Our Board

Chairman Emeritus
Teckie Shackelford
School Selection Consultants

Board President
Janelle Simmons
Limited Brands

Directors
Robbie Banks
Columbus Chamber

Kevin Boyce
Rice Financial

Ann Casto
Community Volunteer

Tanny Crane
Crane Group

Kristine Devine
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Dr. Mabel Freeman
The Ohio State University

Kim Geyer
Nationwide

W. Shawna Gibbs
IMPACT Community Action

Harvey Glick
Insight Bank

Eddie Harrell Jr.
Radio One

Jeffrey Lyttle
JPMorgan Chase

Eugene Pierce
Pierce Communications, Inc.

J. Sebastian Restrepo
Nationwide/HighRise Academy

Jeff Rich
Rich Gillis Law Group, LLC

Rich Rosen
Indigo Strategies, LLC

David Schooler
Town & Country Travel

Lari Madsoki Shaw
Coldwell Banker King Thompson

Thomas L. Sholl
Grange Insurance

Barbara Siemer
Community Volunteer

Tei Street
Street Talk

Thomas Szykowny
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease

Mark E. Vannatta
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease

Cindy Webber
Community Volunteer

Rep. W. Carlton Weddington (D-27)
State of Ohio

Dr. Robert J. Weiler
The Robert Weiler Company

Ernest D. West III
Columbus City Schools

Ex-Officio Members
Ray Biddiscombe
The Columbus Foundation

Mayor Michael B. Coleman
City of Columbus

Andy Ginther
Columbus City Council

Stephanie Groce
Columbus City Schools

Dr. Gene T. Harris
Columbus City Schools

Rhonda Johnson
Columbus Education Association

Kathy Krendl
Otterbein Univeristy

Doug Kridler
The Columbus Foundation

Matt McCarthy
The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business

Honorary Directors
James Luck
Community Volunteer

Cliff Tyree
Community Volunteer