Comprised of members of the public sector, the business community and the labor community, Grow Mahoning Valley (GMV) is the infrastructure committee of the Regional Chamber. The goal of the organization is to promote economic development in the region through the completion of key road, highway, water and sewer projects. That goal is accomplished by identifying and obtaining additional state, federal and local dollars for priority projects. Since 1997 the partnership has been responsible for helping to secure over $65 million from federal and state governments for Mahoning Valley infrastructure improvements.

GMV has received several awards in the last few years. In September 2003, GMV was honored by the National Economic Development Council, while in 2002, Dominion East Ohio Gas honored the initiative. Grow Mahoning Valley was honored as the best public/private/labor partnership in 1999 by Business Facilities Magazine, winning the publication's prestigious Platinum Award.

GMV members will continue a public education campaign to keep the issue of infrastructure development at the forefront of public debate and demonstrate the importance of the issue to the region's long-term economic vitality. Members meet with elected officials and their staff at the state, federal and local levels to discuss the needs of the Mahoning Valley and promote the committee's agenda. The committee will also identify non-traditional sources of funding for infrastructure and will work to obtain that funding.

Grow Mahoning Valley Committee Members

Phil Dennison
Packer Thomas
GMV Chair

Don Barzak
Trumbull County Engineer's Office

John Burgan
Burgan Real Estate

Charles Coleman
Linde Hydraulics

Don Crane
Western Reserve Building Trades

Gerri D'Amico
Fred D'Amico Realtors, Inc.

Tom Davis
Hill, Barth & King

Bert Dawson, PE, PS
Columbiana County Engineer

Joe DeSalvo
DeSalvo Construction

Rob Donham
Mahoning County Engineer's Office

Tom Dundics
ms consultants

Larry Fauver
Greater Youngstown AFL-CIO

John Getchey, PE
Eastgate Regional Council of Governments

Tom Holloway, PE
Chief Engineer, Mahoning Valley Sanitary District

Michael Keys
Director of Community Development, City of Warren

Rick Leonard
Congressman Ryan's Office

Bob Lyden, PE, PS
Mahoning County Sanitary Engineer

Richard Marsico, PE, PS
Mahoning County Engineer

Rachel McCartney
Eastgate Regional Council of Governments

William Miller
Trumbull County Planning Commission

Gary Newbrough, PE
Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer

Randy Smith
Trumbull County Engineer

Kathleen Rodi
Eastgate Regional Council of Governments

Charles Shasho
City of Youngstown

Frank Valley
Berk Enterprises, Inc.

Scott Verner, PE
Interim Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer

Christina Wagner
Eastern Ohio Regional Liaison, Governor Kasich's Office