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Our organization is supported by a diverse group of business leaders who are passionate about growing the vibrancy and economic prosperity of our region.

Executive Committee Officers

Chair

Chief Executive Officer Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

Immediate Past Chair

President & CEO
altafiber

First Vice Chair

President & CEO
Triversity Construction

President

President & CEO
Cincinnati Regional Chamber

Treasurer

Regional President
Fifth Third Bank

Secretary

VP, State Government Relations & Ohio Community Relations
The Procter & Gamble Company

Corporate Counsel

Partner 
Katz Teller

Executive Committee Members

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Total Quality Logistics

Chief People Officer
Paycor

President
Journey Steel, Inc.

Chief Executive Office
d.e Foxx

President
Duke Energy Ohio and Kentucky

Board of Directors

  • Natalie L. Auzenne-Swan, SVP, Group Manager & Co-Regional Leader, Fidelity Investments
  • LaNae Barnes, SVP, Local Market Executive, Bank of America
  • Jeff Berding, Co-CEO, FC Cincinnati
  • Steven M. Bestard, SVP & COO, Messer Construction Co. 
  • Maureen Bickley, Vice Partner in Charge, Cincinnati Office, Frost Brown Todd LLC
  • Elizabeth Blackburn, Director of Strategy & Engagement, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Derrick J. Braziel, Owner, Pata Roja Taqueria
  • Troy D. Brodie, President, Western & Southern Life Insurance Company
  • Archie M. Brown, President & CEO, First Financial Bank
  • Sylvia Buxton, President and CEO, North America, Perfetti van Melle
  • Stephen L. Bybee, Office Managing Partner, PwC
  • Andrew D. Ciafardini, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Worldpay
  • Keith G. Dailey, Group Vice President, Corporate Affairs, The Kroger Co.
  • Stephanie Ebken, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and Chief of Staff – President’s Office, Cincinnati Children’s
  • Whitney M. Eckert, COO, Jostin Construction, Inc.
  • Konstantinos Elefter, Delivery Center Head, Tata Consulting Services (TCS)
  • Stephen P. Ewald, General Council, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary, Medpace
  • Karen Forgus, SVP of Business Operations, Cincinnati Reds
  • Lonnie C. Grayson, President & CEO, Environmental and Safety Solutions Inc.
  • Gregory W. Harmeyer, CEO, Tier1 Performance Solutions, LLC
  • Deborah Hayes, President & CEO, The Christ Hospital Health Network
  • Dr. Ryan Hays, EVP, Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer, University of Cincinnati
  • Stephen L. Hightower II, Chief Operating Officer, Hightowers Petroleum Co.
  • Kreg W. Keesee, Chief Operating Officer, Cold Jet, LLC.
  • Patrick Lafley, Managing Partner Constellation
  • Kai Lewars, Principal + Founder, Kaiker Development + Construction
  • Douglas L. Marsh, President/CEO, KZF Design, Inc.
  • Robert W. McDonald, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister
  • Kenneth McNutt, Co-Founder, MadTree Brewing Company
  • Carolyn Pione Micheli, EVP/Chief Communications and Investor Relations Officer, E.W. Scripps
  • Steven D. Mullinger, Regional President, Huntington Bank
  • Molly North, CEO, Al. Neyer
  • J. Scott Robertson, Chairman, RCF Group
  • Regina Carsell Russo, Founder/CEO, RRight Now Communications
  • Dr. Anya Sanchez, Vice President, Corporate Transformation, CTI
  • Jeremy Vaughan, Cincinnati Office Managing Partner, EY
  • John R. Ward, Senior Vice President Regional Operations, TriHealth Inc.
  • Warren Weber, Regional President, PNC Bank Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
  • Philip Wickler, Chief Transportation Officer, GE Areospace
  • Thomas L. Williams, President & CEO, North American Properties
  • Alexander M. Yastrebenetsky, CEO, InfoTrust

Senior Council

  • Phillip J. Castellini, Chief Operating Officer, Cincinnati Reds
  • Brendon J. Cull, President, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
  • Leigh R. Fox, President and CEO,altafiber
  • Kay Geiger, Retired, PNC Bank, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
  • Melvin J. Gravely II, CEO, TriVersity Construction
  • Candace S. McGraw, Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
  • Ralph S. “Mike” Michael III, Chairman, Fifth Third Bank Cincinnati
  • Molly North, CEO, Al. Neyer
  • Julia W. Poston, Retired, EY
  • George Vincent, Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
  • James A. Watkins, CEO, Triversity Construction