Board of Education

Title: President
Phone: 216-202-4082 I email

Michael J. Callahan is a lifelong Lakewood resident.  Mr. Callahan and wife Kristyn (Kadow) have three children.  The oldest, Liam, is in seventh grade attending Garfield Middle School.  Their second child, Kenna, is in fifth grade at Emerson Elementary School along with their youngest, Mary Frances, who is a kindergartener.

Mr. Callahan has worked most of his professional career in the parks and recreation field, and is currently employed full time with the City of Bedford, Parks & Recreation Department.  Mr. Callahan is a Certified Parks & Recreation Professional with the National Recreation & Park Association and a member of the Ohio Parks & Recreation Association. 

Prior to working with the City of Bedford, Mr. Callahan worked for the Orange City Schools Community Education & Recreation Department.  He also worked for the Lakewood City Schools Community Recreation & Education Department for nearly 10 years in a full-time capacity and many more years part-time.  During that time he served in different roles managing aquatics and athletics programming for the department.  Mr. Callahan also spent several years working in the banking industry.

Mr. Callahan has served the community in various volunteer capacities including a seat on the City of Lakewood Active Living Task Force (2014-2016), as a volunteer youth sports coach, and various roles at St. Luke Church in Lakewood. 

Mr. Callahan earned an MBA from the University of Akron in 2015.  He holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University.  He attended St. Edward High School. 

As a hobby and part-time job, Mr. Callahan serves as a public address announcer for various collegiate sports teams in the area.  He also enjoys running, having completed several marathons, and competes in triathlons.

Term expires: December 2023

Title: Vice President
Phone: 440-331-0200 I email

Ms. Beebe, a graduate of Kent State University and Cleveland Marshall College of Law, taught for 16 years, including three years of English in History in Dundee, Scotland, and 11 years as a substitute teacher with the Lakewood Schools. She currently practices law in the Lakewood area. She is a member of the League of Women Voters. She belongs to several professional organizations including the Cuyahoga County Bar Association and the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys.

Ms. Beebe was the recipient of the 1992 Northeast Region All Ohio School Board Award and the Cox Cable Citizen Spotlight Award. In 1998 she received the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year Award.

Ms. Beebe has two children (Aaron and Megan) who are graduates of Lakewood High School. Ms. Beebe is serving her ninth term on the Board and was also president in 1987, ‘92, ’97, 2002, ‘07, '12 and '19 and has served on all standing committees. 

Term expires: Dec. 2023

Title: Member
Phone: 216-577-0892 I email

Emma Petrie Barcelona has been a Lakewood resident since her family moved to Ohio in 1985.  She attended Lincoln Elementary, Horace Mann Middle, and is a 1995 graduate of Lakewood High School. 

Growing up in Lakewood gave her the benefits, among others, of taking dance and theater classes at the Beck Center and swimming with LRST. While a student at Lakewood High School, Ms. Petrie Barcelona swam for the swim team (participating on state qualifying relays for 2 years), ran track and cross country, and was an active in the orchestra and choirs.

She completed a BA from St. Mary’s of Maryland majoring in Economics, History, Public Policy, and Political Science in 1999, after which she returned to Lakewood to work in economic research for the Cleveland Growth Association (now the Greater Cleveland Partnership). She then worked for the Federal Reserve Bank in Research and Community Development, the City of Lakewood as Development Officer in the Planning & Development Department and was Deputy Director of the Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium.

Ms. Petrie Barcelona completed her MS at Cleveland State University's Levin School of Urban Affairs in Urban Studies with a concentration in Economic Development in 2003 as was awarded the Howard Bruce Award.  In 2006, she was honored by Crain’s Cleveland Business' inaugural class as one of Cleveland’s Twenty in their Twenties. Currently, she is the Director of Compliance for Emerald Development and Economic Network, a Cleveland non-profit that provides, operates and advocates for affordable and permanent supportive housing for low-income persons living with disabilities or special needs and experiencing homelessness. She is also on the Board for the Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland.

Ms. Petrie Barcelona has shown her strong commitment to Lakewood and its schools as a former Lakewood Recreation Swim Team coach and Trustee and Treasurer of the Lakewood Alumni Foundation (now the Lakewood Rangers Education Foundation)  for a number of years.  She has lived in three of Lakewood’s four wards as both a renter and homeowner over the years.

Ms. Petrie Barcelona and her husband, Rob, have two daughters who both attend Lakewood High School.

Ms. Petrie Barcelona is serving her third term on the Board. She has served as Board president in 2015 and 2020.

Term expires: Dec. 2023

Title: Member
Phone: (310) 592-1970 I email

Nora Katzenberger has lived in Lakewood for a total of more than 20 years, first renting from 1996-2004 before moving to Los Angeles with her husband. She moved back to Lakewood in 2011 with her family and bought a house in 2012. Ms. Katzenberger grew up in Parma and graduated from Valley Forge High School in 1988. While a student at Valley Forge, she participated in choir and numerous clubs, and earned a National Merit Scholarship.

Ms. Katzenberger went on to University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated in 1992, earning a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. She was editor of Penn’s literary magazine and worked with the alumni relations department. While living in Los Angeles from 2004-2010, she earned a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA Extension.

After moving to New York City in 1992, Ms. Katzenberger worked in Corporate Communications for the Bank of New York, where she produced all of the employee communications. She then worked in Public Relations for New York University’s Stern School of Business, where she coordinated a CEO speaker series and served on the admissions committee. She moved back to Cleveland in 1996 and worked in Development for University Hospitals, where she edited “Legacy,” the hospital’s donor magazine, produced Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital fundraising telethon, and planned the cancer center’s Five Star Sensation fundraiser. In 1999, she began working at Progressive Insurance in Public Relations, then led the Web Creative Group, producing the progressive.com website.  

Ms. Katzenberger has served on the boards of the Lakewood Ranger Education Foundation, the Lakewood Foundation, the Lakewood Council of PTAs, the City of Lakewood Citizens Advisory Committee, Theater Alliance of the Beck Center. She has also served as PTA president of Horace Mann Elementary, is a LakewoodAlive volunteer, and is a member of Lakewood City School's Gifted Services Committee, School Branding Committee, Makerspace Committee, and numerous other committees and focus groups. In 2020, Ms. Katzenberger chaired the District's school levy campaign, which passed with 77% of the vote.

Ms. Katzenberger resides in Lakewood with her husband, Kim, and their two daughters, who attend Lakewood High School and Harding Middle School.

Ms. Katzenberger was elected to the Lakewood Board of Education in November 2021 and is serving her first term on the Board.

Term expires: December 2025.

Title: Member
Phone: 216-521-0392 I email

Mrs. Shaughnessy graduated from Lakewood High School in 1965 and received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Ohio University in 1969 and a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University in 1987. She is retired after a successful career with UH-St. John Medical Center.

Mrs. Shaughnessy is a past president of the Lakewood Alumni Foundation (now the Lakewood Rangers Education Foundation) and served as a member of the Lakewood Public Library Board of Trustees prior to her election to the Lakewood Board of Education. She has been active in PTA, serving as Vice President and President of both Lincoln Elementary School PTA and Horace Mann Middle School PTA. Mrs. Shaughnessy is a member of the Lakewood Foundation, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, and League of Women Voters. She is a past member of Lakewood Kiwanis and Project H.E.A.L. She has also served as the Board representative on the Buildings and Sites Committee, on the Education Committee, and on the Citizens’ Advisory Committee.  Mrs. Shaughnessy has also participated in the Youth Master Plan.

Mrs. Shaughnessy and her husband Charles have a son and daughter, both Lakewood High School graduates. Mrs. Shaughnessy  served as president in 1996, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2021 and 2022. Mrs. Shaughnessy has served on all standing committees. She is serving her eighth term of office.

Term expires: Dec. 2025