Leadership

2020-2021 Board of Directors Community Shares is governed by a Board of Directors that includes representatives from member organizations as well as leaders from the Greater Cleveland community.

The Board of Directors keeps Shares focused on its mission: Supporting social justice organizations through workplace giving programs and other philanthropic initiatives.

 

Board Members

 

President

Melissa Miller, Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation
 

 

Vice President

Joy Johnson, Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.

 

Secretary

Molly Kaplan, Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center

 

Treasurer

Mary Ellen Gardner-Turner, Slavic Village Development

 

Megan Cantrell, Linking Employment, Abilities, and Potential (LEAP)

 

Teresa (Teri) Dew, Stepstone Academy

 

Paula Kampf, Prosper for Purpose

 

Linda Kimble, Cleveland MOTTEP

 

Deb Kline, Jobs With Justice

 

Michael Lepley, Fair Housing Center for Rights and Research

 

Joan (Joni) Pfingsten, Hard Hatted Women

 

Joyce Robinson, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH)

 

Andy Trares, May Dugan Center

 

Bob Whitney, Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity

 

Judith Van Kleef, Emeritis

 

Cynthia Ries, Executive Director, Greater Cleveland Community Shares