Board of Directors

Theresa Beyerle, Chair
Associate Director, Institute for Teaching and Learning, The University of Akron

Patricia Poole, Vice Chair
Attorney, BakerHostetler

Jerry Egan, Secretary
Retired, Comprehensive Planning Manager, City of Akron

Dana Patterson, Treasurer
Accountant, Maloney & Novotny, LLC

Joseph Palko, Immediate Past Chair
Financial Advisor, McDonald Partners, LLC

Jeff Kerr
Executive Vice President/Principal, Environmental Design Group

Mary Ann Krejci
Realtor, Howard Hanna

Wei Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Accounting, Kent State University

Sr. Charlene Moser, OP
Founded Ministries Liaison, Dominican Sisters of Peace

Patricia Pacenta
Attorney, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Sr. Patricia Marie Sigler, OP
Founding Visionary of Crown Point Ecology Center

David Simpson
Retired, Former CEO Hospice of Western Reserve

Alicia Thomas
Director, Research Bionutrition, Center for Clinical Investigation,
Case Western Reserve University

Brent Thompson
Meaden & Moore Accounting

Libby Upton
Co-owner, Yellow Creek Trading Company

Sr. Rose Ann Van Buren, OP
Director, Shepherd’s Corner

Nancy Wolf
Executive Director, Crown Point Ecology Center