Investing in Service to Portage Development
The services of the Portage Development Board are made possible through the contributions and investments of government, local businesses, organizations and individuals with a commitment to the success of Portage County.
Current Investors
ACE Products & Consulting
Erick Sharp, CEO
Advanced Innovative Manufacturing, Inc.
Joe Hawald, President
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
Gina Campbell, Director of Development
Alcon Mechanical Piping, Inc.
Bob Summers, Business Manager
AMETEK
Matthew French, Vice President and GM
Apple Growth Partnership
Chuck Mullen, Chairman
Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.
Daryl Manzetti, COO
AxessPointe
Chris Richardson, CEO
Bennett Land Title Agency
Richard Bennett, Vice President
Brimfield Township
Michael Hlad, Zoning Inspector/Economic Developer
Campbell Construction Inc.
Jeff Stevenson, VP Of Business Development
Cascade Capital Corporation
Robert Filipiak, Executive Director
Chase Bank
William Haid, VP Relationship Manager
City of Aurora
Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin
City of Kent
David Ruller, City Manager
City of Ravenna
Mayor Frank Seman
City of Streetsboro
Mayor Glenn Broska
City of Tallmadge
Mayor David Kline
Cleveland Punch and Die
Dan Brown, President
Coleman Foundation
Nelson Burns, President & CEO
Colonial Machine Co.
Matthew Metcalf, Chief Executive Officer
Davey Tree Expert Co.
Patrick Covey, President & CEO
David E. Dix
Board Member, Dix 1898
Delta Systems, Inc.
Elizabeth Barry, President
Dominion Energy
Tracy Stevens, External Affairs Manager
Downtown Mantua Revitalization
Edie Benner, President
Durajoint Concrete Accessories
Michael A. Diskin, VP & General Manager
East Manufacturing Corporation
Gary Brown, Vice President of Manufacturing
Escott and Company LLC
Al Stefanov, President
Family and Community Services
Mark Frisone, CEO
Fifth Third Bank
Nicholas Buzzelli, Akron, Canton and Youngstown President
FirstEnergy Corp./First Energy Foundation
Lisa Taddei, Manager External Affairs
Greater Akron Chamber
Gregg Cramer, VP of Economic Development
Godfrey & Wing
Chris Gilmore, President & CEO
Hapco, Inc./Tarpco, Inc.
Charles George, CEO
Harner Plumbing Inc.
Ray Harner, President
Hess Print Solutions
Burt Philips, VP of Customer Service
Home Savings Bank
Rick Hull, Regional President
Hometown Bank
Howard T. Boyle, President
Huntington National Bank
Renee Booher, Bus. Banking Relationship Manager 3
Jack Kohl Agency
Jack Kohl II, Owner, Broker and President
Johnson Matthey Process Technology, Inc.
David Becker, Operations Director
Kent Displays, Inc.
James Alay, Marketing Communications Manager
Kent State University
Todd Diacon, President
KeyBank
Bob McKee, Vice President, Sr. Business Banker
Mac Liquid Tank Trailer (LTT)
Jim Maiorana, President
Maplewood Career Center
Randy Griffith, Superintendent
Metis Construction
Julie Brandle, President
Mill Distributors, Inc.
Douglas Wieder, Treasurer
Neighborhood Development Services
Stacy Brown, Executive Director
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Dr. John T. Langell, President
Philpott Solutions Group
David Ferrell, President & CEO
Perme Financial Group
Chris Perme, Financial Planner
PNC/PNC Foundation
Donald Pavlik, Senior VP Relationship Manager
Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA)
Claudia Amrhein, General Manager
Portage Community Bank
Kevin Lewis, Vice President
Portage County Board of Commissioners
Kathleen Clyde, President
Vicki Kline, Vice-President
Sabrina Christian-Bennett, Board Member
Portage County Port Authority
John Ryan, Chairman
Premalux, LLC
Ann Fisher-Yan, CEO
Premier Power Solutions
Lee McCracken, President
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
Steven Jones, President
Roetzel and Andress
George Sarkis, Attorney
S&T Bank
Sean Dockery, Vice President-Business Banking
Schneller
Todd Loschelder, President
Signet, LLC.
Andy Malitz, Executive Dir. of The NEW Center
Sirna & Sons
Serena Sirna-Wagner, Secretary
Stephen Colecchi
CEO, Hattie Larlham
Of Counsel, Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC
The Goodwill Industries of Akron
Nancy Ellis McClenaghan, President & CEO
The Schipper Group/Brimfield Crossings
Thomas Weise, VP Leasing & Development
PC Regional Planning Commission
Todd Peetz, Executive Director
United Way of Portage County
Bill Childers, President & CEO
V2 Technology
Patrick Golembiewski, Founder & CEO
Village of Garrettsville
Mayor Rick Patrick
Viking Forge, LLC
Roger Koeberle, General Manager
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Jeff Sunderland, AVP Marketing &
Business Development