ABOUT US
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andrew Duff, Chair
Vice President, General Counsel Corporate & Real Estate
Jennifer Dale Fox
Vice President and Director of Client and Community Relations
John Dearborn
Retired
Samuel Pierre-Louis
Director Emeritus
The following individuals served the Board of Directors when SEI was founded in January 1996:
- Ann Amer Brennan, Amer, Cunningham & Brennan
- Robert Briggs, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs
- David Burner, B.F. Goodrich
- Richard Chenoweth, GAR Foundation†
- Joseph Clapp, Roadway Services Inc.
- William Considine, Akron Children’s Hospital
- Jim Crutchfield, Akron Beacon Journal
- John Dotson, Akron Beacon Journal†
- Leonard Foster, County of Summit
- Barbara Hiney, Bookhound†
- David Jennings, Akron-Summit County Public Library
- Kevin Thomas, PNC Financial Services Group
- Robert Tieken, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- John B. Yasinsky, GenCorp; OMNOVA
Past Board of Directors
SEI is fortunate to have a history of community leaders who have served on the Board of Directors in the past.
- Dr. Mary Anne Beiting, Archbishop Hoban High School
- Robert Briggs, GAR Foundation
- Nick Browning, Huntington Bank
- Tommy Bruno, The Summit – 91.3FM
- Dan Colantone, Greater Akron Chamber
- Richard Chenoweth†
- Joseph Clapp
- Christopher K. Collins, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- James Crutchfield, Akron Beacon Journal
- Betty Dalton†
- John Farber, Old Trail School
- Jeff Ferguson, Tallmadge City Schools
- Kathy Friess, Immaculate Heart of Mary School
- Leonard Foster, County of Summit
- Reverend Ronald Fowler, Arlington Church of God
- Barbara Hiney, Bookhound†
- Ramona Hood, FedEx Custom Critical
- Ali Jamshidi, First Energy Corporation
- William Jasso, Time Warner Cable
- Brad Lakhia, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Barbara Mathews†
- John Ong
- Theresa Proenza
- Russell Pry, County of Summit†
- Robert Reffner, FirstEnergy Corporation
- Suzanne Rickards, Herman Machines†
- Mike Sherman, The University of Akron
- James Staley, YRC Transportation
- Robert Tieken, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Jarrod Tudor, The University of Akron – The LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education
- Linda Urda, Ph.D.
- Jean Van Ness, GAR Foundation
- Darren Wells, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- John Williams
- John Yasinsky, Ph.D.
- Joseph Zarconi, M.D., F.A.C.P., Summa Health System
Founders of Summit Education Initiative
Previously known as Summit Education Partnership
- Jack Heckel, GENCORP
- Jody Bacon†, Akron Community Foundation
- Bill Considine, Akron Children’s Hospital
- Dr. Gabe Campbell, FCC of Akron
- Mark Clark, Ohio Edison
- Joe Coleman, INROADS NEO
- Dorthea Snyder, Hudson Local Schools
- David Eich, In the Company of Kids
- Paul Allison, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs
- Ann Lane Gates
- Stanley Gault, Goodyear Tire & Rubber
- Rebecca Ganyard, GenCorp
- Louise Gissendaner , First National Bank
- Barbra Hiney
- Kathryn Hunter, First Akron Corp
- Sidney Landskroner, Marketing Corp
- Nathan Light, Sterling
- Robert Mercer
- Robert Merweiler, Landmark Plastics
- John Ong, BFGoodrich
- Robert Reffner
- Dr. Bruce Rothman, ACMC
- F. William Steele, Steele Enterprises
- Joseph Stewart, Babok & Wilcox
- Dr. Robert Stone
- Charles Vehlow, Akron Child Guidance
- Mark Yanke, Yanke Bionics
- Chris Burhham, County of Summmit
- Richard Young, Akron Regional Development Board