Leadership and Staff
Advocates for Ohio’s Future is guided by a Steering Committee of leaders from 29 nonprofit human services policy, advocacy and provider organizations that strive to strengthen families and communities through public funding for health, human services, and early care & education.
coalition manager
Sarah Hudacek is the Coalition Manager of Advocates for Ohio’s Future. Over her 4.5 years with AOF, Sarah has also served as Policy Assistant, Policy and Communications Associate, and Interim Director.
Sarah also supports the newly-formed Economic Mobility Alliance Ohio (EMAO), an alliance of state and local advocacy, research, workforce development, and
health and human service organizations and funders committed to ending the system of barriers to work known as benefits cliffs that trap Ohioans in poverty. Learn more at www.economicmobilityohio.org.
AOF Co-Chairs
Charlotte Rudolph, Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio
Nick Bates, Hunger Network in Ohio
AOF Executive Committee
Teresa Lampl, AOF Communications Committee Chair, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers
Darold Johnson, AOF Public Policy Committee Chair, Ohio Federation of Teachers
Joree Novotny, AOF Finance & Development Committee Chair, Ohio Association of Foodbanks
Gina Wilt, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
Tara Britton, The Center for Community Solutions
Steering Committee
Randy Leite, PhD, Appalachian Children Coalition
John Stanford, PhD, Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio
Scott Neely, Children’s Hunger Alliance
Megan Riddlebarger, Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development
Lynanne Gutierrez, Groundwork Ohio
Michael Corey, Human Service Chamber of Franklin County
Rose Frech, Integrated Services for Behavioral Health
Joan Englund, Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition
Beth Kowalczyk, Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Kelly Carey, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Prince Ohilebo Garuba, Ohio Association of Goodwill Industries
Alex Gonia, Ohio Children’s Alliance
Amy Roehrenbeck, Ohio Child Support Professionals Association
Maridell Couture, Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services
Veronica Brady, Ohio Family & Children First Coordinators Association
Laura Abu-Absi, Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Association
Danielle DeLeon Spires, Ohio Poverty Law Center
Teresa Kobelt, Ohio Provider Resource Association
Jeremy Morris, Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council
Rebecca Kusner, Ohio Workforce Coalition
Kate Sopko, Policy Matters Ohio
Scott Britton, Public Children Services Association of Ohio