Board of Directors
The Summit County Continuum of Care (CoC) is required to establish a board of directors to act on its behalf. The CoC Board acts on behalf of and in the best interest of the CoC. All Board members must be representative of relevant organizations and projects serving subpopulations of people experiencing homelessness within the CoC service area and must include at least one person with lived experience of homelessness. The Board establishes and designates responsibilities for the CoC Lead Agency, HMIS Lead, and Collaborative Applicant.
Jackie Hemsworth
Executive Director of ACCESS, Chair
Latoya Harris
Cultural Engagement Officer for the County of Summit (Ohio), Co-Chair
Tamala Skipper
Executive Director of Fair Housing Contact Service, Board Treasurer
Megan Scheck
Director of Programs & Quality Improvement with Humility of Mary Housing, Secretary
Joe Scalise
Director of Housing Services for United Way of Summit and Medina, Executive Member
Peggy Szalay
CDBG Entitlement Administrator for Cuyahoga Falls
Mylasha King
Youth Advisory Board Chairperson, Formerly Homeless Advocate
David Churbock
Executive Director, The Peter Maurin Center
Angella Fawn
Chair of SCCoC Lived Experience Committee, Artist, Housing Activist, and Formerly Homeless Advocate
Teresa Stafford
Chief Executive Officer, Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center/BWS/ Rape Crisis Center
Chris Brewer
Detective with Akron Police Department
Keith Snodgrass
Homeless Outreach Worker at Community Support Services
Marie Payden
Director of Resident Services, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Helen Tomic
Long Range Planning Manager for City of Akron
Diane Waite
Coordinated Entry Specialist (CES), Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare System, Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC)
Mark Greer
Executive Director, Akron 200 Bicentennial Commission
Brian Rink
Senior Director for Care Management, Cleveland Clinic/Akron General Hospital
Holly Cundiff
Care Access and Client Rights Coordinator the the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board
Holly Miller
Assistant Director of the Summit County Department of Community Development