Executive Team
Karen McLeod – Executive Director
Leah Houser – Director of Housing Programs
Donna Rudnay – Director of Property Management & Maintenance
Janis Lyons – Director of Finance
Board of Directors
Ross McDonald, Board President
Director, Lake County Board of Elections
Christine Pappas, Board Vice-President
Realtor, eXp Realty
Ray DelaMotte, Board Secretary
Architect, Burgess & Niple
Allen Weaver, Board Treasurer
Business Advisor, SBDC; Retired Vice-President Erie Bank
Amanda Church, Board Member
Community Development Specialist, University Hospitals
Marcia Kasmarcik, Board Member
Tenant, McKinley Grove
Wesley Tyler, Board Member
Residential Assistant, Project Hope
Mark Hill, Board Member
Sr. Vice President, Premier Development Partners
Beverly Azre, Board Member
Retired Social Worker, State of Ohio Mental Health
Kimberley Spates, Board Member
Owner, Spates Accounting & Bookkeeping Services, LLC
John Eklund, Board Member
Judge, Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals
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
