Tri-C Foundation Announces New Leadership Team

Howard Lewis returns for second year as board chair

CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C^®) Foundation announced its leadership team for the upcoming academic year during its annual meeting.

Howard L. Lewis begins his second year as chairperson of the Tri-C Foundation board of directors. Lewis founded Family Heritage Life Insurance Company of America in 1989 and served as its president and CEO until April 2014, when he was named chairman emeritus until his retirement at the end of 2019. He became a Foundation director in 2019 and has been chairperson of its Development Committee since 2020. He was a co-chair of the successful Skills to Succeed campaign, which wrapped up in 2023, raising $58 million for the College.

Foundation board officer two-year appointments include: 

• Vice chairpersons: Tony Costanzo, director, external affairs, AT&T Cleveland/Northern Ohio; Alberta Lee, executive vice president, chief people and culture officer, Rock Entertainment Group; Andrea Hogben, executive vice president, chief marketing, corporate affairs and people officer, Medical Mutual
• Secretary: Jeneen Marziani, Ohio market president, Bank of America
• Treasurer and vice chairperson: Kevin S. Thomas, partner, PwC

Committee chairperson appointments include:

• Committee on Directors: Kathy Sterio, community leader
• Development Committee: Hannah Delis, chief human resources officer, Swagelok
• Audit Committee: Matt Reville, CEO, Consolidated Solutions
• Finance Committee: Wayne Foley, president and CEO, Kyntronics

Additional Executive Committee members were appointed:

• President: Megan O'Bryan, vice president of development, Tri-C
• College President: Michael A. Baston, J.D., Ed.D.
• Past Chair: Pat Pastore
• At-Large members: Micki Byrnes, chief communications officer and senior adviser, Adcom; Eric M. Fiala, executive vice president, chief corporate responsibility officer, KeyBank, and CEO, KeyBank Foundation; Louis G. Joseph, president and CEO, Brewer-Garrett; Theresa Polachek, community leader; Gregory J. Skoda, co-founder, CBIZ

Three retiring board members were conferred emeriti status:

• Steven J. Demetriou, who joined the Foundation board in 2005. He is a Jacobs Solutions executive.
• David Whitehead, a past College Trustee and Trustee board chair, as well as a Foundation director since 2014. He is a retired FirstEnergy executive.
• Lorna Wisham has served as a Foundation director since 2006 and is a retired FirstEnergy executive.

The board also conferred its first honorary board status to Loren Arnoff. The Cleveland Heights native was among 3,000 students who stood in line to register for the first day of classes at Tri-C in 1963 and went on to become the College's first graduate. In 2025, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award and is still active in alumni activities.

The Foundation welcomed new directors who will serve three-year terms:

• Ryan K. Callender, partner, Squire Patton Boggs
• William Caster, independent advisor, GFP Private Wealth, and adjunct professor, Tri-C
• Tracy D. Crandall, vice president, general counsel, and chief compliance officer, RPM International
• Megan L. Mehalko, co-chair, corporate practice group, Benesch
• Derek Spencer, CWS, senior director, Strategic Growth, Ellsworth Advisors
• Ted Tywang, chief administrative officer and general counsel, Haslam Sports Group

The Tri-C Foundation, chartered in 1973, is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The Foundation's mission is to secure funding for scholarships and educational program development and enhancement at Tri-C.

During the 2025–2026 academic year, with support from the Foundation, the College awarded $6.2 million in scholarships to 3,791 students in need.

June 18, 2026

MEDIA CONTACT: Anthony Moujaes, 216-987-3068 or anthony.moujaes@tri-c.edu