Board Leadership
Board Members
Leadership Team

President and Chief Executive Officer
tmenesse@clevelandnp.org

President, Village Capital Corporation
dalexander@clevelandnp.org

Senior Vice President of Neighborhood Revitalization
bperry@clevelandnp.org

Senior Vice President of CDC Advancement & ResilienceÂ
jpowers@clevelandnp.org

Chief Finance Officer
msanders@clevelandnp.org

Senior Vice President of Advocacy and External Relations
estockhausen@clevelandnp.org

Chief Operating Officer
jverespej@clevelandnp.org
Advocacy & External Relations

Senior Vice President of Advocacy and External Relations
estockhausen@clevelandnp.org

Director of Marketing and Communications
jjonesforbes@clevelandnp.org

Marketing Manager
sgreen@clevelandnp.org
CDC Advancement & Resilience

Senior Vice President of CDC Advancement & Resilience
jpowers@clevelandnp.org

Director of CDC Advancement
mgigante@clevelandnp.org

CDC Relationship Manager
jbonhard@clevelandnp.org

CDC Relationship Manager
tcoats@clevelandnp.org

CDC Relationship Manager
jhanna@clevelandnp.org

CDC Relationship Manager
rwilliams@clevelandnp.org

Manager of Organizing and Community Engagement
lwheeler@clevelandnp.org
Development

Development Manager
koney@clevelandnp.org
Neighborhood Revitalization

Senior Vice President of Neighborhood Revitalization
bperry@clevelandnp.org

Construction Manager
rbyrd@clevelandnp.org

Director of Workforce Development
sdozier@clevelandnp.org

Vice President of Neighborhood Economic Development
melliott@clevelandnp.org

Commercial Corridor Manager
bespinal@clevelandnp.org

Real Estate Transactions Manager
qgreen@clevelandnp.org

Middle Neighborhoods Initiative Director
khurt@clevelandnp.org

Vice President of Real Estate
kpetraitis@clevelandnp.org

Neighborhood Investment Strategist
criordan@clevelandnp.org
Finance & Accounting

Chief Finance Officer
msanders@clevelandnp.org

Accounts Payable Manager and Financial Administrator
acolon@clevelandnp.org

Grants and Accounts Receivable Manager
ddawson@clevelandnp.org

Senior Accountant and VCC Finance Manager
jswanson@clevelandnp.org
New Village Corporation

Senior Vice President of Neighborhood Revitalization
bperry@clevelandnp.org

Real Estate Operations Manager
jgross@clevelandnp.org

Vice President of Real Estate
kpetraitis@clevelandnp.org
New Village Corporation
Board of Directors
Officers
Sean McDermott – Cleveland Metroparks – Chairperson
Tania Mennesse – Cleveland Neighborhood Progress – Vice Chair
August Fluker – Fluker Consulting LLC – Treasurer
Dorivette Nolan – Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Association – Secretary
Members
Lisa Kious McGovern – Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets
Jason Phillips – PNC Bank
Jason Russell – Bedrock
Operations

Chief Operating Officer
jverespej@clevelandnp.org

Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
dligon@clevelandnp.org
Village Capital Corporation

President, Village Capital Corporation
dalexander@clevelandnp.org

Manager of Business Assistance
jtriplett@clevelandnp.org

Senior Loan Officer
atrumbo@clevelandnp.org
Village Capital Corporation
Board of Directors
Officers
David Eddy PNC Bank – Chair
Tania Menesse Cleveland Neighborhood Progress – Vice Chair
Emmanuel T. Glover Bell Bank – Treasurer
Linda Warren – Secretary
Members
Sean Apicella – S & T Bank l Commercial Banking-Real Estate Finance
Victor Barbalota – The Cleveland Foundation
Joe Black – The Cleveland Foundation
Terry Coyne – Newmark
Keisha Gonzalez – The Cleveland Foundation
Yvette Ittu – Greater Cleveland Partnership
Peter Snavely Jr. – Snavely Group
Kayleigh M. Musil – Global Development Network Board Grow Director
Kyle J Kolesar – Key1 Community Development Lending
John Hairston III – Fifth Third Bank
Kandis Williams – LISC Cleveland | Local Initiative Support Corp.
Morton D. Stanfield, Jr. – Dollar Bank | Federal Savings Bank