Board of Directors

Meet Our Executive Board

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.

Joseph Storsin, Jr., Vice President

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.

Brian Moore, Asst. Vice President

Brian is a partner with the law firm of Roetzel & Andress. He practices real estate and finance law and is Shareholder in Charge of the Akron Office.
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.

Randal Hollopeter, 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.

Sarah Wenner Bloomhuff, Asst. Treasurer
Sarah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Merchandising and Product Development from Bowling Green State University and an Associate’s degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology, insurance has always been in Sarah’s blood, dating back to her grandfather! After completing her higher education, she joined her father’s agency, Jones & Wenner Insurance, beginning her own insurance career. Sarah specializes in insurance for trucking companies and has built a network of clients over the past 15 years that confidently refers her into new relationships.
Jones & Wenner Insurance joined forces with SeibertKeck Insurance Partners in 2018. Sarah is a member of the Acuity Agency Pane and active in the Autism Society of Greater Akron. She resides in Copley with her husband, Jeff, and sons Holden (6) and Chase (4.)

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.

Douglas Varner, Asst. Secretary

Douglas Varner is a Premier Field Engineer for Microsoft, working there since 2018. His previous positions were in IT for American Greetings, and KeyBank. A graduate of Grove City College, Doug also earned an MBA at Baldwin Wallace University. Doug has also served as an elder at Weymouth Community Church. When friends introduced his daughter to SCS, both he and his wife were overjoyed to let her join, both having been involved in choirs at her age. His daughter Elinor is a member of the Performance Choir, and the whole Varner family expects the youngest family member will soon be eager to join his sister singing
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Meet our Board of Directors

Lois Bontrager
Education & Financial Consultant (Retired)

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Benjamin Comston
Genesis Financial Services

Nancy Dustin
OEConnection

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Julie Firestone
Singerman Mills Desberg & Kauntz Co. LPA

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Leigh Kischke
Kischke Management Consulting, Inc

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Brian Lapolla, AIA, MBA, LEED AP
Akron Children's Hospital

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Gary Mosteller
Integrity Print Solutions, Inc

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Matthew Stein
Medical Mutual of Ohio

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Suganthi A. Veerappan, MD, MPH
Department of Veterans Affairs

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Dawn Wilson
Akron Public Schools

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Diane Kilo
Emeritus Director

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