Ronald S. Ambrogio

Regional President
BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Jill Arena

President
Arena Enterprises, Ltd.

Jill Arena is a Business Development expert. She has enjoyed a record-breaking sales and sales leadership career for more than 25 years. She has worked with numerous business owners and C-level executives, initiating and directing the organic and acquisition marketing process. She is adept at consultative selling, strategic alliance development, turn-around projects, and company start-ups. She has recruited sales professionals, built top-producing sales teams, helped organizations pioneer new areas for revenue generation, trained hundreds of sales professionals on her branded sales methodology, and developed programs for organizations to exceed their organic/acquisition growth goals.

Dr. Marcia Ballinger

President
Lorain County Community College

Marcia Ballinger, Ph.D., president of Lorain County Community College, has more than 25 years in community college leadership roles that have advanced student success, workforce and economic development, strategic planning and institutional advancement.  Under her leadership and deep commitment to student success, LCCC was recognized by the American Association for Community Colleges (AACC) as the 2018 Recipient of the AACC Award of Excellence in Student Success.

Jeff Bechtel

Regional President
First National Bank

Jeff is regional president of First National Bank’s Northeast Ohio region. First National Bank has approximately $32 billion in assets. He leads FNB’s cross-functional business model in the Cleveland market, with direct responsibility for regional Corporate Banking efforts and business development opportunities. He has 30 years of financial services experience, and most recently served as executive vice president and COO for First Federal of Lakewood.

Bob Campana

Owner
Campana Capital

Bob leads Campana Capital, a private equity, venture capital and real estate development firm. Bob previously served as president of P.C. Campana, master provider for the steel and foundry industries in North America. He is active in the community and serves on the boards of numerous for-profit and nonprofit organizations, including Northwest Bancshares.

David Dunstan

Managing Director & President
Citizens Capital Markets

James R. Geuther

Market President, Northern Ohio Region
SunTrust Banks Inc.

Mark Goldfarb

Ohio Managing Partner
BDO USA LLP

Mark previously served as the co-founder and senior managing director of SS&G, which joined BDO in January 2015. He has more than 40 years of experience serving both business and individual clients, advising and assisting them with their financial and operational endeavors. Since 2012, Mark has served on the board of directors of the Charles Schwab Corp., and is currently the chair of the audit committee.

Aaron Grossman

CEO
Alliance Solutions Group

Aaron is the co-founder and CEO of Alliance Solutions Group, a full-service staffing and recruitment firm providing highly specialized offerings within niche industries or specific career disciplines. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Cleveland, Alliance Solutions Group matches talent with opportunity, engaging in thousands of successful placements annually. Aaron received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2015 Award in the Services Category.

Steve Hendricks

Executive Vice President & Market President
S&T Bank

Jayne Juvan

Chair, M&A and Securities & Capital Markets Practice
Tucker Ellis LLP

Stewart Kohl

Co-CEO
The Riverside Co.

The Riverside Co. is a global private equity firm focused on making control and non-control investments in growing businesses valued at up to $400 million. Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 410 transactions. The firm’s international portfolio includes more than 80 companies. Stewart previously served as vice president of Citicorp Venture Capital and COO of the National Cooperative Business Association in Washington, D.C

Lee M. Koury

Managing Partner
Smart Business Network Inc.

Lee Koury is managing partner of Smart Business Network Inc., a national events, media and marketing company founded in 1989, primarily responsible for expanding the company’s Aspire deal-making conference throughout the U.S. He plays a key role in establishing corporate policies and developing long-term strategy and growth plans. Previously, he founded and chaired the Growth Group at national law firm Arter & Hadden LLP (now Tucker, Ellis & West), which focused on working with middle-market and high-growth technology companies. 

Brett Lindsey

President & CEO
Everstream Solutions LLC

Teresa Lindsey

President & CEO
Channel Products

Teresa is the President and COO of Channel Products, a privately held, Cleveland-based manufacturer with operations in the U.S., Europe, and China. Ms. Hack also serves on the Visiting Committee of Cleveland State University's Monte Ahuja College of Business and she chairs their Community Engagement Sub-Committee.

Her recent honors include recognition of Channel Products as a “2017 Smart Culture” award recipient, a ”2017 Distinguished Employer of the Year,” award from the Ohio Cooperative Education Association, “2018 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year” finalist, “2018 Crain’s Cleveland Women of Note in Manufacturing”, and recognition as a Smart Business Magazine "2018 Progressive Entrepreneur" honoree. She is a frequent speaker on issues of leadership, building a strong culture, and personal development.

Jamie Lynch

Regional President Northeast Ohio
Chemical Bankl

Anthony S. Manna

Chairman
Signet LLC

William Murphy

Private Wealth Advisor
UBS Financial Services Inc.

Bill Murphy has built a practice of highly accomplished advisors and investment specialists whose knowledge, integrity and accountability is focused on providing an elite client experience. Bill has been a Forbes Best-in-State Advisor for 2018 and 2019. With direct access to the resources and strategic solutions of UBS Private Wealth Management, Bill delivers investment guidance and financial education to multigenerational families, entrepreneurs, C-suite executives and select organizations.

Bill Nottingham

VP, Growth
Nottingham-Spirk

Bill is vice president of growth for Nottingham Spirk, leading both the business development and marketing initiatives. As a member of the Nottingham Spirk (NS) Leadership Team, he is focused on future growth and sustainability for the firm. He also helps establish NS equity venture companies and serves as an adviser.

Jon Pinney

Managing Partner
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Jon serves as a counselor to high net worth families, including some of Cleveland’s leading philanthropic families. His practice includes estate and wealth planning and related tax matters. Jon structures complex and sophisticated trust vehicles to provide asset protection and succession planning. He is also a member of KJK’s executive committee. He represents public and private companies in securities litigation and other complex commercial disputes.

R. Louis Schneeberger

Chairman
Proformex

Professional board member and mergers & acquisition consultant

Jeffrey Schwab

M&A Practice Leader
Oswald Cos.

Sanjay Singh

President
Roll-Kraft

Sanjay is the President of Roll-Kraft, headquartered in Mentor, OH. Roll-Kraft is an innovative supplier of tube and pipe tooling and roll forming tooling used by manufacturers around the world to produce thousands of products. At Roll-Kraft, Mr. Singh directs and leads the company’s efforts to excel in operational efficiencies and accelerate market penetration. He has most recently sharpened the company’s continuous improvement focus to meet the company’s goals of 100% on-time delivery and first-time performance. Mr. Singh also leads the company’s private investment initiatives in lower middle market companies located in northeast Ohio. Mr. Singh has held various financial executive leadership roles in Fortune 1000, privately held and private equity backed portfolio companies across various industries, including consumer products, manufacturing and service. Mr. Singh is deeply committed to the economic growth of NEO and serves on the Board of Directors of MAGNET, EDGE and Mace Security International, the well-known manufacturer of mace pepper spray.

John R. Sinnenberg

Chairman
Cyprium Partners

John is the chairman and co-founder of Cyprium Partners, a private equity firm that primarily makes “sponsorless” non-controlling mezzanine and equity investments in privately owned lower middle-market companies. Cyprium is currently investing out of Fund IV, a 2014 vintage fund with $460 million in committed capital. John founded Key Principal Partners, a predecessor group in 1998 simultaneously establishing Cyprium Investors.

Gregory J. Skoda

Chairman & Co-Founder
Skoda Minotti

Douglas E. Spiker

Shareholder, Shareholder-in-Charge of Cleveland Office & Practice Group Manager, Employment Services
Roetzel & Andress

André Thornton

CEO
ASW Global LLC

André acquired ASW Global LLC, in January of 2007 after ASW merged with the Cleveland-based company GPI Procurement Services. As CEO, André sets the direction of the company and directs operational aspects so that they follow the strategic plans and policies of the organization. He has more than 20 years experience in entrepreneurial ventures. As one of the principals in Apple Partners, he led a highly successful restaurant management group that was sold to Applebee’s International.

Floyd A. Trouten

Shareholder
Barnes Wendling

Floyd is a tax director in the transaction advisory service area. He has been involved in over 335 transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, redemptions, leveraged buyouts, ESOPs, and other structuring formats. His industry focus includes working with manufacturers, distributors, financial service companies, high-tech and software companies, and with private equity/investment companies.

Floyd has extensive experience working with family offices and high net worth individuals and is the lead client service director in this area.

Pete Van Euwen

Partner
BakerHostetler

Ronald E. (Chip) Weinberg Jr.

Managing Director
 and Principal
Weinberg Capital Corp.

Chip is responsible for the firm’s operations and is actively involved in working with the management of portfolio companies, frequently acting as the liaison between the board and management.  He works closely with management to pursue new business opportunities and to set strategic direction and financial goals. Prior to joining Weinberg Captial Group, Chip was president of New Channel Direct, a full-service mailing and marketing company based in Brunswick.

Thomas Wischmeyer

Partner
RSM US LLP

Tom is a partner, audit services, at RSM US LLP. He is a leader of the manufacturing, wholesale and distribution group in Ohio and of the Cleveland private equity practice. He has more than 30 years of experience as an accountant and business advisor, advising clients in industries such as manufacturing and retail/distribution and consults with them on a variety of topics, including financial reporting, strategic planning and estate planning.

Alan M. Zang

Regional President,
 Northeast and Central Ohio Markets
U.S. Bank

With more than 30 years in banking, Alan has worked in and managed units in commercial banking, asset-based lending, leasing, international and consumer finance in Northeast Ohio and in other geographies. He has extensive experience in a variety of industries helping companies with innovative solutions to their financing needs. Alan has planned and managed dramatic expansion of new businesses that broadened geographic reach and increased deliverable product sets.