The Nance College of Business is guided in part by a Visiting Committee which is made up of regional and national business leaders who represent key industries and economic sectors in the Northeast Ohio region and beyond. These professionals serve as advisors to and ambassadors for the Nance College of Business Administration to help create the conditions for success, both within the University and the broader community.

The Visiting Committee leverages the power of connections to enable essential conversations about the future direction of the Nance College of Business Administration. As a body, the committee supports positive change initiatives to strengthen the College’s agenda for excellence, vitality, and relevance.

The Committee’s vision is to:

• Establish the Nance College of Business Administration as a leader in program innovation and applied learning
• Make the Nance College of Business Administration a driver of regional economic development for today and tomorrow
• Become the College of choice for:
  • International Business
  • Information Systems and Technology Management
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
  • Sustainable Economic Development
  • Health Care Administration programs

The distinguished Visiting Committee members include:

• Ronald Auletta - BBA '98 & MBA '01, President & CEO, Xaloy, Inc.
• William Centa - MBA '77, Senior Vice President and CFO, Mayfran International
• Tom DeJovine - BBA '79 & MBA '83, Business Developer, Beacon Software Company
• Mark Hallsman - BBA '77, President and CEO, MotorVac Technologies, Inc.
• Linda Kane - BBA '79, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting and Administrative Officer, Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
• Stephen Kirk - MBA '79 & Honorary DBA '07, Senior Vice President and COO of Lubrizol Corporation
• Joseph Krysh - BBA '80 & MBA '81, Former Executive Vice President, Medical Mutual of Ohio
• Benson P. Lee, President and CEO, Technology Management Incorporated
• Nancy Leizman, First Vice President & Investment Officer, PIM Portfolio Manager, DettelbachLeizman Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
• Frank Nagorney, Principal, Cowden, Humphrey, Nargoney & Lovett Co., LPA
• Robert Norton - BBA '73, President and CEO, GCA Services Group, Inc.
• Garry O’Neil - BBA '73, President and Chief Executive Officer, GOLV, Inc.
• Robert F. Scherer (ex officio), Dean, Nance College of Business Administration

Emeriti Members


• Thomas R. Brule - Partner for Corporate and Securities Practice Group, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aranoff LLP
• William Harrison Collins, Chairman & Founder, Collins Gordon Bostwick Architects
• James T. Guzowski - BBA '75, Managing Director, Corefocal
• Chip Killius, Director of Fluid Power and Subsidiary Finance, Applied Industrial Technologies
• Jack Schron, President, Jergens, Inc.
• Wilton Sogg, Attorney at Law, McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A.