Our Mission
Leadership Ohio cultivates experiences that elevate leaders’ knowledge, perspective, and connections from a community to a state-wide level. Success in our mission creates a unifying movement of diverse, connected leaders who make Ohio the best state to live and work.
EXECUTIVE & Team
KEVIN SMITH
CEO
NICHELLE HARRIS
Program Manager
BOARD OF TRUSTEES | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SHON CHRISTY
President
CHRISTOPHER CUTTER
Vice President
Partner
Block Bridge Capital
DILIP C. MEHTA, MBA, CPM
Treasurer
CFO and CIO
OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
ALISON D. GOEBEL, Ph.D.
Assistant Treasurer
Executive Director
Greater Ohio Policy Center
NEETHI JOHNSON
Secretary
Vice President
JPMorgan Chase
Director
Arcbridge Capital
PAT ESPINOSA
Assistant Treasurer
Managing Partner
Sus Abogados Latinos
BOARD OF TRUSTEES | MEMBERS
CARRIE ADKINS
Trustee
Director, Academic Strategy & Operations,
US and Canada
GE HEALTHCARE
LILLEANA CAVANAUGH, MBA, CPM
Trustee
Deputy Chief, Business Solutions & Outreach
Minority Business Development Division,Ohio Department of Development
RANDY COLE
Trustee
Senior Vice President
National Toll Market Sector Leader
HNTB
MARCUS HARRIS
Trustee
Director of Programs and Services
Greater Cleveland Works
RAYSHUN HOLT
Trustee
Program DIRECTOR
Beacon Of Hope
MIKAELA HUNT
Trustee
Chief Communications Officer
Ohio Department Of Commerce
Mary McDonald
Trustee
County Commissioner
Eve Mueller
Trustee
Deputy Director of Communications
Ohio Governor’s Office
EMERITUS
TODD KLEISMIT
President Emeritus