About Us

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of members from diverse and accomplished backgrounds who often have deep and strong relationships with Catholic Charities. 

The Board is responsible for guiding the organizational development through long-term planning, overseeing financial management, and ensuring Catholic Charities' accountability to the public.

Bishop of Cleveland 

Bishop Edward C. Malesic, Ex Officio
Bishop of Cleveland
Diocese of Cleveland

Ex Officio

Patrick Gareau, Ex Officio
President & CEO
Catholic Charities

Louis Antonelli, Ex Officio
Chair, Rose-Mary
Oswald Companies

Charles Dottore, Ex Officio
Chair, Catholic Diocese Facilities Corp.
Dottore Companies

Mark McGrievy, Ex Officio
Chair, St. Augustine Health Ministries

Officers

Megan Kim, Chair
Managing VP - Membership
Greater Cleveland Partnership

Anthony Searcy, Vice-Chair
Financial Consultant
Signature Financial Partners, LLC
(A member of John Hancock Financial Network)

Peter Malizia, Secretary
Mortgage Loan Originator
Westfield Bank 

Eric German, Treasurer
Partner
Bober, Markey, Fedorovich & Co. 

Frank Legan, Past Chair
Cedar Brook Financial Partners, LLC

Board of Directors

Charles Aquino

Tom Bernot
Vice President
Falls Digital, LLC

Katherine Biggar

Catherine Breck

Suzanne Martin Cason
Senior Manager – Global Consulting Knowledge Leader
Deloitte

Tony Chin

Keith Durand
Special Assistant to the Mayor
City of Cleveland 

Kate Fiala

Anna Herceg
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Office of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor

Robert Horvath
(Ret.) Sr. Tax Analyst

Michael Kozlowski
Financial Advisor

Edward Liggett
Quality Manager
Cristal USA

Robert Loesch
Attorney
Tucker Ellis LLP 

Mike Lonsway
EVP Financial Planning/Analysis
Forest City Realty Trust

Joanna Lopez Inman

Peter Malizia
Mortgage Loan Originator
Westfield Bank 

Richard Manson

Dorothy Nemec
Owner
Marketing with Integrity, LLC 

Christina Niro
Attorney
Frantz Ward LLP

Thomas Novak

Shannon Patton 

Kevin Peinkofer

Hon. Jessica Prince Smith

Jared D, Rispinto
Senior Vice President - Client Advisor IV 
Huntington Private Bank 

Retanio Rucker
Magistrate
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court

Sr. Kathleen Ryan, SND
(Ret.) Director of Diocesan Social Action
Catholic Charities

Clint Simmons
Business Development
USAFirmware Acacia Placement, LLC

Rev. Thomas Stock
Parochial Vicar
St. Mary Parish – Berea

Douglas Tayek
Associate State Director for Outreach
AARP

Debora Venzor
Financial Advisor
USB Financial Services

Timothy Warner
Partner
Warner Law