Columbus, OH – Governor Ted Strickland today announced appointments to state university boards of trustees.
Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees
David Levey, of Akron, is an executive vice president for East Coast development with Forest City Enterprises, Inc., and has worked for Forest City in a variety of capacities since 1982. Levey was the executive director of the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority prior to joining Forest City. He serves as a member of the National Multifamily Housing Council and is a frequent speaker at conferences across the country. Levey received a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University in 1971.
Kent State University Board of Trustees
Stephen Colecchi, of Ravenna, has served as president and CEO of Robinson Memorial Hospital since 1994 and previously served as the hospital’s general counsel. He has also served as a private practice lawyer, as assistant prosecutor for Portage County, and as prosecutor and assistant law director for the City of Kent. Colecchi is a member of the boards of trustees for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Portage County and the Akron Regional Hospital Association. He received a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University in 1976 and a law degree from the University of Akron in 1979.
Wright State University Board of Trustees
James Cannon, of Dayton, has served as municipal court judge in Dayton since 1987. Prior to serving as judge, he worked for the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office and in private practice. Cannon received a bachelor’s degree from Wright State University in 1973, a master’s degree from Wright State University in 1974, and a law degree from the University of Dayton in 1978. In 2000, he received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Wright State Office of Alumni Relations.
Cleveland State University Board of Trustees
Rev. Marvin McMickle, of Shaker Heights, is the senior pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland and professor of homiletics at Ashland Theological Seminary. He has served as president of the NAACP in Cleveland, the Urban League in Cleveland and the Shaker Heights Board of Education. McMickle received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Aurora University in 1970, a master’s degree from Union Theological Seminary in 1973, and doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1983. He also received a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1998.
Dan Moore, III, of Cleveland, has founded 15 Cleveland companies, including several advanced materials manufacturing companies. In addition, he holds 22 U.S. patents and a number of pending applications, mostly on advanced polymer and ceramic materials and products incorporating advanced materials. Moore initiated an entrepreneurship program in conjunction with the Harvard Business School Club and began a Junior Achievement Program at East Technical High School. Moore received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Trinity College in 1963 and an MBA from Harvard University in 1966.
Morton Levin, of Shaker Heights, has managed and developed real estate investments in Northeast Ohio with the Levin Group, Inc, since 1982. Among his community activities, Levin has served on the endowment committee for the Jewish Community Federation and as the chair for the Albert A. and Maxine Levin Advisory Committee at Cleveland State University. He is also a member of the Ohio Bar Association and the Cleveland Bar Association. Levin received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1963 and a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1966.
Ohio University Board of Trustees
David Wolfort, of Moreland Hills, has served as the president of Olympic Steel since January 2001 and chief operating officer of the company since 1995. He also serves as director of the Metal Service Center Institute (MSCI). He served as a regional board member for the Northern Ohio Anti-Defamation League. Wolfort received a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University in 1974.
David Brightbill, of Lower Salem, has served as the executive director of the Community Action Program Corporation of Washington-Morgan County since 1987 and previously served in other capacities for the agency since 1970. Brightbill is a past president of the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies and the Corporation of Appalachian Ohio Development. Brightbill received a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University in 1970.