Board of Trustees

The DDC’s Board of Trustees draws from the region’s top leaders in the business community and education to guide economic development that benefits our region today and long into the future.

Jo Alice Blondin, PhD

President, Clark State College

Jonathan Bridges

Managing Director, Automotive, JobsOhio

Doug Compton

Senior Vice President, Commercial Bank Lead, WesBanco

Shelley Dickstein

City Manager, City of Dayton (Public Sector Designee)

Sue Edwards, PhD

President, Wright State University

Debbie Feldman

President & CEO, Dayton Children’s

Beth Ferrin

President, McGohan Brabender

Dion Flannery

President, PSA Airlines

Angela Fronista

President & CEO, BTAS

Michael Gentry

CEO, Kettering Health

Alex Johnson, PhD

President, Central State University

Steven L. Johnson, PhD

President & CEO, Sinclair College

Joe Krisciunas

President, GE Aerospace

Andrea Kunk

President & CEO, Peerless Technologies Corp.

John T. Landess

Executive Director, The Turner Foundation

Jason Mahoney

COO, CYMI, Ltd

Brian Martin

Executive Director, Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission

Ken McNerney

CEO & Managing Partner, Think Patented

Doug Meyer

Managing Director, Brixey & Meyer

Tim Mislansky

President & CEO, Wright-Patt Credit Union

Steve Mullinger

Regional President, The Huntington National Bank

Vann Newkirk, Sr., PhD

President, Wilberforce University

Jason Praeter

President & GM, Network Division, altafiber

Erhardt Preitauer

President & CEO, CareSource

Tom Raga

Vice President, US Utilities, AES Ohio

John Rhodes

Group President, Cold Chain, Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions

Mike Riordan

President & CEO, Premiere Health

Curtis Rowland

Chief Strategy Officer, Radiance Technologies, Inc.

Beverly F. Shillito

Partner, Sebaly Shillito + Dyer LPA

Eric F. Spina, PhD

President, University of Dayton

John Wells

President & Chief Commercial Officer, Midmark Corporation

Mark Williams

President & CEO, Elements IV Interiors

Al Wofford

Founder/President/CEO, CDO Technologies

Jason Woodard

Founder & Principal, Woodard Development (NAIOP Representative)