Our Board Chair
Christian was elected Chair of the Board of Directors in August 2022. He is a Deputy General Auditor within KeyCorp’s Risk Review Group, providing leadership of KeyCorp’s Technology, Cyber Security, Operations, and Enterprise Risk Management audit teams. Prior to joining KeyCorp, Christian served as Director of Internal Audit at both AmTrust Bank and First Place Bank. Christian began his career in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he spent six years in the firm’s Cleveland office.
Christian is an active member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and a member of KeyCorp’s Executive Council. He is a graduate of the American Bankers Association’s Stonier Graduate School of Banking/Wharton Leadership program, and earned both his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Masters of Business Administration from John Carroll University in University Heights, OH. He is a CPA and holds his Certification in the Governance of Enterprise IT (GGEIT).
Governance Board
Christian Trudell, Board Chair
Senior Vice President, KeyCorp
Laura Mimura, Vice Chair
Vice President of Corporate Public Affairs, KeyBank
Jeff Boehling, Treasurer
Michele Sanchez, Secretary
Principal, Buhrer Dual Language Academy
Vincent Bell, CPA
Assurance Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kevin Fentner
Corporate Sr. IT Audit Manager, The Sherwin-Williams Company
Steve Friedman
Partner, Squire Patton Boggs LLP
David Gedeon
Sr. Manager International Tax, Eaton Corporation
Meredith Holt
VP of IDN Partnerships, AmerisourceBergen
Jason Lansdale
Supervisor, Provider Value Network, West Region, University Hospitals
Principal, Offside Marketing
Lyle Leavitt
Senior VP, Reporting & Analytics Manager, New York Community/Ohio Savings Bank
Kuda Maposa
Sub-Region Product Management Leader, Progressive Insurance
Mairghread Mukeredzi, CPA
VP, Corporate Tax, KeyBank
Mason Oatey
Director, Digital Marketing, Oatey Company
Brandon Patton
Senior Consultant, Health Solutions, Aon
Joseph Reines
Vice President – Portfolio Management, Renewable Energy Finance
The Huntington National Bank
Brett Schumacher
Director, Finance Transformation, KPMG, LLC
Scott Snider
President, Exit Planning Institute
Adam Zelwin
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
If you are interested in joining our Governance Board, please contact our Executive Director Alison Black at ablack@americascorescleveland.org.
Advisory Board
Gerard Banez, PhD
Program Director, Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program & Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology, The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
Ruth Coffey
VP, Human Resources, Fortune Brands Global Plumbing Group
Brad Kostka
President, Roop & Co.
Mario Mancini
Associate Director of Operations International Trade & Customs, KPMG LLP
Thomas Ostrowski
Attorney, Tucker Ellis LLP
Brian Slife
Resident Managing Director, Aon Risk Solutions
Rita Tersigni Grabowski
CPA
Associate Board
Jordan Masters, Co-chair
IT Audit Manager, Controls & Analysis, Progressive Insurance
Andrew Vento, Co-chair
Manager, Merger & Acquisition, Avient Corporation
Josh Anderson
Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group
Brittany Belko
Events Manager, WTWH Media
Nick Butcha
Associate, Jones Day
Andrew Coccia
Teacher, Buckeye Elementary School
Scott Hong
Loan Originator, UMortgage
Paige Koerper-Wysocki
Marketing Manager, Exit Planning Institute
Vinnie Pierro
Senior Manager, Risky Advisory Services
Grant Thornton
Robby Perry
Audit Manager, KPMG LLP
Rita Rochford
Associate, Jones Day
Maria Varonis
Sr. Copywriter & Content Strategy Managing Editor, CommentSold
Gonzalo Villafan
Medical Assistant, Cleveland Clinic
Andrew Zager
Director of Finance, Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity
*For more information about joining our Associate Board, please contact Mariana Silva at msilva@americascorescleveland.org.