Mayor Ginther and First Lady Shannon Ginther Announce New Columbus Women’s Commission Members
Mayor Andrew J. Ginther
and First Lady Shannon Ginther today named three new commissioners to the
Columbus Women’s Commission. The commission, first seated in January 2017,
works to dismantle barriers
and reduce gender-based inequities to improve the economic position of women across
the community.
“Throughout these unprecedented
times, the Columbus Women’s Commission has continued to implement meaningful
reforms by advancing pay equity, promoting child care, reducing evictions and
more,” said Ms. Ginther. “The diverse backgrounds and experiences of our new commissioners
will enable us to accelerate our momentum even further in 2023 and beyond.”
“The Columbus Women’s
Commission represents my
administration’s equity agenda in action, and I am so grateful for all of their
efforts,” said Mayor Ginther. “By expanding opportunity and prosperity to
include every woman, and every resident, in every Columbus neighborhood, we’re
growing the Winner’s Circle in ways that improve lives and set the stage for additional
progress and reforms.”
The new commissioners are:
- Courtney Falato, Vice President and Program
Officer, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase
- Erika Pryor, CEO and Founder, EPiC Learning
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- Stacy Rastauskas, Vice President, Government
Affairs, The Ohio State University
The Columbus Women’s Commission also
recognizes the contributions of three outgoing commissioners, whose dedication to women and families was made abundantly clear through the time and energy they devoted
to their work:
- Susan Basso, Principal, Huron Consulting
- Donnetta Peaks, Director
Office of Ministry, West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist
Church
- Denise Robinson, President and CEO, Alvis Inc.
Remaining commissioners include:
- Chair Shannon Ginther,
First Lady and Senior
Manager, Strategy and Consulting
- Health and Public Service, Accenture
- Karim A. Ali, Partner in Charge of Professional Personnel and Diversity &
Inclusion, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
- Lourdes Barroso
de Padilla, Columbus City Councilmember
- Sheri Chaney Jones, President, Measurement
Resources Company
- Monica Cerrezuela, Director
of Policy and Legislative Affairs,
ADAMH Board of Franklin County
- Leah Evans, President
and CEO, Homeport
- Gina Ginn, CEO, Columbus Early Learning Centers
- Emmalyn Jerome, Chief Operating Officer,
Lower Lights Ministries
- Veronica Knuth,
Chief People Officer, Quantum Health
- Ronnie Marquez-Posey, Bureau
Chief, Trade & Veteran Services, State of Ohio Office of Workforce Development
- Jillian Olinger, Director of Community Life, Great Lakes Region,
The Community Builders
- Ola Snow, Chief Human Resources Officer, Cardinal Health
- Aminata Soko,
Director, Women’s Business Center, ECDI
- Danielle L.
Sydnor, Chief Executive Officer, Rise Together Innovation Center
- Bob Szuter,
Co-Owner, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing
- Sarah Townes,
Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, Experience Columbus and the Greater
Columbus Sports Commission
- Heather Whaling, President and Founder, Geben
Communication
The Columbus Women’s Commission focuses on three
areas that are key to women’s economic
security: gender equity in the
workplace, affordable housing and evictions, and financial empowerment. For more information, visit the commission’s website.