Hannah's Treasure Chest

Executive Board of Directors

Founder/Director

Angela Addington, angela@hannahstreasure.org

Angela Addington has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing with an emphasis on research. Since 1991, she has worked in the telecommunications industry as a systems analyst. She left the corporate world to start her own business as a professional photographer in 1994, with such clients as the College Football Hall of Fame and Notre Dame University. In 2000, she had her daughter Hannah, for whom the charity is named. Feeling the need for financial security with a new baby, Angela returned to the corporate world by taking a data technician position at LexisNexis through Manpower. Angela left after a short period of time to develop Hannah’s Treasure Chest full-time as the need for the services of the organization grew and became too difficult to handle while working full time. In 2008 Angela was recognized for her work at Hannah's Treasure Chest by being named one of Dayton Daily New's Top Ten Women.

Chairman

Tina Marker

Tina Marker serves as Chairman of Hannah’s Treasure Chest. She possesses over 25 years of leadership, executive management, strategic planning, government compliance, marketing, public relations, branding, design, crisis communications, media relations, event management, and team building expertise under a diverse blend of government, nonprofit, small business, and corporate platforms. Tina is a natural entrepreneur with a professional, consultative spirit that provides her an upper edge in the industry as a leading marketing, communications, and public relations consultant. She stands at the helm of Windward Design Group as President/CEO, which Tina founded in 2008. Tina graduated with Highest Distinction from Nyack College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management and a concentration in Marketing and Public Relations. She is married to David and has three sons and two grandsons.

Tina thoroughly enjoys networking and giving back to the community, particularly when it impacts children in need through Hannah’s Treasure Chest.

Chairman Elect

Cheryll Bennett

Cheryll A. Bennett has been an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Dayton, Ohio for approximately ten years. She received a B.A. degree in Spanish from the University of Rochester and her J.D. from the University of Dayton. Between 1994 and 1997, she was employed as an Assistant Public Defender with the Montgomery County Public Defender’s office, and spent two years subsequent thereto in private practice, where she concentrated on civil litigation and State and Federal criminal law.

Cheryll has been active in professional and community service organizations and is excited to be a part of Hannah’s Treasure Chest. Cheryll currently co-chairs the Employment work group for the Montgomery County Community Wide Ex-Offender Reentry Task Force, and has served as the President of the Summit Pointe Homeowners Association. Cheryll is also a member of the Dayton Bar Association’s Criminal Law, Ethics & Grievance, Bar Exam & Qualifications, Environmental & Congeniality committees, and previously served on the Association’s Board of Trustees.

Vice Chairman

Jessalyn King

Jessalyn King has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Dayton and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Business Administration at Wright State University. She also works at the Dayton VA Medical Center as a Budget Analyst.

Jessalyn's passion for helping others initially stemmed from her involvement in a group that provided weekend recreation for children with disabilities. This experience had a profound, lasting impact on her, and she has continued to seek out opportunities to enrich the lives of others ever since. Jessalyn believes that Hannah's Treasure Chest does just that, and she is excited and honored to be a part of such a wonderful organization.

Treasurer

Art Hung

Art Hung holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Wright State University. He worked in the Information Technology field for 6 years as a software developer and project manager. Art has owned and operated a World Financial Group office in Centerville for the last 10 years. Art has a son and daughter and has been married for 12 years. Art has In his spare time Art enjoys golf, music and reading. Art is also an enthusiastic long-time member of the Centerville Noon Optimist Club, having previously served two terms on the club's Board of Directors.

Recording Secretary

Cindy Finney
Cindy Finney is a Workers’ Compensation Paralegal for the law firm of Hochman & Plunkett in Kettering. She has been active in community service organizations for many years, including Jaycees and Women of Today, and has served as a local, state and national officer. She has chaired numerous fundraisers for charitable groups through her involvement in Jaycees and Women of Today, and has chaired fundraisers through her work for the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. She has also chaired community service projects, including the Butler County Junior Miss Scholarship Program. Cindy has competed in public speaking competitions and represented Ohio at a Jaycee national competition. She has done volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity, working on a women’s build in Middletown, and volunteers one evening a month at Ronald McDonald House. She is a past member of the Middletown Area Business & Professional Women’s Club and the Greater Dayton Paralegal Association. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her great nephew Gage and great niece Audrey, traveling, reading, and is an avid fan of Cincinnati Bengals football.

Board of Trustees

Peter Carusone

Peter Carusone is Professor Emeritus at Wright State University where he served as Professor of Marketing for 25 years and as Chairman of the Department of Marketing. He has also served on the faculty of Xavier University (Ohio), and has been Visiting Professor at ESCEM in Tours, France, the University of Turin in Italy, and Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo. His BFA (Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music) is in Radio-TV, MBA (Xavier University) in Marketing and Ph.D. (The Ohio State University) in Business Organization.

Dr. Carusone is author of Where’s the Minestrone? An Italian American Explores Italy (Lulu, 2006), Small Business Management (McGraw-Hill, 1972) and of more than 30 articles for trade and academic journals. The recipient of numerous awards for outstanding teaching, he specializes in cross-cultural marketing, product development, and entrepreneurship.

Peter Carusone has to his credit more than 60 media appearances, public commentaries, talks and speeches before diverse audiences. In addition to his service to the academy, he worked for five years for The Cincinnati Enquirer, three years with Federated Department Stores, and has been variously employed as consultant, consumer advocate, restaurant guide editor and retail location analyst, He lives in Dayton, Ohio with his wife, Gloria, and black Bombay cat, Gattina. He has a large immediate and extended family including five children and 17 grandchildren, and a great granddaughter.

Leslie Marsh

Pam Merl

Kelly Pierro
Kelly Pierro has a Bachelor's Degree in Legal Communications from Capital University. She currently works as a litigation legal assistant for the law firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister in Dayton.

Kelly's interest in getting involved with Hannah's Treasure Chest started when her mother, Catherine Tidwell, began volunteering for Hannah's Treasure Chest several years ago. Seeing the growth and success of Hannah's, as well as attendance at two Diva's Day Out events, prompted her to seek out a more active role in Hannah's Treasure Chest. Kelly is committed to giving back to the community and feels that Hannah's Treasure Chest embodies this goal. In her free time, Kelly enjoys spending time with her husband, Joe and their two-year old son Dominic. Kelly and her family live in Liberty Township, Ohio.