On Saturday, April 20, 2009, CAAO opened its 6th Annual Online Silent Executive Auction for bidding. Over 50 executives and community leaders are donating their time to entrepreneurs, non-profit executives, and those looking to develop their careers. The executives are offering from two hours to a day with them, including some very interesting relationship building opportunities from golf to trout fishing to shadowing them.
The auction is a great opportunity to get quality one-on-one time with executives and community leaders who are hard to reach, says William Holdipp, Manager of Research and Member
Services of CAAO.
Some of the executives in the auction include:
> Mark Shapiro, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Cleveland Indians.
> Lee Reed, Athletic Director, Cleveland State University
> Dr. Barbara Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University
> Dennis Lehman, Executive Vice President, Business Operations, Cleveland Indians
> Jared Chaney, Chief Communications Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate
Communications and Advertising for the Medical Mutual of Ohio Family of Companies
> Los Angeles Sparks Executives Meeting Opportunity, including the legendary Michael Cooper
> April Miller Boise, Partner - in - Charge, Thompson Hine Cleveland
> Joseph M. Patrnchak, Chief Human Resources Officer of the Cleveland Clinic Health System
> Albert Ratner, co-chairman of the board of Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
The Honorary Chair for the auction this year is Joseph M. Patrnchak, Chief Human Resources Officer of the Cleveland Clinic Health System. To view all the executives and to register for
the 2009 Online Silent Executive auction (http://www.caao2009.cmarket.com).
There is no cost to register for the auction. The online auction is taking place online from April 20, 2009 - May 20, 2009. All proceeds from this auction go towards the operations and
educational programs of the organizations that are partnering on this event.
About CAAO:
CAAO'ss mission is to utilize the resources of Northeast Ohio'ss African American professional organizations to promote economic development in African American communities and to enhance
career and entrepreneurial opportunities for African Americans. CAAO (http://www.caao.net) has 19 member organizations, with over 12,000 members of those
organizations.