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Lourdes Barroso de Padillia

Co-Executive Director
City Year Columbus

Robert Bickis, Jr.

Real Estate Consultant/Broker
reSource Real Estate

Justin T. Bickle

Economic Development Specialist
Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Haley Boehning

Vice President, Internal Communications and Events
Limited Brands

Michael S. Brown

Communications Director
City of Columbus, Office of Mayor Michael B. Coleman

John Patrick Carney (Co-chair)

Health Care Attorney
Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur

Brian Cheek

Tourism Sales Manager
Experience Columbus

Kate Christobek

Undergraduate Student Government President and Undergraduate Student
The Ohio State University

Darci L. Congrove

Director, Tax & Business Advisory Services
GBQ Partners LLC

Joel Diaz

Outreach & Marketing Manager
Wexner Center for the Arts

Walker Evans

Founder
ColumbusUnderground.com

Abdirizak Farah

Coordinator, New American Initiative
City of Columbus, Community Relations Commission

Nicole L. Farrell (Co-chair)

Director of Development, Office of External Relations
Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University

Maurice Hall

Sports Analyst and Executive Team Leader
NBC-4 and Target Corporation

Stefphanie Renee Harper

Outreach Manager, TechStart
Tech Columbus

Shanda R. Harris

Project Specialist
Small Business Development Center

Chuck Hootman

Owner and Operator of Cyclospace, 1/3 Owner of Tip Top, Property Manager

Regina K. Johnson

Principal & CEO
Afire Enterprises LLC

Elizabeth Lessner

CEO
Betty’s Fine Food and Spirits/Surly Girl Saloon/ Tip Top Kitchen and Cocktails

Jon Myers

Designer, Entrepreneur, Business-owner
DOmedia

Yakima Nelson

Legislative Analyst
City of Columbus, City Council

Cinnamon D. Pelly

Vice President, Community Relations
JPMorgan Chase

Karac Ruleau

Promotions Director
CD101

Greg Schultz

Legislative Liaison, Department of Administrative Services
State of Ohio

Oyango A. Snell (Co-chair)

Attorney, Government Affairs/Insurance
Bricker & Eckler, LLP

Liz Sonnanstine

Manager, Programming and Small Business Council
Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Heather Starck

Director, Grange Insurance Audubon Center
Audubon Ohio

Kelly Stevelt Kaser

Manager, OSU Urban Arts Space
The Ohio State University

Emily Swartzlander

Director of Marketing and Communication
Greater Columbus Arts Council

Long Xuan Tran

Associate Producer
trilogy 333

Mike Valo

Investment Consultant
Huntington

Josue Vicente

Executive Director
Ohio Hispanic Coalition

Antone White

Communications Specialist
City of Columbus, Office of Mayor Michael B. Coleman

Kalitha Williams

Campaign Finance
Ohio Secretary of State

TyKiah Wright

Executive Director
WrightChoice, Inc.

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