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is proud to honor
Carole F. Hoover &
Vanessa L. Whiting
as the recipients of the 8th Annual Maltz Heritage Award for being a force of positive change in the community
is proud to honor
Carole F. Hoover &
Vanessa L. Whiting
as the recipients of the 8th Annual Maltz Heritage Award for being a force of positive change in the community
Carole F. Hoover and Vanessa L. Whiting were presented with the Maltz Heritage Award on May 24, 2021 at 7:00 pm during a virtual celebration that recognized their transformational leadership, civic engagement, and philanthropic contributions in Northeast Ohio.
Founded with the mission to promote acceptance and inclusion of all people, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage presents exhibitions and programs that explore diverse stories around identity, culture, and connection. The Maltz Heritage Award is the Museum’s largest fundraising event of the year, enabling us to continue offering robust programming year round.
CAROLE F. HOOVER
For more than 50 years Carole F. Hoover has built a career that has blended civil rights, support of Northeast Ohio’s businesses, civic leadership and philanthropy. Carole Hoover is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hoover Milstein, a partnership formed in 1999 between Carole F. Hoover and Howard P. Milstein of New York City to provide financial services and real estate development.
Hoover joined the Greater Cleveland Growth Association — now Greater Cleveland Partnership — in 1971 to lead its efforts to support minority-owned businesses. When she rose to the position of president and CEO of the organization in 1994, she became the first African-American woman to lead a major chamber of commerce. In 2017 she was one of the recipients of the Cleveland Heritage Medal. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Clinic and has spearheaded many Cleveland community development efforts such as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Gateway sports and entertainment complex, and the 2016 Republican National Convention.
VANESSA L. WHITING
Vanessa L. Whiting is president of A.E.S Management Corp, the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee in Northeast Ohio. She is an attorney who has been recognized as one of this area’s top 100 lawyers by Northern Ohio Live, and whose work in economic and community development has helped many. In 1995, she launched her own firm, where she focused on neighborhood-enhancing developments such as affordable housing and community centers.
She is chair of the MetroHealth board of trustees and serves on the boards of the Tri-C Foundation, United Way of Greater Cleveland, Fairmount Presbyterian Church and the Greater Cleveland Partnership. Vanessa Whiting, Chair of the Karamu House Capital and Sustainability Campaign is also a Life Member of the NAACP, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She was named the Black Professional of the Year for 2019 by the Black Professional Association Charitable Foundation and most recently was appointed to the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees by Governor Mike DeWine.
Past award recipients include: Richard K. Smucker and The J.M. Smucker Company (2020), Beth E. Mooney (2019), Christopher Connor (2018), Audrey and Albert Ratner (2017), Barbara Snyder (2016), Milt and Tamar Maltz (2015), Sandy Cutler (2014), and Toby Cosgrove (2013)
Thank you to our Donors
David Schafer
Managing Director,
Maltz Museum of
Jewish Heritage
In this unprecedented time, sponsors of the Maltz Heritage Award allow us to feel confident that we will be able to continue the meaningful work of the Maltz Museum in the year ahead. Thank you for your unwavering support of our mission to educate and empower people of all faiths and backgrounds to stand up against hate and speak out for diversity and inclusion.
Presenting Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Abby & Howard Milstein
Audrey & Albert Ratner
Emily & Richard Smucker
Gold Sponsors
AES Management, DBA Popeyes
Louisiana Kitchen
Sandy and Sally Cutler
Grant and Jennifer Dinner
Gloria Fine and Family
Jordan & Jennifer Goldberg and
Larry & Cathy Goldberg
Bob and Sally Gries
Walter and Jean Kalberer
Krause Family Foundation
Steve and Penni Weinberg
Silver Sponsors
Dr. Georgette Bennett
Richard Bogomolny & Patricia Kozerefski
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland State University
Cohen & Company
Connor Foundation
Cuyahoga Community College
Dollar Bank
Glenmede
Beth Mooney
The NRP Group
Oatey Company
Olympic Steel
PNC
PwC
Irving and Ileen Rosner
Jerry Sue Thornton
Dan and Ellen Zelman
Bronze Sponsors
AB Bernstein
The AKA Team, Inc.
Warren Anderson
Case Western Reserve University
Cerity Partners
CLE Consulting Firm
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis
David and Debbie Daberko
E.F. Boyd & Son, Inc.
Bober, Markey & Fedorovich
GAA Manufacturing and
Supply Chain Management
JoAnn and Bob Glick
Hahn Loeser + Parks LLP
Brian Hall
Susan and Bob Hurwitz
Jewish Family Service Association-Cleveland
Jones Day
Stewart Kohl
Keith and Nancy Libman
The Lubrizol Corporation
Margaret W. Wong & Assoc. LLC
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA
McDonald Hopkins, LLC
MetroHealth Foundation
John and Karen Moss
MVP Plastics
Jakki and Fred Nance
Pierre’s Ice Cream Company
Dick and Pat Pogue
Julia and Larry Pollock
James and Susan Ratner
Barbara Robinson
RPM International Inc.
Step Forward
Thompson Hine LLP
United Way of Greater Cleveland
The Urban League
Ursuline College
Thank You to our Community Partners
Teresa Metcalf Beasley
Adam and Stacey Berebitsky
Citymark Capital
Israel Bonds
Judy and Steven Willensky
Sponsors current as of May 24, 2021
See the tribute book from our partners and sponsors
Thank you to our Co-Chairs, Legacy Chairs, and Board of Trustees
Co-Chairs
Dee Haslam and David M. Reynolds
Legacy Co-Chairs
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., and Albert B. Ratner
Honorary Chairs
Craig Arnold, Dr. Akram Boutros, Chris Connor, Dr. Toby Cosgrove, Sandy and Sarah Cutler, Paul Dolan, Chris Gorman, Bob and Sally Gries*, Andrea Hogben, Mayor Frank Jackson, Dr. Alex Johnson, Ariane Kirkpatrick, Len Komoroski, Alan and Karen Krause, Darrell and Rona McNair*, Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, Beth Mooney, Patrick Pastore, Renee Tramble Richard, Ronn and Bess Richard, Erika Rudin-Luria, President Harlan Sands, Tony Sias, Richard and Emily Smucker, Robyn Minter Smyers, Jerry Sue Thornton, Steve and Penni Weinberg, Sheila Wright
Host Committee
Kevin S. Adelstein, Daisy L. Alford-Smith, Ph.D., Warren Anderson, John Anoliefo, Edward and Michele Barksdale, Doris Behnke, Adam and Stacey Berebitsky, Susan Bichsel Ph.D., Richard Bogomolny and Patricia Kozerefski, Tami Bolder, Kip Bollin, Caprice Bragg, Lon Brown, Nailah Byrd, Dr. Jacklyn Chisholm, Margot Copeland*, Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis, Greg Cowan*, President Scott Cowan, Marcella Cox, Lynnette Crenshaw, Duane Crockrom, David and Debbie Daberko, President Sister Christine De Vinne, Maureen Dee, Erin Deimling, Grant and Jennifer Dinner*, Eric Douglas Keene, Linda Dukes-Campbell, Julian Earls, Umberto Fedeli, Helen Forbes Fields, Douglas Fortney, Lois Goodman*, William Griswold, Brian Hall, Lawrence Hatch, David and Rebecca Heller, Karrie D. Howard, Bob and Susan Hurwitz, Councilman Basheer Jones, Dionne Jones, Richard Jones, Betty A. Jordan, Lara Kalafatis, Walter and Jean Kalberer, Ira and Amy Kaplan, Dr. Roger D. and Marlene Klein, Richard C. Klein, Robert Klonk, Stewart Kohl, Victoria Lacey, Heather Lennox, Keith and Nancy Libman*, Ken Liffman*, Dennis A. Linden, CPA, Thomas Lockshin, Marques Martin, Franklin Martin, Randell McShepard, Sharon E. Milligan, John and Karen Moss, Glenda Moss, Randy Myeroff, Fred and Jakki Nance, Augie Napoli, Brian O’Neill, Mason Oatey, Linda Olejko, Larry Oscar, Craig Owen White, Lisa Payne Jones, Richard and Patricia Pogue, Larry and Julia Pollock*, Gerri Presti, Peggie Price, LaRese Purnell, Barbara Robinson, Irving and Ileen Rosner*, Shelley Roth, Eugene Sanders, Mitchell Schneider, Meltrice Sharp, Linda Shatteen, Michael and Anita Siegal, Hilton O. Smith, David St. Pierre, Amy Stephens, Sharon D. Strickland, Pat Turner Cunningham, Daniel and Molly Walsh, Philip Wasserstrom, Karen White, Raquel White, David Whitehead, Barbara A. Williams, Sonali B. Wilson, Margaret Wong, Dan and Ellen Zelman*, Adam Zelwin*
* denotes planning committee
Maltz Museum Board of Trustees
Grant Dinner, Chair
Milton Maltz, Chair Emeritus
Tamar Maltz, President
Robert Gries, Vice Chair
Reneé Chelm, Vice President
Keith Libman, Vice President
James Gomez, Treasurer
Joe Cimperman
Ronald B. Cohen
Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis
Jordan Goldberg
Lois Goodman
David Katz
Alan M. Krause
Kenneth B. Liffman
Darrell McNair
Larry Pollock
Albert B. Ratner
Barbara Robinson
Irv Rosner
Phil Wasserstrom
Daniel Zelman
Adam Zelwin
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., Trustee Emeritus
Adele Silver, Honorary Trustee
Ex Officio
Rabbi Jonathan Cohen,
The Temple-Tifereth Israel
Jeff Kaplan,
Friends of the Maltz Museum
Barry Reis,
Erika Rudin-Luria,
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
David Schafer,
Maltz Museum of
Jewish Heritage
The Maltz Museum is supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and Ohio Arts Council
