Our Board
Greater Cleveland Sports Commission (GCSC) has grown to become a relevant and dynamic organization, governed by a committed group of trustees representing Cleveland’s most esteemed private, public and nonprofit institutions.
GCSC's Board & Associate Board aid the organization in achieving its mission to measurably improve the economy of Greater Cleveland and enrich the community by attracting, creating, managing and enhancing significant sporting and competitive events.
Executive Committee
Chair: Bob Klonk | Oswald Companies
Vice Chair: Doug Neary | Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Vice Chair: Nic Barlage | Rock Entertainment Group
Treasurer: Kevin Stein | Transdigm
Secretary: Dr. Jon Steinbrecher | Mid-American Conference
Fred DiSanto | Ancora Advisors, LLC
Trina Evans | KeyBank
Cindy S. Flynn | Ancora
Frank Gallucci | Plevin & Gallucci
Jerry Grisko | CBIZ
David Jenkins | Cleveland Browns
Ansir Junaid | Supply Side USA
Joe Kohmann | Westfield
Boyd Pethel | First National Bank
Gregory Skoda | CBIZ
Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher | Mid-American Conference
Eddie Taylor Jr. | Taylor Oswald
Lifetime Trustees
Jared Chaney
Michael J. Cleary - in memoriam
Jeff Friedman
Michael Gibbons - in memoriam
Carl Grassi
Robert Kain
Associate Board
Angela Almasy | Dix & Eaton
Joe Banks | Ancora
Dr. Javier (JC) Collins | Cleveland State University
Kayleigh Cook | Key Bank
Nicolette Cregan | Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Jared Daly | Cuyahoga County Dept. of Developmental Disabilities
Maddie Flynn | CMT
Connor Gibbons | Baker Hostetler, LLP
Pradeep Giri | PwC
Robert Guy | Re:Build CDI
Dylan Hammon | Destination Cleveland
Jim Hofbauer | University Hospitals
Jaelen Hollinger | DigitalC
Thomas (TJ) Hunt | KJK
J.R. Klonk | Edgewater Capital Partners
Alfonso Makiling | PNC
Ariel McNair | EY
Brian Nally | Reminger Co. L.P.A.
Andrew Newsome | Parrish Street Capital
Julie Novario Calkins | JunAID Foundation
Chris Peck | Sequoia Financial Group
Travis Poppell | Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
Paige Rabatin | Brennan Manna Diamond
Angel Rice | Cohen & Company, Ltd.
Dan Rowbottom | JP Morgan Chase
Dr. Marie Shaefer | Cleveland Clinic
Matt Schaefer | Golden Reserve
Jakob Siegfried | Wickens Herzer Panza
Brooke Sirak | Kaulig Capital
Connor Stease | Team NEO
Tracy Taylor | MAI Capital
Imani Tibbs Boone | Thompson Hine LLP
Jeff Tolman | Cleveland Metroparks
Noah Toumert | Cleveland Soccer Group, LLC
Ryan Virtue | Community Resource Services - Avon/Avon Lake
Steve Volchko | Cleveland Cavaliers
Blair Vrcan | Lincoln Electric
Mike Vuraich | Mid-American Conference
Nyla Walker | Capital One
Bailey Wells | Cleveland Guardians
Reach out to Matt Sajna for more information on our Associate Board.
Board Members
Ann Aber | Union Home Mortgage
Sudhir Achar | EOX
Chris Adams | Park Place Technologies
Kristen Baird-Adams | PNC
Geoff Allman | Lincoln Electric
Chad Barnhill | JACK Entertainment
Brian Barren | Cleveland Guardians
Douglas Bell | Global Prairie
Chris Bellamy | Cohen & Co.
Rudy Bentlage | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Debbie Berry | Cuyahoga County
Dominic Brault | Kaulig Capital
Shontel Brown | U.S. House of Representatives
Fiona Chambers | Deloitte
Andrew Coleman | CBRE
Tim Connor | The Shamrock Companies, Inc.
Michael Conway | Beverage Distributors, Inc.
William Cosgrove | Union Home Mortgage
David Coury | T3 Performance
Marisa Darden | Benesch Law
Rob DiGeronimo | Independence Excavating
Tracy Dowe | Fifth Third Bank
Richard Fedorovich | Bober Markey Fedorovich
Pat Fogarty | ParkOhio
Jason Friedman | Addison Properties
Nolan Gallagher | Cleveland Pro Soccer
Rob Gerberry | Summa Health
Doug Gilbert | Parker Hannifin
Celso Goncalves Jr. | Cliffs
Kelsie Gory-Harkey | Cleveland State University
Blaine Griffin | City of Cleveland
Tony Helton | Medical Mutual
Ethan Hendrickx l Gallagher
Michelle Hereford | University Hospitals
Yan Jin | Eaton Corporation
Pernel Jones Jr. | Cuyahoga County
Lou Joseph | Brewer-Garrett
Gina Kashuk | Willis Towers Watson
Chris Keim | Frantz Ward
Brian Kelly | PwC
Tom Laird | Gilbane Building Company
John H. Langer | H. Jacks Plumbing & Heating
Tom Libeg | Grant Thornton
Jay Lucarelli | Minutemen
Rob MacKinlay | Gardiner
Patrick Manak, NACDA
Chris Miklich | Swagelok
James Mylen | KPMG
Charles Obert | Brookfield Properties
Sam Pines | ESPN Cleveland/Good Karma Brands
Ryan Puente | City of Cleveland
Sarah Rathke | Squire Patton Boggs
Todd Rea | Sherwin-Williams
Sandee Reid | The Davey Tree Expert Company
Monte Repasky | EY
Sean Richardson | Huntington Bank
Donna Sakony | BDO
Jim Saywell | Jones Day
Dr. Mark Schickendantz | Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine
Zachary Siegal | Olympic Steel
Brian Slife | Aon
Mark Steinberg | Excel Sports Management
Randy Stephens | FanDuel Sports Network
Jim Stief | McDonald Hopkins
Adrian Thompson | Taft
Paul Voinovich | Vocon
Logan Weiland | Oatey
Dan Whalen | Revival Residential
Chas Withers | Dix & Eaton
Steve Zashin | Zashin & Rich
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