Volunteer Leadership

ArtsWave is fortunate to have so many committed leaders who volunteer their time and talent to make Greater Cincinnati an amazing place to live.

2024-25 ArtsWave Trustees

Officers:
Leigh Fox, Chair
Deborah Hayes, Vice Chair
Matthew Stautberg, Treasurer
Kala Gibson, Secretary
Alecia T. Kintner, President & CEO

Trustees:
Jeff Ahrnsen+
Ron Bates+
Tysonn Betts
Carri Chandler
Brendon J. Cull
Phil Duncan*
Chip Finke+
Angie Fischer
Charles H. Gerhardt, III
Agnes Godwin Hall*
Mel Gravely+
Michael Hall
Michelle Hershey*
Vada Hill
Todd M. Immell*
Danielle Ivory
Craig Jackson
Priya Dhingra Klocek
Allison Kropp+
Jamie Leonard+
Jill McGruder+
Jeffrey Meek
Emerson Moser+
Joe Muraca*
Raj Narang
Lou Nazir
Emma Off
Eugene Partridge, III
Bruce Petrie+
Thanh Pham
Bobby Rodriguez
Dianne Rosenberg+
Jens Rosenkrantz+
Megan Shaffer*
Murray Sinclaire, Jr.
Reginald L. Staples, Jr.*
Deana Taylor-Brewer
Alicia B. Townsend
Sonya Turner
David Voelker
Rhonda Whitaker Hurtt*
Stanford T. Williams, Jr.
Kelly Wittich
Justin Wyborn
Sam Zeller*

Life Trustees:
Otto M. Budig, Jr.
Lee A. Carter
A. B. Closson, Jr.
Nancy Heffner Donovan
John J. Kron
Susan S. Laffoon
Mitchel D. Livingston
Richard H. Rosenthal*
Jack Rouse
Lisa Sauer*
Thomas R. Schiff
Edgar L. Smith, Jr.
Mary Stagaman
Peter S. Strange
Dudley S. Taft
Ellen G. van der Horst

* Executive Committee
+ Ex-Officio

2025 ArtsWave Community Campaign Chair Mel Gravely has recruited a stellar team of corporate leaders and community volunteers to ensure the Campaign's success.

2025 Community Campaign Cabinet

2025 Campaign Cabinet                       
Mel Gravely, Chair
Candace McGraw, Vice Chair                       

Kim Best, CVG
Jody Brant, Katz Teller
Brendon Cull, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Ryan  Dunlap, Triversity
Kay Geiger,  Retired PNC
John Gray, Fifth Third Bank
Leon Hampton, Dinsmore
Amy Hanson, Amy Hanson Advisory Services
Don Hogle, Atomic Robot
Todd Immel, Deloitte
Steve  Kenat, SHP
Jes Laine, Guaranteed Rate, The DiBari Laine Group
Samuel Moore, Jr., Retired P&G
Danny Lipson, Urban Sites
Amber Ostaszewski, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Randazzo, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Jackie Reau , Game Day
Greg Riley, Schaefer
Kitty Strauss Rosenthal, Community Volunteer
Lisa Sauer, Retired P&G
Kate Smith, Wood, Herron & Evans
Tim Steigerwald, Messer Construction Co.
Warren Weber, PNC
Tira Williams, TriHealth