Executive Board
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Chris Burnham, President
The First President of The Development Finance Authority of Summit County (DFA) since 2000, Chris has successfully guided and financed numerous development and redevelopment projects in the region. With over 30 years experience in public and DFA to directly or indirectly be associated with the retention and creation of 11,077 jobs, including thousands of construction jobs. Chris has been an innovator in regional cooperation, guiding the DFA to provide economic development finance in eight Northeast Ohio counties. In 2003, DFA established the Fixed-Rate Common Jobs & Investment Bond Fund Program, one of five rated (Standard & Poor'sBBB+) bond fund programs in the State of Ohio. As Director of Marketing for ASW Services, Inc., from 1994-2000, Chris was responsible for guiding the development of CAK International Business Park, Foreign Trade Zone #181, located at the Akron-Canton Airport. The business park attracted eight new businesses bringing $57.85 M of private investment and approximately 1,000 jobs to Summit County. Chris also served as Director of Development for Summit County with responsibility for economic development and community development programs, the Department of Building Standards, Capital Improvements, and the Planning Commission. |
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Julie Firestone, Vice President
Julie is a partner with the law firm of Brouse McDowell LPA where she practices in the area of estate and succession planning working with individuals and business owners on strategies for transferring and preserving wealth. She is also an inactive CPA and a graduate of Case Western Reserve School of Law and Miami University, where she earned her degree in Accounting. In addition to Summit Choral Society, Julie has served many years on the Board of Trustees for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools Foundation. Julie has had a lifelong love of music concentrated mainly on the flute having performed for many years as a soloist and in band and orchestral ensembles beginning in grade school, throughout college, with her church, and most recently performing with local rock bands. Julie lives in Brecksville with her family. |
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Brian Moore, Asst. Vice President
Brian is a partner with the law firm of Roetzel & Andress. He practices real estate and finance law and serves as Practice Manager for the firm's Real Estate and Banking Group. In addition to Summit Choral Society, Brian currently serves on several community boards including Northeastern Ohio Golf Foundation (Vice President), United Way of Summit County (Board Member and 2011 Campaign Chair), Downtown Akron Partnership (Executive Committee), and Blue Coats of Summit County (Vice Chair). His past board service includes Red Cross (Past Board Chairman), Portage Country Club ( Past Chairman), Akron Bar Association, Akron Civic Theater, Greenleaf Family Center (Past Chairman), Leadership Akron Alumni Association (Past President), and the Akron Jaycees (Past President). Brian was the 2015 recipient of the Leadership Akron Alumni Association "Lieberth Community Vision Award". He is a past recipient of the Greenleaf Family Center's Betty Dalton Community Service Award. He is a cantor and choir member at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. |
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Joseph Storsin, Jr., Treasurer
Joe is a Certified Public Accountant and currently the Director of Accounting and Consolidation at FirstEnergy in Akron, Ohio. In this role Joe oversees various functions including Regulatory Accounting, Unregulated Accounting, Corporate Accounting and Accounts Payable. In previous roles Joe has also worked in the SEC Reporting, Investor Relations and Project Management functions. In addition to the Summit Choral Society, Joe also serves on the Board of Directors for the FirstEnergy Family Credit Union. Joe is a graduate of Kent State University where he earned his B.S. in Business Management double majoring in Finance and Accounting with a minor in Management and earned his MBA in Finance. |
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Randal Hollopeter, Asst. Treasurer
Randal, of Dell EMC in Cleveland, OH, has been affiliated with Summit Choral Society since 2015. Mr. Hollopeter joined the Board of Directors in 2019 and is a graduate of Malone University. Randal brings a wealth of experience to the board with past positions held at Frontway Solutions, Cabletron Systems, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Electronic Data Systems. He has leadership experience in implementing and completing successful projects, a variety of management methodologies, strategies, processes, and procedures. Randal possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and is PMP certified with broad experiences in all phases of customer service project management. His daughter is a six-year singer with Summit Choral Society’s Children’s Choir Program, currently singing in the Performance Choir. |
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Daniel Berrios, Secretary
With over 20 years of experience managing international businesses and dynamic teams, Daniel is currently the International General Manager for the J.M. Smucker Company. His skills in marketing, product development, consumer communication and market expansion have made him a resonant executive leader in the industry. Danile holds a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from the Instituto Tecnologicoy De Studios Superiores De Monterrey (Campus Estate De Mexico) with a minor in hospitality management. He furthered his studies with a Global MBA at The Garvin School of International Management. He and his wife currently reside in Hudson. |
