Several boards oversee Talbert House's direction. The Board of Trustees governs the agency services. The Foundation for Talbert House oversees the agency's fundraising entity. Talbert House Services oversees its ancilliary operations. The agency also has an Advisory Board composed of community leaders and past board members. Member names and titles for each of these boards are listed below.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Board Chair: John I. Silverman, Midland Atlantic
Vice Chair: Dotsy Q. Klei, Creative Dimensions
Vice Chair: Tony T. Brown, Uptown Consortium
Treasurer: Paul M. Brunner CPA, RGL – Forensic Accountants & Consultants
Secretary: Gwendolyn L. McFarlin, Christ Hospital
Past Chair: Haluk G. Nural, dunnhumby USA
Executive Committee
Glenda Cousins, US Bank
Carol B. Goodman, Smith Barney
Fred Joffe,
Retired, Procter and Gamble
Robert B. Meacham, Retired, University of Cincinnati
Robert A. Moskowitz, Moskowitz Brothers
Joseph L. Rippe, CPA, Rippe and Kingston
Members
Robert Alexander, National City Bank
Gregory J. Berberich, Esq.,
Attorney at Law
Carl H. Blackwell,
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas
Paula Boggs-Muething, Esq.,
City of Cincinnati
Frank D. Chaiken, Esq., Thompson Hine
James J. Chalfie, Esq.,
Santen and Hughes
Michael J. Harmon, Esq.,
City of Cincinnati
William T. Hayden, Esq.,
Katz, Teller, Brant and Hild
Gregory Hoernschemeyer, HORAN Associates
David Hoguet, Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati
Thomas C. Kilcoyne, Esq.,
Cors & Bassett, LLC
Greg Kling,
Tahoe Partners LLC
Chase M. Kohn, Glendale Place Care Center
James C. Leonard, Fifth Third Bank
Terry E. Loftus,
Retired, Procter and Gamble
Joseph Mallory, Hamilton County Board of Elections
Pamela W. Popp, Esq., Christ Hospital
Joan Sampson, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Julie Shifman, Esq.,
Shifman and Associates, LLC
E. B. Silberstein, M.D.,
University Hospital
John Sinclair,
Mercer Health and Benefits
Alex Triantafilou Esq., Hamilton County Republican Party
Ann Marie Tracey, J.D., Xavier University
Richard Weiland,
Richard Consulting
Gwendolyn J. Wilder,
Retired, Cincinnati Public Schools
John M. Williams, Esq.,
Hamilton County Board of Elections
Sourushe Zandvakili PhD, University of Cincinnati
President/CEO: Neil F. Tilow
Talbert House Board of Trustees |

Front Row: James Leonard; Gwen McFarlin, Secretary; John Silverman, Chair; Neil Tilow, President/CEO; Joseph Rippe.
Middle Row: Joan Sampson; Carol Goodman; Glenda Cousins; Ann Marie Tracey; Bob Meacham;
Gwen Wilder; Sourushe Zandvakili; and Dotsy Klei, Vice Chair.
Back Row: Terry Loftus; Michael Harmon; John Sinclair; John Williams; Greg Berberich; David Hoguet; and
Tony Brown, Vice Chair.
Not Pictured: Paul Brunner, Treasurer; Haluk Nural, Past Chair; Fred Joffe; Robert Moskowitz; Pam Popp;
Robert Alexander; Carl Blackwell; Paula Boggs-Muething; Frank Chaiken; James Chalfie; William Hayden; Gregory Hoernschemeyer;
Thomas Kilcoyne; Greg Kling; Joseph Mallory; Julie Shifman; E.B. Silberstein; Alex Triantifilou; and Richard Weiland. |
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FOUNDATION FOR TALBERT HOUSE BOARD MEMBERS
Board Chair: Ann Lugbill, Esq.,
Attorney at Law
Secretary: Mary Clauder,
Community Volunteer
Bill Bahl,
Bahl & Gaynor
Tom Bentley,
Truepoint Capital, LLC.
Kit Duval, Community Volunteer
Barbara Gould, Community Volunteer
Leslie McNeill, Community Volunteer
John Silverman, Midland Atlantic
President/CEO: Neil F. Tilow
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TALBERT HOUSE SERVICES BOARD
Board Chair: Robert Moskowitz,
Moskowitz Brothers
Kaye Britton
Steve Hemberger,
Anchor Associates
Stephen R. Hunt,
Aronoff, Rosen, & Stockdale
Peter Levick, CPA,
B2B
Annette Smith Tarver,
Blackwell Consultants of Ohio
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TALBERT HOUSE ADVISORY BOARD
Mike Allen, Esq.,
Attorney at Law
Randy Braun,
Fisher Design, Inc.
James E. Bushman,
Cast-Fab Technologies, Inc.
Bob Castellini,
UBS Financial Services
Mary Anne Christie,
Community Activist
Thomas Cody,
Macy's Inc.
Chris Colwell,
The Colwell Group
John Court,
Flying Start Ventures
James Davis,
Hamilton County Public Defender
David Fisher,
Jones The Florist
Richard Friedman,
University of Cincinnati
Barbara Gould,
Community Volunteer
Jerry Grace,
Retired, Provident
Chris J. Grathwohl,
Fortress Products
Lisa Haller,
Galt House Hotel and Suites
Aaron Herzig,
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Judge Timothy S. Hogan,
U.S. District Court, SW Ohio
Representative Shannon Jones, Ohio House of Representatives
Andrew Kolesar,
Thompson Hine
Byron Larkin,
Lifetime Financial Planning
David Mann,
Mann & Mann, LLC
John O’Shea,
Cohen, Todd, Kite and Stanford, LLC
John Rabenold,
CNG Financial Corporation
Yvonne Robertson,
Community Volunteer
Stephen Rosedale,
Communicare
William Rumpke,
Rumpke Consolidated
Richard C. Shenk,
Richard C. Shenk Photography
Carl Stich, Jr. ,
White Getgey & Meyer
Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth,
Greater New Light Baptist Church
Jim Turner, Duke Energy
Mary Makley Wolff,
Citizens for Elderly Services
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