Nicholas C York

Nicholas C. York, Vice Chair, was appointed to the Board in 2010. A former partner in the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis & West LLP, he now serves as CEO of Kaser Enterprises, a business advisory and advocacy firm working to advance innovative ideas, products and services via public-private partnerships, strategic alliances and private equity investment. York is a long-time proponent of civic and community involvement and currently serves on the boards of the Mindful Nation Foundation and the Joaquin Weiss Institute at Hiram College. He formerly was Vice Chair of the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE). He also was an elected official in his hometown of Avon Lake, where he remains active in school and children's activities as a coach and mentor. York was named one of Crain's Cleveland "40 under 40" in 2004 and is a graduate Leadership Cleveland's Class of 2009. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and a Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School. (Term expires 2014)