Board of Trustees
Members of the Board of Trustees of Hiram College are charged with the responsibility of assuring that the institution remains strong and viable and that its students receive an education equal to, or better than, peer institutions.
Image: Hiram campus during the fall semester
Board Members
The three elements of this precept – academics, finances and physical facilities – are interwoven. Each supports the others and enables a continuing stream of creative, intellectually alive, well-motivated students to graduate annually from the College. In addition, the Board strives to educate adults who have not previously benefited from a liberal arts education and to provide advanced learning in liberal studies to individuals at the graduate level.
Wendy L. Allen ’74
U.S. Defense Department (retired)
Dr. Donald L. Batisky ’83
Associate Dean, Medical Student Admissions & Special Programs
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Pediatric Nephrologist, Cincinnati’s Children’s Medical Center
William C. Bissell
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Lafayette College
F. David Coleman
Vice President of Officiating
PAC-12 Conference
Kathleen A. Coleman ’87
Cultural / Community Relations
Larry A. DeYoung ’69
Vice President of Government Relations (retired) and Secretary
Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad Company/
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad
Dr. Janet Dix
Psychologist, Western Reserve Psychological Associates, Inc.
Joseph Fernandez ’82
President / Chief Executive Officer
Active Motif, Inc.
Paula Frohring
Ecological Consultant
Richard A. Giesen, Jr.
Chief Investment Officer Emeritus, Elessar Investment Management
James Graham ’88
Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer & Secretary
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
Douglas J. Grimm ’84
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Grede Holdings, LLC
Douglas Gruber ’82
Vice President for the Americas (retired), Delphi Automotive Corporation
Doug Hardman ’80
Vice President (retired), Strategy& (affiliate of PwC)
Claudia Highbaugh ’72
Dean of Religious & Spiritual Life (Retired)
Connecticut College
Lyndsey Johns ’23
Graduate Student, Bowling Green State University (Ohio)
Elizabeth B. Juliano ’84
Board Vice Chair
Vice Chair of the Board, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Litigation Management, Inc.
Donald Kaatz ’74
President and Chief Executive Officer
Adventure Growth, Inc.
James M. Malz ’87
Midwest Regional Executive, Ohio State President of Commercial Banking
Citizens Bank
J. Kevin McMahon ’74
President & Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Nicole Monachino ’00
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Business Operations
Quality Executive Partners, Inc.
Kenneth C. Moore ’69
Senior Partner
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Anthony J. Payiavlas
President and Chief Executive Officer
AVI Foodsystems, Inc.
Joan Roguski ’77
Director of Benefits (retired), AFTRA Retirement Fund
Dr. Robert J. Sher ’72
Physician, Urological Consultants (retired)
Bruce Shylo ’71
Chief Operating Officer, The Shylo Group
Perry Streidel ’75
Associate Vice President (retired), Bank of America
Trey Saunders ’23
Graduate Student, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Lucia D. Swanson ’70
Board Secretary
Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel (retired)
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.
Richard B. Thompson
Owner / Executive, Therm-O-Link, Inc.
Robert W. Turner ’72
Board Chair
Senior Vice President (retired)
Union Pacific Corporation
Dr. Kristin Victoroff
Associate Dean of Dental Education and Academic Affairs
The Bitonte College of Dentistry, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Dr. H. John Visser II ’74
Physician
Midwest Podiatry & Associates, LLC
Robert P. Warren, Esq. ’68
Owner/President, Chief Executive Officer
Peel Management Company
Paul Whitacre ’78
Head of Asset Management
Sustainable Development Capital, LCC
EMERITI TRUSTEES
Dr. Thomas W. Andrews ’59
Dermatologist
Roger G. Baldwin ’69
Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education
Michigan State University
Dr. Sheryl L. Buckley ’68
Anesthesiologist (retired), Barberton Citizens Hospital
Martin C. Clague ’64
Principal, McClague, LLC
Vincent A. DiGirolamo
Vice Chairman (retired)
National City Corporation
William W. Falsgraf, Esq.
Partner (retired), Baker & Hostetler, LLP
Dr. Jerold S. Goldberg
Professor, Former Dean of the School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
R. Thomas Green, Jr.
Chairman Emeritus, Olgebay Norton Company
C. Thomas Harvie
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary (retired)
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Curtiss L. Isler
Partner (retired)
Tucker Ellis, LLP
Terry Kovel
Owner, Chief Executive Officer
Kovel’s Antiques, Inc.
H. Todd Morris ’62
Owner (retired)
Morris Office Equipment
William J. Recker
Founder / Managing Partner, IronBridge Partners
Dr. Harry J. Stiggers ’53
Physician / Surgeon, Stiggers Medical Center
Andrew J. Stofan ’57
NASA Administrator (retired)
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
Davis Young
Principal, DY Author and Speaker LLC
