JOSH YODER

Husband, Father, Brother, Friend
Likes: Guardians baseball, Carolina BBQ, lazy Summer days spent with family
Dislikes: Traffic, misinformation, climbing ladders

Josh grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania and attended college at West Virginia Wesleyan where he met his now current wife while earning a Bachelors degree in English Literature and Philosophy. Josh began his career in medical research informatics at Duke University where he spent 12 years working for an Oncology Clinical Trial group funded via the NCI. While in North Carolina he earned his MBA from Duke, married his wife of 21 years, and had two wonderful children currently 14 and 11. After a three year stint at The Ohio State University's Department of Biomedical Informatics he accepted a position at Medidata Solutions and moved to Bay Village to be closer to family in 2017.

Josh has become a fully transplanted Ohioan and is proud to serve the community of Cleveland through his role on our board. During Josh's childhood his family fostered children which left a lasting impression on him. He's excited to help further the mission of Cleveland Angels and to be part of the positive force for change in the lives of youth and families experiencing foster care.