Board of Trustees

Officers

  • Chair
    Amy G. Brady*
     
  • President & CEO
    Gina M. Vernaci*
     
  • Vice Chair, Advancement
    Rick Buoncore*
     
  • Vice Chair, Education
    Margaret M. Judd*
     
  • Vice Chair, Finance
    Mark D. Ross*
     
  • Vice Chair, Government Affairs
    Paul J. Dolan*
  • Vice Chair, Nominating and Governance
    Brent D. Ballard*
  • Vice Chair, Real Estate Development
    Bill Cosgrove*
  • Vice Chair, Sales and Marketing
    A.J. Hyland*
  • Vice Chair, Strategic Planning
    Jim Merlino*
     
  • Secretary Treasurer
    Heather Lennox*

Board Members

  • Terry Adelman
  • Thomas W. Adler*
  • Himanshu Amin
  • Warren E. Anderson*
  • Steven M. Auvil
  • Gina Beredo
  • Laura Bloomberg
  • Paul H. Carleton
  • Scott Chaikin*
  • John G. Chapman, Sr.*
  • James Graham
  • Lawrence H. Hatch
  • Amy C. Held
  • Bob Helmer
  • Jason Hillman
  • Andrea Hogben
  • David C. Jacobs*
  • Julie Jacono
  • Michael Jeans
  • Louis G. Joseph
  • Patrice (Patsy) Kouvas
  • Edward J. Largent
  • Todd Leombruno
  • Heath Monesmith
  • Jon H. Outcalt*
  • James R. Pender
  • James A. Ratner*
  • Sean Richardson
  • Luci Schey
  • William R. Seelbach
  • David B. Sewell
  • Daniel I. Simon
  • Doug Spiker
  • Sara Ellen Stashower*
  • Kevin Stein
  • K.K. Sullivan*
  • Kurt Treu
  • Leila L. Vespoli
  • Daniel P. Walsh, Jr.
  • Frances Cudjoe Waters
  • Neil Weinberger
  • Denise G. Wells
  • Debra A. Wert
  • Jeffrey J. Wild

Trustees for Life

  • Oliver C. Henkel, Jr.
  • William B. Lawrence
  • Rena Olshansky
  • Victor J. Scaravilli
  • Lawrence J. Wilker
  • James B. Wolf, Jr.

National Trustee

  • Thomas C. Stevens

Ex-Officio

  • Armond Budish
    Cuyahoga County Executive

Co-Chairs, Playhouse Square Partners

  • Ryan Herman
  • Lindsey Jump

Chairs Emeritus

  • Oliver C. Henkel, Jr.
    1971 - July 1980
     
  • John F. Lewisϯ
    July 1980 - June 1985
     
  • Julien L. McCallϯ
    June 1985 - July 1988
     
  • Forrest D. Hayesϯ
    July 1988 - June 1991
     
  • Glenn R. Brownϯ
    July 1991 - June 1996
     
  • Jon H. Outcalt
    July 1996 - June 2000
     
  • Henry F. Eatonϯ
    June 2000 - February 2003
     
  • K.K. Sullivan
    February 2003 - June 2006
     
  • Thomas W. Adler
    July 2006 - June 2009
     
  • Thomas C. Stevens
    July 2009 - June 2013
     
  • David S. Goodman
    July 2013 - June 2016
     
  • James A. Ratner
    July 2016 - June 2019
     

*Executive Committee
ϯDeceased

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