Board of Directors
The Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency's Board of Directors is composed of representatives from three areas of the community: one-third from low-income communities, one-third are public officials or their designees, and one-third from the private sector.
Executive Committee
Mark B. Lawson, Board Chair
Chandra Mathews-Smith, Board Vice Chair
Diana Paternoster, Board Treasurer
Kristi Nelson, Board Secretary
Board Members
Shawn Butler
City of Cincinnati
Jeffrey A. Ficke
Fifth Third Bank
Mic Fusco
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries
Rev. Donald Jones
Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
Angela Konkle
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Mark B. Lawson, Esq.
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
Emory Livers, Jr.
UMODOP of Cincinnati, Inc.
Chandra Mathews-Smith
Beech Acres
Stephanie A. Moes, Esq.
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
Kristi Nelson, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
Diana J. Paternoster
GE Aviation
Laure Quinlivan
City of Cincinnati
Valerie Steinhaus
Head Start Policy Council
Lamont Taylor
Frisch’s Corporate Offices
Susan Walsh
Hamilton County Community Development Department
Moira Weir
Hamilton County Jobs & Family Services
Corliss West
TAPP House, LLC
Wendell Young
City of Cincinnati
Front row - left to right: Susan Walsh; Chandra Mathews-Smith; Gwen L. Robinson; Mark B. Lawson; Diana Paternoster; Laketa Cole
Back row - left to right:Stephanie A. Moes; Emory Livers, Jr.; Rev. Donald Jones; Lamont Taylor; Shawn Butler