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 |
| Allen Houk | Treasurer | Owner of Allen R. Houk, CPA |
| Bob Leighty | Director | Private Consultant |
| C. Reggie Thomas | Director | Vice President, Community Development Specialist of Huntington National Bank |
| Eliott Good | Director | Attorney of Law at Chorpenning Good Pandora, Co. |
| Inna Kinney | Director | President and Founder of ECDI |
| Neil Barkan | Director | Attorney of Law at Barkan and Barkan |
| Patrick Knott | Director | Vice President of National City Bank East Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH Branch |
| Steve Fireman | Director | General Counsel of Stewart Title Agency of Columbus, LTD. and ECDI |
| Mariangee Merino | Director | US Bank, Corporate Multicultural Marketing |
| Dr Alice Faryna | Director | Independent Consultant |
| John R. Buchanan | Director | Independant Consultant |
| Matthew Shad | Director | Deputy City Manager, City of Upper Arlington |
