Partners for a Strong Region

An inclusive and diverse steering committee

Dynamic leaders defining our future

CPAC has a board of trustees of community leaders who reflect the diverse characteristics of our region’s public, private and arts and culture sectors. The board of trustees meets quarterly to guide the implementation of plans, address policy issues and make planning recommendations.

2006-2007 Board of Trustees

Dennis M. Lafferty, chair, CPAC, Board of Trustees, director of office operations and client/civic relations, Jones Day

Linda Abraham-Silver, executive director and president,

Great Lakes Science Center
Thomas V. Chema, president, Hiram College

Gary Hanson, executive director, The Cleveland Orchestra

Sheryl L. Hoffman, director, major gifts and planning, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Charles W. Keiper II, commissioner, Portage County
Peter Lawson Jones, commissioner, Cuyahoga County
Steve Millard, president and executive director, Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE)
Tim Mueller, president, PHYlogy

John Mullaney, executive director, Nord Family Foundation

Angelica Pozo, visual artist
Ronald B. Richard, president, The Cleveland Foundation

John W. Ryan, state director, US Senator Sherrod Brown
Mary Samide, commissioner, Geauga County
Karin Stone, marketing consultant
William B. Summers, Jr., chair emeritus, McDonald Investments, Inc.