Board & Staff

Better Kenmore Community Development Corporation (CDC) was founded in 2016 as Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance to improve the quality of life in our community through cultural, artistic, recreational and business revitalization

Better Kenmore CDC’s revitalization plan was inspired by Main Street America’s Four-Point Approach to revitalization.

Better Kenmore CDC is located in the heart of the Kenmore Boulevard Historic District at 1028 Kenmore Blvd. You can reach us via email at info@betterkenmore.org or by phone at 330-714-9621

2024 Board

CHAIR

John Zoilo

Nonprofit fundraising consultant, Akron Civic Theater

VICE CHAIR

Tom Fuller

Former Executive Director, Alpha Phi Alpha Homes

SECRETARY

Derrick Hall

JD, PharmD, MBA, MCSO

Assistant Vice President, Integra Connect

TREASURER

Wendy Zarara

Manager, Kenmore  Branch  Library

Laura Smiley

Sales Director & On-Air Host, The Summit (91.3 FM Akron/Canton, 90.7 FM Youngstown, 90.1 FM Athens)

Seth Vaill

CFO, Just a Dream Entertainment

Kenmore Resident & Property Owner

Jim Ballard

Recording Artist and Producer.

Owner of Skylyne Studio in Kenmore and Kenmore resident.

Patricia Shipe

President, Akron Education Association, Kenmore High graduate

Liz Yokum

Kenmore resident, Co-Founder/Brand Manager of Rock Candy Holds, LLC

Charles Bowman

Retired city manager and community & economic development professional

Antoinette Dudley

Director, Akron Financial Empowerment Center

Better Kenmore CDC Staff

Josh Gippin

Executive Director

Kenmore Property Owner

jgippin@betterkenmore.org

330-714-9621

Elisha West

Community Liaison/Event Coordinator 

ewest@betterkenmore.org

Eleni Manousogiannakis

Development Director

eleni@betterkenmore.org

Elisha West

Community Liaison, Better Kenmore CDC 

ewest@betterkenmore.org

Eleni Manousogiannakis

Grants Manager, Better Kenmore CDC

Former Kenmore Resident

eleni@betterkenmore.org