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.

Corporate Members

Bishop Edward C. Malesic
Bishop of Cleveland
Diocese of Cleveland

Jim Mullen
Secretary for Catholic Charities
Diocese of Cleveland

Anthony Searcy
Board Chair, Catholic Charities

Officers

Anthony Searcy, Chair
Financial Consultant
Signature Financial Partners, LLC
John Hancock Financial Network

Doug Tayak, Vice Chair
AARP

Ali Rife, Secretary
JOANN

Joe Swiderski, Treasurer Partner
Tamarack Trail Investment
Partners. 

Board of Directors

Chuck Aquino
Citizens Bank

Daniel Bender
Westfield Bank

Tom Bernot
Falls Digital

Tony Chin
PNC Bank

Robert Chambers
PNC Bank

Amy Buehner
Goodyear Tire & Rubber co.

Bernadette Coberly
Lighting Dynamics, Inc.

David Croft
Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis

Christopher Diehl
Thompson, Hine, LLP

Sarah Echan
Oswald Companies

Kathryn Esbenshade
Young Truck Sales Inc. (retired)

Kate Fiala

Eric German
Bober, Markey, Fedorovich & Company

Anna Herceg
Thomson Reuters

Danielle LeChard
Return on Life Partners

Allison Kenney
ERC

Megan Kim
Greater Partnership

Robert Loesch
Tucker, Ellis LLP

Joanna Lopez Inman
Cleveland Municipal Court

Richard Manson
Olympic Steel, Inc.

Paul Marnecheck
City Brook Park

Mike Matoney
New Directors & Crossroads Health

Jim Mullen
Catholic Charities Corp.

Thomas Novak
Richard E. Jacobs Group

Shannon Patton
Littler Mendelson P.C.

Kevin Peinkofer
Progressive Insurance

Ali Rife
JOANN

Jared Rispinto
Huntington Private Bank

Retanio Rucker
Margaret Wong & Associates

Clint Simmons
USA Firmware LLC

Andrea Staron
Ulmer & Berne LLP

Joe Swiderski
Tamarack Trail Investment Partners

Douglas Tayek
AARP