Office of the President

Board of Trustees

Shakila T. Ahmad
Principal
MANASH Properties
Cincinnati, OH

Donna Jones Baker
Retired - President & CEO
Urban League of Southwestern Ohio
Cincinnati, OH

Vincent C. Caponi
Chairman of Xavier's Board
Retired - Senior Vice President
Ascension Health

Michael D. Class, S.J.
Chaplain
Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools
Traverse City, MI

Michael J. Conaton
Retired - Vice Chairman
The Midland Company
Cincinnati, OH

Kevin M. Crawford, M.D.
Owner
Forefront Dermatology
Seymour, IN

David G. DeMarco, S.J., M.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Stritch School of Medicine
Maywood, IL

Walter C. Deye, S.J.
Rector
Cincinnati Jesuit Community
Cincinnati, OH

John D. Dovich
Regional President and Senior Managing Director
MAI Capital Management, LLC
Cincinnati, OH

Michael R. Fortin
Retired- Corporate Vice President
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA

Colleen M. Hanycz
President
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

Robert S. Heidt, Jr., M.D.
Retired
Wellington Orthopaedic
Cincinnati, OH

Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J.
President
Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Ann E. Hoffman
President/Co-owner
Hoffman & Albers Interiors
Cincinnati, OH

Natasha A. Holiday
Managing Director & Co-Head Infrastructure East
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
New York, NY

Robert W. Horner, III
Administrative Director
Supreme Court of Ohio
Columbus, OH

Barbara J. Howard
Attorney
Barbara J. Howard Co., LPA
Cincinnati, OH

Damon D. Jones
Chief Communications Officer
The Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH

Gregory G. Joseph
President
Joseph Auto Management
Cincinnati, OH

David L. Joyce
Retired - President and CEO
General Electric Aviation
Cincinnati, OH

Peter C. Klekamp
President
PLK Communities
Cincinnati, OH

Patrick A. Lafley
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Constellation Wealth Advisors
Cincinnati, OH

John B. Maydonovitch
Partner/President and CEO
MCE Technology
San Jose, CA

J. Thomas McClain, S.J.
Superior
Detroit, MI

William Rodney McMullen
Chairman & CEO
The Kroger Company
Cincinnati, OH

Ralph S. Michael, III
Executive Vice President, Chairman
Fifth Third Bank, Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Catherine J. Pearce
Chief Operating Officer
JucaBio, LLC
Cincinnati, OH

Penny K. Pomeranz
Public Relations
Proscan Imaging
Cincinnati, OH

James S. Prehn, S.J.
Socius
USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus
Chicago, IL

John S. Prout
Retired - CEO
TriHealth, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH

Jennifer R. Ragland
Cincinnati, OH

Janet Butler Reid-Washington, Ph.D.
CEO
BRBS World, LLC
Cincinnati, OH

Timothy J. Reilly
President
St. Xavier High School
Cincinnati, OH

Timothy J. Schroeder
Chairman & CEO
CTI - Clinical Trial & Consulting Services
Cincinnati, OH

Rebecca A. Scullin
Treasurer
Xamass Partners LLC
Cincinnati, OH

Thomas F. Sedler
Treasurer
The Home City Ice Co.
Cincinnati, OH

Liza D. Smitherman*
Chief People Officer
Jostin Construction, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH

Timothy N. Spence
President & CEO
Fifth Third Bank
Cincinnati, OH

John S. Thiede, S.J.
Acting Vice President for Mission and Identity
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Theodore H. Torbeck
Retired - CEO
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Cincinnati, OH

William Verbryke, S.J.
President
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Indianapolis, IN

Paul T. Verst
Chairman & CEO
Verst Group Logistics
Walton, KY

Kathy R. Wade
CEO
Learning Through Art, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH

* Leave of Absence July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025


Trustee Emeritus

Gordon F. Brunner
Retired – Chief Technology Officer
The Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH

Robert H. Castellini
Chairman
Castellini Company
Cincinnati, OH

Thomas G. Cody
Retired – Vice Chairman
Macy’s Inc.
Cincinnati, OH

Charles P. Gallagher
Chairman & CEO
Gallagher Enterprises LLC
Denver, CO

Michael J. Graham, S.J.
Past President
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

Louise Head
Civic Leader
Cincinnati, OH

Catherine H. Kennedy
Civic Leader
Indianapolis, IN

Donald P. Klekamp, Esq.
Senior Partner
Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L.
Cincinnati, OH

Robert J. Kohlhepp
Xamass Partners LLC
Cincinnati, OH

John LaRocca, S.J.
Professor
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

Lawrence A. Leser
Retired - Chairman
The E.W. Scripps Company
Cincinnati, OH

Joseph A. Pichler
Retired – Chairman & CEO
The Kroger Co.
Cincinnati, OH

Stephen S. Smith
Executive Vice President
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia, PA

Robert A. Sullivan
Retired - President & CEO
Fifth Third Bank – Chicago
Chicago, IL