John Daher, BBA, Board President:
John is experienced in all aspects of for-profit business and has owned small businesses as well as a Tropical Smoothie Café franchise at Legacy Village. He obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration at Cleveland State in 2013 while managing a family-owned gas station in Collinwood. John is of Lebanese descent and speaks Arabic and English and is active in the Lebanese community. John has a heart for the underserved and continues to be active in the East Cleveland area where he is currently a mortgage broker at Barrett Financial and manages a PROTAX LLC office.
Amy Furey-Ligan, Board Secretary :
She has a commitment to all aspects of wellness – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual - which she furthers both in her professional work and personal life by serving as a member of the NEOMED Mental Health Committee, the campus Behavioral Intervention Team, and as a board secretary for SOAR, LLC, a student-run free clinic. Outside of work, Amy is a parent member of the Walsh Jesuit Wellness Committee and active member of Mother of Sorrows Parish in Peninsula. In her free time, Amy enjoys reading, traveling, and spending quality time with her husband, their three children, and their chocolate labradoodle.
Kelsey Music, MOD, SHRM-CP, Board Treasurer:
Kelsey is a Director of Talent Strategy at CBIZ where oversees career pathing, competencies and performance management. She also supports leadership development initiatives and succession planning.
Kelsey graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Organization Development where she enjoyed developing the skills to help both individuals and organizations become more effective. In her spare time she enjoys practicing Pilates and spending time with her partner and their dog. Kelsey believes in the power of therapy and is passionate about PALS for Healing’s mission to help those who have suffered trauma and/or loss.
Vito R. Giannola, J.D.:
Vito is a litigation associate at the law firm Jones Day, where focuses on business disputes, white collar investigations, environmental disputes, and torts. He also commits a substantial amount of time to providing pro bono services to criminal defendants seeking postconviction relief and immigrants seeking legal status. Vito earned a bachelor degree in political science and international studies from Northern Michigan University, and his law degree from Case Western Reserve University, where he served as the Editor in Chief of the Law Review. He also serves as the President of the Young Professional Committee of the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. In his free time, Vito enjoys hiking, biking, and doing DIY projects around the house. Vito understands the widespread need for mental health services for those who have suffered trauma and is passionate about helping provide those services.
David Haba, Esq,:
David is a real estate attorney at the law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP where he focuses his practice on the representation of commercial real estate clients in transactions related to the acquisition, disposition, leasing, and development of real property. David received his law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law where he served as a marketing editor and associate editor for The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, was published by The Moritz College of Law Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, and worked as a legal intern for both the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. He earned his bachelor’s degree from The University of Dayton and is a Cleveland native, graduating from local Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School. David now lives in Lakewood and is passionate about serving on the PALS Board to both remove the stigma associated with mental health services and to help ensure those in the community who require such services are able to obtain the same.
Rachel Silverman, MSE, PMP:
Rachel has 10+ years of healthcare consulting experience and has provided clinical and technical workflow support to hospitals and clinical providers across the country. She has an educational background in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. She took her passion for healthcare and deep understanding of process to clients to help improve clinical quality and costs. Rachel grew up in Mentor, Ohio and supports the local Cleveland Jewish community. She lives in Chagrin Falls with her husband and dog where she loves taking nature walks and baking healthy desserts. She understands the need for mental health services and removing the stigma to help broaden the reach into the Cleveland community.