2022-2023 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
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Vice President
Assistant Vice President, Research Administration
Kent State University
DIRECTORS
Michelle Bisson
Vice President,
Marketing & Communications
Summa Health System
Benjamin Comston, Esq.
Director of Operations,
Workforce Management
Genesis Financial Solutions
Anita L. Davis, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Past PGA Board President
Bradley Dunn, Esq.
Attorney at Law
The Law Firm of
Bradley S.S. Dunn
Barbara A. Feld
Emeritus
Executive Director
Tuesday Musical Association
Cheryl Goliath, PhD
Executive Director, Medical Education and Research
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
April Jefferson
Senior Communications Representative
FirstEnergy Service Company
Dana K. LaGarde
Retired Lead
Project Manager, AT&T
Past PGA Board President
Fedearia Nicholson-Sweval, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Student Pathways & Dean of Williams Honors College
The University of Akron
Ann Otto, Ph. D.
Retired Associate
Vice President
NEOMED
Charles Parnell
Marketing / Membership
Growth Consultant
Dedicated Senior Medical Center
Brian R.E. Simmons, Esq.
Associate
McDonald Hopkins
Clarence Tucker
Fire Chief,
Akron Fire Department
City of Akron
Debbie Walsh
Clerk of Courts
Akron Municipal Court
The Honorable
Annalisa S. Williams
Judge
Akron Municipal Court
Pam Wright, CPA
Partner, Assurances Services
Sikich LLP
Ebony L. Yeboah-Amankwah, Esq.
VP of Ethics, Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management, Signet Jewelers
EX OFFICIO
Christine Fowler-Mack
Superintendent of Schools
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.
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