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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Susan Basso
Susan Basso joined the Ohio State University in September 2017 as the Senior Vice President for Talent, Culture and Human Resources reporting directly to the President.
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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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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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Shayla Favor
Councilmember Shayla D. Favor joined Columbus City Council in January of 2019.
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Gina Ginn
Dr. Ginn serves as the Executive Director for Columbus Early Learning Centers.
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Francie Henry
Francie Henry serves as regional president of Fifth Third Bank (Central Ohio).
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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 leads the Talent Management function for CoverMyMeds.
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Heather Leonard
As senior vice president of marketing for Cameron Mitchell Restaurants (CMR), Heather Leonard sets and leads the company’s overall marketing and public relations strategy for multiple concepts and directs eight members of the marketing team.
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Ronnie L. Marquez-Posey
Originally from Texas, Ronnie is currently serving as a Program Administrator 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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Rev. Donnetta Peaks
Donnetta Peaks is the Director of Clergy Recruitment, Candidacy, and Licensing for the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church.
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Denise M. Robinson
Denise Robinson is President and CEO of Alvis, Inc.
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Ola Snow
Ola Snow is Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health.
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James D. Thomas
Jim has over thirty years of experience as a leader, including service as a United States Magistrate Judge.
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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
Elizabeth Brown
Victoria Calderon
Janelle Coleman
Nichole Dunn
Nicol Ghazi
Danielle Harlow
Terri Ifeduba
Gale King
Vinita Mehra
Mary B. Relotto
Bruce Wimbish