Assembly Staff
Jeremy V. Johnson, President & CEO
Jeanita Blue, Marketing and Communications Manager
Abby Del Río, Chief Finance & Operations Officer
Melissa Leuenberger, Finance & Operations Associate
Meg Matko, Director of Community Relationships
Deidre McPherson, Chief Community Officer
Kristin Puch, Senior Researcher and Development Officer
LeAundra Richardson, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO, Board Liaison
Valerie Schumacher, Director of Strategic Initiatives
CONSULTANTS
VEES Consulting
Compelling Communications
Equius
Assembly 2022-2023 Board of Trustees
Fred Bidwell (Board Chair), FRONT International
Kathy Blackman, Grog Shop
April Miller Boise, Intel
Lenora Inez Brown, Independent Consultant, Dramaturg
Talise Campbell, Djapo Cultural Arts Institute
Mordecai Cargill, ThirdSpace Action Lab
Carrie Carpenter, Huntington National Bank
Paul Clark, Retired
Kelly Falcone-Hall, Western Reserve Historical Society
Chann Fowler-Spellman, The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
Phyllis Harris, LGBT Community Center Greater Cleveland
Sandra Madison, Robert P. Madison International Inc
Clyde Miles, The Adcom Group
Christine Nelson, Team NEO
Chinenye Nkemere, Enlightened Solutions
Nahomy Ortiz-Garcia, OverDrive
Tony Panzica, Panzica Construction Company
Barbara Robinson, Retired
Vince Robinson, Larchmere Cultural Arts
Marika Shioiri-Clark, SOSHL Studio
Tony Sias, Karamu House
Paul Westlake, DLR Group
Shanelle Smith Whigham, Keybank
Leonard Young, Morgan Conservatory
Zulma Zabala, The Center for Community Solutions
Ex Officio
Nancy Mendez, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Michele Scott Taylor, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Charna Sherman, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (2021-2023)
Aseelah Shareef, Cleveland Arts Prize
Board Transitions. Assembly gratefully acknowledges the service of out-going board members Nahomy Ortiz-Garcia, and ex officio Charna Sherman of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Assembly was saddened by the passing of founding board member Barbara Robinson, a beloved regional and national advocate for arts and culture
