First Lady Shannon Ginther, Chair
Shannon Ginther knew she had an opportunity to help improve the city when her husband, Andrew J. Ginther, was elected the 53rd Mayor of the City of Columbus
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Karim Ali
Karim Ali is a partner in the Corporate Department at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP.
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Lourdes Barroso de Padilla
Lourdes Barroso de Padilla has an extensive background in youth development and leadership.
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Monica Cerrezuela
Monica Cerrezuela currently serves on the senior leadership team at the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) as Chief of Staff.
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Sheri Chaney Jones
Sheri Chaney Jones is a serial entrepreneur, who has helped government and nonprofit organizations gather and use data to change actions, outcomes and lives.
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Leah Evans
Mrs. Evans is the Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, having previously served as the Director of Home Ownership and Neighborhood Revitalization and Vice President of Neighborhood Strategies.
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Courtney Falato
Courtney Falato has dedicated her career to disruptively innovating systems and processes so all individuals have equitable access to the opportunities needed to flourish in life.
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Gina Ginn
Dr. Ginn serves as the Executive Director for Columbus Early Learning Centers.
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Emmalyn Jerome
Emmalyn Jerome serves as the Program Director of Rachel’s House, a transitional housing program of Lower Lights Ministries, which serves women re-entering society directly following incarceration.
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Veronica Knuth
Veronica serves as the Chief People Officer for Quantum Health, an award-winning consumer healthcare navigation company.
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Ronnie L. Marquez-Posey
Originally from Texas, is currently serving as a Bureau Chief of Trade and Veteran Services for the State of Ohio in the Office of Workforce Development.
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Jillian Olinger
Jillian Olinger is the Chief Mission Officer for YWCA Columbus.
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Erika Pryor
Dr. Erika Pryor is the founder and CEO of EPiC Learning Today.
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Stacy Rastaukas
Stacy Rastauskas Bretherton is the Vice President for Government Affairs at The Ohio State University.
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Ola Snow
Ola Snow is Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health.
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Aminata Soko
As Director of the ECDI Women’s Business Center of Central Ohio, Aminata Soko enables socially and economically disadvantaged women, immigrants, and other underrepresented individuals to become financially independent through small business ownership.
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Danielle Sydnor
Danielle Sydnor is CEO of the newly formed Rise Together Innovation Center a capstone of a larger, Franklin county-funded strategic plan to help an estimated 400,000-plus county residents find paths toward economic stability.
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Bob Szuter
Bob Szuter is co-owner of Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, a downtown Columbus brewery, restaurant and private events space, and Understory, the sister brewery and restaurant in Old North Columbus.
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Sarah Townes
Sarah Townes is currently the Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer at Experience Columbus and the Greater Columbus Sports Commission, where she is responsible for all aspects of marketing, digital, public relations and partnerships.
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Heather Whaling
Heather Whaling is founder/president of Geben Communication.
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THANK YOU TO PAST COMMISSIONERS:
Christie Angel
Susan Basso
Elizabeth Brown
Victoria Calderon
Janelle Coleman
Nichole Dunn
Councilmember Shayla Favor
Nicol Ghazi
Danielle Harlow
Iris Harvey
Francie Henry
Terri Ifeduba
Daphne Kackloudis
Gale King
Heather Leonard
Jeffrey Lyttle
Kathleen McGarvey
Vinita Mehra
Ngozi Osuagwu
Rev. Donnetta Peaks
Mary B. Relotto
Denise Robinson
Barbara Smoot
James D. Thomas
Bruce Wimbish