Meeting Attendees from Northeast Ohio Communities

Return to Building Innovation Zones in NEO

Begin to build an innovation zone by connecting simple points of community leadership:

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Government

Libraries: Academic and Public

Schools

University or College

Below is a list of leaders interested in building innovation zones organized by communities. The list offers a starting point to explore areas of activity to leverage new practices and tools for Open Source Economic Development.

City of Beachwood

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Sudow, Tom Beachwood Chamber of Commerce tom@beachwood.org

Brez, Charles Nine Sigma brez@ninesigmacorp.com 216-295-4805

Pollack, Rick Nine Sigma pollack@ninesigma.com

Government

Mayor's Office

Libraries: Academic and Public

Schools

University or College

City of Berea

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Mary Jo, Exec Dir

Bennett, Rob/ Café Ah Roma Email: rob@cafeah-roma.com Tel. 440-260-0286

Nosek, Tom/ Case Email: tmn2@po.cwru.edu

Viterna, Larry/ NASA Email: viterna@nasa.gov

Government

Libraries: Academic and Public

Donna Meyers/Berea library

Schools

Brayford, Nancy/ Berea City Schools Email: nbraford@berea.k12.oh.us Tel. 440-243-6000 x 6213

University or College

Bessler, Phil/BW Email: pbessler@bw.edu Tel. 440-826-2083

Fingerhut, Eric/ Baldwin Wallace College Email: efingerh@bw.edu Tel. 440-826-3331

City of Fairview Park

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Bruce, Linda/Massage Therapist Email: jm1@wowway.com Tel. 440-781-3096

Mayer, Jim /Mayer Sporting Goods Email: jmsg001@aol.com Tel. 440-979-9170

Mayer, Ryan/UDayton Intern Email: Mayerryj@notes.udayton.edu

Government

Libraries: Academic and Public

Soltesz, David/ Fairview Park Library Email: dsoltesz@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us

School

Nekoloff, Sandy /Fairview Park City Schools, Dir Communications Email: snekol@leeca.org Tel. 440-331-5500

Deitsch, Brion/Supt. / Fairview Park City Schools Tel. 440-331-5500 x 10/440-356-3534

University or College

City of Kent

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Government

Mike Weddle/City of Kent/Economic Development Coordinator

Libraries: Academic and Public

Mark Weber/Kent State University

Schools

University or College

Traore, Moussa /KSU FASHION DESIGN & MERCHANDISING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Email: traore@kent.edu Tel. 334-826-5756

Wilson, Greg/Kent State University/Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships Email: gwilson2@kent.edu Tel. 440-333-4700

City of Lorain

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Government

Libraries: Academic and Public

Schools

University or College

Shanahan, Jim/Lorain County Community College Email: jshanaha@lorainccc.edu Tel. 440-366-4050/C: 330-807-6139

Washburn, Keith/Lorain CCC Email: kwashbur@lorainccc.edu

Midtown Cleveland

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Haviland, James/ MidTown Development Corp. Email: jhaviland@midtowncleveland.org Tel. 216-391-5080 x104

Hendrix, Melvin /Sustainable Horticulture Email: permacycle@yahoo.com Tel. 216-391-2488

Herget LTD, James/ Human Resources Email: jhl@bright.net Tel.216-906-4415

Johnson, Eric /S T Jones Office 1845 Guildhall Building Tel. 216-374-3498

Maske, David /Midtown Development Corp Email: dmaske@midtowncleveland.org Tel. 216-391-5080 x 108

Michaels, Alex /Prelude2Cinema Email: alexmichaels@prelude2cinema.com

Meriweather, Clarence/ NEAD Graphic Design Email: cdmeriweather@hotmail.com Tel. 216-392-9405

Nead, Mark NEAD Brand Partners Email: mnead@neadbrandpartners.com

C. Michael Nilsson, PE/ Biomedical & Mechanical Engineering Email: nilsson@bluebottle.com Tel. 216-299-3820

Salmon, Matt /National City Bank Email: matthew.salmon@nationalcity.com Tel. 216-431-3776

Wilson-Jones, Sarah /Phoenix Coffee Email: sarah@phoenixcoffee.com Tel. (216) 522-9744

Zellner, Julia /Family Plannning Email: jzellner@fpaneo.org Tel. 440-278-0031

Zust, Mark /NEAD Brand Partners Email: mzust@neadbrandpartners.com

Cronin, Kevin/ Lawyer Email: kevin.cronin@gmail.com

Dennis, Julia/ JakPrints Email: julia@jakprints.com Tel. 216-622-6360

Eikenberg, Jocelyn /Champion Copy/ Email: jocelyn@championcopy.com

Friedman, Jeff/ Webtego Email: jeff@webtego.com

Garnes, Chad/ Neal Brand Partners Email: cgarnes@neadbrandpartners.com

Government

Michael DeAloia/ City of Cleveland Email: MDeAloia@city.cleveland.oh.us

Libraries: Academic and Public

Brhel, Richard/ Myers University Email: rbrhel@dnmyers.edu Tel. 216-432-8965

Schools

University or College

Otero, Elving /Myers University Email: eotero@dnmyers.edu Tel. 216-361-2745

Scaldini, Richard /Pres., Myers University

University Circle

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Oney, Barbara Siss Email: bsiss@adelphia.net Tel. C: 216-288-4442 H: 216-751-9502

Odenbrett, Glenn /Independent Email: glennodenbrett@aol.com Tel. H216-231-7200/C 216-407-4413Government

Libraries: Academic and Public

Schools

University or College

Horn, Tom /CIA Email: thorn@cia.edu

Fitz, David UCI/Public

Moss, David /FUTURE Email: dmoss@cia.edu Tel. 216-554-7942

Sopko, Bob ITS/Case bob.sopko@case.edu

Waterloo Entertainment District

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Government

Libraries: Academic and Public

Schools

University or College

Barber, Cindy /Beachland Ballroom Email: cindy@beachlandballroom.com Tel.216-383-1124/C: 216-702-8358

Youngstown

Chamber of Commerce/Business

Reid Dulberger/ Warren Youngstown Chamber of Commerce

Government

Ewing,  Barb/ Office of Congressman Tim Ryan Email: Barbara.Ewing@mail.house.gov Tel. 330-740-0193

Lyons, Shannon DVA shannon.lyons@va.gov 330-559-6989

Libraries: Academic and Public

Schools

University or College

Krodel, Karla /Director, Health Industry Cluster YSU Metro College 1000 DeBartolo Pl. Suite 200/Youngstown, OH 44512 Email: kmkrodel@ysu.edu Tel. 330-941-2464

Patricia K. Veisz/ Small Business Development Centers of Ohio Email: 330-746-3350/ Email: pkveisz@ysu.edu

Regional Networks

Altshuler, Susan I-Open susanaltshuler@i-open.org

Discenzo, Diane Independence Library ddiscenzo@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us 216-447-0160

Brand, Stephen "Chief Imagination Officer, OneCommunity

" sbrand@onecleveland.org 330-864-1518

Cookinham, James COSE

Coughlin, Dennis The Institute for Open Economic Networks denniscoughlin@i-open.org

Fischer, Gwen Hiram College FischerGB@hiram.edu

Fox, Dan Assoc Dean Ashland University Business School

Foxall, Emma Student iceprincessem@yahoo.com

Glen, Brandon Crains bglenn@crain.com 216-771-5374

Hach, Anne Cuyahoga County Community College

Hart, Collette Cleveland State University c.hart@csuohio.edu 937-875-2738  Mobile

Houston, Tony OH Board of Regents ahouston@city.cleveland.oh.us 216-664-3599

Javalgi, Raj Cleveland State University r.javalgi@csuohio.edu 216-687-4757

Kamat, Pradip Indus International Phone 216 241.3114

Kaleal, Kristen Fusion Image Group kristen@fusionimagegroup.com (440) 742-0385     

Mabula, Masalakulangwa Anglican Research Center

Matthews, MaryBeth

Merkel, Betsey I-Open

Morrison, Ed I-Open

Nemeth, George 4405270522@myonlyone.com

Oyaski, Paul Cuyahoga County ED CDPXO@cuyahogacounty.us

Pisanelli, Ann CSU a.pisanelli@csuohio.edu

Pretzer-Morris, Barbara "Balajee Thangavelu        Broadvox

Barbara Pretzer Morris   InfoTelis Director of Marketing

InfoTelis

1228 Euclid Avenue Suite 370

Cleveland OH 44115" bpretzer@infotelis.com

Ricchiuto, Jack DesigningLife

Shannon, Hugh B. "Cuyahoga County Government Service Coordination Manager

323 West Lakeside Avenue

Suite 400

Cleveland, Ohio 44113" CNHBS@cuyahogacounty.us (216) 443-7173

Shava, Kudzai Hiram College

Sugalski, Jeffrey Real Estate Development Specialist/Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc./3226 East 93rd StreetCleveland, Ohio 44104 www.bbcdevelopment.org (216) 341-1455

Thangavelu, Balajee   "Balajee Thangavelu/Director of IT Development/Broadvox/Infotelis

" bthangavelu@broadvox.net 2163734614

Thomas, Stephen Vconsulting stephen.thomas@verticalcg.com 216-881-4808

Tran, Peter CSU Intern transformer131@aol.com

Williams, Carl Black Culture International on Parade Guinepe@juno.com 216-921-2892

Wood, Stephanie swoodfg@myconsultinginc.com 216-759-9739

Zucca, Greg Cuyahoga County ED CDGPZ@cuyahogacounty.us