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Justin Dailey, Executive Vice President
Mr. Dailey is currently part of the Asset/Liability Management team for PNC Bank. After spending two years as an analyst on National City's credit trading desk, Mr. Dailey joined ALM and is responsible for balance sheet valuation and analysis for the legacy National City balance sheet. In addition, he is a key part of the team working to integrate the National City & PNC risk management functions in the wake of the 2008 acquisition of National City by PNC, with a primary focus on building the market valuation process for the combined balance sheet and validating valuation outputs for the PNC investment portfolio. Mr. Dailey holds a B.S. in Business, majoring in Business-Economics and graduated magna cum laude with honors in economics. |
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Randi Gross, VP of Public Relations
Ms. Gross has worked at The Sherwin-Williams Company since 2007. She is currently a Marketing Assistant in the Diversified Brands Division where she serves the Walmart and Home Center accounts for the Dutch Boy brand. Gross holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and finance from Baldwin-Wallace College. She is currently in her first year at John Carroll University, working on her MBA. |
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Michael Lagoni, Founder
Mr. Lagoni is the founder of Minds Matter of Cleveland. Currently, he is a MBA Student at Harvard Business School. Previously, Mr. Lagoni served as the CEO of Category Lab, a business intelligence software company. He graduated summa cum laude from Baldwin-Wallace College and earned his certificate in Strategy & Innovation at the MIT Sloan School of Management. |
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Jim LaRocca, VP of Financial Aid
Mr. LaRocca has worked for Ernst & Young since 2006. He is currently a Senior Associate in the Assurance Practice, focusing on clients in the Financial Services Industry Sector. He has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Ohio since 2007. LaRocca earned his M.B.A. and B.A. in Accounting from Baldwin-Wallace College. |
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Franklin B. Lebo, Esq., Dean of Academic Affairs
Frank is an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at Baldwin-Wallace College with research and teaching experience in foreign policy analysis, Asian politics, international relations, environmental politics, and sustainability studies. He earned his juris doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law with an International Law Concentration winning the Witkin and CALI Awards in Chinese Trade and Investment and the CALI Award in the American West: Law, Culture, and the Environment. He is also an A.B.D. Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science at Kent State University. Frank received his B.A. from Brandeis University graduating summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, and as a Presidential Scholar. He is also an experienced GRE, LSAT, and SAT instructor for Kaplan Test Prep. Two of Frank’s co-authored publications include: “Development/Poverty Issues and U.S. Foreign Policy Analysis” in The International Studies Encyclopedia, Oxford, England: Blackwell Publishers Ltd., 2010 and “Sino-American Trade Relations: Privatizing Foreign Policy” in Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy: From Terrorism to Trade, 4th Edition, Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2011 (forthcoming). Frank has immensely enjoyed founding MM of Cleveland's academic programs and deeply thanks our dedicated team of instructors, tutors, expert writing councilors, and associate dean, Brent Shelley, for their tremendous support along with numerous academic contacts throughout the Greater Cleveland Area. |
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Kristen San Marco, VP of Students
Ms. San Marco is an Associate at Carleton McKenna & Company, a boutique investment banking firm. Prior to joining Carleton McKenna, she worked as an analyst in the Debt Capital Markets Group of PNC (formerly National City Corporation) where she focused on private placement and syndicated loan transactions. Ms. San Marco graduated summa cum laude from Baldwin-Wallace College with a dual major in Finance and Accounting. |
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David Mayland, VP of Volunteers
Mr. Mayland is an analyst at Western Reserve Partners, a middle-market investment banking firm. Mayland graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a major in political science and a concentration in international relations and a minor in psychology. |
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Brian McAllester, VP of Technology
Brian works with Citizens' Academy, a top-performing K-5 urban charter school, where he leads a variety of strategic projects and co-teaches a 5th grade leadership course. He also owns and runs a small web design company, WebEdge Design. Previously, Brian has worked as an 8th grade teacher and Fulbright Grantee in Sofia, Bulgaria, a 7th grade teacher in Wellesley, MA, and as a business consultant at Newry Corp., in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Kenyon College and holds his Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) certificate from the SIT Graduate Institute. |
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Krystal Mindeck, VP of Creative Services
Ms. Mindeck has worked at Sherwin-Williams Company since 2006. She currently works in Marketing Diversified Brands Division where she serves Dealer and Menards accounts for the Dutch Boy brand. Mindeck graduated summa cum laude from Baldwin-Wallace College with BA in Business Administration, concentrations in Marketing and Human Resources. |
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Meghan Pethtel, VP of Programs
Ms. Pethtel has worked for The Sherwin-Williams Company since 2005. She is currently an Assistant Product Manager in the Diversified Brands Division. In this capacity, she performs various functions, including commercializing new products, implementing promotional activities and monitoring sales and marketing metrics. Pethtel studied International Business at Birkbeck, University of London, completed her B.A. in Finance and Marketing from Baldwin-Wallace College and has an Executive Program Branding certificate from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management. |
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Jessica Ruff, VP of Students
Ms. Ruff is currently a third year medical student at Case Western Reserve University. After graduating from Miami University in 2007 with a B. Phil in Interdisciplinary Studies, Ms. Ruff started medical school where she is involved with the student interviewing process, her local Christian Medical and Dental Association chapter, and the student committee on medical education. Jessica believes she would like to work with the pediatric patient population. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with friends. |
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Lona Ruot, VP of Events
Ms. Ruot has worked for the Sherwin-Williams Company since 2001. She currently leads the electronic media and e-marketing efforts for the Chemical Coatings Division. Her primary responsibilities include establishing e-technology for the Division, management of internal and external websites, creation of effective sales support tools, e-marketing initiatives and innovative new used for e-media within the B2B marketplace. Ruot completed her BA in psychology from Kent State University. |
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Brent A. Shelley, Esq., Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Brent A. Shelley, Esq. is an attorney at Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis LPA representing clients on a wide variety of business issues, including entity formation and dissolution, mergers and acquisitions, employee relations, and financing. Mr. Shelley also specializes in intellectual property and computer law matters, including trademark and copyright registration, confidentiality and trade secret protection, software licensing and development agreements, and privacy and end-user agreements. Mr. Shelley graduated with Dean’s List recognition from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2006 and received his undergraduate degree with distinction from Indiana University in 2003. Mr. Shelley is also licensed to practice law in Illinois and Indiana. |
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Kevin Stone, President
Kevin Stone is an analyst in Key Bank's Corporate and Investment Banking Program. He currently works in the Healthcare Real Estate Finance group of the bank. Mr. Stone graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Economics. |
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Alyson Unger, VP of Finance
Ms. Alyson Unger is an International Tax Accountant for The Sherwin-Williams Company. Ms. Unger graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College in 2008 with a B.A. in Accounting and Finance. She is currently in her first year at the University of Akron, working on her Masters in Taxation.
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