Board of Directors
At the core of the organization’s services is the ECDI Board of Directors. The 11-member board is comprised of individuals who voluntarily provide professional expertise to ensure ECDI’s mission statement is executed to its full potential.
| Member | Position | Professional Affiliation | |
| Kenneth Blum | Chairperson | Senior Account Representative of DPSciences | kblum@dpsciences.com |
| Allen Houk | Treasurer | Owner of Allen R. Houk, CPA | arhouk@rrohio.com |
| Bob Leighty | Director | Private Consultant | rleighty@columbus.rr.com |
| C. Reggie Thomas | Director | Vice President, Community Development Specialist of Huntington National Bank | reggie.thomas@huntington.com |
| Carlton Meier | Director | Financial and Management Advisor | CarlMeier@juno.com |
| Eliott Good | Director | Attorney of Law at Chorpenning Good Pandora, Co. | ergood@cgmlpa.com |
| Inna Kinney | Director | President and Founder of ECDI | ikinney@ecdi.org |
| Neil Barkan | Director | Attorney of Law at Barkan and Barkan | nbarkan@barkanlaw.com |
| Patrick Knott | Director | Vice President of National City Bank East Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH Branch | Patrick.Knott@nationalcity.com |
| Steve Fireman | Director | General Counsel of Stewart Title Agency of Columbus, LTD. and ECDI | sfireman@ecdi.org |
