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David Decker, Ph.D. President
Marv
Briskey, DBA
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial and Investment Officer
Carl Brown Vice President, Campus Services
Christi Cabungcal Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President, Administration
Bill Chan Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances
Godfrey Mendes, Ph.D. Senior Vice President, Global Programs and Strategic Initiatives
Lynne Rouzer, Ph.D. Senior Vice President, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Linda Steele Vice President, Marketing
Rick Sunderman Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Christopher Washington, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs
Stacey Armstrong Vice Chair
Jamie Crane Board Member , Crane Family Office of Board of Directors - Community Advocate and Member
David Decker, Ph.D. President
Phil Fankhauser Board Member , Co-Founder and Principal - Epcon Communities, Inc.
Gary L. Flynn Board Member , Senior Vice President (Retired) - Ross Products, Div. of Abbott Laboratories
Ted Ford Board Member , CEO - Advanced Energy Economy Ohio
Anthony Gonsalves Board Member , Independent Marketing Consultant -
Melissa Gutierrez Immediate Past Chair , SVP and General Manager - Synchrony
Bruce Hagen Immediate Past Chair , Regional Executive and President - Ohiohealth North Market
Gary W. James Board Member , President - Dynalab, Inc
Carl E. Johnson Secretary , Director of Manufacturing - PPQ Industries (Retired)
Floyd V. Jones Board Member , Vice President of Production (Retired) - The Dispatch Printing Company
Lori Kaiser Board Member , Founder and CEO - Kaiser Consulting
Mary Laird Duchi Board Member , Vice President Operations & Systems Services (Retired) - Battelle Memorial Institute
Gregory S. Lashutka Board Member , Findley Davies Inc. - Senior Consultant
Stan Partlow Immediate Past Chair , AEP - Vice President and Chief Security Officer
Clarke Price Immediate Past Chair , President and CEO - The Ohio Society of CPAs (Retired)
Peter Roche Board Member , Chemical Abstracts Services - Senior Vice President, Finance (Retired)
Ralph Sanese Secretary , AVI Foodsystems - Vice President, Business Development
David Stone Board Member , Huntington National Bank - Executive Managing Director of Specialty Banking
Matthew Toussant Board Member , Senior Executive and Consultant - CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society
Carole Watkins Board Member , Chief Human Resources Officer (Retired) - Cardinal Health, Inc.
Robert L. Bailey * served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1993-1994
William H. Bennett * served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1997-1998
Robert S. Crane * served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1987-1988
David J. D'Antoni served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 2004-2004
Jo Ann Davidson served as Board member from 1996 -2017
J. Richard Emens * served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1995-1996
Phyllis H. Greene* served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1983-1984
Floyd V. Jones served as Board member from 1996-2023
James Kunk served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1999-2000
Gregory S. Lashutka served as a Trustee April 2004 – January 2022, served as Chairman of the Board 2006-2008
General Raymond E. Mason Jr.* served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1985-1986
Roger L. Merrill* served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1972-1973
James W. Phillips * served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1976-1977
John B. Ruhlin Jr.* served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 2004-2006
C. Kenneth Smith* served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1981-1982
George A. Snodgrass * served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1962-1963
Ralph E. Waldo* served as Chairman of the Franklin Board of Trustees from 1979-1980
* Deceased
Terry A. Boyd Master of Business Administration, Lake Erie College Master of Social Work, The Ohio State University Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University |
John S. Brent Master of Arts, Ashland Theological Seminary Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio University |
Phyllis Duryee Master of Arts, The Ohio State University |
Barbara Fennema Master of Education, John Carroll University Doctor of Education, Nova Southeastern University |
William H. Hochstettler, III Master of Science, Penn State University Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University |
Lou Anne Manning Master of Science, Virginia Commonwealth University Doctor of Education, Nova Southeastern University |
Patricia McCann* Master of Arts, The Ohio State University |
Thomas G. Seiler Juris Doctorate, Capital University Doctor of Business Administration, Argosy University |
Jane E. Sieberth Master of Arts, The Ohio State University |
Susan Waller Master of Science, University of Colorado Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University |
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