Our Board of Directors
Meet the Prevention Action Alliance Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Gregg Pieples | Healthcare Executive
President-Elect
Shashawna Washington | Human Resources, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
Past President
Michael J. Evans | Director, Government Relations, Cleveland Clinic
Treasurer
Dalon Myricks | Retired Chief Financial Officer
Secretary
Karen W. Hogan, DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC | Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Summa Health
Members At-Large
Priya Tamilarasan | City Attorney, City of Gahanna
Adrian M. Schau, CFP, AIF | Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor, 1919 Investment Council, LLC
MEMBERS
Jordan Ballinger | Healthcare Policy Leader, Johnson & Johnson
David Bell, Esq. | Retired Attorney and Government Relations Manager
Scott Bone, LPCC | Head of Strategic Partnerships, Emerald Psychiatry
Christopher L. Cugini, MPH | Global Communications Manager, Securitas Technology
Lora Cunningham, MSN, RN, PMH-BC | Nurse Manager and Employee Whole Health Coordinator, Veterans Administration of Central Ohio
Kathryn Dann, MSW, LISW-S | Founder & Psychotherapist, Trailhead Therapy
Reverend Nancy Day-Achauer | City Council Member, City of Columbus
Elijah Jones, LISW-S, LICDC, ACSW, CHES, CDP | Director of Programs & Services, Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County
Nate Overmire, DO | Coroner, Franklin County
Kyle Overmyer | National Director of Business Development, Optimum Technology, Inc.
Kathryn Tummino, MPH, OCPS | Project Director, Mental Health & Recovery Board of Union County
Maxwell Warner, MBA | Communications Specialist, Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Hope Taft | Founding Member
George "Pat" Willis
EX-OFFICIO
Stephen Richman
Donald Wells | President at Wells, CPA LLC
Interested In Joining Our Board?
For those looking to make a meaningful commitment to addiction prevention, serving on the Prevention Action Alliance (PAA) Board of Directors is an opportunity to contribute your leadership, experience, connections, and resources. Together, our board helps strengthen PAA’s work, advance prevention across Ohio, and support healthier, stronger communities.
Board member responsibilities:
- Serve a three-year term (with the option to serve a second term if re-elected)
- Attend at least three of the four quarterly board meetings
- Participate in one agency event annually
- Serve on at least one committee
- Stay informed about committee matters, prepare for meetings, and review and comment on minutes and reports.
- Support strategic initiatives, including fundraising and outreach
- Make an annual contribution to the agency's unrestricted fund
If interested in becoming a Prevention Action Alliance board member, please review the Board Application Form. Applications are reviewed by our Board Engagement and Recruitment Committee, and a majority vote elects new members.
Submit completed applications to:
Fran Gerbig
Prevention Action Alliance
P.O. Box 340072, Columbus, OH 43234
Or email: fgerbig@preventionactionalliance.org
We appreciate your interest and look forward to connecting with you!