Columbus Leadership Podcast

Lynn leads a team that is breaking the cycle of family violence and restoring hope.

Oyauma leads a team that make life for families caring for a child with a life-threatening illness “normal” again by helping them gain back moments of positive, family-shared experiences and memories.

Sonya leads a team that helps young people and their families find ways to improve even the most difficult situations.

Lisa leads a team that is creating generations of confident girls who control their own relationships, experiences, decisions and futures.

Ann leads a team that works with local youth experiencing homelessness to provide a safe respite from the streets & crucial connections to stabilize resources.

Seleshi leads a team working to integrate immigrants, refugee families, and low income individuals in Central Ohio in order to improve the quality of their lives.

Eric leads a team working to transform the lives of children by supporting, empowering, and advocating for the adults who make the biggest impact on children’s lives—their parents, caregivers and teachers.

Gina leads a team committed to providing family services and child care services to the Columbus community.

Samantha leads a team that provides permanent supportive housing that creates opportunities for residents to be successful.

Beth leads a team that works with residents living in poverty, offering transformational job readiness training and removing barriers to successful employment.

Rachelle leads a team dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families through support, education, and advocacy.

Elizabeth leads a team that provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

Dr. Berlan is a researcher, educator, clinician, and advocate for young women's reproductive health.

Tammy leads a team that empowers people to reach their full potential, be self supporting, and live cooperatively with all others.

Dr. Liston leads a team that improves people's lives through innovation in research, education and patient care.

Bill leads a team that brings people together to help individuals and families build upon their strengths.

Dr. Melillo leads a team focused on improving the health of those served.

Susan leads a team that make good kids better by providing pediatric behavioral healthcare within a learning community to change the lives of children and families.

Dr. Pugh leads a team dedicated to providing comprehensive care for the whole child.

Steve leads a team that reduces the impact of poverty by providing furniture to central Ohio families and individuals struggling with severe life challenges.

Dr. Costa provides evidence-based care and patient education in a way that always allows patients to feel empowered and safe. Dr. Costa founded WHOL to facilitate physician well-being while helping to

E.J. leads a team that brings people together to inspire hope, build homes, empower families, and develop communities.

Christina leads a team that provides life-skills training, career exploration, college readiness, wellness management and direct mentorship opportunities for girls and women.

Peg leads a team that causes the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable housing, creating economic opportunities, stable communities, and empowering those most in need.

Tracy leads a team that ensures every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

Sue leads a team that works side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.

Amy leads a team that uses a unique, evidenced based model that positions site coordinators inside schools to assess students’ needs and provide resources to help them succeed in the classroom and in life.

Lisa leads a team that partners with area businesses and organizations on workforce needs so that people are fully employed at their ability and potential in the thriving Central Ohio economy.www.wdbco.org

Rebecca leads a team that gives young people the support, guidance, tools, and skills to succeed in life.

Shelley leads a team devoted to reducing the harmful physical, emotional, and economic effects of unmanaged or mismanaged conflict on culturally diverse individuals, families, organizations and communities.

Duane leads a team that is improving lives of individuals, families and communities through counseling, education, and support.

Jordan leads a team that is accelerating human progress through open mobility.

Isi leads a team that that coordinates care for vulnerable adults in Central Ohio.

Rachel leads a team that helps poor and vulnerable seniors and families reach their potential.

Ryan leads a team that brings people and systems together to change community conditions and build a stronger central Ohio.

King leads a team that helps people in crisis with prompt, compassionate, effective, and respectful care.

Peggy leads a team with the mission to be the gateway to good health for those at risk of or affected by HIV, for the LGBTQ community, and for those seeking a welcoming healthcare home.

Almar leads a team that is building an inclusive campus environment through programming that fosters an appreciation and respect for the culture, history and traditions of all people.

Katie leads a team with the mission to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.

Kelsey advocates for health and human service budgets and policy solutions so that all Ohioans live better lives.

Angie leads a team serving the growing refugee and immigrant populations in Central Ohio, including directly receiving and placing refugees in our community.

AJ leads a team working to increase visibility, inclusion, and connection for the LGBTQ community.

Michael leads regional efforts to enhance system efficiencies and effectiveness to develop one voice for the human service system by promoting, enhancing, and advocating for human service organizations and the clients they serve. www.humanservicechamber.org

Tasha leads a team that works in schools alongside teachers, connecting with students and providing evidence-based, integrated academic and social-emotional supports to help students and schools succeed. www.cityyear.org/columbus

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Learning from the leadership journey of diverse leaders in central Ohio.