2023-2024 Board of Directors

Executive Board

Position Name and Agency Phone and Email
President Dr. Carmine Stewart
VP of Programming-Seeds of Literacy
216-661-7950
oaace@oaace.org
     
Vice-President Bobbie Sin

oaace@oaace.org

Treasurer Marquita Mitchell
oaace@oaace.org
Secretary Sarah Quick


oaace@oaace.org

Regional Directors

Position Name and Agency Phone and Email
Central/Southeast    
Southwest Elissa Dixon-Bates
Cincinnati City Schools
513-695-2458
BatesEl@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
Northwest

Jessica Arbuckle

Penta Career Center

419-661-6357
jarbuckle@pentacc.org
Northeast Tessa Torowski
Project Learn of Summit County
330-434-9461
ttorowski@projectlearnsummit.org

Special Interest Directors

Position Name and Agency Phone and Email
Adult Education  Lathe Moore
Pike County Career Technology Center
740-289-2282
lathe.moore@pikectc.net
Community Agencies Sarah Quick
Upper Valley Career Center
937-778-1980 x 501
quicks@uppervalleycc.org
Corrections Education Derek Saylor
Canton City School District
saylor_d2@ccsdistrict.org
ESOL Education Salome Harris
Cuyahoga Community College
216-371-7138
salome.harris@tri-c.edu
Special Needs Erin Wheeler
C-TEC
ewheeler@c-tec.edu
Transition Director Christina Miller
Eastern Gateway Community College

740-996-4111

cmmiller@egcc.edu

Board-Elected Chairs

Position Name and Agency Phone and Email
Advocacy     
COABE Board Liaison Jody Angelone
Ohio Aspire Professional Development Network (PDN)
419-307-7321
angelone.4@osu.edu
Elections/Nominations Chair Laurie Duren
Miami Valley Career Technology Center
937-854-6253
lDuren@mvctc.com
Governance Chair Paula Baumgardner
South Central Ohio ESC Aspire
740 354-0219
paula.baumgardner@scoesc.org
Scholarships, Awards, and Grants Cindy Wolfe
Delaware Area Career Center
(740) 203-2267
wolfec@delawareareacc.org
Communications Chair Jodi Wireman
Apollo Career Center
419-998-2956
jodi.wireman@apollocc.org

Ex-Officio

Position Name and Agency Phone and Email
Ohio Department of Higher Education Liaison Donna Albanese
State Aspire Director
614-752-1642
Dalbanese@highered.ohio.gov