Board Leadership
Board Members
Updated: June, 2024
Leadership Team
President and Chief Executive Officer
tmenesse@clevelandnp.org
President, Village Capital Corporation
dalexander@clevelandnp.org
Senior Vice President of Equitable Neighborhood Revitalization
bperry@clevelandnp.org
Senior Vice President of CDC Advancement
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
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
Equitable Neighborhood Revitalization
Senior Vice President of Equitable Neighborhood Revitalization
bperry@clevelandnp.org
Construction Manager
rbyrd@clevelandnp.org
Lead Safe Workforce Manager
adeliz@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 Operations Manager
jgross@clevelandnp.org
Real Estate Transactions Coordinator
qgreen@clevelandnp.org
Middle Neighborhoods Initiative Manager
khurt@clevelandnp.org
Vice President of Real Estate
kpetraitis@clevelandnp.org
Neighborhood Investment Strategist
criordan@clevelandnp.org
Lead Safe Program Director
dverdell@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 Equitable 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
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 Key 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