Staff - Buckeye Community Hope Foundation

Building Communities. Rebuilding Lives.

Buckeye Board Members

Steve Guthrie

Steve Guthrie

sootsmeohio@gmail.com
Bill Harvey

Bill Harvey

bharvey@rljmgmt.com
Carlisa Saltsman

Carlisa Saltsman

carlisa71@gmail.com

Leadership

Steve Boone

Steven J. Boone

President/Founder
Email: sboone@buckeyehope.org

Steven J Boone

Mr. Boone founded Buckeye Community Hope Foundation as a 501 (3) (c) not-for-profit corporation and continued to be a very hands-on developer and manager of affordable housing with RLJ Management, taking majority ownership in 1989. Mr. Boone is active in industry affiliations that serve managers, developers and owners. Mr. Boone’s career began at General Electric Company where he gained invaluable experience in financial analysis and asset management. Mr. Boone graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Business Administration.

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Hana

Hana Chandoul

Strategic Communications Specialist
Email: hchandoul@buckeyehope.org

Hana Chandoul

Hana is an experienced communications specialist, social media manager, and marketer who uses her skill set to further the mission and vision statements of organizations. She joined the BCHF team in 2022. Hana holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from the Ohio State University with a focus on mass media and design.

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Stephanie

Stephanie Klupinski

Vice President of Legal and Strategic Growth
Email: sklupinski@buckeyehope.org

Stephanie Klupinski

Stephanie is leading BCHF's new venture, Bridging Community Hope. She is a licensed attorney who has worked with Ohio charter schools for a decade. Stephanie joined BCHF after leading the charter office for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District for four years. Stephanie previously served as the vice president of legal and legislative affairs for the Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools, where she created the Ohio Charter School Law Guidebook. Stephanie began her career in education as a high school English teacher in Los Angeles through the Teach For America program. Stephanie holds a J.D. from the Ohio State University, an M.P.P. from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Ian

Ian J. Maute

Director of Development
Email: imaute@buckeyehope.org

Ian J Maute

Mr. Maute has been involved in the development of housing using the LIHTC, USDA Rural Development, and HUD funding programs since 2005. He is an expert in both new construction projects and the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing affordable housing properties. As Director of Development for BCHF, Mr. Maute is responsible for all development activities across the organization’s footprint. Mr. Maute is the former President of the Ohio Housing Council Board of Trustees, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ohio Council for Affordable and Rural Housing, and is the Vice President of the Board of Directors for the national Council for Affordable and Rural Housing. Mr. Maute received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Masters of Business Administration from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.

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Jody

Jody McRainey

Director of Support Services
Email: jmcrainey@buckeyehope.org

Jody McRainey

Jody McRainey joined BCHF in 2007 as its very first Director of Support Services. She has built a department that provides support services to 85 tax credit and HUD buildings in five states and manages a staff of 51 support service personnel. Ms. McRainey is responsible for writing the support service plans for all of the BCHF tax credit applications, as well as coordinating community outreach during the rehabilitation of complexes. Ms. McRainey is also responsible for writing grants for programming that support the residents and enhance their lives. Ms. McRainey has over 23 years of experience in the supportive services field, as she was the former Tax Credit Services Manager for National Church Residences for eight years. She has a B.S. in journalism from Ohio University and an Associate Degree in Gerontology.

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Steve Sceranka

Steve Sceranka

Director, Real Estate Development SE
Email: ssceranka@buckeyehope.org

Steve Sceranka

Steve Sceranka joined Buckeye Community Hope Foundation in June 2020. Mr. Sceranka has been involved in real estate development and construction for over 25 years. Completed projects include single tenant commercial buildings, multi-story hotels, distribution warehousing, residential sub-divisions and multi-family apartments. Mr. Sceranka specializes in site selection and new construction projects. Mr. Sceranka is a licensed real estate broker in Ohio, South Carolina and North Carolina and earned a B.S. in Business from the University of Phoenix.

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Jennifer

Jennifer L. Schorr

Associate Director of the Education Division
Email: jschorr@buckeyehope.org

Jennifer L Schorr

Jennifer Schorr is the Associate Director of the Education Division at Buckeye Community Hope Foundation. Jennifer has spent over 20 years advocating for and supporting school choice and community schools through quality authorizing practices, leadership, and advocacy; shaping education policy in Ohio. Jennifer is part of the national “A-Game” with the National Charter School Institute: advancing great authorizing & modeling excellence to support charter school authorizers in measuring the quality and effectiveness of alternative education campuses. In addition, Jennifer serves as the President of the Ohio Association of Charter School Authorizers (OACSA) leading Ohio’s authorizing community by advancing best practices, engaging in reform and advocacy, and most importantly - keeping community school students and families at the center of the work at both BCHF and OACSA.

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Peggy

Peggy Young

Director of the Education Division
Email: pyoung@buckeyehope.org

Peggy Young

Peggy has a lifelong focus on education beginning her career as a speech therapist. Peggy has extensive experience in executive leadership, business operations, financial management, and personnel management in both profit and non-profit organizations. Peggy has worked in the Community School Division at Buckeye since its inception with community school sponsorship in 2004. Peggy is instrumental in the growth and accomplishments of the Division and leads an exemplary team of community school consultants throughout the State. Peggy earned a BA and Master's Degree from The Ohio State University and is a licensed Ohio School Treasurer.

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