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The Marshall Project - Cleveland advisory committee brings together an influential, passionate group of community leaders who generously volunteer their time, talent and resources to support our Cleveland newsroom.

They are community champions who leverage their personal and professional networks to help expand our audience and further our impact in Northeast Ohio. They are vocal champions of our reporting and help build awareness and financial support for our work. They act as ambassadors in their own communities for the importance of quality journalism in civic life.

2025 Committee Member List

Jim Crutchfield Co-Chair | Founding editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project - Cleveland
Fred Cummings Co-Chair | President and founder of Elizabeth Park Capital Management, founding board member of The Marshall Project
Melanie Biché Civic community leader, including League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland
Conor Coakley Cushman & Wakefield / CRESCO Real Estate, board member of LAND Studio and Canalway Partners
Shakorie Davis Owner and president of Next Generation Construction
Lee Fisher Dean and Joseph C. Hostetler-BakerHostetler Chair in Law at Cleveland State University College of Law
Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek Founder, former executive director and choreographer of Near West Theatre
Kayla Pincus Founder, Convergent Strategies
Jill Rizika President and CEO, Towards Employment
Jan Roller Civic community leader, trial lawyer with Perez Morris with more than 35 years of experience
Andrew Zelman Former publisher of Cleveland Scene Magazine
Ann Zoller Senior advisor with Strategy Design Partners, LLC, former director for LAND Studio and ParkWorks

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Thank you to our Cleveland donors and supporters

Below is a list of all our local Cleveland-area donors who have given at least $5,000 in the last calendar year. Our journalism is made possible thanks to your support.

Melanie & Mark Biché
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation
Colucci Family Foundation
Fred & Misun Cummings
The Freeman Foundation
George Gund Foundation
The IV Fund
Nord Family Foundation
Suzanne Cushwa Rusnak & Jeff Rusnak
Timothy L. Stephens III Memorial Fund