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Cleveland
2016
Host
Committee
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The Cleveland 2016 Host Committee,
Inc. is an Ohio nonprofit
corporation with no
political affiliation that is responsible for organizing, hosting and
funding the 2016
Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Their mission is to promote Northeast Ohio and ensure Cleveland is best represented in addition to lessening the burden of local governments in hosting the RNC Convention. The Host Committee is comprised of prominent business executives, civic leaders and other influential leaders from across Cleveland, the state of Ohio, and the nation who are dedicated to ensuring the RNC Convention’s success |
Cleveland 2016 Host Committee
Chairs
Christopher M. Connor,
Chairman and CEO of The Sherwin-Williams Company
Beth E. Mooney, Chairman and CEO of
KeyCorp
Alexander M. Cutler, Chairman
and CEO of Eaton Corporation
Chris Kelly, Partner-In-Charge
of Jones Day Cleveland
Officers
President and CEO David Gilbert
(April 2015, succeeded Terry Egger) President
and CEO of Destination
Cleveland (CVB) since 2011; also president and CEO of the Greater
Cleveland Sports Commission since Jan. 2000. Director of
community affairs at the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater
Cleveland, 1996-99. Executive director of North Coast Harbor,
Inc., 1991-96. M.B.A. in marketing from
Cleveland State University, 1994; B.A. in marketing from The Ohio State
University, 1989.
Vice President Joe Roman
President and CEO of the Greater
Cleveland Partnership since 2004. Previously served as
executive director of Cleveland Tomorrow. Worked on Capitol Hill
as both a congressional staff person and as a
lobbyist for manufacturing trade associations. Master's degree in
public administration from Harvard University; bachelor's
degree from the State University of New York. Born in Cleveland.
Counsel, Secretary and Treasure Jon Pinney
Managing partner of Kohrman, Jackson and Krantz.
J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 2000; B.S. from John
Carroll University, 1997.
Staff
President and CEO David Gilbert
COO Diane Downing
On leave from position as senior vice president at
Huntington
Bank. Vice president of government affairs and earlier director
of stadium operations for the Cleveland Browns. Point person for
Mayor White's administration in construction of the Cleveland Browns
stadium. Deputy director of the Ohio Lottery Commission.
Staff to Mayor George Voinovich, 1980-89, then staff to Mayor Mike
White. Worked for County Commissioner Seth Taft. Moved to
Cleveland in 1977. Degree in political science from Vassar
College.
Senior Project Manager Brittany Williams
Former executive director of the Cuyahoga County
Republican Party.
Destination Development Coordinator Gelise
Littlejohn
Volunteer Manager Sharon Richman
Volunteer Coordinator Kelsey Satter
Director of Fundraising Operations Caroline Wren
President of Bluebonnet Fundraising LLC from Jan.
2015. Finance
for Security Is Strength PAC, the pro-Lindsey Graham super PAC.
Finance director on Graham's 2014 re-election campaign, Feb. 2013-Nov.
2014. National finance consultant at Holloway Consulting, Oct.
2011-Jan. 2013. Southeast finance director on Jon Huntsman for
President, June-Oct. 2011. Associate director of major donors at
GOPAC, Inc. May 2010-June 2011. Deputy director of accounts
receivable on McCain-Palin 2008, May-Nov. 2008. B.A. in
economics, political science from Auburn University, 2010; president of
Auburn University College Republicans, March-Dec. 2009. twitter
Former:
Terry Egger served as chairman of the Cleveland 2016 Host Committee
through the bid
process to April 2015, when he resigned and then vice president David
Gilbert
succeeded him:
Terrance C.Z. (Terry)
Egger
Publisher, president and CEO of The Plain Dealer from
May 2006 to early 2013. Publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
July
1999-2006; general manager of the Post-Dispatch, 1996-99. While
at the Post-Dispatch was also
vice president of publishing for Lee Enterprises Inc. and previously
senior vice president of Pulitzer Inc. Sales
rep.
for
a
newspaper
in
La
Jolla,
Calif.
and
college
teacher.
Master's
degree
in
speech
communication
from
San
Diego
State
University;
B.A.
from
Augustana
College.
From Rock Island, IL.
Also,
Mayor's Office, City of Cleveland
Chief of Government and International Affairs Valarie McCall
Previously Clerk of the Cleveland City Council from May 2002.
Director of the City of Cleveland's Empowerment Zone. M.P.A. and
Bachelor's degree in social work from Cleveland State University.
Native Clevelander (>).