Leadership

There is no better way to lead than by example.

Our trustees and staff are men and women that come from different backgrounds, but share a sense of purpose and a belief in our mission and core values. Each staff and board member “walks the talk,” applying the same principles to their own lives that our guests are learning in their programs.

STAFF LEADERSHIP

At The City Mission, our leaders have a ministry calling, express diversity, serve God and people as a team, and maintain the highest level of personal integrity. All staff and leadership know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and seek His strength and guidance daily. Only through the grace of God can we in turn love and serve our neighbors as we ought to! We invite you to read more about our leaders and get in touch with them by viewing their bios below.

• Rev. Richard Trickel

  Chief Executive Officer

  
• Linda Uveges

  Chief Operating Officer

  
• John Jelenic

  Chief Financial Officer

  
• Michele Krampitz

  Chief Development Officer

  
• Heather Foote

  Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer

  
• Dominic Verdell

  Crossroads Program Manager

  
• Michael Hahn

  Laura’s Home Program Manager

  
• Abigail Uveges

  New Horizons Program Manager

  
• Christina Hahn

  Family Ministry Coordinator

  
• Jaime Buxton

  Community Engagement Manager

  
• Emily Van Vranken

  Volunteer Services Coordinator

  
• Michael Parry

  Major Gift Officer

  
• Anthony Baratta

  Major Gift Officer

  
• Josh Foote

  Director of Marketing & Communications

  
• Jami Swain

  Director of HR & Employee Development

  

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers

Board President:

Theodore A. Wagner

Bober Markey Fedorovich 

Co-Vice Presidents:

Sandy Chochola

Aon Corporation

Emmett Robinson

Robinson Law Firm, LLC

Secretary:

Todd Baumgartner

McDonalds Hopkins

Treasurer:

John Zaller

MAI Capital Management, LLC

Members

Kate Bang

USI Insurance Services

Bill Beattie 

Bardons & Oliver, Inc.

Darrell Boff 

Cintas Corporation 

Tom Demitrack

Jones Day

Christine Elliott, Ph.D.

LifeStream

Arthur C. Hall III

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Deforia Lane, Ph.D.

University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center

Karen Shaw Nelson

Consultant

Robert H. Rowland

Evergreen Resources LLC

Ray Smith

Vitiman Kandie

Tom Tomasula, Jr. 

Bettcher Industries, Inc.  

EMERITUS MEMBERS

Walter L. Baker

Rev. Harry Banfield - Director Emeritus

William P. Barrett, Jr

Joseph A. Campanella

Turan Strange

ASSOCIATE BOARD

Jen Andrews

Kindergarten Teacher, Valley Christian Academy 

Aaron Austermiller

Lead Software Engineer, Felux

Mike Campbell - Associate Board Chair

Chemist, Sherwin-Williams

Meg Chochola

Director of Advancement Operations, Magnificat High School

Katie Collier

Team Lead, Program Management, Bravo Wellness

Ben Cook

Staff Accountant, Skoda Minotti

Jamie Dasher

Employee Benefit Consultant, Arthur J. Gallagher

Rob Hendricks

Associate, Jones Day

Aaron Hessler

Associate Attorney, Wegman Hessler

Erika Jarvis

Client Implementation Analyst, Asurint

Mark Lance

Manager of Trends & Foresight, The J.M. Smucker Company

Tamika Martin

Senior Learning and Development Specialist, PNC

Mark Mazzagatti

Manager of Franchiser Operations Partnership Development, Cleveland Cavaliers

Alyssa Predota

Physician’s Assistant, Cleveland Clinic

Krissie Stempuzis-Wendel

Personal Assistant

Hannah Uveges

Branch Controls Manager, AXA Advisors

Joshua Womack

Senior Marketing Manager, Progressive Insurance

Interested in joining our Associate Board? Visit our Associate Board page to learn more.