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
STÉPHANIE MCMANUS
Secretary
MANAGING PRINCIPAL
Neighborhood Strategies
NEETHI JOHNSON
Assistant Secretary
Vice President
JPMorgan Chase
Director
Arcbridge Capital
BOARD OF TRUSTEES | MEMBERS
CARRIE ADKINS
Trustee
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GE HEALTHCARE
LILLEANA CAVANAUGH, MBA, CPM
Trustee
Deputy Chief, Business Solutions & Outreach
Minority Business Development Division,Ohio Department of Development
RANDY COLE
Trustee
PRESIDENT
233 Consulting
PAT ESPINOSA
Trustee
Managing Partner
Sus Abogados Latinos
MARCUS HARRIS
Trustee
Director of Programs and Services
Area 3 Workforce Development Board
CHAD HOFFMAN
Trustee
PRESIDENT/CEO
RICHWOOD BANK
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