Meet the Team
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Board of Directors
Patricia Haynish, President
Patricia is a former Music Department Chairperson as well as a General/Vocal Music Teacher for Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools. She is currently a Musical Theatre Director for Chagrin Community Education and other theatre groups.
Elizabeth Cohen, Vice President
Beth is the owner of Faux Elegance Interiors. She specializes in designing interior spaces & unique paint finsihes.
Bruce Downie, Treasurer
He is CPA serving primarily small businesses and their owners with finacial services, income tax complience & planning and general business advisory services.
Beth Rutkowski, Secretary
Beth has served as Genral Manager for Groundworks Dance Theater since 2011. Prior to that she was Managing Director of the Tri-C JazzFest as well as Education Director at the Beck Center for the Arts.
Joanne Behnke
She is currently the Co-Owner of The UPS Stores in Willoughby, Oh and Mayfield Heights, OH.
Joan Brown Campbell
Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell is an ordained minister in 2 Christian denominations and the American Baptist Church. She is devoted to international peace and justice.
Natasha Davidson
She is the President of Davidson Consulting, an e-commerce and digital consulting marketing firm.
Judi Feniger
She is a nonprofit consultant, and retired President/Executive Director of Gordon Square Arts District.
Linda Marabito
Linda is a retired psychiatric nurse. She volunteers at the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre preforming stage management.
Dwight Milko
He is CEO & owner of RE/MAX Traditions located in Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Chardon, Mentor, and Streetsboro. He also is COO & co-owner of MOTTO Mortgage NEO.
Thomas Mohorcic
Tom is the Vice President/Branch Manager of Huntington Bank in Chagrin Falls. He is a finacial service leader with 25+ years of experience in management and sales with brokerage & retail banking.
Stan Smith
He is an award winning watercolorist, trained vocalist, and interior designer who is currently in the real estate business.
Stephen G. Thomas
Steve is the founder of Chagrin Arts and a Chagrin Falls attorney who divides his practice between negligence, business litigation, transactional buisness, and estate planning.
Honorary Board members
Larry Blaustein
Larry is a retired product inventor living in Chagrin Falls.
Glenn Brown
He is retired Senior Vice President of Standard Oil (BP America). He served as Science Advisor to Voinovich & Taft and was Vice Provost at CWRU and President of Generation Foundation after retirement.
Jeanette Grasselli Brown
She is retired Director of Corporate Research at BPAmerica. She also served/chaired on Ohio Board of Regents. She serves on the boards of Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Water Alliance, and more.
Sen. Grace Drake
Robert Halliday
Christian Hunter
Vince Menti
Vince is the owner of Family Learning Center for Music and NorthEast Ohio Band Instrument Repair in Twinsburg, OH.
Tom Neff
Liz O'Neil
Ann Singer
Joan P. Wenk
Philip A. Wenk
Philip is Co-Founder & Trustee of Wenk Foundation in Cleveland, OH.
Staff
Karen Prasser, Executive Director
Karen is both a musician & arts administrator. With extensive experience in administration, she is also a collaborative pianoist at Kent State University - The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and the music director at Our Redeemer Lutheran church in Solon, OH.
Gabrielle Sergi, Integrated Marketing & Design Coordinator
Gabi is head of marketing and design at Chagrin Arts. She is a John Carroll University student of Dec. '20 studying Intergrated Marketing Communication and Leadership Development.
Emily Olesinski, Special Projects & Video Specialist
Emily is owner of Emily O. Studios in Northfield, OH.
Mary Kay Gebler, Bookkeeper
She is a freelance bookkeeper, who works with small businesses.