Department of Finance Advisory Board
Advisory Board Members
Brent Affolter
Title: Managing Sales Director, Skylight Financial Group
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board; Risk Management and Insurance Advisory Board
Aaron Barnhart
Title: Senior Vice President- Retail Sales Leader, Westfield Bank
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board
Ronald P. Coill
Title: Executive Vice President & CFO, OE Connection LLC
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board
Randall Davis
Title: Area Vice President, Risk International Services
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board
Rachel Fink Byerly
Title: TS Operations - Manager, Grant Thornton LLP
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board
Brian L. Aikens
Title: Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board
Michael J. Brainard
Title: Vice President - Commercial Banking Officer, Cortland Bank
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board
Frederick T. Cook, MBA
Title: Partner & Certified Wealth Planner, Stratos Wealth Partners
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board
Carina S. Diamond
Title: Managing Director, SS&G Wealth Management LLC
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board
Charles W. Freeman, CFP
Title: First Vice President of Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch - The Stephans Van
Dept/Program: Department of Finance Advisory Board
ExOfficio
James B. Thomson, Ph.D.
Title: Chair, Professor of Finance
Dept/Program: Department of Finance
Phone: (330) 972-6329
Email: thomson1@uakron.edu