What Licking County Foundation achieves would not be possible without the help and expertise of our committed community volunteers. Our committees are led by members of our Governing Committee and consist of Governing Committee members and other community volunteers who are vital to keeping our mission moving forward.
Our 2026 Committees
Audit Committee
Chair: Noble Snow
Governing Committee Member: Debbie Kohman, CPA, Nichols & Company
Community Members: Brady Burt (Park National Bank), Chan Cochran (Cochran Group Inc.), Doug Houser (Rea & Associates), Crystal Kent (Wilson, Shannon & Snow), Mike Whitehead (Reese Pyle Meyer PLL)
Community Impact Committee
Chair: Rick Platt (Licking County Port Authority)
Communuty Members: Janae Davis, MD (Licking Memorial Health Systems), Sylvia Friel (Licking County Children and Families First Council), Ricardo Hall, PhD (Denison University), Kim Manno (The Ohio State Newark/Central Ohio Technical College), Valerie Mockus, DBA (Village of Hebron and Apple Pi Consulting), Dana Moore (Buckeye Valley Family YMCA), Rev. Alissia Thompson (United Church of Granville), Sandy Quackenbush (Community Volunteer)
Finance & Investment Committee
Chair: Doug Feller, CFP, CFA (Investment Partners LTD)
Governing Committee Members: Debbie Kohman CPA (Nichols & Company); Noble Snow
Community Members: Jeff Cox (Community Volunteer), Jason Hall (TrueCore Federal Credit Union), Joe Moore (Huntington Bank), Brian Mortellaro (Mortellaro McDonald’s), Jon Renner (Belleauwood Capital), Mike Whitehead (Reese Pyle Meyer PLL)
Grant Partnership Committee
Co-Chairs: Siobhan Clovis (Reese Pyle Meyer PLL), Debbie Kohman, CPA (Nichols & Company)
Governing Committee Member: Chase Ghiloni (First Federal Savings)
Community Members: Lee Balser (Community Member), (Reese Pyle Meyer PLL), Eschol Curl (Community Volunteer), Janae Davis, MD (Licking Memorial Health Systems); Gina Dow, PhD (Denison University), Rev. Jeff Gill (Licking County Juvenile Court), Christopher Stokes Mosley (Christie's International Real Estate), Janine Mortellaro (Mortellaro McDonald's), Karen Rice (Park National Bank), Valerie Smith (Community Volunteer)
Human Resources Committee
Chair: Joan Franks (Matesich Distributing)
Governing Committee Members: Doug Feller, Warren Weber
Community Members: Tina Grove (Hendrikson Auxiliary Axle Systems), Anne Peterson (Licking Memorial Health Systems), Molly Ingold (Community Volunteer)
Real Estate Committee
Chair: Rob O’Neill (Southgate Corporation)
Governing Committee Member: Andrew Guanciale (Coldwell Banker/Guanciale Group)
Community Members: Connie Klema (Attorney), Christopher Stokes Mosley (Christie's International Real Estate), Rick Platt (Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority), Mike Whitehead (Reese Pyle Meyer PLL)
Education and Scholarship Committee
Chair: Kim Coplin, PhD (Denison University)
Governing Committee Members: Cynthia Menzer, Warren Weber (Community Volunteer)
Community Members: Giselle James (Par Excellence Academy), Lauren Massie (C-TEC), Faith Phillips (OSUN/COTC), Julie Uible (A Call To College)
Development and Marketing Committee
Chair: Chase Ghiloni (First Federal Savings)
Governing Committee Members: Doug Feller, Scott Hayes, Jeanetta Pyle, Rob O'Neill
Community Members: Kevin Cox (Edward Jones), Brittany Fairburn (Park National Bank), Jamie Holderman (Newark City Schools), Leonard Hubert (LHubert & Assoc), Leigh Ann Miller (National Audubon Society), Mari Ann Moore (Community Volunteer), Sabrina Morrison (Hibu), Michelle Newman (North Valley Bank Ohio), Natasha Short (Energy Cooperative), Bethany Stickradt (Reese Pyle Meyer PLL), Mareion Royster (Hamilton Capital)
Youth Philanthropy Committee
Co-Chairs: Janine Mortellaro (Mortellaro McDonalds) and Abbey Hupp (Lakewood High School)
Governing Committee Member: Jeanetta Pyle
Alexia DeCastro (Licking Valley High School); Johanna Kuhlwein (Licking Valley High School); Courtney Lichtenauer (Licking Valley Local Schools); Shaylee Nethers (Licking Valley High School); Mandolyn Newell (Ohio Natural Energy Institute); Sopia Pape (Licking Valley High School); Jacob Palmer (Boys & Girls Club of Newark); Kate Shaw (Newark High School)
