Executive Team
Karen McLeod – Executive Director
Leah Houser – Director of Housing Programs
Cassandra Frye – Director of Property Management & Maintenance
Kimberley Spates – Director of Finance
Board of Directors
Mark Hill, Board President
President, Premier Development Partners
Amanda Church, Vice President
Community Development Specialist, University Hospitals
Ray DelaMotte, Board Secretary
Architect, Burgess & Niple
Allen Weaver, Board Treasurer
Business Advisor, SBDC; Retired Vice-President Erie Bank
Marcia Kasmarcik, Board Member
Tenant, McKinley Grove
Evan Rosborough, Board Member
Business Development Associate, MD Ranger, Inc.
Christine Pappas, Board Member
Realtor, eXp Realty
John Eklund, Board Member
Judge, Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals
Janis Lyons, Board Member
Financial Advisor, Focus CFO
Emeritus Board Members
Betty J. Blanchard (BJ) (1928 – 2022)
State Certified Ombudsman
Joyce Swing
Trustee, BRIDGES: Mental Health Consumer Empowerment
Richard Tibbits (1948 – 2021)
Property Owner/Manager
John Konrad
City Manager of Mentor (Retired), Consultant
Judy Parmenter-Oblocki
Business Owner (Retired)
Michael Linn (1961 – 2019)
Attorney, Powers Friedman, Linn, PPL
Anthony Brzytwa
Manager, Global Quality Assurance – Lubrizol, Corp.
Mary Jo Fryauff
Western Reserve Junior Service League
Christopher Skubby Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science, Lakeland Community College
