Chair:
Ernest Pouttu – President and CEO, Harwick Standard Distribution
Vice Chair:
Dr. Cynthia Capers – Emeritus Dean, Professor of the University of Akron, College of Nursing
Secretary:
David Lieberth – President, Akron History Center, Inc.
Treasurer:
Gregg Mervis – CEO, Akron/Summit Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Executive Director:
Mark Greer – Executive Director, Akron 200, Inc.
Dr. Paul Levy – Vice President and Chief of Staff, University of Akron
Andre Thornton – CEO, ASW Global
Bronlynn Thurman – Program Officer, GAR Foundation
Tina Boyes – Akron City Council, Ward 9 Representative
Executive Secretary:
David Lieberth – President, Akron History Center, Inc.
Honorary Commissioners:
Ernest Pouttu – President and CEO, Harwick Standard Distribution
Hon. Elinore Stormer – Judge of the Probate Court of Summit County
Dr. Cynthia Capers – Emeritus Dean, Professor of the University of Akron, College of Nursing
Marco Sommerville – Retired, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor for Intergovernmental Affairs
Commissioners:
Dr. Paul Levy – Vice President and Chief of Staff, University of Akron
Suzie Graham – Director of Economic Development, City of Akron
Gregg Mervis – CEO, Akron/Summit Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Leianne Neff Heppner – CEO, Summit County Historical Society
Pam Hickson Stevenson – Executive Director, Akron-Summit County Public Library
Megan Mannion – Learning Specialist, Akron Public Schools
Phil Montgomery – Director, Department of Finance and Budget County of Summit
Margo Sommerville – Akron City Council, President and Ward 3 Representative
Hon. Deborah Cook – Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Mark Greer – Executive Director, Akron 200, Inc.
Bronlynn Thurman – Program Officer, GAR Foundation
Andre Thornton – CEO, ASW Global
Sharon Connor – Akron City Council, Ward 10 Representative
Joseph Tucker – Executive Director, South Street Mission
Mac Love – Co-Founder & Chief Catalyst, Art x Love
Kathryn Beck – Co-Artistic Director, Gum-Dip Theatre.
Dr. Naresh Subba – Physics Dept., Kent State University, Bhutanese Community
Curtis Minter Jr. – Senior Fellow, ThirdSpace Action Lab
James Weyrick – Ellet Community Historian and Volunteer
Tina Boyes – Akron City Council, Ward 9 Representative
Demetrius Lambert-Falconer – Chief of Community Engagement, Summit Metro Parks
Dr. Harvey Sterns – Professor Emeritus, University of Akron and Co-Chair, Age Friendly Akron
Kimberly Beckett – Interim President, Downtown Akron Partnership
