Those Who Serve, Succeed

The men following live dual lives. In one, they are pillars of the business, arts and medical communities of Greater Cincinnati. They are leaders in industries as wildly divergent as orthopaedic medicine, steel piping and opera. They are names you may know or ones you may not. But in their other, more private lives, they are men who serve.

They serve institutions and individuals. They serve on boards and as volunteers. They serve with the fervent passion of a person who has made a decision – that the world can be a better place and they want to be a part of making sure it will be.

The men of the 2009 Class of Gentlemen of Style and Substance have managed to create a unique balance in their lives; a balance between work and personal interests, their careers and their communities. Ask them and they may not be able to list all the organizations they have served, but the circle of positive impact they leave on the community is wide.

Dr. Peter Cha
Orthopeadic Surgeon
Beacon Orthopaedics

On the Commitment of Giving
“I’ve always believed that if you sign up for something, you better complete that task. It’s a sense of responsibility. And it’s not just community service. It’s how we operate (at Beacon), the patient always comes first. You treat people the right way and do the right thing and you can never go wrong.”

Community Service
Co-Founder, Beacon Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation
Volunteer, VA Hospital- Patient Education, Resident Education, Research

Bob Coughlin
Founder, CEO
Paycor

On Early Influences
“We moved to Cincinnati when I was five because I had a sister that needed to be hospitalized here. She was in the hospital for two years. I watched my dad, who was not involved in a lot of charities, but he was completely selfless. I also witnessed a lot of charitable work at the hospital. I think that stuck with me.”

Community Service
Ran the NYC Marathon with the Lukemia Society Team in Training
Founded the Flying Pig Marathon
Led creation of Paycor’s Spirit Committees in 12 cities, including an Adopt-A-School project with Cincinnati Public Schools’ Oyler Elementary
Participated in Leadership Northern Kentucky
Serves on the board of Miami University

Tim Maloney
President/Chief Executive Officer
The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile/US Bank Foundation

On Service in a Tough Economy
“I believe there is great power in leverage and collaboration. We have an opportunity to take initiatives to the next levels. There are leadership opportunities to create a new model for giving. That’s what we’re doing at the foundation, we’re trying to create a new model where different groups come together to create new joint-funding opportunities.”

Community Service
Serves on the board of the Fine Arts Fund
Serves on the board of the Arts and Cultural Partnership, LLC
Serves on the Kentucky Governor’s Commission on Philanthropy.
Co-chair of the foundation giving component of the 2009 United Way campaign.
Executive Board member of STRIVE
Former board member of the Cincinnati May Festival
Former board member of the Cincinnati Art Museum
Former board member of the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Dick Bere
Chief Operating Officer/Forklift Operator
Crayons to Computers

On the Rewards of Giving
“It started when I was on the Board of the Freestore Foodbank. I heard the idea of starting a free store for teachers. I have had a lot of fun helping kids and the teachers. I get a lot more out of it than I give. I like to get dirty. I like driving the forklift. I feel so good when I give back. I’ve been so fortunate in my life. Everyone should give back. Not just money, though that’s important. Everyone should give back with time.”

Community Service
Former board member of the Freestore Foodbank
Chief Operating Officer Crayons To Computers
Volunteer at Matthew 25 Ministries
Former board member of Christ Hospital
Works with prisoners in 22 prisons to make 200 products for distribution at C2C

Jared Simmons
Senior Engineer
Proctor & Gamble

On Service and Family
“I was born and raised in Alabama. Growing up, my great-grandma, grandma and mom were all very service-oriented. We were involved in service at our church. I guess I have always had a mindset of service. And when I moved to Cincinnati after college, I wanted to keep that going and develop it further. When I became president of GiveBack Cincinnati, I realized that it was an opportunity to serve more people and I believe that you have to serve in order to lead.”

Community Service
Took a service trip to Guatamala in 2006
President of GiveBack Cincinnati
Serves on the United Way Research Council and Volunteer Leadership Development Council
Founder, GiveBack Cincinnati’s Paint the Town service weekend

Dr. Victor Garcia
Director, Trauma Services, and Associate Surgical Director, Comprehensive Weight Management Center
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

On Collaborating to Stop Violence
“There really is nothing that cannot be solved when we come together. No one person can do it themselves. It takes people with a shared passion who come from different approaches. It’s like treating someone for lung cancer. You can fight the tumor and get rid of it, but unless you get them out of a house full of asbestos, it will keep coming back. That’s what we are trying to do when it comes to violence. You can’t arrest your way out of the problem, you have to treat the root causes… I believe it can be solved. I am trying to serve my purpose in my generation.”

Community Service
Founder, Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence
Board member of United Way
Board member of Partnering Center

James Murphy
Assistant Vice President, Global Wealth Management
Merrill Lynch

On Diverse Involvement
“I love this place, I absolutely plan to stay here. I think it is completely underrated. We have everything here. I think it is a great community with unbelievable potential and I just want to see it reach that potential. I want to be a part of it becoming the phenomenal place to live it can be. I want to take ownership of something that when I look back on it, in twenty or thirty years, I can say I remember being a part of it when it was just something people were talking about.”

Community Service
Officer, The Bacchanalian Society
Board member of Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity
Board member of National Multiple Sclerosis Society- Ohio Valley Chapter
Water Station Coordinator for the Flying Pig Marathon
Former board member of the Greater Cincinnati Oral Health Council
Former committee member of the Freestore Foodbank
Former volunteer runner for The Arthritis Foundation – Ohio River Valley Chapter

The Honorable John West
Judge
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas

On the Call of Service
“Money was not what I was going to chase. It was an accumulation of my life experience. My father had an 8th grade education and I had decided that if I ever had the opportunity to help people, I would. I’ll tell you this- it comes back to you. I probably represented a thousand people who couldn’t pay me and because I did that, I probably represented 10,000 people who could. But helping those people who needed it? It made me feel like, ‘I did it. I made the difference someone needed in their life.’”

Community Service
Board member of the YMCA
Board member of the Health Foundation of Cincinnati
Board member of the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Black Lawyers Association
Chair of the Roundtable of Summer Work Experience in Law

John Mocker
Vice President
Lally Pipe & Tube Industries

On Combining Passion with Service
“I’m passionate about food and travel and when I can combine my passions with opportunities to serve the community, I find it to be the most enjoyable. I’ve probably hosted 30 dinners over the years at my home to raise money for community organizations. Holidays and cooking and food have always been a big deal to me and in my family. Some people even call me ‘Chef Jaques’ so when (Local food maven) Marilyn Harris and I host these dinners to raise money, it’s a social event that makes a difference.”

Community Service
Kenton County Airport Board Advisory Committee Member
Board of Directors/Treasurer: The Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky (CHNK)
Co-Chair: The Cincinnati International Wine Festival Charity Auction (3 times)
Board of Directors: Cincinnati International Wine Festival
Board of Directors: Riva Ridge Homeowners Association
Board of Directors: Cincinnati Musical Festival Association
Board of Trustees: St. Elizabeth Medical Center Foundation (SEMC)
SEMC: Samaritan Committee and member Samaritan Society
Board of Directors: The Carnegie Center for Performing Arts, Covington, KY
Past President: Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors

Bobby Maly
Vice President of Development
The Model Group

On Coming Home
“I moved back to Cincinnati because I wanted to help repopulate the urban core. And I think that has been the driving force behind both my professional goals and my civic involvement, because everything I’m professionally and civically involved in is tied to my passion for the city. I think you see it a lot in people of my generation; we want to live in vibrant communities. Having lived in Washington DC, I really came to appreciate how great Cincinnati is and I want to play a part in making it better.”

Community Service
Member of the Executive Committee of the OTR Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Board member of the Newport Housing Development Corporation
Member of the Washington Park Master Plan Steering Committee
Co-Chair of the Effective Governance action team for Cincinnati USA’s Agenda 360
Transportation co-chair of the Council of 360

Evans Mirageas
Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director
Cincinnati Opera

On The Responsibility of Involvement
“The Opera is almost maniac about being a responsible member of the community. We have to make every opportunity to possible to not only bring people in to experience the Opera, but to take the Opera out into the community. Any chance I get to meet people, to be out and talk, to be in schools, we take it. I really believe that Opera is obliged to a social, community act.”

Community Service
Founder, Opera Goes to Church
Spearheaded the advancement of Opera programs in area schools to teach the importance and benefits of the arts

Daniel J. Hoffheimer
Partner
Taft, Stettinius & Hollister

On the Advantages of His Career
“I develop these very personal connections and I tend to get really involved with the things my clients care about, and over time, they become the things I care about. Now, my community interests and my legal career are often difficult to distinguish. I feel very lucky. The way the world is today, I think it is increasingly difficult for professional people to volunteer. There’s not enough time when you are trying to stay competitive.”

Community Service
Board member, Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Board member, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Board member, Hebrew Union College
Board member, Bridges for a Just Community

Edgar Smith
CEO
World Pac Paper

On Service
“I believe that giving back is essential, it gives our life purpose, it influences who we are and our vision for the world. I also believe that all of our lives are meant to impact others, that’s something I learned from my parents. If you don’t live to impact others’ lives, then you lead a solitary and lonely life and that’s a life that doesn’t have a lot of purpose.”

Community Service
Board member, Immediate Past-President, National Leadership Council, the American Red Cross
Board member, Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Secretary, Fine Arts Fund
Board member, Vice-Chair of Small Business, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce