About Us

Director Anthony W. Perlatti joined the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections as the Human Resources Manager in 2007 and was subsequently appointed to Deputy Director in February of 2013. Having 26 years of Public Service, 14 years devoted to the administration of the Board of Elections, he brings to the position of Director extensive experience in planning, leadership, and high-quality service to the Board of Elections and to the Public.

Director Perlatti is widely regarded as an innovative thinker and a solution-oriented leader. Tony continues his leadership of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in the position of Director as of March of 2019, where he continues to integrate existing agency strengths into a concerted, positive effort for many more successful elections within Cuyahoga County. Having graduated from Cleveland State University where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Management and Labor Relations and completing the Local Officials Leadership Academy XVI in May of 2007 set the foundation for an exemplary career as a Public Servant.

Director Perlatti was recently appointed in 2022 to Second Vice-President for the Ohio Association of Election Officials (OAEO). Prior to becoming an Officer, Tony served as a Trustee and a member of its Legislative Committee. He also serves as a member of the Ohio Board of Voting Machine Examiners.

Director Perlatti is a long-time resident of the City of Lyndhurst where he resides with his lovely wife Gina and their two (2) beautiful daughters, Cassie, and Marissa, who both attend universities in Ohio.

Henry F Curtis, IV was appointed to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections as Chairman effective March 1, 2023. No stranger to the Board, he served as an assistant manager and manager of the Election Officials Department for 13 years. Board Member Curtis served as the Statewide Minority Affairs Coordinator for Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose for nearly two years. He currently works as a manager for Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Cleveland office.

Board Member Curtis is a community leader who has served as a pastor and non-profit board member in Greater Cleveland for over 20 years. He is the former chairman of the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County’s Executive Committee.

Board Member Curtis is a graduate of Hampton University in Hampton, VA, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. He is also a graduate of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree. The seminary started an endowed scholarship in his honor for exemplary service to both the religious and civic communities.

Board Member Curtis resides in Cleveland with his wife. Together, they parent five children.

Inajo Davis Chappell, Democratic appointee (since April 2007), is a retired partner at Ulmer & Berne LLP in Cleveland. Inajo has been named to the Ohio Super Lawyer list and Best Lawyers(r) "Lawyer of the Year" for Non-Profit/Charities Law (Cleveland), and has received numerous professional and civic awards. An active civic and community leader, she serves on the boards of a number of nonprofit organizations. She is a former member and former Chair of the Ohio Board of Voting Machine Examiners. Inajo holds a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a law degree from Columbia University. 

Lisa M. Stickan has been a Member of the Board of Elections since March 2021. Lisa is an attorney, having worked as an Assistant Prosecutor for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and as a Judicial Staff Attorney for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. Elected in 2020, Lisa is the first woman to serve as Chairman of the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County. Lisa also has served as Council President for the City of Highland Heights. Lisa is a graduate of John Carroll University and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Lisa resides with her husband Patrick Lewis, also an attorney, in Highland Heights, Ohio. 

Terence M. McCafferty has been a Member of the Board of Elections since June 2022. Terence worked for Pipefitters Local Union No. 120 for over 40 years serving in various positions. His most recent position was Business Manager and Financial Secretary-Treasurer, which he held from 2008 until his retirement in 2016. He also served as an Executive Board Member for Cleveland AFL-CIO (2007-2017), Vice President, Past Recording Secretary and Trustee for the Cleveland Building Trades Council (2001-2016), Committee Member and Past Chairman for Local 120/MSCA Labor Management Committee (1997-2016) and several positions including Vice President and Executive Board Member for Pipefitters Local Union No. 120 (1980-2017). Terence is a graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland and he also graduated as a State and Federal Certified Journeyman Pipefitter from Pipefitters Local Union No. 120 Apprenticeship in 1978. He is currently serving as a Board Member for the Ohio Board of Building Standards, Treasurer for the Seven Hills Democratic Club and a member of the Seven Hills Planning Commission. He is also a member of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2012. Terence resides in the city of Seven Hills.