b'BOARD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTS NEW CHAIR STAN PARTLOW-VICE CHAIRDuring its January 2021 annual meeting of the Membership Committee, FranklinStan Partlow retired from American Electric Power (AEP) in 2020 as vice president and chief security NEWS Universitys Board of Trustees unanimously elected Melissa Gutierrez as its new chair.officer after 15 years with the electric energy company. Prior to joining AEP, Stan served the law Gutierrez replaces Clarke Price, who served as board chair for the past term. enforcement community for over 25 years including 21 years with the Columbus Division of Police and four years as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Formerly an adjunct Members of the Board apply their extensive business and professional experience toprofessor at Franklin University, Stan taught in the Leadership and Public Safety Management provide guidance that helps to shape the Universitys strategic direction. As a result ofprograms. Stan has also been an adjunct professor for Capital University. Stan holds a law degree yhe Boards leadership, Franklin University has stayed true to its guiding principles tofrom Capital University, a masters degree in administration from Central Michigan University, and meet the needs of adult students by adapting to their needs and respond to changesa bachelors degree in psychology from Bowling Green State University. Stan serves on the Boards in society, professions and the business community. Finance and Infrastructure committees.RALPH SANESE-SECRETARYRalph Sanese is vice president of business development for AVI Foodsystems and president of Sanese Services, Inc., a family-owned foodservices and vending company. He is a board member of the Simon Kenton Council of the Boy Scouts of America and is active in several other civic organizations. Ralph is a Franklin University alumnus (BSBA 75) and serves on the Boards Infrastructure and Human Resources committees.NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO BOARDIn 2020, the University announced the election of Stacey Armstrong, chief operating officer (COO) at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, as well as, David White, vice president and chief information officer at Battelle, to its Board of Trustees.The addition of these two new members expands the Boards leadership and connection to industry.STACEY ARMSTRONG DAVID WHITEIm honored to serveMELISSA GUTIERREZ-CHAIR Newly elected Board Chair Melissa Gutierrez as chair of the Franklinbrings an impressive career and leadership background to the role. She currently serves University Board ofas senior vice president and general managerStacey Armstrong is a Franklin alumna (MBA 09) andDavid White has held the position of vice president with Synchrony, where she leads the rapidlycurrently serves as the chief operating officer (COO)and chief information officer at Battelle since February Trustees. I look forwardgrowing Pets Best Insurance business unitat OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital. Stacey2012. David has held various executive-level positions to leading the Boardswithin the Care Credit portfolio and serves asoriginally joined OhioHealth in 1991, as a medicalwith the state of Ohio including executive program a key partner to leaders across the Care Credittechnologist and transitioned into managementmanager of the Ohio Administrative Knowledge collective efforts andplatform within Synchrony. Prior to joiningpositions that progressed into leadership roles at bothSystem, director of state accounting within the Office Synchrony, Melissa held a number of positionsGrant and Riverside hospitals. From 2010 to 2015, sheof Budget and Management, and director of revenue continuing the Universitysat Nationwide Insurance, including positions ingained experience in various vice-presidential rolesmanagement within the State of Ohio Treasury. He is sales, strategy, marketing and finance, acrossincluding vice president of ambulatory care servicesa member of the CIO advisory board for Box.com, the strong tradition of offeringseveral business units including Nationwideand vice president of operations at the Universityadvisory board of the Columbus African American Insurance, Nationwide Financial andof Pittsburgh Medical Center. Stacey returned toLeadership Academy and a member of the COSI educational opportunitiesNationwide Better Health. Melissa holds theOhioHealth in 2015 to assume the role as vice president,community board. David attended The Ohio State chartered life underwriter (CLU) designation,specialty practice operations, OhioHealth PhysicianUniversity, where he studied electrical engineering. to support economicand in addition to her B.S. in Marketing (90)Group. Prior to her current role as COO at Riverside, sheHe earned a degree in business administration from Franklin University, she also holds anserved as chief operating officer, and then president, atfrom Columbus State Community College and a B.S. advancement for all. MBA from the University of Dayton. Grant. Stacey received her bachelors degree in medicalComputer Management (93) from Franklin.technology from Indiana University.8 Clocktower | Board of Trustees Clocktower | Board of Trustees 9'