Leadership and Staff
Advocates for Ohio’s Future is guided by a steering committee of leaders from more than 25 nonprofit organizations and associations. Two staff members in Columbus are supported by volunteers across the state committed to bringing the message of vital public services to the public, the media, and the legislature.
Co-Chairs
Gayle Channing Tenenbaum, Public Children Services Association of Ohio (read bio)
Mark Davis, Ohio Provider Resource Association (read bio)
Executive Committee
Communications
Teresa Lampl, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers
Outreach and Field
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, Ohio Association of Foodbanks
Public Policy
Jon Honeck, Ph.D., The Center for Community Solutions
Finance and Development
Margaret Hulbert, United Way of Greater Cincinnati
At-Large
William Sundermeyer, AARP Ohio
Danielle Smith, National Association of Social Workers-Ohio
Deborah Nebel, Ohio Olmstead Task Force
Valerie Ridgeway, United Way of Central Ohio
Steering Committee
Renuka Mayadev, Children’s Defense Fund of Ohio
Cathy Johnston, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
Ronald J. Rees, Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development
Katie Kelly, groundWork
Col Owens, Legal Aid of Southwest Ohio
Liz Cornachione, Mental Health Advocacy Coalition
Larry Bresler, Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality
Larke Recchie, Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Mark Mecum, Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies
Julie DiRossi-King, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Cheri Walter, Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities
Jane Whyde, Ohio Family & Children First Coordinators Association
Joel Potts, Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Association
Eugene R. King, Ohio Poverty Law Center
Bobbie Celeste, Ohio Psychological Association
Wendy Patton, Policy Matters Ohio
Cathy Levine, Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio
Sandy Oxley, Voices for Ohio’s Children
Staff
Will Petrik, State Director (read bio)
Gail Clendenin, Communications Director (read bio)