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 & Griswolf 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
Timothy Harris | Insurance Board
David Jenkins | Cleveland Browns
Ansir Junaid | Supply Side USA
Robert Klonk | Oswald Companies
Joe Kohmann | Westfield
Douglas Neary | Calfee
Boyd Pethel | First National Bank
Gregory Skoda | CBIZ
Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher | Mid-American Conference
Eddie Taylor Jr. | Taylor Oswald
Lifetime Trustees
Jeff Friedman
Jared Chaney
Carl Grassi
Robert Kain
Michael J. Cleary - in memorium
Associate Board
Angela Almasy | Dix & Eaton
John Banks | The Shamrock Companies
Elizabeth Beard | Topgolf
Connor Gibbons | Baker Hostetler, LLP
Robert Guy | Re:Build CDI
Jim Hofbauer | University Hospitals
Jaelen Hollinger | Digital C
J.R. Klonk | Edgewater Capital Partners
Billy Lawless | The Brewer-Garrett Company
Alfonso Makiling | Bank of America
Ariel McNair | EY
Brian Nally | Reminger Co. L.P.A.
Andrew Newsome | Parrish Street Capital
Beth Orr | Dover Home Remodelers, Inc.
Greg Pasiadis | Marcum LLP
Chris Peck | Sequoia Financial Group
Brian Poe | WME Sports
Paige Rabatin | Brennan Manna Diamond
Jason Rothman | Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Dr. Marie Schaefer | Cleveland Clinic
Matt Schaefer | Golden Reserve
Casey Schrader | Oswald Companies
Brooke Sirak | Kaulig Capital
Maria Tofalo | Haslam Sports Group
Jeff Tolman | Cleveland Metroparks
Constantine Tsatiris | Grant Thornton, LLP
Peter Van Euwen | Baker Hostetler, LLP
Ryan Virtue | Positive Coaching Alliance
Steve Volchko | Cleveland Cavaliers
Blair Vrcan | Lincoln Electric
Mike Vuraich | Mid-American Conference
Joe Banks | Ancora Holdings
Dylan Hammon | Destination Cleveland
Pradeep Giri | PwC
TJ Hunt | KJK
Angel Rice | Cohen & Co.
Connor Stease | Team NEO
Imani Tibbs Boone | Thompson Hine LLP
Noah Toumert | inKind Capital
Travis Poppell | Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
Reach out to Matt Sajna for more information on our Associate Board.
Board Members
Ann Aber | JOANN
Sudhir Achar | EOX
Kristen Baird-Adams | PNC
Geoff Allman | Lincoln Electric
Ken Babby | Akron Rubberducks
Nic Barlage | Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Bradford Davy | City of Cleveland
Rob DiGeronimo | Independence Excavating
Fred DiSanto | Ancora Advisors
Tracy Dowe | Fifth Third Bank
Trina Evans | KeyBank
Richard Fedorovich | Bober Markey Fedorovich
Cindy Flynn | Ancora
Pat Fogarty | ParkOhio
Nolan Gallagher | Cleveland Pro Soccer
Frank Gallucci | Plevin & Gallucci Co, LPA
Rob Gerberry | Summa Health
Michael Gibbons | Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
Kristin Gibbs | Sotera Health
Doug Gilbert | Parker Hannifin
Celso Goncalves Jr. | Cliffs
Kelsie Gory-Harkey | Cleveland State University
Blaine Griffin | City of Cleveland
Jerry Grisko Jr. | CBIZ
Tim Harris | Insurance Board
Tony Helton | Medical Mutual
Michelle Hereford | University Hospitals
Dave Jenkins | Cleveland Browns
Yan Jin | Eaton Corporation
Pernel Jones Jr. | Cuyahoga County
Ansir Junaid | Supply Side USA
Gina Kashuk | Willis Towers Watson
Chris Keim | Frantz Ward
Brian Kelly | PwC
Joe Kohmann | Westfield
Tom Laird | Gilbane Building Company
Daryl Laisure
John H. Langer | H. Jacks Plumbing & Heating
Tom Libeg | Grant Thornton
Jay Lucarelli | Minutemen
Rob MacKinlay | Gardiner
Patrick Manak, NACDA
James Mylen | KPMG
Charles Obert | Brookfield Properties
Boyd Pethel | First National Bank
Sam Pines | ESPN Cleveland/Good Karma Brands
Stephen Putt | Excite Health Partners
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
Eddie Taylor Jr. | Taylor Oswald
Adrian Thompson | Taft
Paul Voinovich | Vocon
Dan Whalen | Revival Residencial
Logan Weiland | Oatey
Chas Withers | Dix & Eaton
Steve Zashin | Zashin & Rich
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