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Main Street Lorain’s Board of Directors are a diligently curated group of community leaders dedicated to financial & legal oversight. They are committed to seeing a vibrant & thriving Downtown Lorain.

  • Max Schaefer

    Executive Director | Main Street Lorain

  • Samantha Flores

    President | Director of Program & Partner Services, Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio

  • Ryan Aroney

    Vice President | President & CEO, United Way of Greater Lorain County

  • Jacki Jakacki

    Secretary | Realtor/Team Leader of the 20/20 Group, RE/MAX Above & Beyond

  • Jevon Terrance

    Owner, Jevon Terance Fashion Line & Boutique

  • Joyce Ferlic Arredondo

    Retired Redevelopment Manager, Lorain Metropolitan Housing

  • Tom Brown

    Operations Director, Lorain Port & Finance Authority

  • Rev. Alex Barton

    Rector, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

  • Katelyn Gonzalez, MSW

    Rising Titans Collaborative Director, Neighborhood Alliance (Lead Partner)

  • Earnest Burke

    Co-Owner, Chateau de Charleston

  • Joel Arredondo

    President of Council, City of Lorain

  • Candice Pettigrew

    Operations and Marketing Director, FireFish Arts

  • Dee Baker

    Director of Outreach and Community Engagement, Lorain County Urban League

  • Anthony Giardini

    Co-Owner/Partner, Giardini, Poplar, & Mason

  • Julie Cruz Blair

    President & CEO | Leadership Lorain County

  • Jason Stout

    President & CEO, Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron, Ottawa, & Sandusky Counties

  • Joe Harper Kowalczyk

    Associate Director of Administration and Strategic Initiatives, University of Washington School of Public Health