BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors serves as LEAF’s ambassadors in the community and is committed to our mission of empowering learners to plan for their future. The Board is united in their passion to help students further their education in the hopes that they’ll return to Northeast Ohio to pursue their career and strengthen their community.

Board Officers

President, Megan Krippel

Director, Regional Recruitment
Kent State University

Vice President, Brandon Robinson

Senior IT Engineer
The Sherwin-Williams Company

Secretary, Jacqueline Sherry

Director, Operations and Clinical Services
University Hospitals Tripoint Medical Center

Treasurer, Hallie Pallante

Assurance Senior Manager
RSM US, LLP

Voting Members

Amy Capitena-DuFour

Director, Global Total Rewards
Swagelok

Trisha Gumto

Vice President, Total Rewards
Steris

Ambreen Hassan

Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
The Cleveland Institute of Art

Anthony Podojil, PhD

Executive Director
Alliance for High Quality Education

Amy Seifert

School Counselor
Cardinal Local School District

Tamee Tucker

Chief Academic Officer
i-Stem

Kimberly Walter

Executive Director
Huntington Learning Center

Non-Voting Member

Patricia G. Egan, MBA, CFRE

Executive Director
LEAF

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