Pat has been involved as a real estate entrepreneur for over 25 years, starting when he was working toward his undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Akron. Simultaneously, he became the youngest person at age 18 to ever obtain a Series Seven license from the Securities and Exchange Commission. This License enabled him to act as a stockbroker during his college years. Additionally, he obtained several student rental properties at the university thereby starting what is now the Omni portfolio. After receiving his degree, Pat worked various finance and real estate related jobs while building Omni and partnering with fellow classmates to create Pride One, a residential and commercial real estate development business. He also received his Certified Commercial Investment Manager (CCIM) designation during this time. Today, his real estate consulting clients are companies like Hoover, CBiz, Royal Chemical and Brulant (Rosetta) among many others. His personal portfolio has been over $150 Million in various properties and real estate companies.

Pat is Married to Gina Marie and has Two Children Chase, 18 attending Baldwin Wallace College in entrepreneurial/business studies and Logan, 16 attending Lawrence Upper school as a Junior. He and his family reside in Bentleyville, Ohio.

Carla was born into a large family in northeast Ohio and has loved animals sinceshe was a little girl. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Education and Physiology from Kent State University and is a licensed Massage Therapist. She has worked as an Exercise Physiologist at the W.O. Walker Center and at several group homes with young adults who have Prader Willi Syndrome. Carla currently coaches the girls golf team at Lake Catholic High School and is very involved with her church.

For the past 20 years, Carla has been a passionate advocate for the humane treatment of animals. She has served on several fundraising committees for the Geauga County Humane Society as well as local animal rescue organizations. One of her proudest accomplishments to date is her work with Dogs Unlimited Rescue Organization where she has played a direct role in the rehabilitation of abandoned and abused animals. Most importantly, Carla is thrilled that her 8 year old son, Nicholas, is as passionate about animal rights as she is!

Barbara Marlow is the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Dworken & Bernstein Co. L.P.A. She's been an integral part of fund raising in the community for 25 years, serving on various boards including the Geauga County Humane Society. In addition to Dogs Unlimited Rescue, she also currently serves on the board of Cornerstone of Hope. Barbara brings a lot of creative fund raising experience as well as board experience along with her deep compassion for animals.

Michelle Marshall received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration at Baldwin-Wallace College, and an MBA from John Carroll University. She is currently enrolled at Case Western Reserve University's Mandel Center for Nonprofit Management. Michelle has earned the Certified Management Accountant designation.

Michelle has worked in real estate, construction, and property management finance, both for profit and nonprofit. She has been involved in nonprofits for seven years, as the Director of Finance for the Cleveland Animal Protective League, and as Chief Financial Officer for North Coast Community Homes. Michelle has served as Vice President for the Local Chapter of the Construction Finance Management Association, and as Treasurer of the Craftman's Park Girls Camp.

Stefani Schaefer returned to the station where she began her career – WJW Fox 8. Stefani first started at Fox 8 back in 1992, joined Fox 8 News in the Morning during the last two hours of broadcast 7-10AM. Prior to returning back home to Fox 8, Stefani hosted a national network that was broadcasted in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. For twelve years she taught voice and dance at her family's performing arts center in Alliance, Ohio. Stefani received the Ohio Governor's Choice Award in 1989, and was also awarded the Ohio's Junior Miss/Ohio's Young Woman of the Year in 1989. Stefani and her brother, Thommie, a Recording Artist in California, toured the country with the Bob Hope USO Troupe from 1979 to 1989. She and her brother had their own show at Geauga Lake Amusement Park in 1983 where they sang, danced, and played eight different instruments. They were the youngest seasonal performers at the theme park in the state of Ohio. The brother/sister duo was also the opening act for Barbara Mandell, Chubby Checker, The Oak Ridge Boys, and Alabama. Stefani is still passionate for music, and remains active today singing the National Anthem for Cleveland sports teams and the Ohio Derby. Stefani has been very involved in festivities surrounding the Canton Hall of Fame. For several years Stefani sang the National Anthem at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game and performed the opening and closing songs for the Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremonies in Canton. Besides hosting the Fashion Show and other festivities, Stefani hosted the Hall of Fame Parade national broadcast with Dan Dierdorf.

If you ask her, Stefani will tell you that her greatest accomplishment is being a wife to Roger and mom to children Race and Sienna - the loves of her life! They share a home with several furry members – Gunner 2, Lily, Chuck, Blaster, The Donald, Runt, and recently adopted twin kittens! "We have a house full and we love every minute of it!" Stefani has always loved animals and has been rescuing them with her family since she was a little girl. She continues to be passionate and involved in animal rescue efforts. Dogs Unlimited Rescue Founder and Executive Director, Gina Lutes, and Stefani met on a common mission to raise money for the construction of Rescue Village in Geauga County. For ten years Stefani and Gina have shared in many large projects and efforts to save and improve the lives of the many voiceless animals in desperate need. Their collective and collaborative success in animal rescue will continue together as long as there is a need.

The daughter of Founder and Chairman John Payiavlas, Patsy mirrors her father’s confidence, ardent leadership, extraordinary command of management principles and expectation of efficiency, productivity and excellence. Patsy brings nearly 40 years of experience in all aspects of AVI to her leadership role. She has achieved what few are ever able to accomplish: leading a company like a major corporation while maintaining the appealing characteristics and atmosphere of a family-owned business. Meticulous in her approach, she is an acute problem solver and in-depth thinker who, like her father and brother, places the interests of others first … customers, clients, team members, enterprise partners and the community.

For Patsy, family and food have become intertwined. At age 13, she began working with her father and after college came back to help her family business grow. She credits her commitment to quality and customer service to her father and her strong work ethic to her maternal and paternal grandparents who emigrated from Greece to the United States.

In 1998, Kodak selected AVI as its exclusive food and beverage provider. They then sponsored Patsy and AVI to achieve Women’s Business Enterprise status, certified by WBENC as a Tier-1 Diverse Supplier. In 2007, Patsy was honored in the “Top 100 WBEs Impacting Supplier Diversity,” by Women’s Enterprise USA magazine. This distinguished list highlights key women’s business enterprises, which influence diversity practices in corporate America.

In 2000, Patsy became President of AVI Foodsystems, leading the Business & Industry sector of the Company. Today, Patsy’s role has evolved to the Vice Chair of the Board where she is actively involved in corporate strategy, planning and leadership of the organization. Patsy is passionate about mentoring, guiding and empowering women in business helping to make them more distinguished in the workplace. She has two daughters, Kristin and Kailen.