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

Dan Sullivan |  HNS Sports Group, LLC/The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 
Brad Campbell | Capitol Square, Ltd.
Cindy Elliott | Safelite AutoGlass 
Brian Ellis | Nationwide Realty Investors
Josh Glessing | Haslam Sports Group (representing Columbus Crew)
Steve Haynes | American Electric Power
Bob Hoying | Crawford Hoying
Mike Priest | JMAC/Columbus Blue Jackets
Brian Ross | Experience Columbus
Joe Savarise | Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association (representing Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority)
Ken Schnacke | Columbus Clippers
Gene Smith | The Ohio State University
Krista Whorton | AAA Club Alliance
Lisa Poppovich-Smith | City Wide Facility Solutions
 

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
Kenneth Paul, MBA | Office of the Mayor 
Jody Shelley | Columbus Blue Jackets
Katie Smith | WNBA Minnesota Lynx 
Doug Ute | OHSAA

Board Members

Steve Adams | City of Obetz
David Babner | M3S Sports/OhioHealth Cap City Half Marathon 
Patty Barton | Huntington National Bank
Darris Blackford | Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon 
Art Bouzounis | Artina Promotional Products
Danielle Calo | Sports Imports 
RJ Cavallaro | Mills James 
Shawna Davis | OhioHealth
Luke Fedlam | Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
Brian Ferrier | Giant Eagle
Katie Freeland | MSA Sport
Gordon Gough | The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Jeremy Gutierrez | Fifth Third Bank
Ken Haynie | Red Roof 
Caity Matter Henniger | Rogue Fitness
Amber Hulme | Medical Mutual 
Melissa Johnson | Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Todd Knisley | Ohio State Sports Properties 
Aaron Lowther | Superior Beverage Group
Jim McCoy | Nationwide 
Diane Menashe | Friedman, Menashe, Nemecek & Long
Brandi Hunter Munden | American Kennel Club (AKC)
Joel Pizzuti | The Pizzuti Companies
Corey Poches | Civitas Experiential
Jason Ramage | Columbus Coach & Supreme Limousine
John Regas | ForeverLawn
Mike Roten | LAZ Parking
Jonathan Sadlier | Oswald Companies
John Sass | Scotts Miracle-Gro 
Todd Sharrock | Columbus Blue Jackets
Bill Stemm | G&J Pepsi
Phil Susi | TCP Asset Management 
Amy Taylor | Columbus Downtown Development Corporation & Capitol South
Kerry Thompson | Envisage Wealth
Rudy Touvell | Propark Mobility
Ron Wuerth | Crane Group
Jim Zucal | Columbia Gas of Ohio