you can get them excited and son began meeting about a year ago uses for the center, Christyson said.

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P032_033_CL_20191118.indd 32 11/15/2019 2:30:22 PM AKRON REAL ESTATE Girl Scouts, local companies partner to add to STEM workforce New road could mean signi cant new development in Jackson Fitzpatrick Enterprises nally has access to site that could become o ce or mixed-use campus BY DAN SHINGLER ers like medical and other profession- “I’LL EITHER LEASE THE es on development Fitzpatrick said he’s been transi- al service providers. at the site. tioning away from area around A new street built in July could Fitzpatrick added he hopes to con- GROUND OR SELL THE Since then, Fitz- Belden Village mall to spots like mean a signi cant new development tinue to own the property and build it patrick and Dodo- Creekside. in Jackson Township — if its pro- out to suit tenants that commit to GROUND AND BUILD TO vich have been pre- “I’ve held over a million square posed developer can nd buyers or leasing o ce or retail space. SUIT. I’VE LEARNED IN paring the site. at feet in the Belden Village area, and tenants. “ at’s my rst choice … but I’ll ei- includes some exca- I’m selling a lot o now,” he said. Scott Fitzpatrick, owner of Fitzpat- ther lease the ground or sell the THESE TIMES YOU HAVE vation, tree planting He’s hoping to build about 100,000 rick Enterprises in Canton and a ground and build to suit. I’ve learned TO KEEP YOURSELF OPEN.” and preparations for square feet of o ce space on four in these times you have to keep your- a walking path sites of the Strip Avenue campus to longtime developer around Belden —Scott Fitzpatrick, owner of Fitzpatrick Enterprises Village Mall and other parts of town, self open,” Fitzpatrick said. through the campus start and is looking for tenants now. If has been trying to get Strip Avenue at includes even selling the land rare, larger site with sharp contours, that will feature habitat for challenged he nds them, Fitzpatrick said he’ll near I-77 extended since at least in whole or in part. e property’s a creek and a natural wetland that species like the monarch butter y, likely also try to nd retail, restaurant 2013. Now that it’s in, he says he’s listing by NAI Spring real estate in Dodovich said presents an architect Dodovich said. and other lifestyle tenants for the hoping to turn an approximately 50- Canton includes a price of $250,000 with opportunities to create build- “ e way we plan to develop it is to buildings’ rst oors. acre site into an o ce or mixed-use to $350,000 per acre for the land. ings with natural framing and a sense capitalize on the natural domain — at would take up a little less than campus. NAI Spring president Dan Spring of seclusion. and there’s a sizable wetland already half the site. Much of the rest would Given its size, that it’s one minute conceded that’s a number Fitzpatrick “It has tremendous visual interest. there,” he said. likely best serve a larger user, with from I-77 and close to the airport and was cajoled into including. … We can create identity and a sense ey’ve also built the site’s storm- about 200,000 square feet of space for Kyocera SGS Precision Tools in Munroe Falls will bring in Girl Scouts to tour its factory . Gary Miller, director of training and occupational the burgeoning Professional Football “A real estate guy has to know the of place,” Dodovich said. water ponds across the street, mean- either retail or o ce, Fitzpatrick noted. development at the rm, is developing a program for second- and third-grade girls to earn a robotics badge at the site. | CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Hall of Fame and Village, not to men- price,” Spring said, but added he Fitzpatrick has been sitting on the ing anything built on the campus e big question may be whether tion a rebounding Canton, many knows an outright total sale is not site for about 10 years, waiting for an won’t have to deal with managing he tries to put in any residential units, to see how they could increase think the site has great potential. what Fitzpatrick is hoping happens opportunity to market and develop runo water on site, Dodovich added. such as apartments. awareness and change perceptions Fitzpatrick and those hoping to sell to the land. it. at opportunity came this sum- While the project depends on “We may look at putting some resi- of careers in manufacturing. and design the project predict it will It’s a prime site, said both Fitzpat- mer, when Jackson extended Strip Spring and Fitzpatrick nding ten- dential apartments in there, but it “We need to help ll the skills gap, become one of the most signi cant rick and John Dodovich, a former di- Avenue between Portage and Apple- ants or buyers willing to make a com- would have to be rezoned,” he said. and the Girl Scouts have access to an developments the area has seen in rector of Fairlawn’s Welty Building grove streets, giving the site the ac- mitment, Spring said there’s reason at would give Jackson some new audience we could get in touch with,” years — in a relatively bucolic natural Co. who now works as Canton’s chief cess road it needs, according to to have some faith that Fitzpatrick luxury apartments that it currently Neary said. setting to boot, they promise. building o cial and is Fitzpatrick Spring. knows what he’s doing. e develop- lacks and which are often di cult to She has invited Christyson to speak What’s going to be built there is an Enterprises’ chief architect for the Jackson reportedly spent $2 million er has had many successful projects site in such single-home-oriented to educators, manufacturers and eco- open question. Fitzpatrick said he’s site in Jackson. on the project: $1.5 million to build the in the Belden Village area and other communities. Spring said he thinks nomic development directors. talked to and is still talking to interest- Dodovich said he loves the site be- road and another $500,000 to move a parts of town, including the nearby township o cials are amenable to Neary plans to work with North- ed parties that range from big-box cause it’s not a “20 acres of pool-ta- natural gas pipeline on the site. And Home Depot and BJ’s Wholesale spot-zoning Fitzpatrick’s site to allow east Ohio companies and groups to stores and major grocers expanding in ble- at land” like many parcels that township o cials reportedly intend to Club big-box stores, along with other it, but that’s not been requested from engage the Girl Scouts in programs to the area to traditional o ce-space us- become available in the region. It’s a recover that money and more from tax- retail developments in Jackson. township o cials so far. earn badges. She hopes to expand the e orts into other states. “North East (Council) is our trailblazer,” she said. “Girl Scouts are entrepreneurs, self-starters and leaders.” Welcoming Scouts NOW ANNOUNCING THE 2019

Park Place Technologies in May- eld Heights hosts fourth- and fth- C-SUITE AWARD HONOREES! grade Junior Girl Scouts, who earn their cybersecurity badge. e girls tour the global headquarters, see data center hardware and learn how CEO COO CIO to safeguard themselves from com- Lourenco Goncalves Chris Salata Brenda Kirk mon cybersecurity threats. CRAIN’S chairman, president and CEO, chief operating officer, executive vice president and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chief information officer, Huntington Bank in Akron also has Industrial Commercial Properties commercial bank and enterprise payments, hosted Junior Girl Scouts to learn Eric Gordon KeyBank about online safety and privacy, and Kevin von Keyserling C SUITE CEO, co-founder and chief strategy officer, to earn cybersecurity badges. - Cleveland Metropolitan School District Keyfactor Hyland Software in Westlake hosts Champions AWARDS Randell McShepard Girl Scouts, who learn about coding Kevin Martin VP of public affairs and chief talent officer, to earn a patch. president and CEO, Uday Yadav president and chief operating officer, RPM International Inc. ideastream Electrical Sector, Eaton STEM center Bernie Moreno DEC. 5 Mark Masuoka founder of Blockland Cleveland executive director and CEO, CMO Christyson recently walked the halls and chairman of Ownum of the Ohio Statehouse, pushing a cart 6 – 9:30 PM Akron Art Museum Tracy Marek senior vice president, chief marketing officer, of cookies, to seek the support of legis- The Westin Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers Sari Feldman lators for $500,000 in capital funds for Downtown Tricia Griffith retired executive director, president and CEO, Progressive Corp. the proposed $3 million STEM Center Cuyahoga County Public Library system Bridget Barrett of Excellence at Camp Ledgewood. Gina Vernaci director of customer experience, e center would serve Girl Scouts Great Lakes Brewing Co. and the more than 60,000 mid- president and CEO, Playhouse Square Foundation dle-school students within a 30-minute drive, Christyson said. It would include a computer lab/makerspace CFO and an engineering testing and space Bill Myers executive vice president, lab. It would also include rain barrels, chief financial officer, a vegetative roof and telescopes. TravelCenters of America Register and learn more today: Groundbreaking is planned for 2021, CrainsCleveland.com/csuite | #CRAINSCSUITE and the center would open in 2022. John Sideras State funding would be through a senior vice president for finance Event/registration questions: [email protected] joint-use agreement in which the state and CFO, Case Western Reserve University Sponsorship information: Megan Norman (Lemke) • [email protected] passes capital improvement money through a college to a nonpro t, requiring in return that the partners form an agreement that bene ts the college. e Girl Scouts’ partner is Kent PRESENTING SPONSOR: State University, which strongly supports the e ort and would have many uses for the center, Christyson said.

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(216) 771-5228 or [email protected] `` How did the foreclosure crisis should look like — one that has quality rebuild stability and wealth in this There is a responsibility for those who may Jay Miller, Government. change Slavic Village? schools, one where you do not need neighborhood. Wealth can be measured have a stronger grip on the levers of power (216) 771-5362 or [email protected] This neighborhood in the past was a car to move around and one where in terms of homeownership and the — more than a CDC director — to be able Rachel Abbey McCafferty, Manufacturing/energy/ mainly Czech, Polish, Eastern and Central you can have a racially diverse and values that we have in our homes. to advocate for a strategy that creates education. (216) 771-5379 or [email protected] European. If you look at the 1990 Census, an economically diverse population, economic wealth. I think a lot more people Jeremy Nobile, Finance/legal/beer/cannabis. it was 98% white. 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We have Media services manager Nicole Spell and worked for the State Slavic Village? platter with fries and water; 12 African American, 10 white residents Billing YahNica Crawford Department, met his mom, I’m trying to think of a pithy and brief the other had a Reuben representing the entire breadth of the Credit Thomas Hanovich who is Vietnamese and way of saying it. This is the most diverse with fries, Thousand Island neighborhood. We are paying them CUSTOMER SERVICE worked for the Catholic neighborhood in Cleveland, where on the side (natch) and water. stipends, which gives the job weight Customer service and subscriptions: Church, in Vietnam because they anybody can build their lives, can and values expertise. These are the (877) 824-9373 or [email protected] were both working on refugee The vibe enjoy affordably a high quality of life people that are going to reach out to Reprints: Laura Picariello issues. It’s the definition of an old-school and build generational wealth. 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Crain Vice chairman Mary Kay Crain President KC Crain Senior executive VP Chris Crain THE WEEK Secretary Lexie Crain Armstrong Chief Financial Officer Robert Recchia HISTORIC GIFT: Cleveland Clinic re- daughter of Agnes Gund, Geoffrey G.D. Crain Jr., Founder (1885-1973) ceived a $261 million gift — the largest Gund’s sister. Mrs. G.D. Crain Jr., Chairman (1911-1996) in its history — from the Lord Founda- Editorial & Business Offices tion. The distribution was made possi- OPPORTUNITY ZONE: The city of Cleve- 700 W. St. Clair Ave., Suite 310, ble by the sale of LORD Corp., a man- land announced that a 10-acre prop- Cleveland, OH 44113-1230 ufacturer based in Cary, N.C., that erty in the Kinsman neighborhood (216) 522-1383 recently was sold to Parker Hannifin was selected as the site for a new cam- for $3.675 billion, triggering a distribu- pus-style police headquarters. City of- Volume 40, Number 46 tion of proceeds to four institutions. ficials have searched for a new police Crain’s Cleveland Business (ISSN 0197-2375) is published weekly, except for the last week of December, at 700 West St. Clair Ave., Suite Also receiving gifts of similar amounts site after selling the downtown head- 310, Cleveland, OH 44113-1230. were Duke University, the Massachu- quarters to Cuyahoga County in 2018 Copyright © 2019 by Crain Communications Inc. Periodicals postage setts Institute of Technology and the for $9.25 million and leasing back the paid at Cleveland, OH, and at additional mailing offices. Price per copy: $2.00. University of Southern California. space for $1.5 million a year. Con- Postmaster: Send address changes to Crain’s Cleveland Business, struction on the proposed site at East Circulation Department, 1155 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, MI 48207-2912. CHANGE AT THE TOP: Geoffrey Gund, 77, Cleveland Clinic received the largest gift in its history — $261 million from the Lord 75th Street and Grand Avenue could 1 (877) 824-9373. Subscriptions: In Ohio: 1 year - $64, 2 year - $110. Outside Ohio: 1 year president of the board of trustees at Foundation. | STAN BULLARD begin as early as 2021, around the - $110, 2 year - $195. Single copy, $2.00. Allow 4 weeks for change of The George Gund Foundation for the same time the buildout of the Oppor- address. For subscription information and delivery concerns send last 25 years and a member for 43 said it made more than $584 million in Catherine Gund founded Aubin Pic- tunity Corridor is completed. A cost correspondence to Audience Development Department, Crain’s Cleveland Business, 1155 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48207-9911, or years, retired on Nov. 14. His niece, grants, mostly in Cleveland, for pro- tures, a nonprofit documentary film estimate for the project hasn’t been fi- email to [email protected], or call (877) 824-9373 Catherine Gund, 53, became board grams in the arts, community/eco- company that focuses primarily on nalized, but the city will use $60 mil- (in the U.S. and Canada) or (313) 446-0450 (all other locations), or fax president. During Geoffrey Gund’s nomic development, education, the social justice issues. She is the grand- lion in bond funds raised previously (313) 446-6777. tenure as president, the foundation environment and human services. daughter of George Gund II and the for the relocation.

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