Marvin Blade
Marvin Blade of Duke Energy is the Area Manager for Business Relations in Adams Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton Counties.  Marvin is responsible for leading relation management with community leaders and administering charitable giving in the Central and East Areas. Marvin has been with Duke Energy for 19 years.  He worked the last several years in number of roles in customer service, economic development and business relations with large industrial and institutional customers. A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, he received his B.A. from Indiana State University.

Chip Gerhardt
Charles H. "Chip" Gerhardt, III, is President and Founder of Government Strategies Group, LLC. He is also the former Vice Chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party. Chip has an extensive background in the fields of economic development, government affairs and issues advocacy. He has worked in these areas both in the private and public sectors, and on local and statewide levels. Chip received his B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Notre Dame and his Juris Doctor from the St. Louis University School of Law. Chip currently serves on Ohio's Transportation Review Advisory Council, a board responsible for allocating funds to major new transportation projects in the state. He also serves on the Hamilton County Board of Elections, the Cincinnati Museum Center Board of Trustees, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Board of Trustees, the National Down Syndrome Society as well as numerous other boards and commissions. He resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife, Jane, and their three children.

Kraig Gordon
President of Gordon Construction, Inc. Mr. Gordon is also Treasurer of Clermont County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) and member of the Loan Committee of Horizon Certified Development Company.  Kraig completed a B.S. in Civil Engineering, an M.S. in Engineering Management and a Professional Degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri.  He enjoys cooking great food, drinking great wine and golf.  Kraig is especially pleased that his company can help many small to medium businesses achieve their dream of owning their own building.  He enjoys working in Clermont County and helping it grow. 

Cindy Gramke

Associate Director of Clermont Senior Services, Inc., Cindy is a Board Member  of RiverHills Bank, Clermont Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Ohio College Access Network.  She is on the Educational Excellence Action Team of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Agenda 360 and serves on the Clermont County Housing Advisory Committee, The Clermont Community Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Advisory Committee, the Ohio State University Committee for Community Development and the Clermont Advisory Committee.  Cindy was awarded the Clermont County Leadership Award in 2000, The Clermont Chamber Edward J. Parrish Pacesetter Award in 2005 and the Orpha Gatch Citizenship Award in 2002. 

John Greiwe
John has over 24 years experience serving private business, public institutions and not-for-profit entities while creating a wide variety of building and real estate solutions.  He has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Cincinnati, and has certification both as a registered architect (NCARB) and a certified commercial investment member (CCIM) an affiliate of The National Association of Realtors.  Mr. Greiwe actively participates on several boards and committees and is affiliated with a variety of professional and civic organizations.

Erick Harback
Erick is the Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking for Park National Bank of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. He leads a team of 16 commercial banking officers who serve the banking needs of small and medium sized businesses across an eight county market. Prior to joining Park National, Erick worked for Fifth Third Bank for five years as the commercial credit manager for their Northern Kentucky affiliate.  Preceding this role, he worked as a specialty lender in the agricultural sector for Farm Credit Services for eleven years. Erick currently serves as the Treasurer of the Board of Directors for Inter-Parish Ministry.  This is a 40 year-old non-profit based in Newtown, which serves those in Clermont County and Eastern Hamilton County who face financial hardships.   He is a member of the Outreach Committee of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church. Erick received an undergraduate degree in finance and real estate from Kent State University.  He began his MBA studies at Cleveland State University, and completed that degree at the University of Cincinnati. He enjoys camping, fishing, hiking, and basketball with his two boys (13 & 10) and his wife Ellen.

Gayle Heintzelman
Gayle Served as Interim President/CEO of Mercy Hospital Clermont from July 2007 until January 2008 when she was named the new President/CEO of the hospital.  Gayle is a registered nurse who has more than 25 years of experience with Mercy Health Partners.  Her roles have included Director of the Emergency Departments for Mercy Anderson and Mercy Clermont and Director of Patient Care Services at Mercy Clermont.  Prior to her current position, Gayle served as Vice President of Patient Care Services at Mercy Clermont and helped drive efforts to establish the hospital as a national leader in meeting quality of care standards.

Steve Hood
A Partner at Kamphaus, Henning & Hood Certified Public Accountants, Inc., Steve received his CPA in 1977 and became a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.  Steve received the Clermont Chamber of Commerce Small Business Best Practice Award – Business Advocate in 2000.  He is the Chairman of the Clermont Chamber of Commerce Board of Advisors.  Steve enjoys travel and golf.

Robert J. Manning
Robert is the Vice President/CFO of Lykins Companies.  Lykins is a diversified oil jobber.  They are also a supplier and distributor of petroleum products throughout the Midwest.  He became part owner in July, 2006. Previously he managed auditing and accounting at Rippe & Kingston CPA.  They are of the largest locally owned CPA firm in Cincinnati.  In 1980 he passed CPA Exam.  In 1979 he received his MBA at Xavier University.  In 1977 he received an Accounting Degree at Miami University.  Robert is married with two boys.  He is the Treasurer and Board Member for Adventure for Wish Kids.  He has a position on the Financial Committee at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church and he is active in Society of Independent Gas Marketers (SIGMA)

Andy McCreanor
Following 35 years in banking and finance, Andy currently consults with clients concerning strategic planning, business plans and branding projects.  He serves on the Board of United Way of Greater Cincinnati, is the Vice Chairman of the Clermont Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is Secretary/Treasurer of ED3C.  He serves on United Way Eastern Area Action Council, Clermont Senior Services, U.C. Clermont Education Advisory Board and The Clermont Fund-Greater Cincinnati Foundation.  Andy has a Bachelor of Arts degree in management and marketing from Wilmington College.  He has diplomas from the American Institute of Banking, Retail Banking and Organizational Management, The American Bankers Association, Retail Credit School at the University of Colorado.  Andy is learning to fly fish and enjoys watching football, baseball and college basketball as well as watching his grandkids play sports. 

Dave McNutt
Senior Vice President of Claims and Leadership Board Member for American Modern Insurance Group.  Dave has served as Chairman of the Claims Committee for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and is a member of the Advisory Boards for Cunningham Lindsey and Marshall/Swift & Boeckh.  He is an active member of the South Carolina Wind and Hail Association and past President of the Greenhills-Forest Park Kiwanis Club.  Dave is a graduate of Ohio State University, holding a BA in Industrial Psychology and designations including Associate in Claims and Senior Claims Law Associate.

Jennifer Porter
Jennifer Porter has assumed the responsibilities of General Manager of Holiday Inn and Suites Cincinnati-Eastgate in January of 2009.  Jennifer joined Winegardner and Hammons in 2006 most recently opened the Renaissance in Indianapolis.  She has been in the hotel industry for several years and has worked in the Ohio, Florida, Texas and Indiana markets where she has operated, opened and renovated several hotels.  Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Kent State.  Jennifer is currently responsible for the hotel operations and managing the hotel through a renovation and the Holiday Inn brand re-launch.  The hotel is being converted into a Holiday Inn and Suites in September of 2009. 

Tom Rocklin
Tom Rocklin was born in 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended the University of Cincinnati  College of Engineering with studies in Mechanical Engineering.  He is a Senior Technical Project Manager in the Milford, Ohio office of the Products Group of Siemens PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D).  Tom has broad experience and expertise in web technologies, data management applications, and business management systems. He is a lead quality coordinator for the company's quality initiatives.  Tom has been married to Karen, née Cobb, since 1974. They have one son and one daughter.  He is an active member of The First Apostolic Church in Kenwood, where he serves as a deacon, volunteer treasurer, teacher, soloist, choir member, and assistant webmaster.  His community activities include involvement in The Literacy Council of Clermont and Brown Counties, Clermont 20/20, Inc., Clermont Chamber of Commerce Clermont Senior Services, Inc.. Live Oaks Career Development Center , Milford High School, SEM Haven, Greater Cincinnati Community Affairs Council and United Way of Greater Cincinnati.  Tom enjoys music, home improvement projects, and stamp collecting.

Carolyn Rolfes
President of Potterhill Homes and Marketing Director of Holiday Homes.  Carolyn has a BS in Marketing from the University of Phoenix and an Executive MBA from Xavier University.  She is a Board Member of the Homeownership Center of Greater Cincinnati, of Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati, The Homebuilders Association of Greater Cincinnati and The Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation.  Carolyn enjoys travel and skiing.

Mark Stall is General Counsel for International Paper Company's xpedx division, headquartered in Loveland, Ohio.  He received his B.S. in Business Administration from Miami University in 1985 and his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1988.  Prior to joining International Paper, he practiced corporate law with Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation in Pittsburgh and later with Graydon Head & Ritchey in Cincinnati.  In addition to playing an active part in his church and children's school, Mark is currently a member of the Mercy Health Partners Foundation Board and the American Corporate Counsel Association- SW Ohio Chapter Board.  He lives in Mason with his wife, Kathy and their two children.  In his spare time, he enjoys wine, cooking and the performing arts.