Mayor Ginther and First Lady Shannon Ginther Announce New Columbus Women’s Commission Members
Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and First Lady Shannon Ginther
announced the six new Commissioners on the Columbus Women’s Commission. The
Commission, first seated last January, works to dismantle barriers and reduce
gender-based inequities to improve the economic position of women in our
community.
Ms. Ginther said, “We have made great strides in the work
for the women of Columbus in the first year. We know progress can't be affected
in a silo, so we've gathered people with diverse perspectives to make change
happen.”
Mayor Ginther was thrilled by the response from the
community. “Our residents have once again shown the overwhelming desire to
partner in this work. The people we have selected will work together with the
other Commissioners to recommend solutions, build partnerships and be advocates
to create change for women.”
The new Commissioners are:
- Gina M. Ginn, executive director, Columbus Early
Learning Centers
- Ronnie L. Marquez-Posey, state program
administrator, Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
- Vinita Bahri-Mehra, director, Kegler Brown Hill
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- Jillian Olinger, director, Division of Housing and Civic Engagement, The Kirwin Institute at The Ohio State University
- Heather Whaling, founder/president, Geben
Communication
- Bruce Wimbish, senior communications manager,
Greater Columbus Sports Commission
The remaining Commissioners include:
- Chair, Shannon Ginther, First Lady, executive
director of Healthcare Transformation at Ohio Health Group
- Christie Angel, president and CEO, YWCA Columbus
- Elizabeth Brown, Columbus City Councilmember
- Janelle Coleman, president, foundation and chief
diversity officer, L Brands
- Nicol Ghazi, administrator, Muslim Family
Services
- Danielle Harlow, social science research
specialist, Ohio Department of Education
- Iris Harvey, president and CEO, Planned Parenthood
of Greater Ohio
- Terri Ifeduba, vice president of engagement and
development, YWCA Columbus
- Daphne Kackloudis, chief public policy &
strategy officer, Equitas Health
- Gale King, executive vice president and chief
administrative officer, Nationwide Insurance
- Jeffrey Lyttle, managing director, JP Morgan
Chase
- Kathleen McGarvey, director, The Legal Aid
Society of Columbus
- Ngozi Osuagwu, physician, clinical director of
Women’s Health Center, Doctor’s Hospital
- Mary B. Relotto, founder, Dames Bond LLC&
Mission Possible Consulting Group
- Barbara Smoot, president and CEO, WELD
The Columbus Women’s Commission focuses on four areas that
are key to women in the community: pay equity, housing and safety, health
and nutrition, and workforce development and education.