Meet Our Board

The community leaders below represent various industries across Columbus. They oversee our policies and funding and help us live out our mission.

Executive Committee

Wendy Bradshaw | Safelite AutoGlass 
Ross Bjork | The Ohio State University
Kathryn Dobbs | JMAC/Columbus Blue Jackets
Brian Ellis | Nationwide Realty Investors
Greg Hall | American Electric Power
Bob Hoying | Crawford Hoying
Branden Joe | J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Carli Lanfersiek | Nationwide Realty Investors
Jim McCoy | Nationwide
Tyler Parsons | Columbus Clippers
Lisa Poppovich-Smith | City Wide Facility Solutions
Brian Ross | Experience Columbus
Leo Ruberto | Feazel Roofing
Joe Savarise | Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association (representing Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority)
Ken Schnacke | Columbus Clippers
Mary Shepro | Columbus Crew
Dan Sullivan |  HNS Sports Group, LLC/The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 
 
 

Ex-Officio Members

Bill DeMora | The Ohio Senate
Joey Galloway | ESPN
Archie Griffin | The Ohio State University
Stephanie Hightower | Columbus Urban League
Clark Kellogg | CBS Sports
Jody Shelley | Columbus Blue Jackets
Elon Simms | City of Columbus
Katie Smith | The Ohio State University 
Doug Ute | OHSAA

Board Members

Steve Adams | City of Obetz
David Babner | M3S Sports/OhioHealth Cap City Half Marathon 
James Ball | Crafted For You
Patty Barton | Huntington National Bank
Darris Blackford | Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon 
Art Bouzounis | Artina Promotional Products
David Brown | Idegy
Danielle Calo | Sports Imports 
RJ Cavallaro | Mills James 
Marc Elberson | Stonehenge Partners
Tim Emery | Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar
Michael Ezzie, MD | OhioHealth
Luke Fedlam | Amundsen Davis
Clint Fetty | ForeverLawn
Katie Freeland | MSA Sport
Gordon Gough | The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Jeremy Gutierrez | Fifth Third Bank
Lisa Gutierrez | Dos Hermanos Taco Truck
Theresa Harris | TMH $trategies
John Hollins III | CityScapes Architectural Innovations
Amber Hulme | Medical Mutual 
Richard Hunter | COhatch
Melissa Johnson | Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Steve Klein | Pepper Construction 
Stephanie Lorenz | CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society
Aaron Lowther | Superior Beverage Group
Jim McCoy | Nationwide 
Diane Menashe | The Menashe Law Group LLC
Joel Pizzuti | The Pizzuti Companies
Letha Pugh | Bake Me Happy, LLC
Jason Ramage | Columbus Coach & Supreme Limousine
Mike Roten | LAZ Parking
Jonathan Sadlier | Oswald Companies
John Sass | Scotts Miracle-Gro 
Joe Schueler | Downtown Columbus, Inc.
Todd Sharrock | Columbus Blue Jackets
Bill Stemm | G&J Pepsi
Kerry Thompson | Envisage Wealth
Krista Whorton | AAA Club Alliance
Archie Williamson, Jr. | Diversified Systems
Jim Zucal | Columbia Gas of Ohio