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 2021-2022
Carter E. Strang, Chair
Leader-in-Residence, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Retired Partner, Tucker Ellis, LLP
Linda F. Robertson, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Retired 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 2021-2022
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
Director
Smart Cities Strategy, Oracle
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
Former Professor, CWRU, Simmons College and Boston University
U.S. Ambassador to Qatar (1983-1985) to Yemen (1988-1991)
Former President, CCWA
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
Stephen J. Petras, Jr.
Founder and Director
NeXT1 Inc.
Richard W. Pogue
Senior Advisor
Jones Day
Satricia Rice
Senior Managing Director
Hartland
Donald A. Sinko
Chief Intergrity Officer Cleveland Clinic
Carter E. Strang
Partner
Tucker Ellis, LLP