CCAD President Denny Griffith

CCAD’s president is lauded as a Central Ohio leader who makes things happen, according to SmartBusiness journal.

Denny Griffith is among the most influential business, civic and political leaders—the Power 100 for 2011—as ranked by the publication’s editors in the cover story of the February issue.

Griffith, the college’s third president, is ranked 67 on the list, moving up a notch from last year. He currently serves on the boards of the Columbus Chamber, I Know I Can, a scholarship program in Columbus, Experience Columbus, and the National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD).

Griffith also is involved in several community initiatives including Columbus Student Engagement Project (a.k.a. “easyColumbus“), and Mayor Michael B. Coleman’s 2012 Commission, which is guiding the commemoration of the bicentennial of Columbus, OH.

Michael J. Fiorile, chair of CCAD’s board of trustees and COO of The Dispatch Printing Co., also is identified as one of the top 100 leaders.