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Board and Executive Team


2023 Board of Directors
Executive Committee

President
Jonathan Leiken, Esq.
Dollar Tree, Inc.

Vice Presidents
Quo Vadis I. Cobb, Esq.
Jacobs Engineering

Joe Rodgers, Esq.
Eaton Corporation

Sonya Shakir
Community Representative

Secretary/Treasurer
Doug Wang
Retired, Northern Trust Bank

2023 Board of Directors
Members

Harlin Adelman, Esq.
University Hospitals

Jason R. Bristol, Esq.
Cohen Rosenthal & Kramer LLP

Carolyn Butler
Community Representative

Quo Vadis I. Cobb, Esq.
Jacobs Engineering

Stephen M. Fazio, Esq.
Squire Patton Boggs
president emeritus

Nathan Genovese, Esq.
Community Representative

Gwen Graffenreed
Community Representative

Erica Hughes
Community Representative

Jonathan Leiken, Esq.
Dollar Tree, Inc.

Hugh McKay, Esq.
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur

Joe Rodgers, Esq.
Eaton Corporation

Jan Roller, Esq.
Perez-Morris

Sonya Shakir
Community Representative

Robin Turner
Community Representative

Ted Tywang, Esq.
Haslam Sports Group (Cleveland Browns)

Michael N. Ungar, Esq.
Ulmer & Berne LLP
president emeritus

Daniel C. Urban, Esq.
Wickens Herzer Panza

Neil Vakharia, Esq.
McKinsey & Company

Douglas Wang
Retired, Northern Trust Bank

Rhonda Wilson
Community Representative

Executive Staff

Colleen M. Cotter, Esq.
Executive Director

Tenille N. Kaus, Esq.
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Advancement

Tom Mlakar, Esq.
Deputy Director for Advocacy

Susan Chiancone
Interim Director of Finance

Roz Quarto, Esq.
Director of Strategic Initiatives

Melanie A. Shakarian, Esq.
Director of Development & Communications

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