Board & Staff

Hrishue Mahalaha Executive Director
hmahalaha@aerozonealliance.org

Mary J. Schmidt Director of Business Engagement
mschmidt@aerozonealliance.org

Sonia A. Karkare Director, Aerozone Alliance STEM Talent Pipeline
soniakarkare@gmail.com

Ryan Wojtowicz Aerozone Aerospace and Aviation Industry Analyst
rwojtowicz2004@gmail.com

Industry Leaders

Dr. Kul Bhasin CEO and President, Comsat Architects

Suzanne Broadbent Commercial Real Estate Director of Sales and Marketing, Weston, Inc

Dr. Carlos Grodsinsky Chief Operating Officer and Sr. Vice President of Technology, Zin Technologies Inc.

Michele Kiernan Senior Development Manager, Industrial Reality Group

Joseph M. Shafran Chairman and CEO, TechPark

Howard Thompson Vice President of Business Development, EHM Advisors

Cliff Wood President, Prairie Wind Group

Elected Official Advisory Committee Representatives

Mayor Edward Orcutt City of Brook Park

Mayor Nicole Dailey Jones City of North Olmsted

Philanthropy

Bethia Burke President, The Fund for Our Economic Future

William R. Seelbach Senior Advisor, The Riverside Company

Public and Nonprofit Partners
(Venture, Economic, Infrastructure and Community Development)

Mary Cierebiej Executive Director, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission

Dennis D. Kramer, P.E. Chief of Planning & Engineering, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

William Koehler Chief Executive Officer, TeamNEO

Ray Leach Chief Executive Officer, JumpStart Inc.

Dr. John M. Sankovic President and CEO, Ohio Aerospace Institute

Mayor Edward Orcutt City of Brook Park

Mayor Cyril M. Kleem City of Berea

Mayor Patrick J. Cooney City of Fairview Park

Mayor Pamela Bobst City of Rocky River

Mayor Matthew Castelli City of Middleburg Heights

Mayor Nicole Dailey Jones City of North Olmsted

Mayor Thomas Perciak City of Strongsville

Council Member Charles Slife City of Cleveland Council, Ward 17