Meet the newest members of our SBA and Local Economic Development Funds committees, Sarah Boyarko & Stuart Cordell!
In her position as Vice President of Economic Development at Lake to River, Sarah Boyarko leads all aspects of the economic development team which is focused on job growth and investment throughout the four-county region.
Prior to Lake to River, Boyarko spent nearly 18 years at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, where she held a variety of executive level positions including operations and human resources and spent 14 years leading economic development throughout Mahoning and Trumbull Counties. Under her direction, the Chamber’s economic development team managed 215 expansion and attraction projects, resulting in $6.2 billion of private investment and the creation of 10,178 new jobs throughout the Valley.
Prior to the Chamber, Boyarko spent 12 years in law enforcement.
Stuart is the President and CEO of The Business of Good Foundation (a private foundation) and E Capital Partners, LLC (a social venture capital fund), both based in Ashtabula, Ohio. The Foundation and E Capital focus on assisting students and entrepreneurs in their quest for greater knowledge and opportunity.
Stuart is also a retired attorney and former partner in the law firm of Warren and Young PLL in Ashtabula, Ohio. In his legal career, Stuart concentrated his practice in the areas of business formation and transactions, non-profit organizations, real estate, estate planning and probate administration.
Stuart has served as an officer and on the boards of several for profit and non-profit entities in northeast Ohio as well as at the state level. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Andover Bank.
