Leadership & Board of Directors
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Our Leadership
Nick Browning
President & CEO
(330) 414-4363
Heather Cronin
Director of Human Resources and Administration
(234) 212-9729
Colleen Repie
Director of Marketing & Communications
(234) 212-9679
Kristin Branagan CPDT-KA
Director of Operations
(234) 212-9754
Melisa Kauffman DVM
Shelter Veterinarian
(234) 212-9891
Amber Gaugler
Manager of Happy Tails Thrift Shop
(330) 794-7826
Sheena Hanly
Volunteer Coordinator
(234) 212-9741
Amanda Novelli
Director of Development
(216) 213-1004
Board of Directors
Chair | Joleen Cicchinelli
The Huntington National Bank, Retired
Vice Chair | Katie Sutter
Excelsior Marking
Treasurer | Nicole Benden
Cohen & Co.
Secretary | Barb Reece
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Board Members
Dawn Ahner
Summa Health
Marcel Clopton
Next Generation Construction
Neal Colby, CPA, CEPA
CM Wealth
Laura Duda
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Meghan Meeker
Cision
Lynda Nowak
Fifth Third Bank
Kathy Romito Rainone
Western Reserve Hospital
Immediate Past Chair | Diane Treier
Akron Public Schools, Retired
Valerie Wawrin
D’Amico Wawrin & Company CPAs, LLC
Emeritus | Judge Mary F. Spicer
Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Retired
Emeritus | Judy Steiner
Banner Bank, Retired
Emeritus | Patrick Weschler
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP