b'BOARD OF TRUSTEES NEWS BOARD EXPERTISE GUIDES FRANKLINS FORWARD FOCUSThe Franklin Board of Trustees is comprised of respected business and community leaders. Board members apply their extensive business and professional experience to provide guidance and help the University effectively adapt to anticipated changes. Through their leadership and industry insight, Franklin continues to serve adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities.BOARD WELCOMES NEWCHAIR AND VICE CHAIRDavid White 93, ChairDavid White is the senior vice president, Technology Practice for RTI International and previously held the position of chief information officer at Battelle. David has held various executive-level positions with the state of Ohio including executive program manager of the Ohio Administrative Knowledge System, director of State Accounting within the Office of Budget and Management and director of Revenue Management within the State of Ohio Treasury.David is a member of the CIO Advisory Board for Box.com, the advisory board of the Columbus African American Leadership Academy and a member of the COSI Community Board. David studied electrical engineering at The Ohio State University, received a degree in business administration at Columbus State Community College, and received a degree in computer management at Franklin University. David serves on the boards Audit, Controls and Compliance Committee and the Infrastructure Committee.Stacey Armstrong MBA 09, Vice ChairStacey Armstrong currently serves as the president of the WVU Innovation Corporation and was previously chief operating officer of Riverside Methodist Hospital. During her time at OhioHealth, she also served as chief operating officer and president of Grant Medical Center in Columbus and as vice president of specialty services for OhioHealth Physicians Group. A graduate of Franklins MBA program, Stacey received her bachelors degree from Indiana University. Stacey currently serves on the Partnerships Committeeand chairs the Human Resources & Advancement Committee.Ralph Sanese 75, SecretaryRalph Sanese is the vice president for Business Development at AVI Foodsystems and president of Sanese Services, Inc., a family-owned food services 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, a Franklin University alumnus, serves on the Infrastructure Committee and the Human Resources 12 & Advancement Committee. He has been the Board secretary since 2020 and is serving his second two-year term.12 Clocktower | Board of Trustees News'