Here is the traveling party on the Greater Akron Chamber’s informational visit to Omaha, Neb.:
• Ken Babby, owner and CEO, Akron Aeros
• Joel Bailey, vice president, local affairs and economic development, FirstEnergy Corp.
• Fred Bidwell, president, Bidwell Foundation
• Robert Bowman, deputy mayor for economic development, city of Akron
• David Brockman, managing partner, BCG & Co.
• Nicholas Browning, president and CEO, Akron Region, FirstMerit Bank
• Chris Burnham, president, Development Finance Authority of Summit County
• Candace Campbell Jackson, vice president and chief of staff, University of Akron
• S. Theresa Carter, president, Omnova Solutions Foundation
• Daniel Colantone, president and CEO, Greater Akron Chamber
• Bill Considine, president and CEO, Akron Children’s Hospital
• Robert Cooper, president and CEO, CBRE / Amerimar
• Megann Eberhart, manager of government affairs, Greater Akron Chamber
• Roger Emerson, managing partner, Emerson, Thomson & Bennett LLC
• Cory Finding, chief business development officer, WiredViews
• Linda Fuline, superintendent, Summit County Educational Service Center
• Jay Gershen, president, Northeast Ohio Medical University
• Suzie Graham, president, Downtown Akron Partnership
• Rebecca Guzy Woodford, senior vice president, Greater Akron Chamber
• Marty Hauser, CEO, SummaCare Inc.
• John Higgins Jr., area vice president of operations, Time Warner Cable Northeast Ohio / Western Pennsylvania
• David James, superintendent, Akron Public Schools
• David Jennings, director, Akron-Summit County Public Library
• Joseph Kanfer, chairman and CEO, GOJO Industries Inc.
• J. Michael Kolk, partner, Cohen & Co.
• John LaGuardia, vice president of public affairs and development, University of Akron
• Amanda Leffler, partner, Brouse McDowell
• Richard Lewis, director of governmental relations and secretary to the board of trustees, Northeast Ohio Medical University
• Betty Lin-Fisher, staff writer, Akron Beacon Journal
• Steven Marks, CEO, Main Street Gourmet
• Mark Masuoka, executive director and CEO, Akron Art Museum
• Christine Mayer, president, GAR Foundation
• Philip Maynard, owner and CEO, ASW Properties Ltd.
• Marc Merklin, managing partner, Brouse McDowell
• James Merklin, partner-in-charge, assurance services, Bober, Markey, Fedorovich
• Gregg Mervis, president and CEO, Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Jeffrey Murphy, managing director, Dominion East Ohio
• John Petures Jr., president and CEO, Akron Community Foundation
• Donald Plusquellic, mayor, city of Akron
• Ernie Pouttu, president and CEO, Harwick Standard Distribution Corp.
• Angela Presutti, director, Young Professionals Network, Greater Akron Chamber
• Tia Ramlow, president, GreatWork! Employment Services
• Richard Rebadow, executive vice president, Greater Akron Chamber
• Ilene Shapiro, council member, Summit County Council
• Marco Sommerville, planning director, city of Akron
• Mike Spickard, CEO, Tegrit Group
• Thomas Strauss, president and CEO, Summa Health System
• Paul Thomarios, president, Thomarios
• Jennifer Thomas, Akron program director, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• Kirstin Toth, senior vice president, GAR Foundation
• J. Bret Treier, partner, Vorys Legal Counsel
• Anthony Troppe, president, Historic District Management
• Sarah Vojtek, manager, events, Greater Akron Chamber
• Theodore Walter, president, Fifth Third Bank
• Jeffery Walters, managing director, CBIZ Mayer Hoffman McCann
• Derran Wimer, executive director, Summit Education Initiative
• Bradley Wright, partner-in-charge, Akron office, Roetzel & Andress LPA
• Fred Wright, president and CEO, Akron Urban League