J. Steven Antalvari, Jr.
Steven has been a resident of Summit County most of his life. He received his BA in Psychology and Organizational Leadership from Purdue University and an MA ed from the University of Akron in Education Administration. Steven’s experience in education centers on students’ first year experiences in the classroom and through extracurricular activities. Steven currently works at Kent State University within the department of Undergraduate Studies helping Exploratory and at-risk students.
Fred Berry
Fred Berry has been a lifelong resident of the Akron area, growing up in Sharon Center. He first became interested in AIDS related issues through the AIDS quilt which he learned about in his college Sociology class. The impact of the quilt has been with him ever since.
Professionally, Fred has been working in the non-profit sector for over 10 years. He currently works at Info Line, Inc. as Housing Services Manager directly overseeing three programs which serve homeless and low income individuals and families in our community. In working with these programs he has become a very active member of the Akron/Barberton/Summit County Continuum of Care for the Homeless and serves on many subcommittees including coordinating over 600 volunteers for Project Homeless Connect.
Data geek by day, he is a graduate student by night currently in his pursuit of a Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis in Non-profit Management. He graduated from the University of Akron in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management with an emphasis in Management Information Systems. He currently resides in Green with Steve, his partner of 16 years.
Jeffrey A. Bixby
Jeff recently retired after teaching 30 years with the Cincinnati Public Schools where his last assignment was teaching at Woodford Paideia Critical Thinking Academy. Jeffrey was awarded the Cincinnati Public Schools Outstanding Teacher Award in 1992.
He was a member of the Ohio Federation of Teachers Human Rights Committee, Chair of the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers Human and Civil Rights Committee for 13 years, and served 12 years as co-chair of the American Federation of Teachers Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus. He served as a member of the Community Advisory Board of the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at University Hospital in Cincinnati for five years.
Jeff holds a B.S. in Education from Kent State Univ. and did graduate studies at Xavier University.
Nancy J. Brennan
Nancy has been a lifelong resident of Akron, Ohio. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Akron.
After completing her Bachelor’s Degree, she joined The Brenlin Group as Human Resources Coordinator. In 1990, Ms. Brennan founded Brennan Learning Services, an educational services and management company specializing in leasing, installing, and managing computer-based education and training centers. In 1996, Ms. Brennan also became involved with the Brennan Industrial Group serving as Vice President. Finally, in 1998, Ms. Brennan merged Brennan Learning Services with White Hat Management, a professional education management company. She is currently Vice-President of White Hat Management overseeing the special projects area.
Brennan’s past community involvement includes being past Co-Chair of the Akron Civic Theater Capital campaign from 2001 to 2003. She is also active in the Our Lady of the Elms Parent Teacher Organization and is a 1994 graduate of the Leadership Akron community awareness and leadership development program sponsored by the Greater Akron Chamber. Ms. Brennan is a 2004 recipient of the Harold K. Stubbs Humanitarian Award for Education.
Ms. Brennan’s current community involvement is as an Advisory Board member for 91.3 the Summit public radio station in addition to serving on the Board at Community AIDS Network.
Ms. Brennan resides in Akron, Ohio with her two children, Annie and Maggie, and two dogs, Simba and Casper.
Chip Clupper
Chip Clupper is a life long resident of Akron, Ohio. He is certified in Business Management Technology, and is in the process of completing his undergraduate degree in Business Management, with a concentration in Human Resources and Organizational Leadership, from Walsh University. Clupper is a lifetime member of the academic honor society Kappa Beta Delta.
Chip is the founder and vice-president of The Stonewall Democrats of Summit County. Under his leadership, the organization successfully oversaw the adoption of non-discrimination ordinances within the City of Akron and the County of Summit. These ordinances provide protection for the LGBT community in the areas of employment, housing and intimidation.
Chip is presently employed by the County of Summit Department of Environmental Services. He currently resides in Highland Square with his loving partner of five years, Zeb, and their two dogs/children, Gia and Pheobe.
John D. Grafton
John is serving his second six-year term on the Board, having completed six years in June, 2009. He retired from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in 2003 after spending 33 years in various technical marketing and sales positions, including Business Manager for the Air Springs SBU in the Engineered Products Division (now Veyance Industries). Prior to Goodyear, John was Director of Housing for the University of Akron.
John spends many hours volunteering for the Community AIDS Network where he is Treasurer of the Board and held past positions of President and Vice-President. John was among the top five fundraisers for the AIDS Walk of Northeast Ohio in each of the years 2006-2009. He also volunteers with Weathervane Theatre, None Too Fragile Theatre, Coach House Theatre, and the Akron Symphony Orchestra. John is a member of Plexus and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
John holds a BBA from the University of Cincinnati where he was a member of Sigma Sigma, Metro, Cincinnatus, and Lambda Chi Alpha. He resides in Bath Twp. with his partner of 30 years, Richard Worswick, and his two Great Danes.
Candace Kim-Knox
Candace is a defense attorney and family law practitioner and has formerly worked in the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office. She is also a former paramedic. Candice is a member of Friends of Pets Animal Rescue, the Fraternal Order of Police Association, the Akron Bar Association, and a former member of Junior League of Akron, the Ohio Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Ohio Defense Attorney Trial Association. Candace has a BS in biology/premed from Kent State University and a JD from the University of Akron School of Law. She is a Delta Zeta sorority alum. Candace frequently advises the agency on legal issues and questions.
Phil Montgomery
Phil is the current Treasurer of the Board. Additionally, he is the Akron City Councilman for Ward 8, a member of the Board of Directors for the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADM) Services Board and is also the current Vice President of the Summit County Young Democrats.
As a business professional, Phil has worked in the Internal Audit field for two multi-billion dollar international manufacturing companies in Northeast Ohio. After spending a few years auditing facilities around the world, he has moved on to the telecommunications industry where he currently leads the Internal Audit team for Time Warner Cable’s Northeast Ohio/Western Pennsylvania Division.
Phil holds a BBA with a concentration in Business Information Systems from DeVry University and a MBA from Ohio Dominican University. He lives in West Akron with his partner Andrew.
Pete Nervo
Pete is the current President of CAN, is the previous owner of Jasper’s Grille and Pub and Jasper’s Restaurant, and is currently the owner of Square Bar. Pete has been involved with CAN as a volunteer for the past nine years. He has served on the Facilities Committee and is currently Chairman of the Development Committee. He has assisted with numerous fundraisers in the past, including Art From the Heart, the Cinco De Mayo and World AIDS Day wine tastings, and the annual reverse raffle. Because of his food service background and expertise, Pete does an exceptional job organizing the fundraisers. He also has been a creative stimulus to the Development Committee by suggesting and implementing new ideas for fundraising.
John Washington
John is the current Vice Chair of the Board. He is recently retired from Allstate Insurance Company, after spending 32 years serving in various leadership positions including Human Resourses and Public Affairs. In his last position he was responsible for overseeing the execution of personal lines risk management policy for the company.
As a part of his personal commitment and to the community he has served on numerous boards including the March of Dimes, the Urban League, and Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Partners in Education.
John received his B.A. from Tougaloo College, Tougaloo MS and completed additional study at Jackson State University and the University of Missouri, Columbia