Board

THE COUNCIL’S CHAMPIONS: THOSE WHO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN OUR EFFORTS

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs thanks the members of our Board. Their input and guidance provide our organization with the strength, stability, and vision necessary to extend our outreach and further our connections within the international community. We recognize the ongoing efforts of our Board of Directors.

OFFICERS FY 2020-2021

Carter E. Strang, Chair
Partner
Tucker Ellis, LLP

Linda F. Robertson, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Director
Gerald H. Read Center of Intern’l and Intercultural Education
Kent State University

David Fleshler, Vice Chair
Associate Provost for International Affairs
Case Western Reserve University

Nizar Zein, M.D., Vice Chair
Global Patient Services
Cleveland Clinic

David O. Zimmer, Secretary
Attorney

Fritz Heintel, Treasurer
Corporate Banking Centralized Underwriting | PNC Bank

DIRECTORS, FY 2020-2021

Harlin Adelman
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
University Hospitals

Raj Aggarwal, Ph.D.
Professor of Business & Finance
College of Business Administration, University of Akron

Christopher Blake
Partner & Chair – International Practice Group
Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

Heather Burnett
Global Succession Planning, Executive Talent
EY

Paul Clark
Regional President (retired)
PNC

Richard P. Eastburn
Founder
Global Immersion Technologies LLC

Howard B. Edelstein
Edelstein Financial Corporation

Seda Ergun
National Director Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Principal Consultant
TRC Solutions

Hiroyuki Fujita, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO, Quality Electrodynamics; Chief Technology Officer, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, MRI Division; Honorary Consul of Japan in Cleveland; Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital Board of Trustees

Michael Gleason
Vice Chairman
Austin Powder

Wael Khoury, M.D.
Head of Cardiology
Marymount Hospital, Cleveland Clinic

Michael Knall
President
Rincoh Investments, Inc.

Deirdre M. Mageean, Ph.D
Provost & Sr. VP for Academic Affairs
Cleveland State University

Deborah E. Morin, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Educational Leadership
Cleveland State University

N. Michael Obi
Chairman & CEO
Spectrum Global Solutions

Stephen J. Petras, Jr.
Founder and Director
NeXT1 Inc.

Richard W. Pogue
Senior Advisor
Jones Day

Michael Salkind
Principal
INDUS International Inc.

Martin C. Schulz
International Growth Equity Team
Federated Investors, Inc.

Fareed Siddiq
Senior Vice President, CFP
Merrill Lynch

Donald A. Sinko
Chief Intergrity Officer Cleveland Clinic

Monica Verma
Partner
Baker & Hostetler, LLP

Mark Zannoni
Research Director, Smart Cities and Transportation
IDC

EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS

J. Donald Cairns
Attorney (ret.)
Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP

Barbara Hawkins
Civic Leader
Former President, League of Women Voters

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

Ambassador Charles Dunbar
Former Professor, CWRU, Simmons College and Boston University
U.S. Ambassador to Qatar (1983-1985) to Yemen (1988-1991)
Former President, CCWA

Ambassador John D. Ong

B.F. Goodrich (Chairman Emeritus)
U.S. Ambassador to Norway (2002-2005)

Henry Precht
Foreign Service Officer (retired)
Former President, CCWA

Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr.
Timken Family Partnership
U.S. Ambassador to Germany (2005-2008)

CCWA FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

Cynthia Bassett
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services

Howard B. Edelstein
Edelstein Financial Corporation

Wael Khoury, M.D.
Head of Cardiology
Marymount Hospital, Cleveland Clinic

Michael Knall
President
Rincoh Investments, Inc.

Dennis Lafferty
Vice President, Strategic Operations & Community Relations
Bernie Moreno Companies

James Meil
Principal, Industry Analysis
ACT Research