Elizabeth, BVU's President and CEO, has provided consulting, training and executive coaching services to hundreds of nonprofits and businesses since BVU's inception in 1993.

Her work focuses on strengthening the governance and management of nonprofit organizations, facilitating strategic plans and conducting merger feasibility studies. She serves on the Board of the Akron Zoological Park, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the Greater Cleveland Partnership Equity and Inclusion Board of Advisors. She has a Bachelor of Arts in History from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and a Master of Arts in History from Kent State University.