The Power Lunch is an interactive lunch experience that brings together community leaders from family-owned and operated businesses in Columbus with young professionals. Through candid dialogue and shared perspectives, participants exchange insights on leadership, career growth, and real-world lessons while building meaningful cross-generational connections.
Special thanks to our event sponsors: Stolly Insurance, Huntington National Bank, CME Federal Credit Union, Columbus Chamber of Commerce, and Conway Center for Family Business.
Join us at The Power Lunch 2026!
Friday, February 6, 2026 • 11:30am-1:30pm • Ohio Dominican University
Participating Executives for 2026
…coming soon!
Past Power Lunch Participants
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Aditi Bhatiya
Founder/Executive Director at Divercity614
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A-Jay Orr
CEO at Simple Plan IT
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Alex Fischer
CEO at The Columbus Partnership
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Andris Connors
Sr. Global Product Manager at Cardinal Health
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Dr. Alyncia Bowen
Dean, Ross College of Business at Franklin University
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Barb Smoot
President & CEO at WELD
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Brian Ross
President and CEO at Experience Columbus
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Camille Seals
Head of School for Columbus School for Girls
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Catherine Lang-Cline
President & Co-Creator of Portfolio Creative
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Cathy Lyttle
VP of Corporate Communications at Worthington Industries
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Dr. Christopher Washington
Executive Vice President & Provost at Franklin University
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Crew Cypher
Director of Global Operations at Lime
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Danielle Sullivan
Board President Emeritus at Driven Foundation
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Darci Congrove
Managing Partner at GBQ
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Dr. David T. Harrison
President at Columbus State Community College
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Densil Porteous
Executive Director at Stonewall Columbus and CEO at Pride Fund 1
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Devy Grant
Allowance Analytics Director at Huntington National Bank
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Doug Kelly
Chief Executive Officer at American Edge Project
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Doug McCollough
CEO at Color Coded Labs
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Elizabeth Martinez
President/CEO at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio
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Emille Williams
Vice President of Operations at Central Ohio Transit Authority
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Fran Wahrman
Vice President/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Huntington National Bank
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Dr. Frederic Bertley
President and CEO at COSI
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Gavin Meyers
Co-Founder of North High Brewing Co.
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George Limbert
President and CEO at Red Roof
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Janelle N. Coleman
Vice President, Community Engagement, Diversity Inclusion and President, AEP Foundation
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Jenn Fowler Howard
Senior Managing Director at Per Scholas
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Jennifer Peterson
Chief Operating Officer at RAPID 5
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Jessica Germain
Vice President of Germain Motor Company
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Jessica Meadows
AVP, Enterprise Account Management & Operations at Tailored Management
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Jill Hofmans
Executive Director at the Conway Center for Family Business
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Joel Marcovitch
Chief Executive Officer at Jewish Columbus
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John Page
General Manager at Greater Columbus Convention Center/ASM Global
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Judy Dollison
President of the Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio
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Julie Wilkes
Senior Manager - North American Total Rewards at Accenture
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Jurgita Fumo
Founder/Executive Director at Celebrating One
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Keira Chatman
Executive Director of the Columbus Fashion Council
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Keisha Slaughter
Executive Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at JP Morgan Chase & Co.
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Kelly Fuller
Senior Vice President at Columbus Chamber Foundation
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Dr. Kimberlee Goodman
Executive Director at the McConnell Arts Center
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Kristin Harper
Founder and CEO of Driven to Succeed
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Laurie Stein Marsh
Executive Director at Leadership Columbus
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Dr. Lisa Courtice
President and CEO at United Way of Central Ohio
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Marie Zahn
Interim Museum Director at National Veterans Memorial & Museum
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Mary Beth Sullivan
President at Huntington Insurance
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Matina Zenios
President at Artina Promotional Products
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Matthew Goldstein
CEO at Besa
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Michael Cao
Founder & CEO (Chief Extrusion Officer) at IC3D Printers
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Michael Copella
Market Leader and Managing Partner at CBRE
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Michael Corey
Executive Director of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County
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Michael Wilkos
Senior Impact Director at United Way of Central Ohio
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Nick Fortine
Publisher at Columbus Business First
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Niel Jurist
Director of Communications & Engagement at MORPC
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Otto Beatty
President at Otto Beatty Companies/Otto Beatty Real Estate/Intelligent Office/OB3 Advisory and Management
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Oyauma Garrison
President & CEO at Maryhaven
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Patrick Losinski
CEO at Columbus Metropolitan Library
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Paul North
Executive Director, Graduate Programs at Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business
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Prince Garuba
Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Goodwill Industries
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Priscilla Tyson
Columbus City Councilmember
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Rachel Friedman
CEO at Tenfold
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Ron Jordan
CEO at Jordan Hospitality Group
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Ronak Fields
Associate Vice President, Community Relations at Bath & Body Works
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Steven Knight
Chief Operating Officer at Quantum Health
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Sue Zazon
Central Ohio Region President at Huntington Bank
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Tasha Booker
Senior Vice President at City Year
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Tom Katzenmeyer
President & CEO at Greater Columbus Arts Council
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Ursula Cottone
Chief Data Officer at Huntington Bank
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Vicki Bowen Hewes
Chief Executive Officer at SocialVentures
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Zack Gharib
President at Red Roof