Members of the Board of Trustees
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Trustees
Student Trustees
Executive Officers of the Board
- Ann Amer Brennan, Chair
- Richard W. Pogue, Vice Chair
- Ralph J. Palmisano, Vice Chair
Professional Staff Officers of the Board
Ted A. Mallo
Secretary to the Board of Trustees;
Vice President and General Counsel
Paul A. Herold
Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees;
Special Assistant to the President
Biographies of Board Members
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| Ann Amer Brennan, Chair, was appointed to the Board in 2003. She has been active in many community organizations. In spring 2003, Mrs. Brennan received the Outstanding Alumni Award from The University of Akron. She served on the Ohio Arts Council for 10 years and is the past chair of the Summa Health System Board of Directors, as well as of the Akron Community Foundation. She served on the board of Hiram College for 12 years and was chair of its Finance Committee. Mrs. Brennan received a B.A. degree from The University of Akron and a J.D. degree from The University of Akron School of Law. Her husband David endowed the Brennan Chair in the School of Law in 1985. The Brennans are parents of four children and grandparents of 10. (Term expires 2012) |
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Richard W. Pogue, Vice Chair, was appointed to the Board in 2004 for a limited term and reappointed in 2006 for a full term. In 2003, Ohio Governor Bob Taft appointed Mr. Pogue chairman of the Governor's Commission on Higher Education. Currently he is an advisor to Jones Day, the second largest law firm in the United States. Mr. Pogue has a long and distinguished legal career, serving as a partner with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue from 1961 to 1994. He has been a director of many major companies, including TRW, Continental Airlines and Derlan Industries Ltd. He serves on the board of The University of Akron Foundation, and has been a trustee of Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, and many other institutions. Mr. Pogue has supported many civic organizations and charities, ranging from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to the United Way Services of Greater Cleveland. He received a B.A. degree from Cornell, a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School, and an honorary Doctorate of Law degree from The University of Akron in 2004. (Term expires 2015) |
| Ralph J. Palmisano, Vice Chair, was appointed to the Board in August 2010. A partner in the Akron law firm of Leiby, Hanna, Rasnick, Towne, Evanchan, Palmisano & Hobson, LLC, he represents clients in corporate, financing, real estate development, corporate acquisition and product liability defense matters. Mr. Palmisano has lived in the Akron area his entire life. He is a graduate of Akron North High School and The University of Akron and is a member of Lone Star Fraternity. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Cleveland Marshall Law School in 1973 and, before moving his practice to Akron, practiced law in Cleveland for 10 years. He has served on the boards of the Akron City Club, the Community Hall Foundation (Akron Civic Theatre) where he served as President, the Downtown Akron Partnership, the Revere Gridiron Club and the Revere Youth Football Association. He is a member of the Italian American Professional Businessman's Association and is active in the Italian American community of the Akron area. He and his wife, Barbara, have two children and currently live in Medina. (Term expires 2019) |
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Roland H. Bauer was appointed to a full, nine-year term on the Board on September 13, 2011. From 2006 through 2009, he filled the unexpired term of another person and served on the Board in a variety of roles, including vice chair of the Board, chair of the Facilities Planning and Oversight Committee, and chair of the Quaker Square Coordinating Committee. Mr. Bauer is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Cypress Companies, Inc. and has been a member of the boards of the Akron Art Museum, the Greater Akron Chamber, the Akron Zoo, and both the Akron Symphony and its Foundation. He also is a member of the College of Business Administration’s Advancement Council and the Northampton Rotary and is a commissioner of Metro Parks Serving Summit County and a director of the Western Reserve Bank of Medina. Mr. Bauer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University and a Juris Doctor degree from The Ohio State University. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from The University of Akron in May 2009. Mr. Bauer and his wife, Mary, have three daughters. (Term expires 2020) |
| Judge Jane E. Bond was appointed to the Board in 2008. Judge Bond received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism cum laud from Ohio University in 1968 and a law degree from The University of Akron School of Law in 1976. She entered private practice and subsequently became an Assistant Summit County Prosecutor. She became the first General Counsel to the County Executive when Summit County established the first charter government in the State of Ohio in 1981. In 1986 she became General Counsel to the Voinovich Companies and worked also as a criminal justice planner in jails and prisons. In 1989 she was appointed as Judge of the Akron Municipal Court and served two years before her appointment to the Summit County Common Pleas Court in 1991. She retired in good standing in 2007. Judge Bond has served in leadership positions on numerous boards and commissions. She was named Woman of the Year in 1993 by the Women's History Project and is a recipient of the Stubbs Community Service award, the 2003 Jane Quine award from the Summit County Democratic Party, and the Golden Gavel award from the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association. (Term expires 2017) |
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Chander Mohan, M.D., was appointed to the Board in 2004. Dr. Mohan is president of the Clinic for Behavioral Health Services, a solo practice in Cuyahoga Falls. He also serves as a staff psychiatrist at Akron General Medical Center, as associate medical director of geriatric psychiatry for Massillon Community Hospital, a staff psychiatrist at Barberton Citizens Hospital, and an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Prior to moving to Ohio, Dr. Mohan was a clinical teaching assistant in the Department of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and at the New York University School of Medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Mohan serves the community as a member of the Summit County Republican Party and as co-chairman for the Physician's Advisory Board for the National Republican Congressional Committee. (Term expires 2013) |
| Jonathan T. Pavloff was appointed to the Board in 2011. With a successful logistics career that spans Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial ventures and consulting, Pavloff has advised a number of clients in many industries on strategic planning and information technology issues and served as VP for an information services consulting company recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. His experience at Roadway Express and Roadway Services included 16 years as a corporate officer, including being president of Roadway Services' Information Technology operating unit, Summit Information Systems, and vice president of corporate planning. In the latter role, he managed business planning and development activity, culminating in the spin-off of Roadway Express from Roadway Services and the creation of Caliber System. Pavloff, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, also serves on the boards of the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, the Old Trail School Foundation and the Summa Foundation. (Term expires 2016) |
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Warren L. Woolford was appointed to the Board in 2009. He is the retired planning director for the City of Akron and began his career with the City of Akron in 1972 as a student intern in the Planning and Urban Development department. He held a variety of positions and in 1988 was promoted to comprehensive planning and zoning manager. He was appointed Director of Planning in June 1993. Woolford is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and earned his Bachelor's degree in social science and secondary education at Coppin State University in Baltimore and received his Master's degree in geography from The University of Akron. A resident of Akron for more than 30 years, he is a graduate of the Leadership Akron Class of 1995. He also is a member of Mount Calvary Lodge No. 76, the United Negro College Fund Night Committee, Christmas in April, the Great Trail Council Pathfinder Advisory Committee and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. In 1994, he was named Outstanding Alumnus by The University of Akron's Department of Geography and Planning. (Term expires 2018) |
| Nicholas C. York was appointed to the Board in 2010. A partner in the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis & West LLP, he represents a wide variety of clients in administrative, litigation and corporate matters. York is a long time proponent of civic and community involvement and has served as Vice Chairman of the Council of Smaller Enterprises and a publicly elected member of the Avon Lake Board of Municipal Utilities, and currently is on the board of the National Small Business Association. He has also served as general counsel and a board member for several non-profit organizations, including Kids Voting, Inc. York was named one of Crain's Cleveland "40 under 40" for 2004, selected as an Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star 2005/2006/2007, and chosen for Leadership Cleveland's Class of 2009. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and a juris doctor from Capital University Law School. (Term expires 2014) |
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Alan M. Bowdler was appointed to the Board as a Student Trustee on March 8, 2012. An Eagle Scout from East Liverpool, he is a junior Honors College student studying Sales Management and International Business. In addition to being an active member of many student organizations including Akron C.A.R.E.S. and Residence Hall Council, he currently works as a resident assistant, a business tutor and a community assistant, all while maintaining Deans List status in his academic pursuits. Among his numerous volunteer activities are Boy Scouts of America, the University’s Relay for Life, Boys State, Camp Quality and Haven of Rest, as well as local churches. (Term expires 2013) |
| Kathleen A. Duff was appointed to the Board as a Student Trustee in October 2010. A junior at The University of Akron, she is pursuing undergraduate degrees in International Business, Marketing Management and Spanish. Along with being a Student Trustee, she is involved in numerous co-curricular and community activities, including Akron C.A.R.E.S., Alpha Delta Pi sorority, Omicron Delta Kappa, Honors Delegates, University Ambassadors, AK-Rowdies spirit organization, Relay for Life, Make a Difference Day, English Language Institute tutoring, Student Life, Residence Life and Alternative Spring Break, among others. During fall 2010, she interned in the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy Madrid. Her duties there included serving as the official Embassy photographer and working on youth outreach programs. (Term expires 2012) |
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