Don Carlson Board Chair
Don is from Cleveland, Ohio and has 48 years of business experience in the Cleveland area including 16+ years with Ernst & Young in the Cleveland office of which the last 4 years he served as Director of the Small Business Advisory Group.
Don proudly served his country in the 801st Combat Support Group, SAC, United States Air Force from 1959 to 1963. In 1968, he graduated from Kent State University with a BBA Accounting degree, a member of Beta Alpha Psi (National Accounting Honorary), a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has served as guest lecturer at several Ohioan universities and has lectured before the International Sales Group of Northwest Airlines, the National Rehabilitation Association Annual Meeting, and numerous occasions with the Cleveland Chapter of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.
In 2016 The Lake Erie Council of the Boy Scouts of America awarded Don their highest honor, the “Silver Beaver Award.” As Chairman of the Board, he has taken over the Finance Committee, and helps navigate the board through every decision.
Grace Therber Board Member
Grace is our youngest member and having grown up in this new world of cell phone and social media, she knows firsthand how these things can affect a growing child. She has a degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University and Master of Human Development and Social Policy from the University of Utah. She has guest lectured and was a teaching assistant during college and currently works for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital as a Certified Child Life Specialist in the Burn and Trauma Unit and Intestinal Rehab Service. As board member, she’s actively recruiting speakers, believers in our mission among her peer and age group. Having this perspective is a true asset to our cause.