Cleveland, it’s not about the moment, it’s about momentum

Host Committee

Greater Cleveland Sports Commission is proud to have the following host committee to lead the efforts in furthering Cleveland's narrative through Velocity.

HONORARY CHAIRS

Mr. Armond Budish  |  Cuyahoga County
Gov. Mike DeWine  |  Ohio Governor
Mayor Frank Jackson  |  City of Cleveland

CO-CHAIRS

Fred DiSanto  |  Ancora
Paul Dolan   |  Cleveland Indians
Trina Evans  | KeyBank
Dan Gilbert  |  Cleveland Cavaliers
Dee and Jimmy Haslam  |  Cleveland Browns
Bob Klonk  |  Oswald Companies
John Skory  |  FirstEnergy Corp
Dr. Jon Steinbrecher  |  Mid-American Conference

HOST COMMITTEE

Nic Barlage  |  Cleveland Cavaliers
Rick Chiricosta  |  Medical Mutual
Bill Cosgrove  |  Union Home Mortgage Corp. 
William DeSantis  |  The Sherwin-Williams Company
Terry Fergus  |  FSM Capital Management
Michael Gibbons  |  Browns Gibbons Lang
Carl Grassi  |  McDonald Hopkins
Jerry Grisko  |  CBIZ
Chuck Hardin  |  Jones Day
Jennifer Hurd  |  Bank of America 
Dave Jenkins  |  Cleveland Browns
Ansir Junaid  |  Supply Side USA
Brian Kelly  |  PwC
David Lucarelli  |  Swagelok Company
Jay Lucarelli  |  Minute Men HR
Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic  |  Cleveland Clinic
Douglas Neary  |  Calfee
Jon Nook  |  NOCO
Hartmut Ott | Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Tower
Pat Pastore  |  PNC
Jon Pinney  |  BEK Developers LLC
Jon Pinney (Board Chair) |  Destination Cleveland
Michael Prandi  |  Westfield Insurance
Monte Repasky  |  EY
Sean Richardson  |  Huntington
Ken Semeslberger  |  Eaton
Dr. Daniel I. Simon |  University Hospitals
Malisse Sinito  |  Millennia Hospitality Group
Greg Skoda  | Marcum LLP
Rick Solon  |  The Figgie Foundation
Lorna Wisham  |  FirstEnergy Foundation
Stephen Zashin  |  Zashin & Rich