Clients describe Equius Group Founder, Erica Merritt, as a gifted facilitator, skilled coach and stellar leadership and organizational development expert. A Gestalt-trained professional, Erica has extensive experience leading and designing organizational development initiatives, designing and facilitating leadership programs and navigating complex environments. She expertly moves through environments ranging from community rooms to classrooms to board rooms. As a trusted consultant and coach, she builds capacity in leaders to grow personally, develop professionally and transform organizations. By skillfully creating space to explore challenging and new dialogue, Erica allows for heightened self-awareness and experimentation with new behaviors that lead to powerful breakthroughs. Erica is a valued partner in her client’s growth and success who is equipped with an inclusion mindset, equity lens and powerful set of expertise. Erica holds a Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Public Relations from Ursuline College and a Master of Arts Degree in Psychology with a certification in Diversity Management (NTL) from Cleveland State University. She also holds coaching certifications from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and the Center for Credentialing Education. Erica’s professional experience includes: Equius Group, Founder & Principal Consultant Lead Facilitator & Co-Founder, PRISM: Racial Equity Leadership Laboratory Lead Coach, Neighborhood Leadership Development Program Director, Culture & Strategy, Cleveland Metropolitan School District Associate Director of Leadership and Inclusion Initiatives, YWCA Greater Cleveland Director of Organizational Development and Learning, Case Western Reserve University Manager of Diversity and Inclusion, Case Western Reserve University As an engaged community member, Erica serves as Co-Chair of Board Engagement for the Cleveland International Film Festival and is a sustaining member of The Junior League of Cleveland. *Certified Diversity Professional (CDP) *Board Certified Coach (BCC)

Name: Stephanie W. Dorsey Title: Vice President, Global Real Estate Stephanie Dorsey is vice president, global real estate, for Eaton. In her role, Dorsey is responsible for formulating Eaton’s global real estate strategy, overseeing the company’s $2.5B real estate portfolio and leading real estate transaction management, as well as, overseeing Eaton Center facility management. Dorsey partners closely with senior leaders from both operations and corporate teams to drive implementation of the global real estate strategy. Bringing her real estate expertise and change management leadership, Dorsey is evolving the role of real estate in achieving Eaton’s business objectives. Before joining Eaton in 2019, Dorsey spent 14 years at Forest City where she held several roles, with the most recent position as executive vice president, strategic initiatives and corporate operations, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. In her role, Dorsey oversaw all of Forest City’s shared services for Information Technology, Strategic Initiatives, Market Research, Corporate Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility, Procurement, and Accounts Payable. Joining Forest City in 2006, Dorsey previously served as a development associate for Forest City’s East Coast commercial projects, responsible for the management of project teams, development construction and transition to operations. Her involvement in the company’s long-term planning efforts led to the creation of a new role, director of Strategic Initiatives, which she assumed in 2011. Prior to joining Forest City, Dorsey worked with a major regional bank as well as a large residential real estate transaction firm. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami University and an MBA from the Weatherhead School at Case Western Reserve University. Dorsey, who was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business as one of the publication’s “40 Under 40,” embraces Eaton’s core values and is an active member of the community, having served as past president of the Junior League of Cleveland. Dorsey is a member of Leadership Cleveland Class of 2017 and serves as a board member for The Kluber Family Foundation. Dorsey is a resident of Avon Lake where she lives with her husband Tim and their 11-year old twins, Lily and Finn.

Mackenzie Makepeace is the development director at The Max Collaborative, a commercial real estate company owned and operated by members of the Max Ratner family. In her role Mackenzie is responsible for leading development projects, setting company design standards and managing the group’s procurement strategy. Previously Mackenzie was the director of strategic initiatives and market research for Forest City Realty Trust, a publicly traded, national real estate developer and owner/operator with more than $8 billion in assets. Mackenzie has worked with members of the Ratner family for over 10 years between her roles at Forest City and now with The Max Collaborative. In her role at Forest City, she led the company’s market research group and its enterprise risk management. Mackenzie also worked with company leadership in the strategic planning process and implementation of the company’s strategic plan. In a previous role she helped build the company’s procurement department, focused on strategic sourcing of material and services across different regions and functional groups. Mackenzie earned her B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration from Washington and Lee University. She is a co-chair of YLG/NEXT for The Urban Land Institute – Americas, a vice chair of ULI’s Commercial Retail Development Council (Blue Flight), and a member of ULI’s Women’s Leadership Initiative steering committee. She is also a board member of Vibrant NEO and was a founding board member of The Circle, The Cleveland Orchestra’s young professionals’ organization. Mackenzie, her husband, and their daughter live in Shaker Heights, Ohio.