Annual Board Meeting
DSAS Year in Review
Natasha Pietrocola
Director
Division of Senior and Adult Services
Advisory Board Business
Janet Keeler
Advisory Board Chair
Janet has worked at the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Cuyahoga DD) for over 30 years in a variety of leadership positions. She is currently the Director of Community Development and oversees work that increases individuals’ access to competitive employment, community membership and independent community travel.
Robyn Kaltenbach
Advisory Board Member
Robyn is a nonprofit leader with experience in advocacy, community engagement, education, and organizational strategy. She is committed to advancing equitable, community-centered solutions through partnerships, strategic communication, and innovative approaches to social impact. Robyn began her career in animal husbandry and conservation education after earning a BS in Natural Resources from The Ohio State University. This work sparked her passion for community engagement and storytelling, which she later applied to informal STEM education at Great Lakes Science Center.
Seeking to deepen her understanding of organizational impact, Robyn earned an MA in Organizational Communication from Ohio University. She later served as Ohio’s Grassroots Manager for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), working to advance key policy priorities. Robyn joined AARP in 2024 as the Associate State Director of Advocacy and Outreach and now also serves as an interim Policy Advisor with AARP’s Public Policy Institute, focusing on Housing and Livable Communities. She lives in Old Brooklyn with her cats, Jester and Galaxy, and enjoys spending time outdoors.
Ronnettea Williams
Advisory Board Member
Ronnettea leads the Resident Services department at CMHA, where she oversees the development and implementation of youth and adult programming, senior services, case management, and HUD-funded self-sufficiency initiatives. Under her leadership, these programs support housing stability, foster economic mobility, and create positive outcomes for CMHA residents. With over 25 years of experience in social services including a decade in the public sector, Williams brings a strong background in collaborative leadership and impactful program development. She has served in key roles with the State of Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, YWCA’s Norma Herr Women’s Center, and the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh. Her expertise spans educational access, housing stability, job readiness, trauma informed care, and mental health support.
Williams holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Business. She also holds a Culinary Arts degree from Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, where she taught nutrition-focused cooking and gardening classes for vulnerable communities. She currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Cuyahoga County Division of Senior and Adult Services, reflecting her commitment to fostering resilient, equitable communities through innovation and service.
Keynote Address
Emily Campbell
Emily serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer for The Center for Community Solutions, a nonpartisan nonprofit policy and research think tank focused on health, social, and economic conditions. Campbell previously worked for a U.S. Congressman, and she has consulted with numerous nonprofits, foundations and government agencies to provide data and public policy decision support. Her work on poverty has appeared in every major newspaper in Ohio and she has been interviewed by a wide variety of media outlets including The Economist, The New York Times, ESPN.com, MSNBC, and NPR. She serves on the Board of United Way of Greater Cleveland, the steering committee of First Year Cleveland, and several other Boards and committees in Cleveland and beyond. She was recently named one of Cleveland’s “Power 150” and a Woman of Note by Crain’s Cleveland Business. Campbell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Arts in Political Science from Case Western Reserve University.
Discussion Panel
Magaret Armstead
Margaret is the Activities Coordinator at the West Side Community House Healthy Aging Center. She has a B.A. in Urban Studies from Cleveland State University and is a certified Urban Farmer with extensive experience in caretaking, early childhood education and community organizing. Throughout her career, she’s been dedicated to serving children, seniors and individuals with disabilities, beginning her work as a teacher’s aide at Urban Community School.
Margaret’s community organizing skills blossomed when she moved her family into the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood in the late 1980s and began working in its community garden. From that experience, she began taking classes in urban farming and working with the neighborhood’s community development organization and the city’s land bank, secured a vacant lot to create EcoVillage, LLC to sell fresh produce for profit. She became its sales manager, setting up farmers’ markets across the city.
Margaret organizes a free festival annually for the community, Songs for the Soul, to open St. Malachi Church to the community. She serves as a policy ambassador for the Center for Community Solutions advocating for older adults and informing them and state legislators of the on-going needs of older adults.
Jared Daly
Jared has a BA in Psychology and Criminal Justice and his MA in Organizational Psychology. He currently works for The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, as the Regional Coordinator of Workforce Development. In his role, he assists local organizations in implementing disability inclusion initiatives to hire, onboard, train, and retain individuals with disabilities. Jared is the founder of The Employment Collaborative of Cuyahoga County (ECCC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group consisting of over 90 local organizations. The ECCC works to efficiently connect the local business community to a diverse talent pool of job seekers with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Jared is also the President of The Cleveland Society of Human Resource Management Foundation, helping to support and advance the local HR community.
Employment Collaborative of Cuyahoga County
Paul Sobel
Paul is the founder and President of Village in the Heights (VIH), a nonprofit organization based in South Euclid that supports older adults in aging well within their homes and communities. He launched Village in the Heights after recognizing a need for a more connected and responsive approach to retirement and aging in place across the greater Heights area. Since beginning operations in 2018, the organization has grown as a member driven, volunteer powered model designed to adapt to the evolving needs of its community. Paul brings decades of leadership experience to his work. He spent over 30 years as a business executive at GOJO Industries and in other ventures spanning sales, marketing, finance, operations, and senior care. Since 2010, he has focused his career on older adult services as a licensed nursing home administrator and certified dementia practitioner. A longtime Greater Cleveland resident, Paul lives in Beachwood with his wife Leah, their dogs Manny and Maggie, and a deep commitment to community life.
VIH Contact Card
VIH Mission Statement
VIH DEI Statement
VIH Volunteer Opportunities