Purpose of the SBC
The Small Business Council (SBC) promotes and represents the interests of businesses with 250 or fewer employees within Medina, Portage and Summit Counties. The business leader members of the SBC provide oversight and strategic counsel relative to the recognition events, affinity programs, membership and advocacy work led by the Greater Akron Chamber in support of the Chamber’s mission to drive economic development and prosperity for the people of the Greater Akron Region.

2009 Small Business Council
John Shulan (Vice Chair), Shulan's Fairlawn Jewelers, Inc.
Rick Archer, Apple Growth Partners
Don Baker, Baker Publishing
Bill Bennett, P.E., Bennett Construction Management, Inc
Parker Berry, Seibert Keck Insurance Agency Inc.
Gary Bologna, Bologna Insurance Agency Inc.
Liz Curry, Chicago Title Insurance Company
Dante D’Avello, Totally Cooked
Krista J. Dobronos, CF Bank
Jeffrey Fickes, Roetzel & Andress LPA
Brad Hansen, Hudson Extrusions
Michelle Henry, Center for Marketing and Opinion Research
Dave Janosek, CBIZ Mayer Hoffman McCann
Bruce Jentner, Jentner Financial Group
PM Jones, Western Reserve Bank
Dennis Kleidon, Kleidon & Associates
Daniel Leslie, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network/Leslie Financial Group
Jeff Lubash, Affiliated Services Group Limited
Jay Mellon, AtNet Plus Inc.
Adam Miller, FirstMerit Bank, Small Business Banking
Jill Morrow, Speelman Electric Inc.
Debra Owens, University of Akron, College of Business
Don Padgett III, World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational
Tia Ramlow , GreatWork! Employment Services
Holly Rhoads, The Ruby Group
Jim Richardson, President, Cardinal Asphalt
Dave E. Schreiner, Millisor & Nobil Co., L.P.A.
Theo Stathopoulos, Stathos Construction Co.
Jeff Sumner, Corporate Technologies Group, Inc.
Dustin Sun, House of Hunan
Dave Supelak, Schlabig & Associates
Donna Syroid, Evans Insurance Agency
John Trecaso, Wachovia Securities


Small Business Council Staff Contact:
Megann Eberhart, Manager Advocacy, (330) 237-1262 or eberhart@greaterakronchamber.org