Investing in Service to Portage Development
Current Investors
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.
AMETEK
Matthew French, Senior VP and GM
Advanced Innovative Manufacturing, Inc.
Mark Hawald, CFO
ACE Laboratories
Erick Sharp, CEO
Ayham Abuzeid
Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors
Brian Cooper, Principal
Bennett Land Title Agency
Richard Bennett, VP
Bob Brehmer, Brehmer Investments
Brimfield Township
Michael Hlad, Zoning Inspector
Campbell Construction Inc.
Jeff Stevenson, VP of Business Development
Cascade Capital Corporation
Robert Filipiak, Executive Director
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
Kyle Brown, VP/COO
Coleman Foundation
Hattie Tracy, President & CEO
Colonial Machine Co.
Matthew Metcalf, CEO
Curtis Layer Design/Build
Bob Ready, VP
David Becker
David E. Dix
Board Member, Dix 1898
Delta Systems, Inc.
Joey Arnold, President & CEO
Dominion Energy
Michael Cunnington, External Affairs Representative
Downtown Mantua Revitalization
Edie Benner, President
Durajoint/Four Seasons
Michael A. Diskin, VP & General Manager
East Manufacturing Corporation
Gary Brown, Senior VP of Operations
Wendy Weese, Assistant Director of HR
Escott and Company LLC
Al Stefanov, President
Family and Community Services
Mark Frisone, Executive Director
Fifth Third Bank
Nick Buzzelli, Senior VP, Regional Head of Commercial Banking
FirstEnergy Corp./First Energy Foundation
Lisa Taddei, External Affairs Manager
First National Bank
Linda Nuosci, Commercial Relationship Manager
Greater Akron Chamber
Gregg Cramer, VP of Economic Development
Hamrick Packaging Systems
Brian Ebie, COO
Hapco, Inc./Tarpco, Inc.
Charles George, CEO
Harner Plumbing Inc.
Ray Harner, President
Hiram College
Dr. Robert Bohrer, Interim President
Hometown Bank
Jason Stewart, Commercial Loan Officer
Hummel Construction Company
Eric W. Hummel, President
Huntington National Bank
Thomas Orcutt, Vice President/Business Relationship Manager
Jack Kohl Agency
Jack Kohl II, Owner, Broker and President
JP Morgan Chase
William Haid, VP Relationship Manager
Liz Kuonen, Business Banking Area Manager
Kent Displays, Inc.
Joel Domino, President
Asad Khan, CEO
Kent State University
Nick Gattozzi, Executive Director of Government & Community Relations
KeyBank
Bob McKee, Vice President, Sr. Business Banker
LightSpeed Hosting
Joshua Holmes, CEO
Mac Liquid Tank Trailer (LTT)
Jim Maiorana, President
Maplewood Career Center
Randy Griffith, Superintendent
Metis Construction Services, LLC
Julie Brandle, President
Mill Distributors, Inc.
Douglas Wieder, Treasurer
Minute Men Staffing Services
Cameron Zakrajsek, Corporate Recruiter
Moody and Associates, Inc.
Jeff Walentosky, President / CEO
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Janet Coon, Special Assistant to the President
Dr. John Langell, President
Neighborhood Development Services
Jen Davis, Lending Coordinator
ONEDigital
Craig Gabel, VP of Retirement Plan Services
Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA)
Claudia Amrhein, General Manager
Peter Geise
Philpott Solutions Group
David Ferrell, President & CEO
PNC Foundation
Donald Pavlik, Senior VP
Portage Community Bank
Kevin Lewis, CEO
Portage County Board of Commissioners
Anthony Badalementi, President
Sabrina Christian-Bennett, VP
Mike Tinlin, Board Member
Portage County Port Authority
John Ryan, Chairman
Premier Bank
Stephen Hendricks, Senior VP, Commercial Lending Manager
Rick Hull, Regional President
Premier Power Solutions
Kim Trautman, Energy Manager
Renewable Lubricants, Inc.
Jaqueline Garmier, President
Roetzel and Andress
George Sarkis, Attorney
Rudolph Libbe Group
Jaime Hart, Business Development Manager
Schneller
Todd Loschelder, Senior Business Advisor
SERVPRO of Portage County
Vicky Rovder
Sheridan
Burt Phillips, VP of Publications and Client Services Manager
Shon Christy
Sirna & Sons Produce
Serena Sirna-Wagner, Secretary
Stephen Colecchi
CEO, Hattie Larlham
Of Counsel, Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC
Summa Health
Lisa Horning, Health System Outreach Specialist
Team NEO
Renee Ligon, Senior Director, Partnerships and Engagement
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Patrick Covey, President & CEO
The Goodwill Industries of Akron
Nancy Ellis McClenaghan, President & CEO
UH Portage Medical Center
Bill Benoit, President
United Way of Portage County
Bill Childers, President & CEO
V2 Technology
Patrick Golembiewski, Founder & CEO
Viking Forge, LLC
Roger Koeberle, President
Kelley Hollander, Human Resources Manager
Village of Garrettsville
Mayor Rick Patrick
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
Jeff Sunderland, AVP Marketing & Business Development
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