Board of Directors

The Community Action Council of Portage County is governed by an 18-member volunteer Board of Directors. 1/3rd of all members represent elected officials, 1/3rd represent low-income areas or groups, and 1/3rd represent the private sector and other organizations.   The Board meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month and all meetings are public.     

Michael A. DeLuke, AFSCME, Board Chair                                    
Dr. Marlene Dorsey, Kent City School District, Board Vice Chair
Mary Daily, Admired Residential  Services,  Board Treasurer
Nancy Grim, Community Legal Aid Services, Board Secretary
Lynn Allen, Atwater Township Representative 
Brad Cromes, Portage County Treasurer
Sean Dockery, S&T Bank                            
Henderson Ellis, KSU Upward Bound/TRIO Programs
Laure Gauntner, Portage County Literacy Coalition/ABLE
David Gray, Renaissance Family Center   
Dr. Geraldine Hayes Nelson, Portage County NAACP
Gregg Isler, Windham Exempted Village School District
Suzanne Livengood, Portage Learning Centers
Robin Turner, Kent City Council
William Schnell, Mayor of Aurora Representative
Pamela Nation-Calhoun, Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority
Mandy Berardinelli, Portage County Commissioners
​Bruce Ribelin, Ravenna City Council
  

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