Conference Speakers

Abby Marshall

Survey & National Register Manager at the State Historic Preservation Office

Allyson Bussey

President & CEO of Visit Canton

Amy Baade

Project Architect at LGA Partners

Amy Cronauer

Grants Stewardship Director at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

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

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

Dr. Stephen Ayers

Professor of Civil Engineering at Cedarville University

Eileen Grogan

Director of Historic Preservation at Conrad Schmitt Studios

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

Jessica DeLong

Senior Grants Administrator at the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission

Jessica Stuck

Associate & Senior Project Manager at LGA Partner

Joe Dunay

Marketing & Communications Manager at Heritage Ohio

John Ellis

CEO of Pinnacle Properties

Jon Forman

President of Cleveland Cinemas

Jon Kendle

Vice President of Archives and Exhibits at the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Justin Nigro

Operations & Public Affairs Director at the Ohio Arts Council

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

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

Matt Janiak

Senior Principal & Northeast Region Leader at DLR Group

Maureen Ater

President & CEO of ArtsinStark

Melinda Shah

Vice President & COO at Schooley Caldwell

Michael Hurwitz

Owner of TELESOLVE

Patrick Roehrenbeck

Organizational Program Coordinator for the Northeast region of Ohio at the Ohio Arts Council

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

Scott Voelkerding

Director of Fire & Life Safety at Osborne Engineering

Shawn Carvin

Executive Director at the Ohio Land Bank Association

Tasha Weaver

Executive Director of Downtown Tipp City Partnership