Sheila Baker, vocals

Day Job: Director of Business Development, First Title Agency, Inc. She has served on several boards, including the Greater Cincinnati Home Builders Association, Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity, Women’s Council of Realtors, and the Arthritis Foundation (Ohio River Valley Chapter). 2016 President of the SMC (Sales and Marketing Council) with the Cincinnati HBA. 

Musical Past: Sheila enjoyed being the female vocalist with six other Suits in the classic rock band Glory Days for eight years. She is currently playing acoustically in smaller venues with two other Suits in a band called Chapter 3. She has had the privilege to sing the National Anthem for the Cincinnati Reds and Florence Freedom and at many special events and ceremonies around town over the last several years. You can also find her singing with The King’s Church Praise Team in West Chester, Ohio every Sunday morning. 

Tom Bosse, keyboards, harmonica, vocals

Day Job: Principal at Thomas Bosse Law, PLLC 

Musical Past: Played keyboards and percussion in several rock bands in high school, including Etivrus. After high school, his musical focus remained on solo and jazz piano. Tom has recorded an album of solo works, “Diversions,” and he performs occasionally at various regional charity events. 

Steve Brunner, guitar

Day Job: Steve is a partner with Liske & Brunner CPAs LLC. He heads up their business valuation and litigation support practice. He also provides tax and outsourced CFO services for closely held businesses and their owners.

Musical Past: Steve currently plays in the band “The Drysdales” who was recently inducted into the Northern KY Hall of Fame. He also plays regularly at his church, The Next Chapter in Taylor Mill, KY.

Dan Cahill, vocals

Day Job: Daniel J. Cahill, Ph.D. is a managing principal and CEO at HSD Metrics, a human resources analytics firm serving Fortune 500 companies. Dan enjoys his work in the community including his board seats at the Northern Kentucky Education Council and People Working Cooperatively. He has also served as a Board member for Redwood and Boys & Girls Club as well as two years as the Board Chair of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

Musical Past: Dan has been an accidental entertainer for the last 35 years. He was accepted into the University of Cincinnati CCM in 1985 in the Musical Theatre program and was a featured performer in two main stage shows as a first-year student. After leaving the program, he leveraged his musical experience to fund his higher education. He was a mainstay in the Kings Island shows from 1986-1990 and also subbed as a lead singer in two bands on the weekends. As a graduate student, he played guitar and sang country music in small bars and ranches in Colorado and Washington state. Dan is honored and humbled to be part of the amazing talent in the Suits That Rock family this year.

Sarah Cameron, Vocals

Day Job: Commercial Litigation Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP.  Sarah is licensed in both Kentucky and Ohio and assists clients in resolving business disputes.  She also has experience resolving estate and trust disputes and co-chairs the NKBA’s Probate Law Section. 

Musical Past: Sarah’s musical journey began in 4th grade when she sang “Colors of the Wind” in her elementary school talent show, and she has loved the stage ever since! In high school, Sarah performed at Disney World, in Branson, Missouri, Hawaii and Los Angeles. Sarah was recognized as Best Female Performer at the Showchoir America competition in Los Angeles and was crowned Miss KY Teen performing “I’ve Got the Music in Me.” At Transylvania University, Sarah played the lead role of Julie Jordan in “Carousel.” These days, Sarah is a guest addition to the Praise Team at Cornerstone Christian Church in Dayton, Kentucky.  Born and raised in Pike County, Kentucky, Sarah now resides in Fort Thomas with her husband David and children, Ada Kate and Cash.

Kevin Canafax, vocals

Day Job: Midwest Vice President Public Affairs, Fidelity Investments. Kevin also serves on numerous regional boards including the Cincinnati Business Committee, CVG Airport Board, and One NKY Regional Alliance.

Musical Past: Kevin fronts “Soul Shadow,” a high-energy band featuring Led Zeppelin classics. His music experience includes performances at the nation’s largest Beatles Music Festival – Abbey Road On The River, along with Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp showcases featuring Roger Daltrey, Gary Hoey, David Hull, Sandy Gennaro and Spike Edney. Kevin also performed Lead Vocals for classic rock band “Shut Up & Drive.” It was Kevin’s idea to field a small group of business people as musical entertainment for the benefit of a non-profit organization, birthing what eventually would become “Suits That Rock.” He serves on the Suits That Rock Executive Committee.

John Caulfield, trombone and vocals

Day Job: Chief Financial Officer for Phillips Edison and Company

 Musical Past: John’s musical fate was decided when his 4th grade band teacher needed a trombone player. He played the trombone all throughout school, received a grant to play Jazz at Xavier, and even proposed to his wife at his last gig there. John is proud to be a Horn for Suits that Rock and is particularly grateful to Jan and Ken for writing all the charts! Although an amateur compared to the music legends of Suits, keep an eye out for John as he plays his horn, sings back-up, or even raps in a song or two! He is always a fan of music; he sings with his church every weekend and with his kids every day. 

Rick Dews, bass

Day Job: Strategic Sourcing Specialist for Trew

Musical Past: Rick began playing guitar at about age 5 and moved to bass guitar at age 8. With two older brothers as a guitar player and drummer, it was the natural progression of things and a ready-made band. In the early days, that was the Dews Brothers band playing soul, rock, and blues. Later came a larger band called the Diplomats playing primarily Motown music. A big event was when they opened for Roger Troutman Jr., well before Zapp Band. Playing with many bands and many genres including bands such as Higher, The Hit Men, Groove Yard and Leroy Ellington and the E-Funk band, Gospel also became a focus; including playing for Donald Lawrence and Charles Fold. Rick is currently playing with the Diamond Jim Band as well as The Perpetrators. Venues have included Bogarts, Flanagan’s, Main Street Brewery, WEBN Fireworks, Taste of Cincinnati, Sycamore Gardens, Jefferson Hall, The 1207, and many, many more. 

Elaine Diehl, vocals

Day Job: Announcer/Producer Cincinnati Public Radio, 90.9 WGUC

Musical Past: Elaine hosts classical music programming mid-days on 90.9 WGUC, live broadcasts and the station’s Music Mondays, along with the daily arts feature, Cincinnati Spotlight. In the 1980’s she began the rock and roll journey as founder/ lead singer of Elaine & the Biscaynes. A graduate of Edgecliff College of Xavier University, she currently sings with the pop/ jazz trio, Boutique, and does studio voice work around town.  Elaine serves on the Board of MY Cincinnati Youth Orchestra, a division of Price Hill Will, and co-ordinates the music on the Acoustic Stage for the annual Summerfair Festival at Coney Island.

Jan Diehl, bass, sax, flute, vocals

Day Job:  In his 36 years as a music educator Jan Diehl had the opportunity to teach music and music pedagogy to students in kindergarten through grad school helping produce successful professional musicians, music educators and a plethora of music lovers.  Although he spent most of his tenure at Guardian Angels School, he also taught at Bethel-Tate High School and was an adjunct faculty member at both the University of Mount Saint Joseph and the College-Conservatory of Music. Not fully retired, Jan continues his work as a substitute teacher. Jan is also an active woodwind adjudicator for the Ohio Music Education Association. 

Musical Past: Jan worked his way through the College-Conservatory of Music by playing with a popular cover band called Magik, but is better known for appearances with Elaine & the Biscaynes, the Bromwell-Diehl Band, and the Phil Blank Blues Band. Jan can currently be seen playing bass and woodwinds for Boutique, Triangle, Curly & the Q-Balls, the fabulous Lee’s Junction Big Band.

John Domaschko, bass and vocals

Day Job: John’s employment past includes a career as a CPA and interim President of Vision 2015. In his capacity as a board member, he has chaired the CVG Airport Board, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, St. Elizabeth Foundation, Metropolitan Club, and Kentucky Educational Television. He is currently a member of the PBS Foundation Board and is on the board of a number of local organizations, including Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, and Holland Foundation for Sight Restoration. He is one of the co-founders of Suits That Rock, chairs its Executive Committee, and, as “Chief Cat-Herder,” drives the cast crazy with his endless spreadsheets.

Musical Past: John refined his musical chops playing at high school dances, at Granny’s teenage nightclub, and in college bars like the Roundtable at UC and the Purity at Miami University. He played in the Sonics, the Cobras, the Burgundy Boys, and the Dingos, who were scheduled to be the opening act for Sonny & Cher at Music Hall in 1967. He also played in Glory Days, who opened for Three Dog Night in 2007. In 2017, he was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Music Legends Hall of Fame with the rest of his Dingo bandmates.

Chrissy Dunn Dutton, vocals

Day Job: Chrissy is a Shareholder/Litigation Attorney with the law firm of Buechner Haffer Meyers & Koenig Co., LPA. Chrissy practices family law and also represents individuals and businesses in a range of pre-suit and general civil litigation matters in state, federal, and appellate courts throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

Musical Past: Chrissy has enjoyed singing and performing since childhood. Her first performances were on her grandpa’s picnic table stage, at grade school talent shows, school Christmas pageants, and All State SATB Choir, as weekly song leader at her church, and in high school musical theater productions. After a regional win to qualify for the Coca-Cola Talent Classic at the Kentucky State Fair as a junior in high school, she was “discovered” and chosen to perform regularly at Music Ranch USA Opry House in West Point, Kentucky throughout high school and college, performing her favorite classic and modern country hits with the house band. During and after college and law school, Chrissy has performed in various talent contests, friends’ weddings, local festivals and events, including the CBA’s annual Bench Bar Social, and annually at the annual CBF Rock the Foundation Charitable fundraiser. She also co-wrote and performed a song with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bootsy Collins in 2012. Chrissy even met her husband, a fellow lawyer and talented guitar player, while both performed at a musical fundraiser. The rest was music history and they now have three children – also music lovers of course!

David Ellis, guitar

Day Job: Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor with UBS Financial Services 

Musical Past: David has enjoyed music his entire life. Encouraged by his mother, a flutist and classical music devotee, David tried the piano and cello before taking up the guitar in 6th grade. Reconnecting with the guitar in his twenties, David now plays with friends and performs for his wife and daughters. One of David’s musical thrills is playing guitar with his daughter Maggie, who can easily outplay her Dad and, just for kicks, has recently taken up the ukulele. David is thrilled to be part of the Suits again this year, and extends a tip of the hat to his guitar teacher, Scott Covrett, who has patiently and tirelessly helped David prepare for the show. 

Gregg Fusaro, drums, vocals

Day Job: Gregg is a Principal with CIG Communities, a multi-family real estate development company headquartered in Cincinnati. Gregg directs the company’s development efforts in Greater Cincinnati, Kentucky and southwest Florida. Currently the company is completing a $120 million dollar project in Kenwood and just broke ground on a 300 unit apartment community in Sycamore Township. Additionally, the company has two developments under construction in southwest Florida, including Sarasota and Naples. Prior to joining CIG, Gregg was Vice President of Development for Miller-Valentine for 13 years. He also spent 12 years as an Investment Specialist with Coldwell Banker Commercial and in a really former life was a research chemist at the UC Medical School. Currently he serves on the Advisory Board for the UC Real Estate Center and Purple People Bridge Board and is a mentor for the UC Real Estate program.

Musical Past: Gregg started playing percussion in 6th grade. In high school, he played in the Wes Neal Orchestra, a jazz band, and in college played with the Del Crustaceans. Twenty-three years ago, Gregg started the Glory Days band (which also featured Suits organizers John Domaschko and Paul Bromwell) playing in a variety of local venues over 17 years. Their greatest claim to fame was being the opening band for Three Dog Night when they played at the Florence Freedom Center.

Matt Godsted, guitar and vocals

Day Job: Matt Godsted is a Cybersecurity Strategy Architect at the Kroger Co. Prior to his role at Kroger, Matt was the Director of Enterprise Security, Governance and Risk Management at 84.51°where he had responsibility for HIPAA Regulatory Compliance, Third Party Risk Management, Security Governance, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. Matt also was an Assistant Vice President at Western & Southern Financial Group where he oversaw the IT Business Operations organization and has held IT leadership roles at The Kroger Co. as a General Manager in Kroger Technology and as a Senior Director / CISO at KnowledgeWorks Foundation, where he led the Technology and Infrastructure team and had overall responsibility for Information Security. Matt is Vice President of the Carnegie Board of Directors, a member of the INTERalliance Board of Directors as well as serving on NKU College of Informatics Dean’s Advisory Board.

Musical Past: A member of Suits that Rock since 2017, Matt began playing guitar at the age of 14 and his early influences were AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Styx. At 17, her formed his first band as lead/rhythm guitarist and lead singer. Taking a musical hiatus for several years, 2013 would see his return in forming the group Code10. Matt co-organized RockIT: a Suits that Rock-like ensemble of Information Technology-centric musicians that perform for the annual CIO Symposium at Sharonville Convention Center. He also plays lead guitar with Vineyard Florence worship band in Florence, KY.

Matt graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (a far stretch from Information Technology) from Western Kentucky University.

Nancy Grayson, vocals

Day Job: President & CEO, Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky. Nancy has served on numerous boards and currently serves on the Metropolitan Club Board of Governors, the Endow Kentucky Commission and the LINK Media Board of Directors.

Musical Past: Nancy launched her singing career in musical theatre in high school, performing in the musical, “Grease”. She has focused her energies in the last decade performing with her beloved Suits that Rock, although her family still catches her belting out various songs and rap jams from the ‘90s.

Ed Hughes, trumpet

Day Job: Ed was a college professor and administrator for 42 years, 30 of which saw him serve as president of two Kentucky community colleges respectively. He retired in September 2015 as the founding President/CEO of Gateway Community and Technical College in Northern Kentucky, a position he held since 2001. He now is the President of The Hughes Group and partner in Star Educational Programming, LLC., both consulting firms specializing in resource, workforce and institutional development in the educational and non-profit sectors.

Musical Past: Ed learned to play the trumpet in the 4th grade, played in the school band and orchestra continuing into college where he also played French horn. Along with his best friend (on sax), they formed their version of the Memphis Horns. Ed played trumpet and trombone in several successful Soul/R&B and rock groups in the Gettysburg, PA area in the 1960’s and 70’s including the Stingrays, the Playmates, and the Rumors, a soul band. Ed once played before 10,000 people in a winning group in a battle of the bands at Hershey Park. Locally, he can be heard in the trumpet section of Lee’s Junction Big Band, the Westside Community Band, and has played in the pit orchestras for regional theatres including the Cincinnati Musical Theatre.

Louis Kelly, drums

Day Job: Louis D. Kelly is the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Kentucky’s 54th Judicial Circuit, consisting of Boone and Gallatin Counties. He is the Chief felony prosecutor in Kentucky’s 4th largest judicial circuit containing more than 140,000 people and handling approximately 1,100 cases each year.

Musical Past: Louis has played percussion for over 20 years and has performed with ensembles, including the University of Kentucky Indoor Percussion Ensemble, the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, and several bands including the Apparitions, the Whiskey City Ramblers, and the Wade and Murphy Band.

Melissa Lutz, vocals

Day Job: Principal at Champlin Architecture and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. Melissa is a board member of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and serves as the Vice-Chair, Membership and Events. She has been involved with the NKY Chamber’s Women’s Initiative since its inception. Melissa is also a Past-President of the SMPS (Society of Marketing Professional Services) National Board of Trustees and a Past-President of the SMPS Foundation. She is a Past President of Greater Cincinnati CREW, a member of the Advancement Committee for Best Point, and a volunteer with Allied Construction Industries. Melissa is also a graduate of Leadership Northern Kentucky – Class of 2000 and a Fellow of the Society for Marketing Professional Services.

Musical Past: Melissa learned to sing and play the piano at an early age and performed in school choir. After retiring from school choir, she continued singing in the car and participating in occasional rounds of karaoke, which she still does today. Most recently, Melissa has performed with the local band, The Perpetrators. 

Bob Mitchell, drums

Day Job: Bob Mitchell’s business career with Cintas has spanned 30-plus years including leadership positions in Operations, Sales, and Marketing. He is currently their Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.  He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Bethesda Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bethesda Hospitals, Hospice of Cincinnati and Fernside. 

Musical Past: Bob Mitchell has played the drums in the local music scene since his early-1980s college years at Miami University. Most notably, from 1998-2012, he was a member of the 5FU’s, a local blues band named after the chemotherapy drug 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU).  His fellow members of the 5-FU’s are prominent oncologists in Greater Cincinnati, whose talents include making some of the best blues music in town. The proceeds from every live performance and their self-produced 2001 CD (Beepers Keep Beepin’) went to cancer-related charities, over $200,000!  Since then, Bob has been spotted as a volunteer drummer in the orchestra pit for local musical theatre productions. His influences? Fleetwood Mac, Todd Rundgren, the Clash, the Police, and Steely Dan. 

Susan Morgan, keyboards 

Day Job: Susan is a Branch Manager at Union Home Mortgage, and a 36-year veteran of the mortgage industry. Susan has been involved in various non-profit and professional organizations.

Musical Past: Susan’s love for playing music started at age 10 when she saved her babysitting money for piano lessons. She went on to become a church organist and played clarinet and French horn in the school band. Her high school superlative was “Most Talented”. Susan attended the University of KY on a French horn scholarship and played in the UK Marching and Symphonic bands. Susan sang and played piano/organ for numerous weddings, events, and even bar gigs during her college years. After a musical sabbatical lasting almost two decades, Susan ventured into rock’n’roll; playing keys and singing vocals for The Essentials and the High Five Wise Guys. Her fellow band members referred to her as “The Church Lady” due to her background as a church organist.

Graeme Murray, guitar

Day Job: Worked as an Executive at P&G for 43 years. Now a globetrotting independent consultant, family man, sailor, travel junky and African mission worker.

Musical Past: Was raised in the UK and learned to play guitar in the early days of Cliff Richard and the Shadows. Graeme cut his teeth in London with the Beatles, Stones and Pink Floyd British Invasion getting started — played acoustic 12-string at many a party sing-along. He joined the Suits as his first band experience in 2009 as the “Token Brit” and found the electric guitar! Officially becoming an American Citizen in 2019, The Suits can now be officially called an “All American Band!”

Ken Poleyeff, Sax

Day Job: Prior to retirement, Ken worked as an Application Architect for Cornerstone Brands, developing e-commerce websites. His other previous included stints at Compuware, Digineer and serving as an aerospace engineer at GE Aircraft Engines.

Musical Past: Ken is principal clarinet in the Cincinnati Community Orchestra which he’s been in for over 30 years, saxophone and other woodwinds in the Swingtime and Lee’s Junction Big Bands. He’s also in the Cellar Sax Band, a saxophone quartet and In Vista Winds, a woodwind quintet. He’s been in the pit orchestra in over 40 musical theater productions, most recently in the Cincinnati Music Theater production of “Camelot” and Footlighters’ “Grease.”

Tim Schigel, guitar and vocals

Day Job: Tim Schigel is the founding Partner of Refinery Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early stage technology companies. He previously co-founded and managed the Cintrifuse Fund of Funds which invests in early stage venture funds around the country to help startups in the Cincinnati region. He is also the founder of the social media pioneer, ShareThis, a web sharing platform in Silicon Valley. Tim was named a regional EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013. 

Musical Past: Tim grew up in a musical family, which includes aunts and uncles in the Serbian music hall of fame and others currently working in the music industry today. Other than creating a dream studio in his basement, Tim sits in with friends from time to time and has been known to spontaneously appear on stage in the honky tonks on Broadway in Nashville (where his cousin Mike is a top drummer), at the Belmont in Austin and Beele St. in Memphis.

Greg Shumate, guitar and vocals

Day Job: Member-in-Charge and corporate and commercial lawyer at Frost, Brown, Todd, LLC., where he was named by The Cincinnati Business Courier as one of their 40 under 40 Business Leaders and by the Sunday Challenger as one of the most influential Northern Kentuckians. Former longtime (24 years) Chairman of the Republican Party of Kenton County, Greg was named a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2004. He has served as a Special Justice to the Supreme Court of Kentucky and was appointed by the Governor to The Kentucky State Board of Elections, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Board of Regents of Northern Kentucky University. Greg has served on many local and regional boards, chaired the Kentucky Division of the Fine Arts Fund (now Artswave), and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and People Working Cooperatively.

Musical Past: His musical pedigree includes playing in several bands: Alesia, The Cherry Sisters, Hot Rod and the Blowouts, The Drysdales – who opened for Eddie Money twice – and Grateful Red, a band of Leadership Kentucky participants. Greg also runs the musical portion of “Rock The Foundation,” an annual fundraising event for the Cincinnati Bar Association Foundation featuring musical performances by lawyers, judges and other legal personnel from the Greater Cincinnati area. He also serves on the Suits That Rock Executive Committee. Greg is a 2023 inductee into the Northern Kentucky Music Legends Hall of Fame along with the rest of his Drysdale bandmates.

Gary Wright, drums

Day Job: Senior Managing Director of Integra Realty Resources – Cincinnati/Dayton. Integra, with 55 offices nationwide and internationally, offers real property valuation and consulting services. Integra provides services to corporations, private clients, developers, lenders, investors, governmental agencies and real estate owners in the areas of institutional, pension fund, REIT, & bank financing, real estate tax appeal, litigation, plus numerous other valuation and consulting services.

Musical Past: Played drums at an early age. First drum set was my mom’s pots and pans. Joined my first band in high school. Did vocals and played drums in various groups, primarily Lock, Stock and Barrel and Rise ‘N Shine.

Mauricio Acosta, guitar

Day Job: Originally from Monterrey, Mexico, Mauricio graduated from Eastern Kentucky University. He came to Cincinnati 3 years ago after taking a job at TQL as a credit analyst. For the past 2.5 years however Mauricio has been dedicated to his role at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. As a Financial Analyst, he recently transitioned to the Business Intelligence division within the Revenue Cycle Management Department. Mauricio is passionate about his work and the mission of the organization, finding immense satisfaction in contributing to a cause that makes a difference in the lives of children and their families.

Musical History: Mauricio learned guitar while playing at a small church in Monterrey, Mexico 15 years ago. He has played most Sundays since, gaining a lot of experience playing in a band. Recently, Mauricio branched out from Contemporary Worship Music into Gospel, RnB, Rock, Pop, and Fusion. His guitar influences include Roberto Prado, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, John Mayer, Jack Gardiner, Tim Henson, and Mateus Asato.

Ben Lehman, bass guitar

Day Job: As Development Director at The Carnegie, Ben brings over a decade of professional experience in non-profit development and fundraising with a passion for deepening connections throughout the community. Ben’s expertise is in sustainable donor cultivation through thoughtful, consistent, and tailored engagement, as well as corporate partnerships. Previously, he served as Assistant Director of Annual Giving at the Contemporary Arts Center. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from the University of Cincinnati in 2012.

Musical Past: As a musician, Ben is primarily as bass guitarist and has toured extensively throughout North America with his bands Tweens, Swim Team, and Sacred Spirits. Locally, he has performed at countless venues including Riverbend Music Center, Andrew J. Brady Center, 20th Century Theatre, Taft Theatre, Woodward Theatre, Contemporary Arts Center, Bogart’s, and more. He has toured alongside contemporary bands including Phantogram, Bully, Sheer Mag, Snail Mail, and more. A former radio DJ at 97X (WOXY) and avid record collector, he has a vinyl-only DJ residency on Final Friday’s throughout 2024 at MOTR Pub in OTR.

Mickey Foellger, drums

Day Job: Retired Family Court Circuit Judge, Commonwealth of Kentucky

Musical Past: Mickey started playing drums at 8 or 9, and joined his first band at age 13. He played in the New Lime, Columbia Records recording artists with a top ten hit in 1967, and The Apple Butter Band, who toured with the Beach Boys and John Denver in 1975. He backed Craig Fuller (of Amie fame) on tour with Little Feat in 1978, and released an album with Wheels in 1979, produced by Little Feat guitarist Paul Barrere. He has also played with the Goshorn Brothers, Pure Prairie League, the Lusters, Wild Blue Yonder, and bands in Nashville and Colorado. Mickey currently plays with the Webster-Devoto Band and the Betsy (Lippitt) & Jake (Walz) Band once a month at Sis’s in Newport, and for the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Rock The Foundation every November.

Steve Robbins, keyboards

Music History: Took my first guitar lesson at 10 years old, added trumpet for the school band then started on piano afterwards. Played in my first band at 13 years old, played in a gigging band around 15 or 16 years old.Eventually was on and off the road around 2-1/2 years playing music around the world. I did a 4 month stint in Singapore.Got married then played locally until retiring from music in 1995.Began playing again in 2007 and was a founding member of GenX until its retirement this year.

I am typically a utility type player covering vocals, guitar, keyboards and bass (depending on where I am needed).I am very happy to contribute my time this year to the Suits That Rock!

Olivia Amlung, keyboards and vocals

Day Job: Civil Litigation Attorney at Adams Law, PLLC. Olivia is licensed in both Kentucky and Ohio and assists her governmental entity clients in a variety of civil litigation and general counsel matters. She recently returned to private practice after spending the last year serving as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.

Musical Past: Olivia’s musical journey began in grade school playing piano and singing both in school and in the community. Throughout her educational career, Olivia received accolades from the NKU Junior Musical Experience for excellence on the piano as well as participated in multiple student choirs. These days, Olivia is a regular addition to the Worship Team at First Church in Union, Kentucky where she plays the piano and sings. Born and raised in Boone County, Olivia resides in Florence with her husband, Justin, and their two dogs, Votto and Larkin.

Leigh Fox, guitar

Day Job: Leigh is the President and Chief Executive Officer of altafiber, a networking and technology company (formally known as Cincinnati Bell). In Sept. 2021, the company completed an 18-month take-private transaction with Macquarie Asset Management and has begun an aggressive fiber infrastructure expansion project that will include investing more than $1 billion into its fiber network to provide Fiber-to-the-Premises (“FTTP”) connectivity to 100 percent of all home and business addresses in its Greater Cincinnati and Hawaiian footprints and beyond.

Musical History: Leigh has been playing guitar on and off for the last 35 years. While at Miami University, he played in a funk/R&B band.  For the past several years, Leigh has been focused on his love for Jazz guitar and has been studying with some of UC’s CCM greats. Musicians that have inspired him include Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Jerry Garcia and Trey Anastasio.

Adam Leisring, trumpet

Robert Lomax, vocals

Day Job: Robert Lomax was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1991. He is currently employed as a Hamilton County Deputy Sheriff, working as an Inventory Purchasing Specialist. Robert has worked in other capacities with the Sheriff’s Office for twelve years, which includes working in the Bureau of Records, as a fingerprint technician. He formerly worked as a supervisor in call centers such as Humana and American Airlines for many years. As a customer service specialist, Robert worked in this capacity for numerous major banks in the Tri State Area.

Musical Past: Robert Lomax is a professional Lyric Tenor and has been singing since he was five years old. He is a Mercyhurst University graduate and attended the UC College Conservatory of Music on a Corbett Scholarship. His performance credits include the Cincinnati May Festival chorus, where he serves as a board member. He serves as a board member on the Building Diverse Audiences Advisory Committee (BDAAC) with the Cincinnati Arts Association. He has sung with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Classical Roots Choir. Robert has work with the Cincinnati Opera chorus, Northern Kentucky Symphony, and the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra. He has served with the Greater Cincinnati Emmaus Community, and has served as Minister of Music for numerous churches. Robert has four CD recordings. He serves as Care Pastor at Citygate Church with his wife Justine and lives in Cincinnati.

Rick Marksberry, steel guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, dobro

Day Job:  Retired Inspector for the Health Department

Musical Past: Raised in N KY, he heard The Beatles on TV like everyone else (who knows, maybe he would’ve been a brain surgeon or an astrophysicist if he hadn’t). Discovered Appalachian, bluegrass and country music when he worked as a volunteer in Eastern KY in 1970. Played with Dan Wilson and Don Clare in KY Stage Line and Calico Rose & The Corryville Cowboys. Did two concerts as a fiddle player for Craig Fuller (post PPL). Played with The Applebutter Band, and regularly at Sleep Out Louie’s with Windfall, all of these in the 70’s. In the 80’s and 90’s, he played country music as a multi-instrumentalist on lead guitar, pedal steel, fiddle, and banjo. His band, Branded (southeast Indiana), opened  for many concert shows in Indiana as well as appearing twice on “You Can Be A Star” on The Nashville Network in 1993. He played with Dan Wilson again in The Del Rio Band playing the Tri-State festivals and  as a warm up act for various concerts. Played classic rock with Retroactive playing local festivals and the riverboat casinos. Now he keeps busy with his home studio and also playing with Marvin Hagar (The Acoustic Duo) and with the country band Six Pac.

Tanya Y. Price,  Percussion

Day Job: Adjunct Instructor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Central State University & K-12 Substitute, Cincinnati Public and Hamilton County School Districts. Tanya Y. Price, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist with several publications to her credit about the political process, race, music and culture. She served as Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&T State University among other universities over the years and has visited at least 20 countries in the Americas, Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Europe in a quest to learn more about African Diaspora Cultures.

Musical Past: According to her mother, Tanya started playing pots and pans at the tender age of two. By age 13, she was playing the snare drum and later, a full drum set. At Miami University-Ohio and Indiana University, Bloomington she played with percussion ensembles and gospel choirs along with various marching, symphonic, jazz and reggae bands. While teaching at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, she was a founding member of Djembe Kaan, an African Percussion Ensemble that performed extensively in Kansas and Missouri.   In St. Louis, she took her first workshop with Mamady Keïta, the recently deceased Guinean Grandmaster of the djembe (West African) drum, pioneer of the National Guinea Ballet and subject of the popular 1991 documentary, Djembefola. Under Keïta’s tutelage, she learned traditional rhythms of the Mandingue people, performing before the great Famoudou Konaté, National Ballet Djoliba. She would also perform before the community of Matoto, drumming before thousands at the Abéné, Senegal Cultural Festival and the National Theater in Oaxaca, Mexico.   Upon returning to Cincinnati in 2016, Tanya joined the Rhythm Sisters with “Suits” member Shari Lauter, continues to perform, accompanies African dance classes and teaches African Drum workshops for the Hive Center for Contemplation and Political Action in Cincinnati. She also offers djembe classes and workshops for children and adults. Tanya is thrilled to join the “Suits that Rock!”

Ken Shumate, bass

Day Job: Retired executive of ADS, Inc., Hilliard, Ohio

Musical Past: Ken began playing music at the age of 14. He played in various bands over the years, but for the last 27 have played bass for the Drysdales. Ken also helps lead the musical portion of “Rock The Foundation,” an annual fundraising event for the Cincinnati Bar Association Foundation featuring musical performances by lawyers, judges and other legal personnel from the Greater Cincinnati area. He’s excited to be a guest suit this year, as the Carnegie is an arts institution very close to his heart, as his daughter and son-in-law were married on the Carnegie stage!

John Vitucci, trumpet

Day Job: John was a Sourcing Specialist and Senior Contract Administrator with General Electric Aircraft Engine Group in Evendale for 37 years. 25 years of his career were spent coordinating and guiding one of GE’s largest suppliers of aircraft engine parts for the timely delivery of those parts to facilities all over the United States to the tune of 200-250 million dollars on average annually. He retired in April 2017.

Musical Past: John started playing trumpet when he was 11 years old and played for hundreds of wedding receptions during the 1970’s and 1980’s with the Market Square band. Since then, he has continued performing with multiple community bands, including the Westside Community Band for 20 years. He has also played with the Lee’s Junction Big Band since 1996. He also played in pit orchestras for many theatre plays, particularly with Oak Hills productions between 2000 and 2010.

The cast of Suits scheduled to perform on each song is listed below. 

I Gotta Feeling  Steve Robbins, Susan Morgan, Tim Schigel, Steve Brunner, Graeme Murray, John Domaschko, Louis Kelly, John Caulfield, Sarah Cameron, Robert Lomax, Sheila Baker, Melissa Lutz

One Fine Morning Steve Robbins, Leigh Fox, Greg Shumate, Rick Marksberry, Rick Dews, Louis Kelly, Gregg Fusaro, Tanya Price, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Kevin Canafax, John Domaschko, Gary Wright

Superstition Steve Robbins, Tim Schigel, Bob Mitchell, Leigh Fox, Rick Dews, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci,  Robert Lomax

Happy Together Tom Bosse, Susan Morgan, David Ellis, Bob Mitchell, Greg Shumate, Graeme Murray, Ken Shumate, Louis Kelly, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Matt Godsted , Dan Cahill, John Domaschko, Gary Wright, Elaine Diehl, Sheila Baker

Shoop Shoop Song Tom Bosse,  Susan Morgan, Tim Schigel, David Ellis, Graeme Murray, Rick Marksberry, Ken Shumate, Gary Wright, Nancy Grayson, Sheila Baker, Melissa Lutz, Sarah Cameron, Olivia Amlung

Mean Steve Brunner, Tim Schigel, Graeme Murray, Rick Marksberry, John Domaschko, Gary Wright, Olivia Amlung, Elaine Diehl, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Nancy Grayson, Sarah Cameron,  Melissa Lutz

Come Together Olivia Amlung, Steve Robbins, Leigh Fox, Matt Godsted, Graeme Murray, John Domaschko, Gregg Fusaro, Tim Schigel, Kevin Canafax, Matt Godsted, Dan Cahill

All Night Long Olivia Amlung, Tom Bosse, Matt Godsted, Greg Shumate, Jan Diehl, Gregg Fusaro,Tanya Price,  Louis Kelly, Gary Wright, John Caulfield, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Robert Lomax, Dan Cahill, Kevin Canafax, Nancy Grayson, Elaine Diehl, Sheila Baker

One Love Susan Morgan, Leigh Fox, Greg Shumate, Graeme Murray, Tom Bosse, Jan Diehl , Louis Kelly, Tanya Price, Gregg Fusaro, Greg Shumate, Gary Wright, Robert Lomax, Elaine Diehl, Sheila Baker, Olivia Amlung, Melissa Lutz

Separate Ways Steve Robbins, Steve Brunner, Matt Godsted, Graeme Murray, John Domaschko, Louis Kelly, Kevin Canafax, John Caulfield,  Chrissy Dunn Dutton

Parachute Steve Brunner, David Ellis, Mauricio Acosta, Rick Marksberry, John Domaschko, Louis Kelly, Kevin Canafax, Chrissy Dunn Dutton

Stop in the Name of Love Olivia Amlung, Susan Morgan,Mauricio Acosta, Ben Lehman, Mickey Foellger, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Elaine Diehl, Nancy Grayson, Sheila Baker, Sarah Cameron

Fast Car Mauricio Acosta, Tim Schigel, David Ellis, Bob Mitchell, Rick Marksberry, Ben Lehman, Tanya Price, John Domaschko, Chrissy Dunn Dutton

Turn the Beat Around Steve Robbins, Tom Bosse Mauricio Acosta, David Ellis, Rick Marksberry, Rick Dews, Bob Mitchell , Tanya Price, Mickey Foellger, Gary Wright, Louis Kelly, Gregg Fusaro, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, John Caulfield, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Sarah Cameron, Olivia Amlung, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Elaine Diehl

Forget You Tom Bosse, Susan Morgan, Greg Shumate, Rick Dews, Gary Wright, Tanya Price, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Tim Schigel, Gregg Fusaro, Dan Cahill, Matt Godsted, Melissa Lutz, Nancy Grayson

Get Along Steve Brunner, David Ellis,Tim Schigel, Rick Marksberry, Ken Shumate, Gary Wright, Dan Cahill, Matt Godsted, Gregg Fusaro Greg Shumate,  Kevin Canafax, Chrissy Dunn Dutton

Need a Favor Tim Schigel, David Ellis,Greg Shumate, Rick Marksberry, Ken Shumate, Gregg Fusaro, Kevin Canafax, Dan Cahill, Gary Wright, John Domaschko, Robert Lomax, Melissa Lutz, Nancy Grayson, Sarah Cameron

Counting Stars Olivia Amlung, Tom Bosse, Tim Schigel, David Ellis, Leigh Fox, John Domaschko, Gregg Fusaro, Matt Godsted, Robert Lomax, Gary Wright, Dan Cahill, Sarah Cameron

Mama’s Broken Heart Tim Schigel, Mauricio Acosta, Greg Shumate, Rick Marksberry, John Domaschko, Louis Kelly, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Sarah Cameron, Melissa Lutz, Nancy Grayson

Wannabe Olivia Amlung, Tom Bosse, Mauricio Acosta, David Ellis, Rick Dews, Gary Wright, Louis Kelly, Gregg Fusaro, Sheila Baker, Sarah Cameron, Nancy Grayson, Melissa Lutz, Elaine Diehl

Everybody Needs Somebody Susan Morgan, Leigh Fox, Matt Godsted, David Ellis, Rick Dews, Mickey Foellger, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Tom Bosse, Greg Shumate, Dan Cahill, Gregg Fusaro, Gary Wright, Kevin Canafax, Nancy Grayson, Sheila Baker, Melissa Lutz, Sarah Cameron

I Wanna Dance With Somebody Steve Robbins, Steve Brunner, David Ellis, Graeme Murray, Rick Dews, Mickey Foellger, Tanya Price, Louis Kelly, Elaine Diehl, Gregg Fusaro, Gary Wright, Jan Diehl, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Olivia Amlung

What’s So Funny ‘bout Peace Love and Understanding Susan Morgan, Steve Robbins, Leigh Fox, Graeme Murray, Bob Mitchell  David Ellis, Greg Shumate, Jan Diehl , Mickey Foellger, John Caulfield,  Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Dan Cahill, Elaine Diehl, Sarah Cameron, Matt Godsted, Gregg Fusaro, Kevin Canafax, Melissa Lutz, Nancy Grayson

Livin’ La Vida Loca Steve Robbins, Mauricio Acosta, Greg Shumate, David Ellis, Ken Shumate. Tanya Price, Louis Kelly, Gary Wright, Mickey Foellger, John Caulfield, Bob Mitchell, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Kevin Canafax, Robert Lomax, Gregg Fusaro, Dan Cahill, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Sheila Baker

Walking On Sunshine Tom Bosse, Bob Mitchell, Matt Godsted, Greg Shumate, Graeme Murray, Ken Shumate, Louis Kelly, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Melissa Lutz, Sarah Cameron, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Nancy Grayson

Vehicle Tom Bosse, Steve Brunner, Bob Mitchell  Greg Shumate, Graeme Murray, Ken Shumate, Tanya Price, Gregg Fusaro,John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Robert Lomax, Dan Cahill, Gary Wright , Elaine Diehl, Melissa Lutz

Raise Your Glass Tom Bosse,  Susan Morgan, Matt Godsted , Steve Brunner, Graeme Murray, Ken Shumate Gary Wright, Nancy Grayson, Elaine Diehl, Sheila Baker, Chrissy Dunn Dutton

Flowers Susan Morgan, Tom Bosse, Matt Godsted, David Ellis, Rick Dews, Louis Kelly, Tanya Price, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Olivia Amlung, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Elaine Diehl , Sheila Baker

Small Town, Girl Steve Robbins Mauricio Acosta, Greg Shumate, Tim Schigel, John Domaschko, Gregg Fusaro Tanya Price, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Sarah Cameron, Elaine Diehl, Olivia Amlung

Rock & Roll Never Forgets Steve Robbins, Leigh Fox, Graeme Murray, Steve Brunner, John DomaschkoGregg Fusaro, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Greg Shumate

Heads Carolina, Tails California Tom Bosse, Susan Morgan, Steve Brunner, Leigh Fox, David Ellis, Rick Marksberry, John Domaschko, Louis Kelly, Gary Wright, Sheila Baker, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Melissa Lutz, Nancy Grayson

Peace of Mind Olivia Amlung, Bob Mitchell, Matt Godsted, Steve Brunner, Leigh Fox, Graeme Murray, John Domaschko, Mickey Foellger, Kevin Canafax, Dan Cahill, Melissa Lutz, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Nancy Grayson

What You Need Steve Brunner, Bob Mitchell, Tim Schigel, David Ellis, Ben Lehman, Gregg Fusaro, Ken Poleyeff, Matt Godsted, Kevin Canafax, Dan Cahill, Sheila Baker, Nancy Grayson, Melissa Lutz

Whole Lotta Love Tim Schigel, Bob Mitchell, Leigh Fox, Ben Lehman, Tanya Price, Mickey Foellger, Louis Kelly, Kevin Canafax, John Domaschko, Gregg Fusaro, Gary Wright

I Hate Myself for Loving You Tom Bosse, Susan Morgan, Matt Godsted, Steve Brunner, Ben Lehman, Gregg Fusaro, Elaine Diehl, Kevin Canafax, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Melissa Lutz, Nancy Grayson

You Can’t Always Get What You Want Tom Bosse, Olivia Amlung, Tim Schigel, Graeme Murray, Leigh Fox, Ben Lehman, Gregg Fusaro, Gary Wright, Tanya Price, John Caulfield, Jan Diehl, Ed Hughes, Adam Leisring, Ken Poleyeff, John Vitucci, Greg Shumate, Robert Lomax, John Caulfield,  Dan Cahill, Sarah Cameron, Elaine Diehl, Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Nancy Grayson, Melissa Lutz

Our sponsors make this event possible. Thanks to: 

Presenting Sponsors

St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Fort Washington Investments, Inc.
Cyera
World Wide Technologies
The Mitchell Daughters Foundation
Qual IT Resources 

Gold Sponsors

HSD Metrics, Fidelity, PNC Bank, Ladislas & Vilma Segoe, Family Foundation, UBS Financial Services, altafiber, Friends of the Carnegie, Strauss Troy Attorneys at Law, MegaCorp Pavilion, MSA Design

Fanzooka Sponsors

Champlin Architecture, CVG International Airport  

Silver Sponsors

Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Rumpke, Robert & Dell Ann Sathe, Duke Energy, Victory Wholesale Group, Horizon Community Funds of Northern Ky, Mariner Wealth Advisors, AAA Club Alliance, Frost Brown Todd, Refinery Ventures, Brooksource, Murray & Hersche Families, Western & Southern, Clark Schaefer Consulting, Dinsmore, Rich & Lisa Boehne, John and Jan Steinman

Bronze Sponsors

Adams Law, Houchens Insurance Group, Rudler, PSC, Jan & Tim Timmel, BHMK Law, CIG Communities, Midland Atlantic Properties, WesBanco Bank, Heather Ackels, Ken & Beth Shumate, Heritage Bank, Chris & Valerie Bopp, Movair, HUFF Realty, Eric Kearney & Jan Michele Lemon Kearney, Liske & Brunner, Lisa and Normand Desmarais, Corporex

Host Sponsors

AGNT, Erigo Employer Solutions, Hellman Retail Group, Ward Family Foundation, Schill Grounds Management, The Hughes Group, Jaguar Land Rover Cincinnati

Suits That Rock and The Carnegie would like to extend a special thank you to:

The Fatman (Ernie Brown) for emceeing the show.

Amy Brunner for invaluable behind-the-scenes musical direction.

Colton Janzen for backstage help.

Southgate House Revival for alternate rehearsal facilities

Champlin Architecture for the design of this year’s show graphics.

Pippin Rush Videography for capturing The Carnegie’s Education mission videos. 

The AGNT staff: Justin Tucker, Beau Broering and Jenna Marino for the Fanzooka design and support. 

The Carnegie staff: Matt Distel, Brenda Berger, Ben Lehman, Abby Sauer, Doug Stock, Tyler Gabbard, Angelina Caliguri- Schrand, Alissa Paasch, Sso-Rha Kang and Maria Marotta.

The spouses, partners and families of all The Suits.

All the returning and guest performers, new and returning sponsors, and audience members who attend year after year, and those of you who are here for the first time.