Conference Speakers
Abby Marshall
Survey & National Register Manager at the State Historic Preservation Office
Allyson Bussey
President & CEO of Visit Canton
Amanda Everitt
Executive Director of Destination Downtown Lancaster
Amanda Fuson
Designer at Schooley Caldwell
Amy Baade
Project Architect at LGA Partners
Amy Cronauer
Grants Stewardship Director at moCa Cleveland
Arthur Schmidt, IV
Principal at OHM Advisors
Ben Levenger
President of Downtown Redevelopment Services
Brianna Dance
Organizational Programs Coordinator at the Ohio Arts Council
Cassandra Pearson
Neighborhood Planner at the City of Canton
Chaz O'Neil
Artist Programs/Percent for Art Coordinator at the Ohio Arts Council
Chris Loeser
Cultural & Performing Arts Leader & Principal at DLR Group
Courtney Thraen
Executive Director of the German Village Society
Craig Hassall
President & CEO of Playhouse Square
Danielle Steinhauser
Project Development Specialist at Verdantas
Dave Williams
Senior Director of Real Estate at Cross Street Partners
Donn Angus
Planning Director at the City of Canton
Donna Gross
Downtown Tiffin Main Street Manager at Seneca County Collaborative
Doug Spencer
Project Coordinator for The Friends of the St. Marys Theater & Grand Opera House
Dr. Stephen Ayers
Professor of Civil Engineering at Cedarville University
Eileen Grogan
Director of Historic Preservation at Conrad Schmitt Studios
Elizabeth Kukwa
Programs Manager for the Summit County Land Bank
Erin Barnes
President and CEO of Main Street America
Evan Kohler
Loan Specialist at USDA
Frances Jo Hamilton
Director of Revitalization at Heritage Ohio
Georgia Paxos
Executive Director at Canton Palace Theatre
Hillary Morales Robles
Historic Preservation Officer at Latinos in Heritage Conservation
Howard Parr
Executive Director at the Akron Civic Theatre
Jack Newton
Senior Manager of Community Development at GBX Group
Jeremy Hinte
Landscape Architect & Senior Project Manager at OHM Advisors
Jeremy Murdock
Community Development Specialist at Retail Strategies
Jessica DeLong
Senior Grants Administrator at the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission
Jessica Stuck
Associate & Senior Project Manager at LGA Partner
Jill Andrews
President of the Fort Recovery Morvilius Opera House Committee
Jim Roseland
Preservation Manager for the Lucas County Land Bank
John Ellis
CEO of Pinnacle Properties
Joi Cuartero Austin
Senior Program Officer at Main Street America
Jon Kendle
Vice President of Archives and Exhibits at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jonathan Sandvick
President of Sandvick Architects
Justin Nigro
Operations & Public Affairs Director at the Ohio Arts Council
Kathleen Norris
Broker & Managing Principal at Urban Fast Forward
Ken Kalynchuk
Director and Principal at Project Management Consultants
Krista Horrocks
Department Manager of SHPO Administration at the State Historic Preservation Office
Laura Gagnon
Senior Project Director at Perspectus
Linda Bussey
Director at the Hower House Museum
Lindsay Jones
Owner of Blind Eye Restoration
Lisa Brownell
Senior Business Incentives Administrator at the Ohio Department of Development
Lorie Bednar
Program Assistant for Technical Preservation Services at the State Preservation Office of the Ohio History Connection
Lorri Kaup
Member of the Fort Recovery Morvilius Opera House Committee
Mariangela Pfister
Department Head and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for Technical Preservation Services at the State Historic Preservation Office
Mark Samolczyk
President & CEO at Stark Community Foundation
Maureen Ater
President & CEO of ArtsinStark
Meghan Reed
Executive Director of the Trumbull County Historical Society
Melinda Shah
Vice President & COO at Schooley Caldwell
Michael Hurwitz
Owner of TELESOLVE
Nathan Dilley
Co-Owner of Geopro Imaging, LLC
Nathan Ware
Partner at BakerHostetler
Patrick Roehrenbeck
Organizational Program Coordinator for the Northeast region of Ohio at the Ohio Arts Council
Peter Zahirsky
Director of Economic Development at the City of Canton
Rachel Lewellen
Communication & Membership Engagement Manager at German Village Society
Raymond Bobgan
Executive Artistic Director at Cleveland Public Theatre
Robert Louis Brandon Edwards
Fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians
Rosemary Mudry
Executive Director at Cleveland Public Market Corporation
Ryan Miller
General Manager, CEO, CFO, Head Custodian, Visionaire, Loudmouth, and co-owner of Deli Ohio
Scott Voelkerding
Director of Fire & Life Safety at Osborne Engineering
Sean Denny
Director of Operations at Cleveland Cinemas
Shawn Carvin
Executive Director at the Ohio Land Bank Association
Stephen Caviness
Senior Director of Project Management at Team NEO
Steve Coon
Founder & President of Coon Restoration
Tasha Weaver
Executive Director of Downtown Tipp City Partnership
Terri Salas
CPA & Partner at Plante Moran
Tim Carmany
Owner of Second April Studios
Todd Herberghs
Exective Director at Downtown Canton Partnership
Todd Kleismit
Executive Director at The Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial
Tony Schnyders
Director of Operations at Downtown Canton Partnership
Vanessa Gabriele
Technical Preservation Services Manager at the State Historic Preservation Office
Virginia Dressler
Digital Projects Librarian at Kent State University
Zach Fox
Digitization Specialist at Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin Smith Library