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About Us > Board of Directors

The City Club Board of Trustees provides oversight and guidance to the organization. The Board meets on the second Monday of each month. Members of the Board also serve as chairs for City Club committees. All members are welcomed and encouraged to join City Club committees. For information on joining a committee, please contact Marcella Brown.

Lee Friedman
President

Ralph M. Della Ratta, Jr.
Vice President

Hewitt B. Shaw, Jr.
Treasurer

Edward Asher
Secretary

Courtney DeOreo
Immediate Past President

Douglas Bennett
Edward Blakemore
Brent Buckley
Joanne Clark
Sr. Maureen Doyle
Paul Harris
Lara A. Kalafatis
Sanjiv K. Kapur
Bruce A. Loessin
James Malz
Deborah Plummer
Jan L. Roller
John W. Ryan
Eddie Taylor, Jr.

 
Standing Committees
Marketing and PR
Planned Giving
Program
Special Program
Membership
New Leaders
 


Marketing and PR Committee:
The Marketing and PR Committee guides all marketing and public relations for The Club. These include marketing membership, programs and the facility, as well as enhancing the radio/tv network.

Planned Giving Committee: This committee identifies opportunities for planned giving to The Forum Foundation. They build relationships and guide the development director in obtaining these gifts.

Program Committee: This committee makes recommendations regarding Friday Forum speakers and topics and other programs to the executive director.

Special Program Committee: The mission of the Special Program Committee is to highlight and elucidate issues of importance to the Greater Cleveland community. The committee also offers a local perspective on national and worldwide issues by providing a platform for local experts from academia, business and non-profit sectors.

Membership Committee: This committee focuses on recruiting and retaining members. They coordinate two membership drives per year as well as other more targeted initiatives.

New Leaders: The New Leaders develop alternate programming that targets younger members of the community with the intent to recruit them as members of The City Club. It also encourages younger members to become involved in the Club.