Leadership & Board Members
Founded by Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes in 1966 during a ceremony at the Perry Monument at Put-In Bay, the Association of Ohio Commodores has been in existence for over 46 years. Named for the hero of the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Governor Rhodes established the Executive Order of the Ohio Commodores (which encompasses membership in the Association) to honor 60 Ohio businessmen who accompanied him on Ohio’s first international trade mission. Since then, more than 600 men and women have been appointed to the Executive Order of the Ohio Commodore as recognition of their contributions to economic development in their communities, and to the State of Ohio.
Executive Committee
Grand Commodore – David W. Johnson
Fleet Commodore – Ginni Ragan
Logkeeper – Ryan Wright
Purser – Thomas W. Johnson
Immediate Past Grand Commodore – Sam Covelli
Members of the Board of Trustees
Sam Covelli (Warren)
David Johnson (Salem)
Sterling Williams (Warren)
Steve Evans (Bidwell)
Thomas W. Johnson (Columbus)
William (Bill) C. Kennedy Jr. (Poland)
Ginni Ragan (Columbus)
Samuel H. Porter III (Columbus)
Ryan Wright (Jackson)
Regional Directors & Board Members
Region I –
Assistant Director –
Region II – Linda Kuzior (Canfield)
Assistant Director – Mike Kennedy (Canfield)
Region III – Alex Triantafilou (Cincinnati)
Assistant Director – Charles (Chip) Gerhardt
Region IV – D. Joseph Pemberton (Columbus)
Assistant Director –
Committees
Chair of the Admiralty – Alan Stockmeister
Finance Chair – Thomas (Tom) W. Johnson
Foundation Committee Chair – Thomas (Tom) W. Johnson
Office Review & Regalia Chair – Cara Brook
Membership Chair – Victor Hipsley
Nominating Chair – Clyde Rauch
Golf and Fund-Raising Chairmen – Sean Cogan, Guy Coviello, Paul Haller, Roy Hulme, Jamie Sisto, and Tyler Williams
Summer & Winter Meeting Chair – Thomas Johnson
General Counsel – Steve Cuckler
Chaplain – Thomas Starr
Other Key Roles
Communications Coordination – Thomas Starr
Strategic Planning Session Leadership –
Programs and Arrangements – Gordon Gough and Victor Hipsley
Lifetime Membership – Ginni Ragan