Board of Directors
& STAFF
Members of the Soap Box Derby Board of Directors and its current staff.
Board of Directors
Jill Kolesar, Chair
Founder and Chief Client Officer, Mobile Health Consumer, Inc.
Vice Chair
TBD
Bethany Dria Lawrence, Treasurer
Manager, Eide Bailly LLP
Nathan Sargent, Secretary
Attorney, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Greg Bean
Estate Planning and Probate Attorney, Stark and Knoll Co. L.P.A.
Bill Forquer
Principal, Bill Forquer & Associates
Rob Gerberry
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Summa Health Systems
Jay Griffith
Executive Vice President, Welty Building Company
Jesse Hurst
Certified Financial Planner, Accredited Investment Fiduciary
Eufrancia Lash
Deputy Director of Public Service and Neighborhood Assistance, City of Akron
Anne Rericha
Attorney IV, FirstEnergy Corp.
Michele Tomer
Attorney
Bret Treier
Managing Partner, Akron Office, Vorys
Patricia Wagner
Retired, Child Guidance and Family Solutions
Ollie Pannell, member-at-large
Director, FERC & State Regulatory Compliance, Community Advocate
STAFF
Dennis VanFossen Jr., CEO
dennis@soapboxderby.org
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Vacant, Finance Manager
accounting@soapboxderby.org
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Duane Burkhammer, Director of Shipping
shipping@soapboxderby.org
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Jaclyne Sesock, Director of Administration
jaclyne@soapboxderby.org
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Kristoffer Cusick, Director of Facilities
kristoffer@soapboxderby.org
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Linda Hubbell, Director of Education
linda@soapboxderby.org
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Brad Kappler, Event Manager
brad@soapboxderby.org
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Alan Howe, Interim Race Programs
alan@soapboxderby.org
Chris Harris, Consultant
chris@soapboxderby.org
Eric Welshenbaugh, Marketing Manager
eric@soapboxderby.org
Doreen Thorne, Grant Writer
doreen@soapboxderby.org
main office phone number: 330-733-8723
Honorary Board Members
Alan Brubaker
Summit County Engineer
Bobby Cooper
Former Chair – Racing Commission
William J. Ginter
Principal, Akron Legacy Group
Paul Jackson
Partner, Roetzel & Andress
Bill Lowery
Retired President, Annaco
Gregg Mervis
President & CEO, Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau and John S. Knight Center
Mark Mroczynski
FirstEnergy
Kevin Thomas
Retired President & CEO, AAA Akron Auto Club
Bob Troyer
Public Relations Consultant
Thomas Welsh
Retired Senior VP, FirstEnergy