Board

Officers

  • President – Lisa Cochran – PNC Bank, N.A.; Vice President, Wealth Strategist
  • Vice President – Dr. Mary Kay Irwin – Nationwide Children’s Hospital; Senior Director of School Health Services
  • Treasurer – Matthew Sharp – Grange Mutual Insurance Company; AVP, Senior Finance Officer
  • Secretary – Rebecca Love – Franklin County Board of DD; Director, Early Childhood Education

Members

  • Alex Anthony – Path Robotics, Director, Corporate Finance and Accounting
  • Dan Bauer – The W.W. Williams Company LLC; Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
  • Matthew (Matt) Bell – Venore Consulting; Principal
  • Karen Betancourt – Cardinal Health, VP Enterprise Logistics
  • Lynn Blashford – White Castle; Chief Marketing Officer
  • Rebecca (Becky) Ciminillo – YMCA of Central Ohio; Vice President of Youth Development
  • Melissa Hammer – Community Volunteer
  • Ann Lockett – ESC of Central Ohio, Director of Early Childhood
  • Ernest (Ernie) Sullivan – Who’s Who Publishing Company; Executive Vice President
  • Robert (Rob) White II – Federal Bureau of Investigation; Special Agent
  • Jennifer (Jen) Whitehurst – Huntington National Bank; Senior Counsel, Vice President
  • Rochelle Wilkerson – Columbus City Schools, Supervisor Division of Early Childhood Education
  • Tamar Williamson – Williamson Enterprises LLC
  • Dr. Eric J. Karolak, Ph.D. – Action for Children; CEO

Board Presidents 1972–Present

  • 1972, Cecilia “Cee” Cullman
  • 1973–1974, James Horan
  • 1975, Shirley Rhodes
  • 1976, Elizabeth Schilling
  • 1977, Nappy Hetzler
  • 1978, Ann Hughes
  • 1979, Russell Jordan
  • 1980–1981, Betty MacIntosh
  • 1982–1983, Floradelle Pfahl
  • 1984–1985, Muriel Tice
  • 1986–1987, Donald Bender
  • 1988–1989, Lou Briggs
  • 1990–1991, Mary Lazarus
  • 1992–1993, Samuel Koon
  • 1994–1995, Judy Fountain
  • 1996–1997, Ann Pizzuti
  • 1998–2000, Adam Troy
  • 2000–2002, Tanny Crane
  • 2002–2004, Steve Johnston
  • 2004–2006, Mary Cusick
  • 2006–2008, Carole Watkins
  • 2008–2011, Rhonda Fraas
  • 2011–2014, Jeffrey Cullman
  • 2014–2015, Jane Grote Abell
  • 2015–2017, Holly Stokes
  • 2018–2019, Andrew Alderman
  • 2020–2021, Diana Westhoff
  • 2022–Present, Lisa Cochran

Executive Directors 1972–Present

  • 1972–1973, Ray McFarland
  • 1973–1976, Dorothy Reynolds
  • 1976–1980, Hannah Dillard
  • 1980–1983, Margaret Hamilton
  • 1983–2013, Diane Bennett
  • 2013–Present, Eric Karolak