Michael Szuberla

President 

     Michael is a native Toledoan who attended school at St Angela Hall (the school that preceded the CAC).  The CAC building has been a part of his life for over thirty years.  His brother is a nationally known filmmaker who lived at the CAC in the mid-nineties.  The CAC was an excellent experience for him.  Michael serves on the CAC board because of his connection to the building, the impact the CAC has on younger people and the quality programs the CAC provides to the broader community.

     Professionally Michael is the director of Toledo GROWs (the community gardening outreach program of the Toledo Botanical Garden), which has partnerships with over fifty organizations in the Toledo area.  His extensive networking with the community often helps the CAC connect with community resources and form partnerships. Michael is also the founder of a non-profit 501c3 art and ecology think tank that purchases vacant lots and creates gardens and "art parks". 

Dr. Robert Brundage

Treasurer

     Robert Brundage has been a CAC Board member since early 2002.  He played cello in The Toledo Symphony while earning an Engineering BS, magna cum laude, at TU and working summers as a research chemist at the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, DC.  Active as a cellist in the Boston area, he first earned his PhD in Biophysics at Brandeis University, then worked at a series of biomedical companies.  Starting as a translator Engineer for three of them.  With his third career he recorded and edited live performances for Harvard University, MIT, New England Conservatory, Titanic Records, & WGBH, Boston.

     For his fourth career, Robert retired to Toledo in 1997 to become a community builder.  He is on such boards as Toledo Central City Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation (in the neighborhood of his youth), Community Shares of Northwest Ohio (workplace philanthropy), Greater Toledo Housing Coalition, 433 Foundation (community strengthening through ecological and artistic means), Citizens for Buckeye Basin Parks, Toledo Urban Forestry Commission, Westgate Neighbors etc.  He also participates in several TMACOG (Metropolitan Area Council of Governments) committees, The New Urbanists, five mayoral community groups, The Urban Coalition, Parents for Public Schools, TPS groups, Multifaith Council of Northwest Ohio, Building Bridges Towards Racial Harmony, Sister Cities. 

Laura Gerdenich

Secretary

     Laura is resident of Sylvania, Ohio. She is a licensed agent for Gerdenich Realty Company. She has served the Collingwood Arts Center in a variety of ways for over a decade. Her introduction to the Collingwood Arts Center was visiting the center on a “Trolley Trot” in the 90’s. She was impressed with the historic architecture and the art for sale by the resident artists. Laura has a deep interest as an animal rights activist, supporting organizations such as Assistance Dogs of America, Inc.

     Edward is a Realtor with Sulphur Springs and an Attorney. His affiliations:(current/active) CAC, Founder/Life member, Toledo Opera Board Trustee, Toledo Museum of Art, President's Council, & Toledo Area Pride (TAP) Community Center Treasurer. Edward is interested in the in the preservation of the historical and architectural integrity of the CAC and integrating the CAC into the fabric of the Historical Old West End.

Joseph R. Zsigray Jr.

     Joe has been a composer, consultant, and arts administrator for the past 30 years. He was the founder and Executive Director of PROJECT JOY a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation headquartered in Elyria, Ohio dedicated to the mission of affirming the dignity and self-esteem of people through the performing arts. In this capacity the Ohio General Assembly honored Joe with a proclamation for his work in the arts in Greater Lorain County. Joe has served on the Collingwood Board of Directors since 2002. He also serves as the Collingwood Arts Center Executive Director.

Maureen O'Malley

     Maureen, who lives in the historic Old West End, has served on the Collingwood Arts Center Board of Directors since 2002. She is involved in Community Theater throughout the region. Her credentials as an actor are impressive to say the least. She is a member of the Women of The Old West End.