OUR TEAM

 

Driving our organization is a passionate team of experienced leaders — including staffers and volunteers — who want to help make our city an even better place to live, work, give and explore for everyone.

Meet our Staff

  • Derek Grosso

    Derek Grosso

    FOUNDER & CEO

  • Laura Klarich

    Laura Klarich

    CHIEF OF STAFF

  • Krista Stauffer

    Krista Stauffer

    DIRECTOR OF MEMBER EVENTS & EXPERIENCES

  • Kayleigh Bowe

    Kayleigh Bowe

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

  • Cyrus Richardson

    Cyrus Richardson

    DIRECTOR OF SPEAKER & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  • Tina Stiles

    Tina Stiles

    DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH & ACTIVATION

  • Jennifer Sanders

    Jennifer Sanders

    STRATEGIC OPERATIONS & GRANTS LIAISION

  • Abby Krummel

    Abby Krummel

    EVENT COORDINATOR

  • Ellie Murphy

    Ellie Murphy

    EVENT COORDINATOR

  • Jamonae Scarborough

    Jamonae Scarborough

    EVENT COORDINATOR

  • Kristen Reymann

    Kristen Reymann

    EVENT COORDINATOR

  • Natasha Coleman

    Natasha Coleman

    EVENT COORDINATOR

  • Rabin Hooper

    Rabin Hooper

    EVENT COORDINATOR

  • Anish Mistry

    Anish Mistry

    ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

  • Scott Eisen

    Scott Eisen

    SPORTS LEAGUE COORDINATOR

Meet our Programming Council

  • Aaron Helton

    Aaron Helton

    Integrated Leadership Systems

  • Alexis Woody

    Alexis Woody

    Rella

  • Andrea De La Rosa

    Andrea De La Rosa

    Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center

  • Brooke Mitchell

    Brooke Mitchell

    Rewildology

  • Caitlin Hughes

    Caitlin Hughes

    Retirement Wealth Strategies, LLC

  • Cassie Kelly

    Cassie Kelly

    Like-Minded Marketing

  • Destiny Coleman

    Destiny Coleman

    Ohio Wesleyan University

  • Gisel Hernández

    Gisel Hernández

    The Vertex Companies

  • Hannah Pettiford

    Hannah Pettiford

    Huntington National Bank

  • Hannah Shafransky-Smith

    Hannah Shafransky-Smith

    Modern Maven Advisors

  • Henry Lee

    Henry Lee

    Juice Plus Health

  • Hillary Morales Robles

    Hillary Morales Robles

    Latinos in Heritage Conservation

  • Jacques Washington

    Jacques Washington

    JPMorganChase

  • Jordan Gomes

    Jordan Gomes

    Flying Horse Farms

  • Kandise Young

    Kandise Young

    Columbus Humane

  • Keith Pickett

    Keith Pickett

    Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio

  • Kellen Hodak

    Kellen Hodak

    SkyView Technologies, Inc.

  • Kelsey Lensman

    Kelsey Lensman

    Xpand Your Limits

  • Mallory Workman

    Mallory Workman

    DCBDD

  • Mark Mandelbaum

    Mark Mandelbaum

    Brand Copywriter

  • Nehal Patwa

    Nehal Patwa

    Style Amplified

  • Rachel Will

    Rachel Will

    Buckeye Valley Equipment

  • Roni Hyam

    Roni Hyam

    Huntington National Bank

  • Rosie Leuby

    Rosie Leuby

    M/I Homes

  • Sean McKay

    Sean McKay

    The Garden District Corporation

  • Tina Stiles

    Tina Stiles

    Huntington National Bank

Meet our Advisory Board

  • Aditi Bhatiya

    Aditi Bhatiya

    The Spice Age / Divercity 614

  • Casey Nelson

    Casey Nelson

    Huron Consulting Group

  • Ciara Walker

    Ciara Walker

    Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)

  • Danielle Bell-Sullivan

    Danielle Bell-Sullivan

    Hexion Inc.

  • Dilara Casey

    Dilara Casey

    Bertec

  • Erin Gregory

    Erin Gregory

    Erin Gregory Creative

  • Julie Wilkes

    Julie Wilkes

    Seven Studios / CertainPath™

  • Kevin Lloyd

    Kevin Lloyd

    MYLE / ColumbusBlack.com

  • Leslie Nutter

    Leslie Nutter

    Greater Columbus Convention Center

  • Lisa M. Chambers

    Lisa M. Chambers

    TECH CORPS

  • Nicole Bergman

    Nicole Bergman

    The Junior League

  • Perla Martinez

    Perla Martinez

    Franklin County

  • Sandra López

    Sandra López

    Fifth Third Bank

  • Storm Woods

    Storm Woods

    Battelle