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Richard Barnhart, Chair
Richard Barnhart is Co-Chair of the Corporate Practice Group at Ice Miller LLC and is a member of the firm's Management Committee. He focuses his practice on general business transactions, business acquisitions, banking transactions and international business transactions. He has extensive experience counseling clients on an array of legal, financial and practical issues. Mr. Barnhart serves as a member of corporate advisory boards and regularly provides strategic and business planning advice. Mr. Barnhart graduated from Youngstown State University (B.S.B.A. 1976, cum laude) and received his Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University College of Law (1978, with honors).
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Jules Garel, Vice Chair
Jules Garel is a lawyer and business consultant. He is Of Counsel at Bailey Cavalieri LLC, a Columbus law firm. In 2001 and 2002, Mr. Garel was a member of the Regional Airport Study Committee that recommended the formation of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. In 2005 and 2006, Mr. Garel was a member of the Finance Port Authority Study Committee. Mr. Garel was a member of the Board of Trustees of Capital University. He also has served on other community boards and as a director of several private and publicly held businesses. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Columbus Museum of Art. Mr. Garel graduated from Harvard University and Boston University School of Law. |
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Evelyn Sullen Smith, Secretary/Treasurer
Ms. Smith is the Assistant General Counsel for Mettler-Toledo, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio. As counsel, she manages the legal affairs for the North American operations and subsidiaries of Mettler-Toledo including corporate governance, employment, commercial contracts, and litigation. Ms. Smith was also legal counsel with Volkswagen of America, Inc., Clark Hill PLC, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. District Court of Eastern Michigan for The Honorable Denise Page Hood. Ms. Smith has a B.A. from Michigan State University and her J.D. from the Michigan State University College of Law. Ms. Smith is a board member of the Neighborhood School Development Partnership for the Columbus Public Schools. Ms. Smith is also a member of the Columbus Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. |
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Michael J. McMennamin
In 2006, Mike McMennamin established Turnstone Consulting, LLC after retiring from a 40-year career in investment and financial management in banking. Turnstone Consulting provides consulting services to financial institutions. Prior to retiring in 2005, Mr. McMennamin was with a number of regional banking companies in the role of Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and/or Chief Executive Officer, including: Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Citizens Financial Group, Banc One, Buckeye Financial Corp., Midwest Savings and National City Corp. Mr. McMennamin has been active in numerous community and civic organizations, including serving as: Chair for two port authority study committees for the City of Columbus and Franklin County; Chairman of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra; Vice Chairman of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority; and Vice Chairman of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. Mr. McMennamin received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Ohio University in 1967 and his MBA from Case Western Reserve University in Banking and Finance in 1972. |
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Dr. Joseph A. Alutto
As The Ohio State University's Executive Vice President and Provost, Joseph A. Alutto is the university's chief academic officer, providing leadership for the academic and administrative vice presidents, deans and faculty regarding Ohio State's academic priorities. Prior to his appointment as executive vice president and provost, he held the John W. Berry Sr. Chair in Business in the Fisher College of Business, where he served as dean for the 16 years. Dr. Alutto earned his bachelor's degree from Manhattan College, a Master's degree from the University of Illinois, and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. He was dean of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Management for 14 years before his arrival at Ohio State in 1991. A leading authority on managerial behavior, Dr. Alutto specializes in corporate performance, leadership, and Sino-U.S. joint venture activity. He is the author of a book and more than 65 articles in these areas. He has been a consultant to banks, manufacturing firms, aerospace companies, health care agencies, and educational institutions. In addition, he is a member of a number of corporate boards and has served in leadership capacities for a wide variety of volunteer organizations. |
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Michael Kelley
Michael Kelley is the Business Manager after serving 12 years as the Business Agent for the Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local 189. He has been with Local 189 since 1979 and has also served as its President and the Health and Welfare Trustee. Mr. Kelley currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Science and Technology Corridor in Columbus and has been involved with the Homeless Family Foundation. |
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Darci Congrove is the Managing Director of GBQ Partners, Columbus’ largest local public accounting firm with approximately 110 associates. She is responsible for firm resource planning, financial performance, and strategic planning and implementation. She is an active champion of the firm in the market and the community.
Darci has a Bachelor of Science in Business, and a Master of Accountancy with an emphasis in Taxation from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Today she performs a wide range of tax planning and compliance services, as well as general business consulting for closely-held businesses and their owners, and is a frequent speaker in the community on topics of tax and wealth planning.
Darci currently sits on the Board of the Women's Fund of Central Ohio, and is currently chairing the Development Committee. She serves on the German Village Society Board of Trustees, a community organization dedicated to historic preservation. Darci is also a charter member of the United Way of Central Ohio's Women's Leadership Council, and has been a member of the United Way Young Leadership Group for more than 10 years, serving as a YLG co-chair in 2004. She is a long-standing Advisory Board member for the Conway Center for Family Business. Darci previously served as a board member for CAPA Network, the Somali Community Center, the Capital Club Young Executive Board and the J. Ashburn Youth Center.
Darci is a 2003 graduate of Leadership Columbus, was recognized on the Business First 40 Under 40 list in 2002, and was named as one of the twelve Women You Should Know in 2010 by Women for Economic Leadership & Development. |
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Ms. Russell is the Controller for The Ohio State University. As Controller, she directs the University’s Accounting, Cost Allocation, Tax, Financial Training and Documentation, Systems Development, Accounts Payable, Asset Management and Equipment Surplus departments, with oversight authority for the payroll. She was the former Comptroller for the Ohio State Treasurer’s Office and was an Assistant Vice President for nine years with Buckeye Federal Savings and Loan. Ms. Russell serves the following organizations: The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Board, Columbus Community Shelter Board, Transportation Research Center Board, Columbus Medical Association Foundation, YWCA Housing Board and Columbus Public Schools’ Audit and Accountability Committee. In December 2006, the Governor appointed her to the Accountancy Board of Ohio. Ms. Russell is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Government Financial Manager. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Ohio Dominican University in 1976 and received a Masters of Taxation Degree from the Capital University Law Center in 1993. |
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Mr. Davies, Principal, is responsible for initiating investment opportunities, structuring acquisitions, coordinating due diligence, negotiating transaction terms, working with Portfolio Company management teams, and managing the disposition of Stonehenge investments. Prior to joining Stonehenge Partners, Mr. Davies was a Vice President in the Merchant Banking Group at Banc One Capital Markets, where he was active in mezzanine and private equity investing. Prior to this experience, Mr. Davies was a Vice President in the Capital Markets Group at Banc One Capital Markets where he specialized in the execution and placement of private debt transactions. Before joining Banc One Capital Markets, he was employed as a CPA with KPMG Peat Marwick in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr. Davies serves on the Board of Directors for Cold Jet, Diamond Cellar, Milk Specialties Company and West Point Products. He is on the Board of the American Heart Association. Mr. Davies holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, is a non-practicing CPA and received his B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Miami University.
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Jean Carter Ryan joined the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority in January of 2007 as its first employee. Prior to joining the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, Ms. Ryan served as the Deputy Director of the Economic Development Division within the Ohio Department of Development for over 11 years. As Deputy Director, Ms. Ryan oversaw the Offices of Financial Incentives, Business Development, Tax Incentives, Workforce Development, Loan and Grant Servicing, and Small Business. The Economic Development Division had a budget of $275 million and a loan/bond portfolio of $500 million. Under Ms. Ryan’s leadership, the division’s Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund enhanced its bond rating from A- to AA-. Ms. Ryan had been with the Department since April of 1989. She has a B.A. in American Studies from Smith College, Northampton, MA and a Masters in City and Regional Planning from The Ohio State University.
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Jean Carter Ryan
Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority
150 South Front Street ~ Suite 200
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 225-6068 |
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