President - David Stone, Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking at National City. Stone earned his bachelors degree in business administration and masters degree in economics from Bowling Green State University. Prior to joining National City's Management Development program in 1988 he was an instructor of economics at The University of Findlay.

Past President - Brian Ford, Claim Team Manager at State Farm Insurance. Ford is a graduate of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville and earned an MBA from Ohio Dominican University. He currently serves as the Board President of the East Mound Community Development Cooperation and Board Chair for Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Columbus Alumni Chapter.

VP Corporate Development - Pamela Foster, President and founder of Results Unlimited, a national non-profit capacity building consulting firm. Pamela has helped enhance organization capacity in terms of fundraising, board development, financial management and overall operations. Major strengths include grant writing, strategic thinking, excellent verbal and written communications skills, project management, public speaking and training and development. Pamela is active on local community boards, including: St. Stephens Community House; Ohio Business Week Foundation; Building Vibrant Neighborhood Impact United Way Impact Council; Ohio Children’s Defense Fund.

VP Finance - James Evans, President of Cedar Enterprises, Inc., the 19th largest restaraunt franchise operator in the nation. With Jim's help, the company has grown into one of the premier franchise operator of Wendy's, Baja Fresh, Cinnabon and Syrus. His day-to-day activities include management of banking relationships, new unit development, treasury management, and all administrative activities and budgeting. Jim is a graduate of Franklin University and a certified public accountant.

VP Program - Ashton Ritchie has a wide range of experience in training, sales and marketing. He has been the advertising and public relations spokesperson for The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company for more than 30 years. He enjoys volunteering for various organizations including Meals on Wheels and the Red Cross. Ashton received his bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Virginia Tech. and currently resides in Galena, Ohio.

VP Scholarship Development - John Hamlin, is the principal and chief executive officer of JB Hamlin and Company, Inc. John started his business in 1998 and has seen its continued success and growth since, due to his entrepreneurial drive. John currently travels both domestically and internationally on behalf of the Presidential Office of Advance for the President of the United States and The White House. John attended Ohio Dominican University. He is currently a board member of the Ohio Dyslexia Association and is actively involved in numerous non-profit causes.

Secretary - Kevin C. Mosby, as Director of Diversity for State Farm Insurance he oversees and implements diversity and inclusion initiatives. Kevin is active in numerous non-profit organizations and has been involved with the Ohio Business Week Foundation for several years. Kevin has served as a company advisor, consultant and judge for OBW. He resides in Cleveland with his wife and daughter.

VP Student Recruitment - John Tuggle is President of Remagen, Inc., a distributor of foodservice equipment in Eaton, Ohio. John became involved in Ohio Business Week when both of his daughters attended the program several years ago. He is active in the Eaton Rotary Club and serves on a number of volunteer Boards.