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 2019-2020
Wael Khoury, M.D., Chair
Head of Cardiology
Marymount Hospital, Cleveland Clinic
Christopher Blake, Vice Chair
Partner & Chair – International Practice Group
Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP
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 2019-2020
Harlin Adelman
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
University Hospitals
Raj Aggarwal, Ph.D.
Professor of Business & Finance
College of Business Administration, University of Akron
Heather Burnett
Global Succession Planning, Executive Talent
EY
Paul Clark
Regional President (retired)
PNC
Mary Ann Conn-Brody
Former English/French translator, CBC-Toronto
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. Michael Gleason John A. Hellman Deirdre M. Mageean, Ph.D Deborah E. Morin, Ph.D. N. Michael Obi Stephen J. Petras, Jr. Richard W. Pogue Linda F. Robertson, Ph.D. Michael Salkind Martin C. Schulz Fareed Siddiq David Silk Donald A. Sinko Carter E. Strang Monica Verma Mark Zannoni J. Donald Cairns Barbara Hawkins B.F. Goodrich (Chairman Emeritus) Henry Precht Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr. Cynthia Bassett Howard B. Edelstein Wael Khoury,M.D., Chair Michael Knall Dennis Lafferty James Meil Richard W. Pogue Satricia Rice Stephen J. Petras, Jr.
Founder and CEO, Quality Electrodynamics;
Chief Technical Officer, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, MRI Division;
Honorary Consul of Japan in Cleveland; Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital Board of Trustees
Vice Chairman
Austin Powder
President, Creative Development
Provost & Sr. VP for Academic Affairs
Cleveland State University
Director, Center for Educational Leadership
Cleveland State University
Chairman & CEO
Spectrum Global Solutions
Founder and Director
NeXT1 Inc.
Senior Advisor
Jones Day
Director
Gerald H. Read Center of Intern’l and Intercultural Education
Kent State University
Principal
INDUS International Inc.
International Growth Equity Team
Federated Investors, Inc.
Senior Vice President, CFP
Merrill Lynch
Partner
SGI Global Business Advisors LLC
Chief Intergrity Officer Cleveland Clinic
Partner
Tucker Ellis, LLP
Partner
Baker & Hostetler, LLP
Research Director, Smart Cities and Transportation
IDC
EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS
Attorney (ret.)
Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP
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
U.S. Ambassador to Norway (2002-2005)
Foreign Service Officer (retired)
Former President, CCWA
Timken Family Partnership
U.S. Ambassador to Germany (2005-2008)
CCWA FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services
Edelstein Financial Corporation
Head of Cardiology
Marymount Hospital
President
Rincoh Investments, Inc.
Vice President, Strategic Operations & Community Relations
Bernie Moreno Companies
Principal, Industry Analysis
ACT Research
Senior Advisor
Jones Day
Senior Managing Director
Hartland
Founder and Director
NeXT1 Inc.