OUR FELLOWS
Fellows graduate with a clearer sense of the knowledge, skills and tools needed to achieve greater organizational impact, influence and contribution. They have more confidence that they can move within their company, through various positions and roles, so that they can remain highly valued company contributors. Most notably, they graduate with an increased commitment to shaping our community.
Self-Awareness
Develop a deeper understanding of their unique leadership style, strengths, and areas of influence.
Growth
Gain greater insight into the skills and experiences that support personal growth, community engagement, and effective leadership.
Assessment
Identify their strongest attributes and recognize opportunities for continued development.
Understanding
Understand the distinct roles of talent, knowledge, and skill in personal and professional success.
Community
Foster a strong sense of community, collaboration, and connection among Fellows across all program cohorts.
Strategy
Create personalized strategies to achieve career, community, and life goals while maximizing their strengths and potential.
Class 2026
Cohort XXVI (26)
Apps Akpofure, BakerHostetler, Attorney
Chelsea Barnett, Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Policy Director for Commissioner Kevin Boyce
Danielle Boyd, YWCA Columbus, Justice, Equity and Belonging, Program Manager
Terrence Brooks, Columbus State Community College, Senior Director of Student Life
Autumn Francisco, Columbus Public Health, Community Relations Coordinator
Theodore Harris, Clear Route, Consultant
Keith Key, Kbk, Business Development Officer
D’Andrea Kinley, Mutual Insurance Company, Sr. Consultant, Asset Manager
Chanel Norton Lee, Victoria’s Secret, Head of Supplier Inclusion
Antoine McIntosh, Diamond Hill, Senior Equity Research Associate
Chante Meadows, Meadows Counseling, CEO
Canaan Miller, Empower Retirement, Consultant – Implementation Management
Jamie Minor, Columbus State Community College, Program Manager
Keith Queener, Impact Community Action, Director of Community Engagement and Development
James Questel, Central Outreach Wellness Center, Executive Director
Daija Smith, OhioHealth, Director of Business Operations
Danielle Tong, City of Columbus, Executive Director
Kathleen Vaughan, Battelle, Implementation Specialist
Nicholas Williams, Franklin County, Sergeant
Erica Wilson, Ohio Attorney General, Director of Curriculum Development
Cohort XXVII (27)
Patrice Allen-Brady, City of Columbus, Neighborhoods Administrator
Kierra Barnett, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Senior Research Scientist
Gregory Corbin, National CARES Mentoring Movement, Vice President
Omowale Crowder, Columbus City Schools, Climate & Culture Systems Consultant
Lori Diaz, Affinity Memorial Chapel, Owner/Funeral Director
Quiana Few, Intel Corporation, HR Manager
Shauntae Greene, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Vice President
Dominic Holliman-Wade, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Project Manager – Residential Real Estate
Rabin Hooper, Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth (SAFY), State Licensing Director
Marcus Jackson, Columbus State Community College, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
Kiev LaMarr, Gahanna Jefferson Public Schools, Principal
Kennetia Ratleff-Horton, Ohio State University, Academic Advisor
Safira Robinson, United Way of Central Ohio, Network Director, Success by Third Grade
Sherrice Sledge-Thomas, Community Shelter Board, Chief People and Culture Officer
Christopher Smith-Hughes, City of Columbus – Division of Police, Police Lieutenant
Jhay Spottswood-Harrison, Porter Wright, Attorney
Keeli Stith, OhioHealth, Associate Vice President of Operations
Tarik White, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, Assistant Director
Jerrid Williams, Telhio, Vice President
Terrence Woodruff, Nationwide, Corporate Finance / Strategy
Class 2025
Cohort XXIV (24)
Ashlee Abraham, IMPACT Community Action, Financial Wellness Program Manager
Caroline Bennett, Caroline Inspires LLC, Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Love Benton, The City Of Columbus, Engagement and Impact Manager
Grace Blue, Charis Cred LLC, Owner
Richard Brown, Denison University, Associate Dean for Student Life/Director
Charmaine Drake-Johnson, Columbus Division of Police, Executive Protection Unit
Lance Ginn, OhioHealth, Manager
Nathan Harris, See Brilliance, President
Dr. Amber Hill, Epiphany Hill Enterprises LLC, CEO
Ashanti Lancaster, Wilbdone Multi Services/Potential To Promise LLC, CEO/Founder
Angela Mitchell, State Farm Insurance/Black Women in Nature, Consultant/Founder
Chase Moore, The Ohio State University, JD Candidate/Former Director
Michael Nicholson, City of Columbus, Citywide Web Coordinator
Andrew Osayi, Bread Financial, Customer Care Performance Management
Dominique Royal, Suite Life, President/CEO
Anna Teye-Kasongo, Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio, Director of Community Partnerships
Chila Thomas, The Ohio State University, Assistant Vice Provost
Alfred Wilson, Northwest Bank/Frugal Freddy, Director/CEO
Damika Withers, Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Deputy County Administrator
Briana Yawn, Nationwide Insurance, Sr. Consultant
Cohort XXV (25)
Yusef Abdul-Zahir, Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Talent Acquisition Specialist
Noelle Anderson, Shadowbox Live, Vice President of Operations
Opal Brant, One Columbus, Emerging Talent Manager
Robert Fournier, United Way of Central Ohio, Leadership Giving, Relationship Manager
Blake Gooch, Denison University, Assistant Director
Sheldon Goodrum, Goodrum Law Group, Principal Attorney & Founder
Shannon Hardin, City of Columbus, Columbus City Council President
McKenzie Harmon, Farmers Insurance Company, Agency Owner
Vincent Hill, Columbus State Community College, Assistant Director
Alyvia Johnson, American Electric Power, Manager
Andre Johnson, Macys, Sr Director Store Manager
Michael Johnson, OhioHealth, Director, HR Business Partners
Summer Luckey, United Schools Network, Dean of Students
Monisa Mason, Besa, Sr. Director
Robbii Miller, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Director
Terrence Myles, TM Curations, Founder and Lead Curator
Jasmine Roberts-Crews, The Ohio State University, Strategic Communication Lecturer
Kenston Henderson Sr, Live With Lyfe, CEO
Alan Tyson, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, Executive Assistant
Jennifer Watson, Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
Class 2024
Cohort XXII (22)
Chakeyla Anderson, Vice President-Environmental Health and Safety, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Tiffany Barfield, Director-Learning and Performance, Nationwide
Jamie Blunt, Founder-CEO, Brown Girls Mentoring
Jatu Boikai, Nurse Manager-Maternity Services, Mount Carmel Health System
Chandler Bridges, Project Manager, NiSource
Kimberly Carter, System Director of Learning, OhioHealth
Tres Carter, Director-Creative Engagement, COSI
Natasha Coleman, Sr Analyst-Procurement Category Management, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
LaToya Dowdell-Burger, HR Marketing Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Vance Green, Executive Director, Ohio Community Corrections Association
Reyna Hughes, DEI Program Manager, United Way of Central Ohio
Demetures James, Planning Analyst, Columbia Gas/NiSource
Charles Jefferson, Director of Workforce and Education, The Academy for Urban Scholars
Giselle Lindsay, Founder/Principal, Plan G Occasions & Creations, LLC
Shun Mays, Sr. National, Field Team, Bread Financial
Tanya McClanahan, Director of Inclusion & Analysis, Franklin County Children Services
Marion Meadows, Director of County Programs, I Know I Can
Chontae Pennyman, Consumer & Community Banking Digital Controls Manager – Vice President, JPMorgan Chase
Monica Womack, Chief-Minority Business Development Division, State of Ohio
Cohort XXIII (23)
Shaquille Alexander, City Treasurer, City of Whitehall
Otis Buckner, President, Buckner & Sons Masonry President
Kioshana Burrell, Associate Director-Advancement Communications, The Ohio State University
Tamara Burrell, IT Compliance & Risk Manager, Advanced Drainage Systems
Kelli Davis, Court Administration Secretary & Board Member, Franklin County Municipal Court & Worthington Schools
Linda Ginn, Manager- Annuity Solutions Center, Nationwide Financial
Morgan Glasser, Sr. Program Manager, RAMA Consulting
Domineice Hoelyfield, Lead Inclusion & Culture Consultant, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Anton Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, Lower Lights Health
Jermaine Kennedy, Area Director, Boys and Girls Club of Central Ohio
Terrence Lawrence, Director-Weiler Scholars Program | Holistic Student Experience, Columbus State Community College
Edwin Lee II, Assistant Director for Student Academic Success, The Ohio State University, College of Engineering
Joanne Lunceford, Deputy Director-City of Columbus, Office of Violence Prevention
Tawana Mims, Manager-Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Bath & Body Works
Yolanda Owens, Pathways and Partnerships Strategist, The Ohio State University
Jennifer Parker, Customer Relationship Management – CRM Marketing, Victoria’s Secret
Kennetha Peebles, COO/Director of Business Operations, Key Counseling and Consultation/Blackberry Confections LLC
Tony Ransom, Chief Operating Officer, Child Development Council of Franklin County
Amber Stevenson, Manager-Complaints Management, Bread Financial
Shannon Taylor, Assistant Director of College Advising – Programs and Partnerships, I Know I Can
India Wilson, Head Principal, Reynoldsburg City Schools
Class 2023
Cohort XX (20)
Bria’ Blunt, Administrative Secretary, City of Columbus Division of Police
Marketta Franklin-Thomas, Director of Learning & Employee Development, American Electric Power
Matthew Glover, Vice President – Community Development Officer, PNC
Sherome Hathaway, Chief Operating Officer, ICE Mentors Inc.,
Karen Hewitt, Director of DEI Strategic Partnerships, Seminole Hard Rock Support Services
Arielle Johnson, Senior Associate Director of Gifts and Records Administration, Denison University
Kyra Jones, Food & Nutrition Manager, City of Columbus, Recreation & Parks Dept.
Rick Lawrence, Regional Vice President – Small Commerical, Nationwide
Chauna Mason, Sr. Specialist – Quality Compliance, Cardinal Health
Makiva McIntosh, Chief Advancement & Engagement Officer, YWCA Columbus
Jennifer McKenzie, Managing Partner, Organized Synergy
Beatrice Nokuri, Assistant General Counsel, Genesis HealthCare System
Matthew Orr, Vice President, Crane Investment Company
Heather Patterson, Mutual Fund Strategist, Nationwide Insurance
Ezekiel Peebles, Director of Student Counseling & Wellbeing, Columbus State Community College
Tina Pierce, Chief of Strategy & Belonging, The Ohio State University
Kellen Showes, Director of Compliance, Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Dwayne Steward, Chief People & Culture Officer, Equitas Health
Shelbi Toone, Project Manager, Ohio History Connection
Nichelle White, Director – HR Business Parter, OhioHealth
Cohort XXI (21)
Elizabeth Caslin-Turner, Administrative Assistant/ Program Coordinator, Ohio Department of Higher Education
Tracey Colson, Director of School Improvement & Family Engagement, Whitehall Chity Schools
Craig Conley, Regional Sales Manager, LinkedIN
Terry Green, Executive Director, Think Make Live Youth
Dale Gresson, Executive Administrator – Justice Safety and Legal Studues Division & Public Safety Center, Columbus State Community College
Kevin Grove, Special Agent, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Moses Hayelom, Founder and Part Owner, Flavor 91
Justin Hines, Sr. Consultant – Finance, Nationwide
Wilbert James, Police Officer, City of Columbus Division of Police
Jamille Jones, Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Ohio Health
Marlon McKoy, Project Manager Carbon Capture & Storage, Battelle
Aiesha Pitts, Sr. Manager Omni-Fulfillment, Designer Brands Inc.
Mia Prewitt, Supervisor of Student Leadership & Engagement, Columbus City Schools
Nataria Scales, Budget Analyst Sr., American Electric Power
Shameikia Smith, Vice President of Housing Program, IMPACT Community Action
Stephanie Starks, Therapist/Owner, Starks Counseling & Consultation
Casandra Steward, Director – HRBP, OhioHealth
Carolyn Thurman, Assistant Director, Economic Development & Planning, Franklin County
Delila Wooten, Vice President, Project Execution, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Adrienne Williams, Marketing Manager, Bread Financial
Class 2022
Cohort XVIII (18)
Landon Adams, Director for Department of Maturity, New Salem Missionary Baptist Church
Derek Anderson, Assistant Director, City of Columbus Public Utilities
Blossom Barrett, Associate Director of Data and Evaluation, I Know I Can
Charmian Todd Boyd, Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, The Boyd Group
Brandon Chapman, LGBTQ Health Initiative Program Manager, City of Columbus Public Health Department
Mallory Donaldson, Chief Program Officer, The Center for Healthy Families
Kanika Glover, Juvenile Domestic Alternative Intervention Coordinator, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Charles Hairston, Founder & Creative Director, Faseis
Tyneisha Harden, Assistant Vice President/Community Development Communications Manager, Fifth Third Bank
Christopher Hawley, Examiner, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Ayana Hinton, Assistant Professor of Biology, Denison University
Chris Jones, Managing Partner & CMO, Warhol & WALL ST.
Adhanet Kifle, Application Developer Lead/HCM Services Lead, Batelle
Kristen King, Director of Accounting, NiSource
Jera Oliver, Director of Development Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Tiffany Olverson, Manager-Revenue Recovery/Facility Damage, NiSource
Tareya Palmer, Senior Director of Development, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Emily Ragland, Director of Admissions, Capital University
Brandon Riggins, Senior Project Executive, Messer Construction Co.
Erica Wicks, Vice President/Community Manager, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Cohort XIX (19)
Suzanne Coates Brown, Director, Client Partnerships, Bread Financial
Jessica Burton, Development Director, Orange Barrel Media
Rhiannon Carnes, Executive Director, Ohio Women’s Alliance
Leah Evans, President & CEO, Homeport
Tamella Fair, Associate Director, Franklin County Children Services
Stanley Gates, Director of Community Engagement, Columbus City Council
Melanie Hill, Director Data Analysis, United Way of Central Ohio
Terrance Hinton, Professor/Research Scientist, Ohio State University
Chris Hunnicut, Housing Navigation Director, IMPACT Community Action
Ukeme Awakessien-Jeter, Partner Intellectual Property Group, Taft Law
Julius Lancaster, Lead Pastor & CEO, All Nations Worship Assembly & Columbus Will Be Done Multi Services/Route Boss
LaToya Rooker, Director Customer Applications and Portfolio Management, American Electric Power
James Ross III, District Manager, One Medical
Leisan Smith, Chief Equity Officer, Columbus School for Girls
Rob Smith, Director of Production, UpWest
Damia Smoot, Consultant, Marketing, Retirement Solutions, Nationwide Insurance
Qiana Stewart, Founder, CEO & Clinical Therapist , Fostering Hope; A Transformational Wellness & Consulting Group LLC
Chris Suel, Assistant Director of Community Affairs, City of Columbus Mayor’s Office
Niyah Walters, In-House Counsel & Legal Analyst, Columbus City Council
Jaquan Yawn, Client Service Delivery Manager/Delivery Lead, Accenture
Class 2021
Cohort XVII (17)
Stephen Bell, Senior Territory Manager, iRhythm Technologies
Terrance Dean, Assistant Professor, Denison University
Lorenzo Brent, Agency Programming Manager, Columbus Urban League
Shayla Favor, Councilmember, Columbus City Council
Gaston Bushiri, VP Finance, OhioHealth
Yolonda Garrett, Innovation Enablement Leader, Sr. Consultant, Nationwide Insurance
Melissa Crum, Diversity & Equity Practitioner, Mosiaic Network
Nicholas Gatlin, Client Engagement Manager, TMH Solutions, LLC
Jasiliki Davidson, Owner & Senior Advisor, Assisted Living Locators of West Columbus
Melanie Gresson , Sr. Director of Technology, United Way of Central Ohio
Kimberly Hayes, Director of Finance & Operations, I Know I Can
Nathaniel Stewart, Senior Director, Special Projects , Urgent Care Specialist
Stacie Howard, Director of Patient Care Services , Mount Carmel East
Martina Gibson, Director, Heart and Vascular Service Line, OhioHealth
Beverlyn Johns, Acting Deputy Chief Operating Officer, State of Ohio, Business Transformation Department
Anthony Underdown, Manager , Fifth Third Bank
Keith Jones, Director of Real Estate & Aviation, NiSource
Alicia Wall, Manager of Procurement Operations & Supplier Diversity, NiSource
Erik McDowell, AVP, Auto Claims Material Damage, Grange Insurance
Storm Woods, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Batelle
Class 2020
Cohort XVI (16)
Demetrius Carter, Sr. Analyst of Business Development, Nationwide Emerging Partnerships
Tameka Dillard-O’Neal, Director of Case Management & Social Work Services, Mount Carmel
Martina Ellerbe, Attorney, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Travelle Ellis, Associate Director of Minority Initiatives, Zimmer Biomet
Michelle Farley, Public Information Officer, Ohio Department of Insurance
Corey Favor, Director of Community Engagement & Strategic Partnerships, Orange Barrel Media
Kristian Fenner, Assistant Division Administrator, City of Columbus Division of Power
Patrick Gamble Jr., Central Region Community Development Manager, Aetna
Omar Griffith, IT Portfolio Manager, Huntington Bank
Kourtni Hatton, HR Manager, United Way of Central Ohio
Karim Jackson, College Advising Manager, I Know I Can
Trinidy Jeter, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Denison University
LC Johnson, Founder & CEO, Zora’s House
Adrian Moore, Financial Center Manager, Fifth Third Bank
Jason Sankey, Chief Information Officer, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Ryan Sledge, Director, Worksite Operations & Product Development, OhioHealth
Yolanda Stewart, Assistant Principal, Columbus City Schools
Brian Taylor, Dentist ,The Gentle Dentist
Jennifer Walton, Associate Vice President of Marketing, Nationwide
Erica Womack, Chief Operating Officer, OASIS
Class 2019
Cohort XV (15)
Quanetta Batts, Program Director, Outreach & Engagement, The Ohio State University
Toni Bell, President, Phoenix Consulting Company
Terran Burrell, Contract to Billing Team Lead, Battelle
Jonathan Carpenter, Sales Representative, 3M Company
Kaydian Comer, Founder and CEO, The Promise Box
Lanla Conteh, Assistant Professor of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Ivy Cook, Nurse Manager, Mount Carmel West Emergency Department, Mount Carmel Health System
Currecia Gamble, Director of Marketing & Outreach Workforce Development, Board of Central Ohio
Kimberly Gayle, Chief Program Officer, Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Inc.
Tristan Hall, Manager, Human Resources, OhioHealth
Jason Johnson, Owner/Chef, The Gourmet Touch Chef Services
Sheldon K. Johnson, Vice President of Community Development, Community Building Partners
Nicole Makeda, Counsel, JP Morgan Chase
Summa Simmons, Assistant Treasurer, NiSource
Elon Simms, Vice President of Community Impact, Crane Group
Randall Sistrunk, Development Director, Orange Barrel Media
Jason Smith, Executive Director, Performance Improvement Director, Performance Consulting, JP Morgan Chase
Curtis Walker, Ph.D. Healthcare Policy Consultant, OhioHealth
Sean Walton, Attorney & Co-Founder, Walton and Brown LLP
Alicia Wilkes, Chief Mission Officer, Columbus Urban League
Class 2018
Cohort XIV (14)
Tyrome Alexander, HR Director, City of Toledo
Deborah Aubert Thomas, President & CEO, Philanthropy Ohio
Candice Coleman, Program Manager, Mount Carmel
John Davis, Senior Consultant, Nationwide
Theron Easley, Program Manager, EASi
Shanelle M Hinkle-Moore, Senior Communication Consultant, American Electric Power
Rashaun Holliman, Executive Director, Freedom Coalition of Charter Schools
Grace Hunter, President, Paraclete Planning
Ruth Lomax, Managing Director of Development, City Year
Charm London, Executive Therapeutic Specialist, Gilead Sciences
Monique (Nikol) Madison, Business Controls Analyst, Fifth Third Bank
Makeda Matthews, Procurement Agent, Grange Insurance
Spencer Palmer, Department Head Retail Shared Services Platforms & Products, Vanguard
Valerie Ridgeway, Director of Public Policy, United Way of Central Ohio
Marshall Shorts, Principal, Solo Theory
Robert Shorty, Director, Global Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Nike
Brandon Simmons, Vice Presdient, REDI Cincinnati
J. Thomas Siwo, Senior Counsel
Almar Walter, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Columbus State Community College
Jamie Wilson, Building Principal, Reynoldsburg City Schools
Class 2017
Cohort XIII (13)
Eric T. Belle
Managing Director Asset & Risk Management, NiSource
Janelle Fedlam
Strategy Adviser, OhioHealth
William Gardiner III Manager, American Electic Power
Fareeda G. Griffith
Associate Professor, Denison University
Derrick Hamilton
Manager, Supplier Diversity, NiSource
Toya J. Johnson
Assistant Director of Neighborhood Services & Community Engagement, Columbus Department of Neighborhoods
Gary Jones
Director of Business Development, Jeffrey Alexander Consulting
Erica Lee
IT Manager, L Brands
Brandon Mitchell
Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Global Bankers Insurance Group
Charles Noble III
Chief of Staff & Assistant Attorney General, Columbus State Community College
Jerry Page
Assistant Vice President, Social Media Manager, Huntington Bank
Michele D. Powell
Senior Director, Service Operations Enablement, Aetna
Rashanda Rodgers
Director, Business Consulting, Nationwide
Devin K. Schaffer
Vice President (Legal) – Corporate/M&A and Venture Capital, Cardinal Health
Jason Singleton
Associate Director of Development, The Ohio State University
Brandi Slaughter
Deputy Director, Death Penalty Action
Lynnise Smith
Manager, Office of Supplier Diversity, OhioHealth
Renea Williams
Director, Donor Relations & Stewardship, Mount Carmel Foundation
Maurice Womack
Founder, Flowcode
Class 2016
Cohort XII (12)
Christina Ballenger
Leader of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Designer Brands
Richard S. Blunt II
Public Safety Manager, Background Investigations and Polygraph Section, Columbus Division of Police
Joel Brown
Assistant Track and Field Coach
Latisha Chastang
Director of Emergency Assistance, IMPACT Community Action
Erika Clark Jones
CEO, ADAMH Board of Franklin County
Tennille Cooley
Senior Global Commercialization Manager, The Coca-Cola Company
Ron Cunningham
Business Development Manager, BMI Federal Credit Union
*Erik Farley
Senior Vice President of Equity & Inclusion, YMCA of Central Ohio
Priscilla Hammonds
Assistant Vice President, Diversity, Inclusion & Community Relations, Grange Insurance
Valerie Johnson
Services & Inclusion Manager, Franklin County Common Pleas-Adult Probation
Andre Jones
Elementary School Principal, Columbus City Schools
Ian Labitue
Director of Finance, Kaufman Development
Yvette Lawal
Global Lead for Hematology, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Patricia Rawls
Manager, Financial Support – Business Services, Battelle
Deja Redman
Co-Owner/CEO, Replenish
Nicole Ridley
FSLRP (Financial Services Leadership Rotation Program) Management Associate, Nationwide
Sharyn Rigsbee
Realtor, Coldwell Banker Realty
Antonio Smith
Community Engineer, DRIVEN Foundation
Stephanie Talbert
Facilitator, First Financial Bank
Class 2015
Cohort XI (11)
Nicholas Bankston
CEO, Gladden Community House
Bethny Brown
Sr. Vice President, Global Human Resources
Dawn Carpenter
Vice President – Banking and Mortgage Lending Professional, Peoples Bank
*LaShaun Carter
Assistant Executive Director/Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, Franklin County Children Services
Kevin Farris
Client Service Leader, JPMorgan Securities LLC
Luke Fedlam
Partner, PorterWright
Rochanne Fox
Human Resources Manager, Nationwide
Kesha Garrett
Development Manager, Orange Barrel Media
Autumn Glover
Government Affairs and Community Relations / President, PACT — Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University
Charles Hill
Grants Management Coordinator, City of Columbus
Habiba Kamagate
Senior Community Relations Specialist, L Brands
Andre Lampkins
Senior Strategic Enterprise Account Executive, Adobe
Ashon McKenzie
Director of Strategic Initiatives, CelebrateOne
Alice Palmer
Vice President, Chief Counsel for Retirement Plan Services, Lincoln Financial Group
Deon Regis, M.D.
Assistant Program Director, Mount Carmel Health System
Class 2014
Cohort X (10)
Nichole Brandon
Deputy Director, City of Columbus
Elizabeth Cary
Litigation Attorney, Bailey Cavalieri LLC
Tracie Cleveland-Thomas
Head of Production Engineering, Consumer and Business Banking, JP Morgan Chase
Phillip Cunningham
Senior Manager of Strengths-based Initiatives, Mayerson Academy
Veronica Farris
Chief Business Development &
Marketing Officer, Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth
Russell Marzette
Clinical Assitant Professor, The Ohio State
Jordan Miller III
Business & Community Advisor, Jamjr LLC
Taraun “TJ” Miller
Technical Controls Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Ernest Perry
Senior Advisor, OhioHealth
Shermetre Pollard
Regulatory Analyst
Jawana Richardson
Assistant Vice President, Accountability and Operations, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Noceeba Southern-Letts
U.S. Administrative Law Judge
Terree Stevenson
Director, Multicultural Student Affairs, Ohio Wesleyan University
Evelyn Sullen Smith
Global Business and Logistics Counsel, Dell Technologies
Tiffany Wright
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, RAMA Consulting Grp.
Class 2013
Cohort IX (9)
Michelle Artis
Assistant Vice President, Communications + Risk Governance Project Manager, Huntington Bank
Eric Brandon
Assistant Director, Columbus Recreation & Parks Department
Sonya Cook
Vice President – Human Resources (HR Business Partners; Advice & Counsel Center; Advocacy Center), OhioHealth
Ramona Darlington
Principal Research Scientist, Batelle
Yvonne Hunnicutt
Director of Operations & Policy Associate, Voices for Ohio’s Children
Devray Kirkland
Chief Diversity Officer – VP, Diversity and Inclusion, Cardinal Health
Laquore Meadows, Ph.D.
Director, Ohio State University Extension – Franklin County
Darren Nealy
Assistant Dean of Students, The Ohio State University Mortiz College of Law
Lloyd Pierre-Louis
Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC
Okpara Rice
Chief Executive Officer, Tanager Place
Kay Wilson
Director of Strategic Initiatives, IMPACT Community Action
Chrishonda Smith
Chief Human Resources Officer, Regional Vice President, Mount Carmel Health System
Kevin Tyler Director of Communications at UCLA School of Nursing
Rayshawn Wilson
Associate Director, Franklin County Children Services
Class 2012
Cohort VIII (8)
Jennifer Adair
Deputy Director, State DEI Officer, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Ohio DAS
Judith C. Cockrell
Managing Director, 3TM Consulting
Natasha Davis
Senior Associate General Counsel, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Shanikka Flinn
Consultant, Marketing and Public Relations, Precise One Marketing, LLC
Neville Gayle
Customer Experience Manager – International Training/Operations, The Wendy’s Company
Keisha Hunley Jenkins
CEO & Principal Consultant, Executive Outcome Resources, LLC
Stephen E. Ifeduba
Senior Corporate & Litigation Counsel, WP Glimcher Inc.
Corey Leftridge
Social Service Specialist, Georgia Division of Family & Children Services
Annie Moyer
Senior Private Banker, Fifth Third Bank
Ervan Rodgers
Chief Information Officer, State of Ohio and Assistant Department of Administrative Services Director
Cheryl Taylor-Woods
Vice President
Anthony Tucker
Owner
Todd Tuney
Chief Development Officer (CDO), YMCA of Greater Boston
Olympia Williams
Principal
Class 2011
Cohort VII (7)
Sharnnia Artis Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Access and Inclusion, University of California, Irvine
Crystal Audrick-Files
Vice President, Personal Lines Marketing, Nationwide
Troy Glover
Store Leader, Kroger
Stephanie Hairston
Director, Housing Initiatives, Houston Housing Authority
LeShel Hutchings, JD
AVP/ Senior Compliance Officer, JPMorgan Chase
Dominique Jones
Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club of Harlem
Jacquelyn Martin
Enterprise Services Manager
Alan Nevel
SVP, Chief Diversity and Human Resources Officer, The MetroHealth System
Cortney Porter
Director of Culinary Development and Events, The Woodruff Farm
Hope Sharett, Esq
General Counsel, ASU Enterprise Partners
Brandon Walker
Brewer
Qiana Williams, SPHR
Vice President, Total Rewards & HR Operations, OhioHealth
Kenneth Wright
Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, IMPACT Community Action
Class 2010
Cohort VI (6)
Tasha Booker
Vice President & Executive Director, City Year
Eric Currence, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Currence Consulting, LLC
Lindsay Ellis
Assistant General Counsel, OhioHealth
Keisha Fletcher-Bates
Administrator, Columbus City Schools
Stefphanie Harper
Licensed Realtor, Coldwell Banker King Thompson
Justin Hutchings
Risk Management
Terri Ifeduba
Chief Advancement Officer, YWCA Columbus
Jason Jenkins
Director of Community Affairs, City of Columbus
Lisa Kathumbi
Partner, Bricker & Eckler LLP
Steven Moore
Philanthropic Advisor – Community Counsel and Director for Donor Services, The Columbus Foundation
Jacqueline Neal
President & CEO, Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council
Andre Porter
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Midcontinent Independent System Operator
Sophia O. Tolliver, MD, MPH
Vice Chair for Wellness, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Class 2009
Cohort V (5)
Wally Bakare
Area VP for Southern California, Spectrum
Sylvia Brown
Associate
Chris Brown
Nephrologist, Adena Health System
Kysha Currence, Esq.
Associate General Counsel, ITW
Mark Hatcher
Partner, BakerHostetler
Anthony Landis
Senior Director, Ohio Department of Higher Education
Anita Maldonado, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Social Advocates for Youth
Tamara McCalla
*Deceased
Donna McCray
Business Development Relationship Manager II-Vice President, Fifth Third Bank
Marchelle Moore
SVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Encova Insurance
Timeka Rashid
Assistant Vice President-Inclusive Student Engagement, Cleveland State University
Jameel Turner
Partner, the Law Firm of Bailey Cavalieri LLC
TyKiah Wright, MBA
Ohio Director, National Diversity Council
Class 2008
Cohort IV (4)
Dave Abner
Osei Appiah, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Director, The Ohio State University
Bo Chilton
CEO, IMPACT Community Action
Janine Jones
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Harvard-Westlake School
Shelly Lewis
Chief Operating Officer, Harmony Project Columbus
Eleanor Palmer
Associate Vice President, Tax Counsel, Nationwide Insurance
Cinnamon Pelly
Chief Operating Officer, Urban League of Greater SW Ohio
Tracie Ransom
Founder & Principal, Ransom Strategies Group
Dr. Mysheika Roberts
Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health
Adero Robinson
Chief of Staff, City Year Columbus
Kernesa Samana
Regulatory Data and Automation Manager, American Electric Power
Clarence Simmons
President/CEO, Simco Construction
Peggy Simmons
President and Chief Operating Officer, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO)/ AEP
Class 2007
Cohort III (3)
Shakeer Abdullah
Vice President of Student Affairs, Clayston State University
Pierre Bigby, CFP
President, Bigby Financial Planning, LLC
Courtnee Carrigan
CEO, Raising the Bar Performance Group
Robert Lee III
Principal, Touchstone Hospitality
Carla Granger
Director, Education Administration & Senior Administrator, Biomedical Education and Anatomy, The Ohio State University
College of Medicine
Jean Harvey
SVP and General Manager, PNC Merchant Services, Fiserv
DeAnna Henderson, Ph.D.
Core Faculty, Walden University
Justin Letts
Global Legal Director – Anti-Corruption, Antitrust & Investigations, Johnson Controls
Marcus Preston
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Duke Energy Corporation
Anthony Sharett
EVP, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Meta Financial Group, Inc.
Carter Stewart
Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Tei Street
Education Director, The Ohio State University
Dorian Wingard
Chief Executive & Consultant, Midwest Strategies, LLC
Class 2006
Cohort II (2)
David Black
Letitia Block, Esq.
Director of Law, City of Hamilton, Ohio
Toni Cunningham
CEO, Perscholas
Marion Gamble
CEO, Me2Concepts and Solutions LLC “Finding the Common Core”
Carolyn Holly
Director – Program Business Delivery Exec, Nationwide Insurance
Niel Jurist
Director of Communications & Engagement, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
Kai Landis
CEO & Founder of Green Roots, LLC
Janica Pierce Tucker
Partner in Charge – Columbus Office Labor and Employment, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Keena M. Smith
CEO, Catalyst Strategic Impact Advisors
Jayme Smoot
AVP & Chief of Staff, Nationwide Insurance
Dawn Tyler Lee
Deputy Chief of Staff, Columbus Mayor’s Office
Mataryun (Mo) Wright
President and CEO, RAMA Consulting Grp.
Class 2005
Cohort I (1)
Laurel Beatty Blunt
Judge, 10th District Court of Appeals
Anthony Forte
Manager, Community Planning & Development, U.S. Dept. of HUD
W. Shawna Gibbs
Director of Education & Special Initiatives, ADAMH Franklin County
Aaron Granger, Esq.
Head of Legal, Williams Lea
Atiba Jones
Management Partner, Global ADK, Inc.
Uri Jurist, J.D.
Product Specialist Team Lead, XpertHR USA
Darrell Miller
Professor of Law
Aaron Riley
Eastern Washington Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman, SNAP
TaKeysha Sheppard Cheney
Chief Business Development Officer, Bricker & Eckler
Janelle N. Coleman
President, American Electric Power Foundation and Vice President, Corporate Philanthropy and Community Engagement
June Stewart
Principal, Amplify Partners
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