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Staff

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Values-in-Action Foundation

6700 Beta Dr.  Ste. 120

Mayfield, Ohio   44143

440.463.6205

www.viafdn.org

Stuart Muszynski
Co-Founder, President & CEO
stuartm@viafdn.org
Meet Stuart

Susan Y. Muszynski, PhD

Co-Founder, VP Training & Evaluation

susanm@projectlove.org

Mary Alice Casalina

VP Education & COO

maryalicec@projectlove.org

Abby Bell

VIA Workforce Program Director

abbyb@viafdn.org

Amanda Guarnieri

VP Marketing & Community Impact

amanda@projectlove.org

Nya Brooks

VIA Workforce Placement Coordinator

nyab@viafdn.org

Shaun Sweet

Director of Community Partnerships

shauns@viafdn.org

Chris Pakiz

Senior Consultant, Finance,
Strategy and Innovation

chrisp@viafdn.org

Camille Walker

Director of Digital Marketing

camillew@viafdn.org

Anna Sekerak

Director of Development and Community Relationships

annas@viafdn.org

Ben Krutko

Director of School Partnerships

benk@viafdn.org

Heidi Schneider

Accounts Manager

heidis@projectlove.org

Doug Bugie

Director of Strategic Partnerships

dougb@viafdn.org​

Mike Collins

State Director, Kindland

Email Mike

Dave Goerz 

Grant Writer & Tech Coordinator

davidg@viafdn.org

Alissa Casalina

Program Assistant

​alissac@viafdn.org

VIA Program Facilitators:

Sandi Averyheart

Vanessa Collier

Pamela V. Craig

Akeesha Curry

Judy Daniels

Leslie Gilchrist

Erika Hester

Linda J. Jones

Linda Kwarciany

Beverly Lloyd

Patricia “Darby” Marbury

Shirley McKinney

 

Board Leadership

Mike Gibbons

Board Chairman

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company

Meet Mike

 

Stewart Kohl

Advisory Board Chairman

The Riverside Company

Meet Stewart

Alan Ross 

Board Chairman Emeritus

Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis

Meet Alan

Scott Phillips

Treasurer

Plante Moran

Meet Scott

Sam Thomas III, Esq.

Secretary 

Sam Thomas III, Esq. & Associates

Meet Sam

Raj Aggarwal, PhD, CFA 

Academic & Executive Leader

Meet Raj

Dr. Carl Allamby

Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Meet Dr. Allamby

Drew Barnholtz 

Attorney

Meet Drew

 

Mary Champa 

University Hospitals

Meet Mary

 

Dan Charney

Direct Recruiters

Meet Dan

 

Alec Davidson

McDonald Hopkins

Meet Alec

Hon. Francine Goldberg 

Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge

Meet Frankie

Venera Foti Izant 

Cetera Investors

Meet Venera

John Karkosiak 

Swagelok

Meet John

David Knight

Advance Ohio

Meet David

Mayor Ed Kraus

City of Solon

Meet Mayor Kraus

Ray Leach

JumpStart, Inc. 

Meet Ray

 

Howard Lewis

Family Heritage Life Insurance Company

Meet Howard

Steven Muszynski

Splash Financial

Meet Steven

 

Joshua Sanders

Calfee

Meet Joshua

 

Harvey Siegel

Coit Cleaning & Restoration Services

Meet Harvey

Sam Vawters 

Bedford Public Schools

Chuck Whitehill

C.W.E. Corp

Meet Chuck

 

Associate Board

Klevis Bakiaj, Co-Chair

Tremco Incorporated

Meet Klevis

Michael H. Gibbons, Co-Chair

Frantz Ward

Meet Michael

Lifetime Directors

Dave Beten

Past Chair

Patrick Carney, CPA

Past Treasurer

Tim Dimoff 

Past Chair

Ken Lanci

Past Chair

Stuart Muszynski

CEO & President

Alan Ross

Chairman Emeritus

Ratanjit Sondhe

Past Chair

 

In Memoriam*

Edward Davidson*

Past Chair

 

Arnold Pinkney*

Past Chair

Alan Schonberg*

Past Chair

 

Alvin Siegal*

Past Chair

Honorary Chairs

Rob Briggs

Advisory Board Chairman Emeritus,

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

Christopher Connor

Retired, The Sherwin-Williams Company

Michael Merriman

Resilience Capital Partners

Murlan J. Murphy, Jr.

Murphy Family Foundation

Bob Reitman

Riverbend Advisors

 

Advisory Board

Stewart Kohl

Advisory Board Chairman

The Riverside Company

Meet Stewart

Bruce H. Akers

Retired, KeyBank

Pat Auletta

Retired, KeyBank

Jim Bennett

Jim Bennett Group

Mike Benson

IMC Wealth Management 

Michael Benz 

Ciuni & Panichi

Nate Berger, MD

CWRU School of Medicine

David Bowen

Richard L. Bowen & Associates, Inc. 

Fran Broda

Nordstrom

Tim Brown

New Horizons Baking Company

Roy Buchinsky

University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center 

Doug Bugie

Antal International Network

 

John Butte

Kent State University

Jamie Callender

Callender Legal Group

Gina Camiola

The Sherwin-Williams Company

Tom Chema

Retired, Hiram College

William F. Christopher

Retired, ALCOA

Rev. Courtney Clayton-Jenkins

South Euclid United Church of Christ

Gary Distelhorst

Lorain Community College

 

Rob Durham

HKM Direct Market Communications

Aaron Feuerstein

Malden Mills

Kathryn Gambatese

Community Leader

Samir Gautam

Caritas Wealth Mgmt. 

* vic gelb

Victor Gelb, Inc.

Dan Geller

Fish Furniture

Tony George

The George Group

David Goldberg

Edgerton Investments

Merle S. Gorden

Community Leader

Matt Greenberg

Bedford Nissan

 

Lauren Hanna

Blue Technologies

Aaron Handler

Embassy Healthcare

* Gordon Heffern

Society National Bank

Susan Hennenberg

Howard Hanna 

Pamela Marshall Holmes

Cleveland Clinic

Dean Ilijasic

Long & Short of It

Terence Isakov, M.D.

Family Physicians

David Jacobstein

Retired, DDR

Larry Kadis

Federal Equipment Company

* Jack Kahl

Jack Kahl & Associates

 

Joe Kanfer

GOJO, Inc.

Steve Kaplan

Education Funding Corp.

Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA

Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine

Jerry Kelsheimer

Medic Management

Richard Koblentz, Esq.

Koblentz & Penvose

Peter Lawson Jones

Community Leader

Jonathan Leebow

Majestic Steel USA, Inc.

Gary Lippe

Community Leader

* Sam Miller

Forest City

Bob Minchak

Business Leader

 

Ellen Moreau

The Sherwin-Williams Company

* Gene Novak

Community Leader

* Bishop Anthony Pilla

Bishop of Cleveland

Guy Pipitone

Retired, First Energy

David Quolke

Cleveland Teachers Union

John Rampe

Torque Transmission

 

Ronald Ratner

RMS Investments

Jayson Rogers

WAR Management

Clark Rose

Retired, RCF Group

Allen Ryan

Covelli Enterprises

Peter Rzepka

Transcon, Inc.

Burton Saltzman

Dave's Markets

Sudarshan Sathe

New Concepts, Inc.

Michael Schwartz, Ph.D.

Retired, Cleveland State University

Dan Simon, MD

University Hospitals

Warren Sklar

Renner, Otto, Boiselle & Sklar

Kelly Slattery

Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan

 

Sr. Diana Stano

Retired, Ursuline College

Rabbi Zachary Truboff

Cedar Road Synagogue

 

Hon. Stephanie Tubbs Jones

U.S. Rep. (Ohio)

 

Hon. Jose Villanueva

Retired, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court

Dan Walsh, Jr.

CityMark Capital

Armond Waxman

Waxman Industries

Chuck Whitehill

Retired, Ashley Furniture

* Marc Wyse

Wyse Advertising

* Bennett Yanowitz, Esq.

Kahn Kleinman

* In Memoriam

Believe to Achieve Initiative Co-Chairs

Carole F. Hoover

HooverMilstein

Charles Jordan, Jr.

Charles Jordan & Co. 

Reverend Dr. Otis Moss Jr.

Retired, Olivet

Michael Siegal

Olympic Steel

 

In Memoriam*

 

Gordon Heffern*

Purple America Advisory Board Leadership

Patricia Frost-Brooks

National Co-Chair

John Wilson

National Co-Chair

 

Christopher Connor

Advisory Co-Chair

Alan Hassenfeld

Advisory Co-Chair

Frank Savage

Advisory Co-Chair

Founding Trustees

Dave Beten

Retired, Berkshire Schools

Patrick Carney, CPA

Skoda Minotti

Gerald R. Molen

Producer, Schindler's List

In Memoriam

Gordon Heffern

Society National Bank

Hon. Stephanie Tubbs Jones

US Representative

Marc Wyse

Wyse Advertising

Bennett Yanowitz, Esq. 

Kahn Kleinman

Arnold Pinkney

Past Chair

Alan Schonberg

Past Chair

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