Our Advisors

Randy Randolph, MD

President: AFTA-Cincinnati

President: Phoenix Caduceus

Former Mercy Health Vice-Chairman

Dungang Liu, PhD

Associate Professor: Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati

Victor Chikezie, LL.M

Legal, Technical, and Business Consultant (Privacy & Security)

eDiscovery Specialist

Mo Anderson

Former CEO and current Vice Chairman of the board: Keller Williams

Ben Weiner, PhD.

Fellow: Rockefeller University

Timothy Armstrong, J.D., LL.M.

Associate Dean of Faculty & Research | Professor of Law, College of Law

Daniela Jauk-Ajamie, PhD, C.C.S.

Assistant Professor for Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Akron, Ohio

Jeffrey Timberlake, PhD.

Professor & Director of Graduate Studies: Sociology, University of Cincinnati

Kate Greene, MCP

Chief Executive Officer: College Hill Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation

Muriel Schmid, PhD.

Administrative Director: Community Peacemakings Teams

Uchenna Ekwo, PhD

President: Center for Media and Peace Initiatives

Faculty Lecturer: Union College, NJ

Joshua F. Doyle PhD.

Assistant Professor: Sociology Purdue University

Mary Van Balgooy, MA

Executive Director: Society Of Woman Geographers

Sudipto Sircar, MCA

VP & CIO: ChildFund International

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Anita Thaler, PhD.

Head Researcher: Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Technology, Work, and Culture

Faculty Lecturer: University of Graz and Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Austria)

Benjamin Cornist III

Vice President: First Financial Bank

Tom Spurr, MA.

Retired Principal: Deloitte Consulting

Our Founding Board

John Cavanaugh, CIPM,

CIPP/US

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & PRIVACY EVANGELIST

John’s role is to provide executive leadership and work directly and collaboratively with the Board of Directors to establish the vision and direction of the Plunk Foundation. John has spent the last 10 years helping college students, veterans, and professionals connect through various grant opportunities and university affiliations.

Yelena Simonova, MBA

BOARD MEMBER & VP OF THE BOARD

Yelena has spent 10 years at Procter & Gamble and is currently a leader in their IT purchasing department and recipient of the P&G CEO Award. Yelena has received her MBA from Chicago Booth is a servant leader who believes in the empathetic approach to leadership.

Brian Moser

BOARD MEMBER & SECRETARY

Brian has worked his way up as a Sr. Network Engineer at Cincinnati Financial. He is passionate about helping people understand that they are NOT their qualifications. He spends his time guiding people on how to learn skills and build connections to get started on their dream careers.

Liza Sussman

FOUNDING MEMBER

Liza is a business development leader at Infor and a dedicated founding member of the Plunk Foundation. Her experience over the years helps the Plunk Foundation make vital strategic decisions to drive purpose and impact for the nonprofit.

As a volunteer founding member, Liza is passionate about how technology can make a difference in people's lives. That is why she helped start the Plunk Foundation, believing that technology can change things for the better. She wants to improve the lives of women, children, and communities that need help. For Liza, digital privacy is the way to save lives, strengthen democracy, and protect the vulnerable around the world.