Charley Frank began as the executive director of the Reds Community Fund in 2004. He has directed the fund’s field renovation efforts, developed the youth baseball/softball funding programs and expanded the Reds Rookie Success League throughout the region. He has established annual fundraisers such as the Marty Brennaman Golf Classic, Redlegs Run and the Father’s Day Catch and is currently leading a capital campaign for the expansion of the Community Fund’s “Urban Youth Academy.”  Frank also serves on the board of the Miracle League of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, as well as Cincinnati Public School’s Student Activity Foundation. Previously, Frank spent 11 years with the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, serving as vice president of communications. Frank is a Northwestern University and Walnut Hills High School graduate. He and his wife, Amy, reside in Wyoming with their son, Sam, and daughter, Avery.

Ms. Jenny L. Mauch has roots in Colorado, but moved to Cincinnati, Ohio at an early age. Education runs in her blood with both sides of her family serving as educators, school board presidents and school support personnel. In 1999, Ms. Mauch found her passion and purpose in public urban education and began teaching in the west end of Cincinnati. She continued most of her teaching career in Price Hill, where she also volunteered. After spending time as a Master Teacher and an Assistant Principal, she moved into the principal role at Pleasant Ridge Montessori. In her role as principal in one of five neighborhood Montessori schools at the time, she focused her efforts on equity in access for all students and empowering the talent of her dedicated staff to create a cohesive school community. After six years in the principal-ship, Ms. Mauch was promoted to Leadership Manager in the Talent Department of Cincinnati Public Schools. In this role, she was able to marry her passion for public education and empowering others to make an impact in their communities. She expanded that impact when she began her work at Hamilton County Educational Service Center. During her first year as a Leadership Consultant, she had the opportunity to support districts of a different landscape – including small urban to large rural districts. She took that understanding of the diverse landscape and talent needs across the region with her when she moved into the Director of Talent, Engagement and Development for HCESC. Under her leadership, the organization has begun to utilize data to strategically analyze how to strengthen an inclusive culture, diversify the pipeline of educators both at HCESC and across the region, and create a culture of learning for all employees. In August of 2024, she will shift into the role of Executive Director of Human Resources at HCESC, and she looks forward to strengthening systems and processes in support of human capital both internally and throughout the region. When not working, Ms. Mauch loves to explore the city in which she lives and experience all that downtown Cincinnati has to offer.

Brandon is the Director of Real Estate & Operations for the Avondale Development Corporation (ADC).  Prior to joining ADC Brandon served as a Program Officer for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) in Cincinnati and served as the founding Executive Director of the Peoria LISC office which opened late 2012.  Brandon has spent a majority of his career utilizing his real estate, community development, and finance expertise to help improve and rebuild economically challenged neighborhoods.  Brandon earned a BBA with a concentration in real estate and finance from the University of Kentucky, attended grad school at the University of Cincinnati, and in 2014 was honored with a national recognition from Next City as being one of the top urban leaders in the US under the age of 40.

Carol Gibbs, a long-time community activist and volunteer, is currently the President and CEO of the Mt. Auburn Community Development Corporation, which Gibbs founded in 2015 to strengthen and coordinate business and housing development in Mt. Auburn. Prior to her current role, she spent 15 years in the role of President and CEO of ACT (Accountability and Credibility Together), an organization she founded to increase self-sufficiency skills of families to reduce their need for public assistance.

In addition to her professional roles, Gibbs has been involved in a number of Cincinnati organizations, including the Strategic Engagement and Planning Committee for Cincinnati Public Schools, Mt. Auburn Community Council, Taft Elementary School, William Howard Raft Historic Site, Neighborhoods of Uptown Leadership, Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, Ohio Foodbank Association, and more.

Since joining RSA in 1992, Alex has focused his practice on the relationships and intersections of public and corporate finance. He has experience with many types of clients and transaction structures. Current and recent engagements include corporate, state and local public finance issuers. His experience with finance structures include: New Market Tax Credits, Energy Credits, Environmental Credits, State and Federal Tax Incentives, General Obligation Bonds, Revenue Bonds, Special Assessment Districts, Economic Development, and focused programmatic issuance. Alex especially enjoys complex and multi-dimensional transactions that require collaboration among parties. Alex has fostered relationships between Public and Private issuers that have resulted in successful partnerships that have benefited local communities. He is currently on the Board of Trustees of the Walnut Hills High School Association and advises several private companies. He holds a degree from the Murphy Institute of Political Economy at Tulane University and the FINRA designation as General Securities Representative (Series 7), Investment Banking Representative (Series 79), and Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63).

Bob is currently the Chairman and CEO for Cincinnati Federal Savings and Loan Association.  Until late 2020, Bob spent 18 years with the Cincinnati Bengals, as the Director of Business Development. Prior to joining the Bengals front office he served as Hamilton County Commissioner, Director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections and Clerk for Delhi Township.  In addition to serving on the SAF Board, Bob has served on many community Boards including the Kenton County Airport Board, Accountability and Credibility Together (ACT), Hamilton County Child and Family First Board, Hamilton County Solid Waste Management, Hamilton County General Health District and Talbert.

Richard E. Friedman retired from the University of Cincinnati in June, 2013 after 42 years of service. He served for 14 years as the Assistant to the President, and 14 years as a Dean in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences and directed the campus-wide McMicken Honors program. As a member of the faculty he offered course work in Philosophy, including ethics, logic, and value theory and developed an electronic on-line learning module.

Friedman’s community service has included a number of leadership roles on many non- profit agency boards and foundations. He has served as the President of the boards of trustees of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Cincinnati. Additionally, he is a current board member and served as the chair of the board of the American Heart Association’s Cincinnati Metro, Great Rivers Affiliate, the Vice Chair of the Hoxworth Blood Center board, and was the board chair of the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities. He currently serves on the boards of the Greater Cincinnati Tennis Hall of Fame, the Talbert House Advisory Board, Activities Beyond the Classroom, Tennis for Charity and the Art Academy of Cincinnati.  He also chairs the Advisory Council of the Nonprofit Leadership Institute of Greater Cincinnati and is the Immediate Past President of the Cincinnati Seasongood Faculty Club Board of Governors at the University of Cincinnati.

He was the recipient of the Mayor’s Friendship Medallion presented by the Cincinnati Human Relations Council and he received the Robert V. Goldstein Volunteer of the Year award given by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.