Ann Zoller is a life-long Clevelander who joined the Re:Source Clevleand Board in 2017 and who currently serves as the Chair of the Board.  Ann currently works as a strategic planning and organizational development consultant for Strategy Design Partners. Prior to joining SDP, Ann Zoller served as Executive Director of LAND studio for over 20 years, where she led an ambitious agenda of urban parks, greenspace and public arts projects.  Over the course of her tenure, the organization grew significantly, taking on projects of increased size and impact that enhance the public realm and bring vitality and growth to Cleveland.  Ann is known for her strategic, entrepreneurial approach to civic endeavors and for her ability to convene partners around shared goals.  She lives in Gates Mills with her husband John Mueller.

Paul Neundorfer co-founded Re:Source Cleveland, formerly Refugee Response, in 2009.  Paul is the founder, president and principal designer at Aristotle Design Group, a landscape architecture firm that has completed residential and institutional projects in 12 states, Thailand, Kenya and Belize. Paul graduated with honors with a Bachelors in Landscape Architecture from Ohio State University and a Masters in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Mr. Neundorfer worked for several multidisciplinary firms in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Cleveland, Ohio before starting Aristotle Design Group in 1992.

Paul has travelled extensively for work and pleasure and is a visiting lecturer and senior thesis studio critic at Chulalonmgkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Mr. David Wallis is the Founder, Owner and President of Bedrock Contracting, LLC, a company that specializes in stone craftsmanship and hardscape development.  Mr. Wallis has extensive international experience, including serving as a mediator and developing and implementing training workshops on human rights and other topics.  Mr. Wallis holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Hillsdale College and holds multiple certificates in Conflict Management and Peace Studies.

Art Thomson is retired, following a career of over 30 years in healthcare.  His last position was at Cleveland Clinic, where he was Administrator for the Digestive Disease & Surgery and Head & Neck Institutes.  In addition to supporting Re:Source Cleveland, he volunteers for Transplant House of Cleveland and PFLAG Cleveland.  He also enjoys running and spending time with his family and pets.

Mukul is a Senior Director at Gartner. He advises clients to enable faster, smarter, and stronger performance on clients' most critical priorities based on the People, Process, and Technology framework.

Prior to joining Gartner, he played senior leadership roles at various consulting firms, such as Senior Principal Director at Accenture, co-founder and Managing Director at Transcend+ Consulting & North America Strategic Digital Consulting Services Leader with Dynatrace/Gomez/Compuware. Mukul received BSBA from the Ohio State Univ and an MBA from Baldwin Wallace Univ. He has been serving Re:Source Cleveland since March 2019.

Murlan Murphy Jr. attended University of Notre Dame with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He served two years as an infantry sergeant during the Vietnam Conflict although stationed in Korea. He worked alongside his brothers and father managing The Murphy-Phoenix Company until a sale to Colgate Palmolive Company in 1991.  In addition to Re:Source Cleveland, his Board service has included Gilmour Academy, Malachi House, Julie Billiart School, and Catholic Charities.  He lives in partnership with Molly Dixon and has three daughters and five grandchildren.

Tom Gill is the President of Urban Community School in Cleveland, Ohio. Gill has served UCS since 2010, initially as the Development Director, then Chief Operating and Development Officer, and as Associate Director from 2015- July 2017. He became President in July, 2017.

During Gill’s time at Urban Community School, the school has grown from 450 to 600 students in 2014, and along the way has forged many partnerships to benefit UCS students and families. The UCS campus is home to a 32,000-square-foot health center built in collaboration with MetroHealth that serves 85,000 patient visits annually.

Previously, Gill was a Cleveland Executive Fellow at the Cleveland Leadership Center where he went through four rotations including: Cleveland Metropolitan School District, The Cleveland Guardians; Cuyahoga County Land Bank; and St. Martin de Porres High School. He also served as a Community Coordinator for the Casa de la Solidaridad at the Jesuit University of Central America in San Salvador, El Salvador from 2005-2007.

After stints in several restaurants in the Cleveland area, Karen Small opened The Flying Fig in Ohio City in 1999. A self taught chef and a staunch supporter of local farms, she culled a vision to open a restaurant with a neighborhood vibe that furthered her commitment to local farms, artisanal food producers, and the growth of the downtown area.

The Fig, as it is affectionately called by its customers, is in its 19th year and has long been at the forefront of the farm to table movement. The restaurant continues to garner praise, both nationally as well as locally for its farm to table cuisine. It has been featured in Food and Wine, Gourmet, and the New York Times, as well.

Small has received a 2018 James Beard nomination for the Great Lakes Region.

Melissa Laubenthal is an Underwriting Counsel at Old Republic National Title Insurance Company in Independence, Ohio.  Prior to joining Old Republic, Melissa was in private practice at Giffen & Kaminski, LLC where she litigated real estate and financial services matters throughout Ohio.  Melissa began her career as an immigration attorney, first as a student at Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Milton A. Kramer Immigration Clinic, and later in private practice.  Melissa has routinely participated in volunteer legal services clinics aimed at providing counsel to immigrants, and won the Cleveland Legal Aid Society’s Access to Justice Award in 2015.  In addition to her service to Re:Source Cleveland, Melissa serves on the Board of Visitors for her alma mater, Hiram College.  Melissa resides in Avon, Ohio with her husband, two young sons, and badly behaved pug.

Sandra Schoepf Sauder is a native of Cincinnati who spent much of her adult life living in NW Ohio, but now calls Lakewood home. As the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of immigrants, she has always felt drawn to those starting over in a new place. In 2015 she began tutoring two young Afghan women in English through Re:Source Cleveland, and together they helped to start the Adult Tutoring Program. She’s inspired by how creatively the staff of Re:Source Cleveland serves clients’ needs as they unfold and evolve. Including clients in priority-setting for the organization is one of the keys to making good decisions.

Sandra also serves on the Board of the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, where she has been a co-chair of Beck’s $6.7 million Capital Campaign and serves on the Governance Committee. In Toledo she was a director of the Board of Toledo Opera and served as Board Secretary and Board Chair and led an Endowment Campaign. As the parent of a neurodivergent son, she looks forward to becoming more connected to resources in NE Ohio for adults with autism. Her joys include cooking (especially Italian), learning about wine, reading, and all kinds of music, especially jazz.

Ryan Kozak is Senior Managing Director and Group Head of Government, Nonprofit and Native American banking at Huntington. In that role he oversees the bank’s clients in the public sector and federally recognized tribes and tribal communities. With 20+ years in banking, Ryan has served as lead investment banker or advisor to clients such as the State of Ohio, Treasurer of State, The Ohio Water Development Authority, The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission, The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, The City of Cleveland, Cleveland State University, The Cleveland Museum of Art and many others.

An active participant in national and regional food systems, Ryan has been involved in a variety of boards and committees including founder of the nonprofit Food Conscious (partners of Re:Source for almost a decade), the National Food Systems Finance Advisory Council, The Franklin County Local Food Action Plan, St. Edward High School, Global Cleveland, Local Matters and the Friends of Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Ryan resides on the west side of Cleveland with his wife Amanda, two daughters and 3 chickens.

Kwame is an impact strategist working within the community and economic development ecosystems in Northeast Ohio. He has worked on projects and research focused on inclusive and equitable community development and sustainability practices in North American and African cities. Kwame works as the Director of Community Impact and Innovation at Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and founder of Citadel Impact Consulting, working to support mission-oriented organizations to deepen and scale their impact through evidence-based program design and implementation. The World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community (GSC) named him Community Champion for the Midwest US. A role in which he advises GSC hubs on the design and execution of local impact projects across midwestern cities. Kwame moved from Ghana to the US  to pursue a master's degree from Case Western Reserve University where he was awarded the Mandel Leadership Fellowship. He is a strong advocate for equity, inclusion, and justice and has advocated at various platforms locally and internationally including at Davos.

Lisa Riordan is a seasoned corporate executive with a rich background in developing and implementing proactive stakeholder relationship management programs. Her expertise extends across diverse organizations -- from private nonprofits to publicly traded global Fortune 500 enterprises. Ms. Riordan has provided Boards, C-level executives and business unit leaders with strategic counsel in crisis management, brand building, reputation transformation, culture management, and employee engagement as well as fixed income and equity capital management strategies.

In her current role, Ms. Riordan serves as the Director of Executive Communications for the University Hospitals health system. As a strategic communications advisor to the CEO and others members of the C-suite, she develops internal and external communications plans to support business objectives and enhance the organization's local and national reputation.

During her 15-year tenure at Bank of America, Ms. Riordan served as an Executive Vice President, where she led investor relations and raised $20 billion in capital, managed a $2 trillion mortgage portfolio for government agencies during the financial crisis and lobbied for industry-wide legislative changes, and helped lead a $500 million division downsizing.

In addition to Re:Source Cleveland, Ms. Riordan’s volunteer board service has included the UCLA Alumni Group, Alpha Phi, Pets for Vets and the National Investor Relations Institute.