Gold Club Members

Gold Club Members  demonstrate Givers Gain by sharing the BNI opportunity with others! They have sponsored six or more members into a BNI chapter, wear the distinguished black and gold ribbon on their name badge and are recognized at each RNR (Regionwide Networking and Recognition) event. As of March 2025 these are our current members and the amount of members they have sponsored*.

This report will be updated for each RNR event in February. 

Northeast Ohio

Beachwood-Pepper Pike 

  • Michelle Ryb (19) 

Business Accelerators

  • Sarah Minneman (13) 
  • Jessica Chodaczek (8) 
  • Christina Hronek (6) 

CONGA (Online BNI Chapter)

  • Lori Kaplan (12) 
  • Rachel Kabb Effron (11) 

Dynamic Results

  • Brenda Reynolds (18) 
  • Kenneth Gulling (6) 

Elite Professionals

  • Larry Varnick (9) 

Executive Business Network

  • Chris Hallum (10) 

Gateway to Success

  • Sharon Spychola (28) 
  • Kathleen Bergansky (9) 
  • Loren Sonkin (8) 

Great Lakes 

  • Emily McManamon (9) 
  • Erin Chappelle (7) 
  • Ed Koenig (7) 
  • Mindy Nielsen (7) 
  • Jacki Schaffer (6) 

Greater Cleveland Chapter                

  • John Livingston (12) 
  • Judi Bolinger (9) 
  • Matt Hutter (8) 
  • Jane Flaherty (6) 

Harbourtown Connections

  • Jeffrey Lucas (14) 

I-480 

  • Angela Monateri, CFP (19) 
  • Yolanda Albergottie (10) 

Independence Chapter

  • Drew Kairis (24) 
  • Joan Moran (8) 

Key Solutions

  • Michael Fransko (11) 
  • Thomas Hlavaty (11) 

North Coast

  • Phil Vedda (9) 
  • Jim Cahlik (7) 
  • Shawn Marquard (7) 
  • Jason Lukz  (6) 

Pillars of Commerce

  • Andrew Morean (9) 

Platinum Chapter

  • Craig George (7) 

Power Partners

  • David Hornik (13)
  • Daniel Toole (7) 
  • Kevin Walker (6)

Premier Chapter

  • Jill Katzenberg (9)
  • Paul Qua (9)

Rock Strong

  • Darlene Grant Barnes (6)

Sandstone Business Professionals

  • Aaron Baske (9)

TAG Team Chapter

  • Scott Sedlacek (11)
  • Christine Stowell (7)

The 216 Chapter

  • Ann Dowling Caputo (9)

Tri-Point

  • Pamela Morse (13)

True North Networkers

  • Kim Kitchen (24)
  • Robbie Anderson (20)
  • Kenneth Weinberg (19)
  • Greg Snyder (6)

Westside Connections

  • Cristina Bertero (17)
  • Simon Ellett (10)
  • Brian Stack (7)
  • Dr. Leo H. Simoson (6)

 

this data is pulled from the Sponsor Report in BNI Connect. To have a new member attributed to you on the sponsor report, your name must be listed as the sponsor or the "who invited you" field on the member's application.Contact your Director for questions about the Member Sponsor Report.