Our Staff
The World Affairs Council – Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization.
Board of Directors
Board Chair
Dale Dean
DeanHouston Inc.
Vice Chair
Tim Roberts
The TIM | ROBERTS Group – Comey & Shepherd Realtors
Treasurer
Asawari Deshmukh
University of Cincinnati
Secretary
Cheryl D. Young
Miami University
Directors
- Manny Addo, Natural Shea Care & Africa America Business Promotion
- Julia Brossart, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) Regional Council of Governments
- Samuel Foulkes, Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
- Ken Gunkel, National Association of Conservation Districts and Tandem Marketing Services
- Karlee Hilliard, Retired, Ford Motor Company
- Mrudula Jillella, Macy’s
- Sri Kumar, Connico
- Francois LeRoy, Northern Kentucky University
- Bryan McCleary, Principal, Relevance Communications; Board Member, P&G Alumni Foundation
- Amanda “Mandy” McLaughlin, Graduate Studies – University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering and Applied Science
- Tyler Roe, New York Life
- Ben Press, PressPlay Media Advisors
- Jay Scherger, DEXA (Drone Express)
Young Professionals Board Liaison:
- Morgan Miller, Category Development Manager, Wells Enterprises
Advisory Group
- Charles Azuka, Retired, P&G
- Mary Ann Buchino, EdD, Retired School Psychologist
- Leo Chan, Asia Chamber of Commerce
- Denise Esteves-Hicks
- Doug Goldberg, Goldberg Partners International LLC
- Dr. James Kaya, Clermont County Public Health
- Craig Lane, Munich Re America Services, Inc.
- Michele Mansfield, Retired, P&G
- John Pinney, Graydon, Head, & Ritchey LLP
- Pat Raverty, Retired
- Deborah Schultz, Trans-Borders Solutions
- Deborah Tyson, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Young Professionals Advisory Group
- Phillip Arceneaux, Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication, Miami University
- Prerna Gandhi, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Rotex Global, LLC
- Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson, Program Director, Groundwork Ohio River Valley
- Angel He, Investment Associate, Softbank
- Lucas Threlfall, Donation Processing Coordinator, Cooperative for Education
- Gaurav Yadav, Program Manager, United States Air Force
