Trustees and Staff

Professional Staff

Timothy M. McCue, MPH
Program Officer, Capacity Building Grants Program

 Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Timothy came to Ohio in 1997 to attend Hiram College where he earned a Bachelors Degree in English with Creative Writing in 2001.  Post Hiram found him working for several non-profits in the Youngstown/Warren area before moving to Cleveland where he worked for Saint Luke's Foundation from 2004-2006.  Timothy then spent almost four years at the Cleveland Department of Public Health in the Health Promotion division organizing in-house programming such as Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound and managing contracts with outside agencies such as the Cleveland Metropolitan School District or American Lung Association that performed community interventions under the Steps to a Healthier Cleveland brand.  During his time at CDPH, Timothy earned his Master's in Public Health.

When he's not at the O'Neill Foundation, Timothy enjoys spending time with his two dogs Mercer and Oliver, going to the movies and the Broadway Series at Playhouse Square.  Living on Cleveland's Near West Side in Ohio City, Timothy can frequently be seen dining at The Harp, Luxe and many of the other fantastic restaurants in the area.  

mccuetmm@oneillfdn.org
216.831.4136 Direct line

Cynthia M. Drennan
Director, Grants Management and Foundation Operations

Cynthia Drennan holds a B.S. in Education from St. John's College, a Master's Degree in Divinity and Pastoral Psychology and Counseling from Ashland Seminary College, and a Paralegal Certificate from The National Center for Paralegal Training. Cynthia is completing fourteen years in philanthropy, including five years with the O'Neill Foundation. Her experience is multi-faceted and includes the programmatic, procedural and technical components of grantmaking. She is a member of Grant Managers Network, facilitating the GMN of NEO many years before expanding it to a state-wide organization; currently sits on the Gifts Client Advisory Board to help inform MicroEdge regarding their products and services; and serves as consultant for a small start-up grantmaking fund. 

Before coming to the foundation side of the table, Ms. Drennan served as a bilingual trainer for AT&T, and worked with organizations providing translation and direct services, advocacy and education for diverse populations.  She was a founding member of several non-profit organizations including the InterReligious Task Force on Central America in Cleveland (for which work on behalf of Central American refugees she was inducted into the Ohio Women's hall of Fame) and Vive/La Casa in NY.

cdrennan@oneillfdn.org
216.831.4135 Direct line

Leah S. Gary
President and CEO

Leah S. Gary holds a diploma in nursing from Fairview General Hospital School of Nursing and a bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the Case Western Reserve University Bolton School of Nursing. Her experiences include Vice President for Program and Evaluation at the Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, from July 1998 to April 2007.

lgary@oneillfdn.org
216.831.4074 Direct line