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Board of Trustees

robert baxter

Robert Baxter

President, Mercy Health Toledo
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Toledo, Ohio
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jeff beard

Jeff Beard

Owner & Managing Member
Ladybug Cleaners, LLC, DBA Molly Maid of Columbus East
Columbus, Ohio
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Dr. Tyrone Bledsoe

CEO & President
Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB)
Toledo, Ohio
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Sue Bruning

Vice President of Client Experience & Sustainability
Cascade Environmental, LLC
Perrysburg, Ohio
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Dr. JoAnn Chávez

Founder, President, & CEO
Michigan Hispanic Collaborative (MiHC)
Detroit, Michigan
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Tom Coffman

Senior Philanthropic Advisor
Duke University Athletics
Durham, North Carolina
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Dr. Chet Evans

President & CEO
AnchorMed Consulting
Winter Garden, Florida
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andrew felter

Andrew J. Felter

President & CEO
Webster Industries, Inc.
Tiffin, Ohio
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Dr. Mary Ann Gawelek

Higher Education Professional & Leadership Consultant
Mansfield, Ohio
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Dr. Donald Hampton, Jr.

CEO
Carbon Revolution
Fostoria, Ohio
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william hertzer

William F. Hertzer

Retired Senior Cost Analyst
The National Machinery Company
Tiffin, Ohio
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danial jameel

Danial Jameel

Founder & CEO
Saris AI
Montreal, Quebec
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john (JD) kinn

John (J.D.) Kinn

Retired Real Estate & Insurance Professional
Fostoria, Ohio
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Sean McKinney

Executive Leadership Professional & Independent Consultant
Youngstown, Ohio
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Jeff Oravitz

Senior Advisor
Arsenal Capital Partners
Naples, Florida
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Dr. Bennett Paulus

President & CEO
Paulus Eyecare Associates, Inc., Findlay Optometry Clinic, Inc. and Fostoria Eyecare, Inc.
Tiffin, Ohio
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Bobby Petras

COO & Co-Founder
Priority Life Care
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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daniel e reineke

Daniel E. Reineke

Co-Owner/Co-Manager
Reineke Family Dealerships, Tiffin Ford Lincoln Inc.
Tiffin, Ohio
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j stephen schult

J. Stephen Schult, CPA

Retired Partner of Gilmore Jasion Mahler, Ltd.
Gilmore Jasion Mahler, Ltd.
Waterville, Ohio
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lillian schumacher

Lillian Schumacher, Ed.D.

President

Shawn Smith

Chairman & CEO
Dedicated Financial GBC
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Kit Tiell

Financial Advisor
Tiell Financial Group
Tiffin, Ohio
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richard zydonik

Richard Zydonik Jr.

Retired Chief Commercial Officer
Rowmark, LLC
Findlay, Ohio
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Larry A. Adelsperger
Tiffin, OH
Executive Vice President
P.T. Services Rehabilitation, Inc.

C. William Harple
Tiffin, OH
President & CEO (retired)
Seneca Environmental Products

Joseph L. Harris
Ann Arbor, MI
Auditor General (retired)
City of Detroit

David L. Hayes (Dr.)
Toledo, OH
President & CEO
Hayes & Associates, Inc.

Gary R. Heminger (Dr.)
Findlay, OH
President & Chief Executive Officer
Marathon Petroleum Corp.

Claire F. Johansen 
Tiffin, OH
Former Owner & President
Ohio Outdoor Advertising Corp

Diana Kirk 
Philanthropist
Findlay, OH

Michael R. Klepper
Fostoria, OH
Chairman & CFO
Superior Distributing Company, Inc.

Dianne G. Krumsee
Powell, OH
Chair of Board
Old Fort Banking Co.

David E. Mitchell
St. Joseph, MI
Vice President (retired)
Whirlpool Corporation

Frank Murphy
Wadsworth, OH
CEO
University Housing Solutions

Timothy J. Paradiso
Sandusky, OH
President and CEO
The Ashley Group

William F. Reineke, Sr.
Fostoria, OH
Chairman
Reineke Family Dealerships

Robert Ruffin (Dr.)
McKinney, TX
Vice President & Group Manager (retired)
AlliedSignal, Inc.

Russell G. Sorg
Fremont, OH
President (retired)
Fremont Kraut Company

Richard W. Stephan (Dr.)
Blue Bell, PA
President
Rick Stephan & Associates

John Stock
Sandusky, OH
President
S-Group Companies

Gordon C. Wagner
Bonita Springs, FL
President & CEO (retired)
First National Bank

Reginald Wilkinson, Ed.D.
President
Connecting the Dots, LLC

Frederick E. Zoeller
Tiffin, OH
President & CEO
Laminate Technologies, Inc.

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