Nicole serves as the Executive Director of ArtsNow, an organization that helps build and strengthen a thriving Summit County arts and culture scene to add economic vitality and social vibrancy to our region. In this role, she collaborates with local leaders and organizations to advocate for the arts and culture sector, connects local talent to resources, and leads a team that promotes the diverse catalog of arts and culture offerings across multiple platforms to Summit County residents.

Website: http://www.artsnow.org

Steve Millard is President & CEO of the Greater Akron Chamber and in that role is responsible for leading the Greater Akron Area’s Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce serving Medina, Portage and Summit Counties.  Steve’s work is focused on the chamber’s efforts to drive jobs and investment in the Greater Akron region, improve the region’s competitiveness and to advocate for the needs of the business community in the region with its elected and appointed officials.

Prior to joining the Greater Akron Chamber, Steve has served as Executive Vice President of the Greater Cleveland Partnership; President and Executive Director of COSE (the Council of Smaller Enterprises); as a supply chain management consultant with Accenture (at that time Andersen Consulting) and as a supply chain specialist with GE Healthcare (at that time GE Medical Systems). 

Steve is a certified chamber executive, serves on several not for profit and for profit boards and is a frequent adviser to businesses and a regular facilitator for strategic planning and leadership team retreats.

Steve has a BS in Transportation and Distribution Management and a BS in Finance from Syracuse University and his MBA from Case Western Reserve University.  

Website: https://www.greaterakronchamber.org/

Megan Greeley is the Government Relations Manager for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce where she advocates on behalf of their 1,300 member companies at the City, State, and Federal levels. In her role at the Chamber she has led several coalition building efforts including the Business for Federal Research Funding coalition and a grassroots effort to support the cultural institutions industry after COVID-19. She joined the staff at the Chamber in 2019 after starting her career in Government Relations for John Hancock where she also served as the Federal PAC Manager. Megan’s career at the intersection of business and government has illustrated the need for more honest and authentic communication between policy stakeholders and the power of storytelling to create advocacy momentum. Megan graduated from Boston College with a degree in Political Science and participated in the United States House of Representative Page Program as a teenager. She credits her time as a Page working in the Democratic Cloakroom for sparking her interest in a career in policy and advocacy. Outside of work Megan serves on the Alumni Board of Directors for Thayer Academy, the New Frontier Network Steering Committee for the JFK Presidential Library Foundation, and volunteers with Christmas in the City each year. 

Website: https://www.bostonchamber.com/