Stark Economic Development Board of Directors
Our Executive Board & Directors
Joe Schauer
Chair
Schauer Group
Matt Sterling
Vice Chair
Beaver Excavating Company
Dan Griffith
Secretary/Treasurer
Huntington Bank
Brian Belden
Executive Committee Member
The Belden Brick Company
Alan Harold
Executive Committee Member
Stark County Commissioners
Bob Gessner
Executive Committee Member
MCTV (retired)
Chris Goff
Executive Committee Member
Employers Health
Para Jones, PhD
Executive Committee Member
Stark State College
Todd Pugh
Executive Committee Member
Enviroscapes
Mark Samolczyk
Executive Committee Member
Stark Community Foundation
Matt Savage
Executive Committee Member
Vasco Asphalt Company
Ryan Stenger
Executive Committee Member
McKinley Strategies
Tom Cecconi
Executive Committee Emeritus
Scott Warburton
Executive Committee Emeritus
Barb Bennett
Director
BHB Consulting
M. Shelly Brown
Director
Akron Children's Hospital
Ally Bussey
Director
Visit Canton
Ren Camacho
Director
Akron Canton Airport
Dr. Tim Collins
Director
Walsh University
Dr. Tim Crone
Director
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Medical Center
Joe Daleiden
Director
KeyBank
Tracy Dowe
Director
Fifth Third Bank
Anne Graffice
Director
Hall of Fame Village
Matt Gregory
Director
Gregory Industries
Erik Hann
Director
IBEW Local Union 540
Anthony Healy
Director
JPMorgan Chase
Mick Heckman
Director
Tractor Supply Company
Rick Hull
Director
Premier Bank
Chris Hunt
Director
Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty
Chad Isler
Director
415 Group
Chris Kaboth
Director
Whitacre-Greer Company
Gregory King
Director
University of Mount Union
Dr. John Langell
Director
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Matt Leuenberger
Director
Premier Bank
Gerard Mastroianni
Director
Alliance Ventures
Joe Matuszewski
Director
Ernst & Young
Rod Moore
Director
Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh
Robert Mullen
Director
Aultman Health Foundation
Lucas Murray
Director
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs
Dr. John Richard
Director
Stark Education Partnership
Mark Scheffler
Director
Timken Foundation of Canton
Jerry Schroer
Director
Altercare Integrated Health Services
Tim Seifert
Director
Seifert Technologies
Doug Sibila
Director
Peoples Services
WJ "Tim" Timken, Jr.
Director
McKinley Strategies
Mark Vandegrift
Director
Innis Maggiore
Andy Ziegler
Director
V.P. Farmers National Bank
Jordan Greenwald
Director – Regional Business Representative
GDK & Company
Mark Wright
Director – Regional Business Representative
AultCare
Doug Schwarz
Director – Regional Business Representative
Alliance Ventures
Eugene Lingenhoel
Director – Regional Business Representative
The Legacy Project
Richard Regula
Director – Stark County Commissioner President
Stark County Commissioners
Andrew Grove
Director – Mayor
City of Alliance
William Sherer
Director – Mayor
City of Canton
Jamie Slutz
Director – Mayor
City of Massillon
Ted Boyd
Director Emeritus
Joe Halter
Director Emeritus
Randy Hunt
Director Emeritus
Dennis Nash
Director Emeritus
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