About Us

David Castillo Gocher is an Associate Attorney with Thompson Hine in the firm's Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters, including governance, compliance with state and federal laws, and formation and operation. Prior to joining Thompson Hine, he practiced at an Am Law 200 firm where he worked as a corporate and labor employment associate. Further, he advised clients on various aspects of employment-based immigration, including immigrant and non-immigrant visas.

Dean Ferrier is a Municipal/Public Sector Accounts Manager at Rumpke Waste & Recycling, where he is responsible for account management for all governmental contracted commercial waste and recycling services and municipality contracted residential services throughout SW Ohio and SE Indiana. Prior to joining Rumpke in 2010, Dean had a 15 year career in real estate sales in the residential and commercial sectors. Dean enjoys utilizing his experience and role at Rumpke to assist KCB with their overall mission. Dean also serves on the Board of Directors at the Colerain Chamber of Commerce.

Kate Fortlage is Director of Strategy and Business Development (Innovation) at Formica. She analyzes current business strategies for improvements, i.e. revisions to stage gate process & completing product launch cadence recommendations. Kate has 14 years of CPG marketing, innovation and management experience.

Michael Golden is an Associate Developer with Pennrose. Michael’s responsibilities include applying and securing financing for projects, assisting with real estate closings, and supporting all aspects of the development process from project construction to lease up. Prior to joining Pennrose, Michael worked for Model Group and The Port of Greater Cincinnati. Michael has a Master’s degree in Community Planning from the University of Cincinnati and has a B.A. degree in Public Affairs from The Ohio State University. Michael is active with the Urban Land Institute and is a license real estate agent with Coldwell Banker.

Dr. Roseann Hassey is a Marketing professor at the University of Cincinnati, where her research focuses on branding, consumer attitudes and decision making, and consumer responses to brand failure. She is a Strategic Marketing expert with a 25-year record of creating, strengthening and building brands, and a passion for improved consumer understanding and brand engagement. Her work in brand management at Proctor & Gamble and Reebok helped her to refine her thinking regarding consumer-brand relationships, including how they form and evolve over time.

Seetharaman Kishor is the Senior Vice President and Line of Business Chief Information Officer for the Consumer Bank, Enterprise Payments, and Wealth & Asset Management divisions at Fifth Third Bank. He is responsible for Information Technology strategy, execution and service management for these lines of businesses. Before moving into his current position, Kishor held various Technology leadership positions including Chief Architect, Divisional Information Officer and Enterprise Data Services at M&T, IBM, and Capital One.

Kyle Ludlow is a real estate transaction assistant manager, at Kroger. Kyle was born and raised in Cincinnati. Kyle has a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Cincinnati and has a B.A. degree in History from Ohio State University. Kyle is active with the UC Real Estate Center, Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers. He is also a member of the Mercantile Library and the Cincinnati Preservation Collective.