2025-2026 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
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President Elect
VP of Ethics, Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management, Signet Jewelers
Treasurer
Community Involvement Consultant OH Region, FirstEnergy Corporation
DIRECTORS
Dr. Angela Brake, DPS
Business Operations Consultant
Anita L. Davis, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Past PGA Board President
Barry Dunaway
Retired Smucker’s
& Leadership Akron
James Harris Jr.
IT Project Manager
Quanex
Kelly Herold
Senior Director,
Educational Outreach & Adult Focus
The University of Akron
Montrella Jackson, Esq., CCM
Director of HR/Chief HR Officer
City of Akron
Chelsea James
Model Risk Analyst
(AI/ML & Qualitative Risk)
Key Bank
Dana K. LaGarde
Retired Lead Project Manager, AT&T
Past PGA Board President
Joseph May
Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility
State and Federal Communications
Kimberly Moses, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer
Akron Children’s Hospital
Ann Otto, Ph. D.
Retired Associate Vice President
NEOMED
Clarence Tucker
Retired Deputy Mayor for Public Safety
City of Akron
The Honorable Annalisa S. Williams
Judge
Akron Municipal Court
Shanda-lyn Yaeger, GISP
Associate Professor
Stark State College
EX OFFICIO
Mary Outley
Superintendent
Akron Public Schools
Jacqueline A. Silas-Butler, Esq.
Executive Director
Project GRAD Akron
Presidents of the Project GRAD Akron’s Board of Directors
Vivian Celeste Neal
2002
(Interim Director to establish the non-profit status)
Robert Kulinski
2002 - 2004
Jocelyn McClendon
2004 - 2007
Jean Van Ness, Esq.
2007 - 2009
Danielle Kimmell, CPA
2009 - 2012
Bennett Gaines
2012 - 2013
Anita L. Davis, Esq.
2013 - 2015
Dana K. LaGarde
2015 - 2018
Pamela R. Valentine
2018 - 2020
Martin H. Belsky, Esq.
2020 -2022
Maura Scanlon Bozzelli
2022-2024
Diane Miller-Dawson
7/1/2024 to present