Board of Directors
Cooperative for Education’s U.S. Boards provide support, expertise, and oversight.
Brian Todd
Chair
- Shareholder at Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.
- Finance Committee Chair
Rolando Archila, Vice Chair
- Founder, Atalanta Consulting & Art of Wanderlust
- Development Committee Chair
Patrick Farfsing
Treasurer
- Corporate Controller, Pilot Chemical Company
- Finance Committee Member
Eric Landen
Board Secretary
- Attorney at Law with Frost Brown Todd, LLC.
Alen Amini
- Member
Joe Berninger
- CoEd Co-Founder & Executive Director
- CoEd Board of Directors Ex Officio Member
John Berninger
- Partner, Deloitte
- Finance Committee Member
Emily Block
- Member
Rick Corcoran
- Partner, Slate Capital Group
- Development Committee Member
Mary Geren Lutz
- Miami University, College of Creative Arts Advisory Board
- Miami University, Performing Arts Series Advisory Board
Ken Petren
- Professor of Biology, University of Cincinnati
- Former Dean of the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, University of Cincinnati
Laura Trujillo
- Managing Editor, Life & Entertainment, USA TODAY
Molly Tyger
- President, Shine Commerce & Brakecrafters
Romina Sapinoso
- Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Advisory Board
Kelsey Amara
- Finance Director, Harris Ford
Glenn Chamberlain
- Guatemala Literacy Project Co-Chairperson
Tom Clark
- President, Clark’s Market
Liz Eiting
- Retired Business Owner
Ben Fossen
- Lead Data Engineer, Civic Eagle
- Co-Founder, Adoptees with Guatemalan Roots
Mimi Gingold
- Retired Teacher
- Owner of Cincinnati English & Cultural Enrichment, LLC
Kate Kick
- Entrepreneur and mom extraordinaire
- Former high school English teacher
Michele MacMaster
- Retired Registered Nurse
- Artist
Anne Niehaus
- Attorney at Law, Niehaus Law Office, LLC
Denise (Dee) Oppedisano
- Program Director, Cincinnati Financial
Rick Schroeder
- Co-Owner, Fairfax Racquet Club
Kimberly Summe
- Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Sequoia Capital Global Equities
Philip Summe
- Co-Chief Executive Officer, M&P Gastronomy
Molly Tyger
- President, Shine Commerce LLC
Doug Ventura
- President and Partner, Coolidge Strategic
Emily West
- Executive Director, West Foundation
Guatemalan Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board in Guatemala provides local guidance and support.
Board members, as pictured (from left to right), include:
- Cristian Monterroso
- Beatriz Illescas
- Isabel Casas Klett
- Jorge Mansilla
- Luis Eduardo Chang
- Andreas Meyer (not pictured)
Interested in joining a CoEd Board Committee?
The Finance Committee and Development Committee are open to non-board members.