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Julie Posey

By md spicer-sitzes on June 11, 2025 in

Julie Posey has a master’s degree in pharmacology, is an Associate Professor of Human Anatomy and Physiology and a Diversity Equity Inclusion Faculty Fellow at CSCC.

Micah McCarey

By md spicer-sitzes on May 12, 2025 in

Micah McCarey is an experienced community engagement leader, educator, and public servant dedicated to strengthening partnerships among higher education, local government, and community organizations.

Gio Santiago

By md spicer-sitzes on May 9, 2025 in

Gio Santiago (he/him), is the Events and Volunteer Coordinator for Equality Ohio. He is an advocate for transgender individuals, an honorably disabled military veteran, and non-profit leader.

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Kathy Bowman

By md spicer-sitzes on February 12, 2025 in

Kathy retired from the practice of law in 2022. As a partner in the law firm of Bailey Cavalieri, she specialized in the liability of corporate directors and officers and […]

Shelly Riggs

By md spicer-sitzes on February 7, 2025 in

Shelly Riggs (she/her) is a retired educator with 34 years of public service, where she taught science and theatre to grades 8-12. During her tenure, she built a theatre program for […]

Brian Malachowsky

By md spicer-sitzes on February 7, 2025 in

Brian Malachowsky is a committed advocate for justice and equality, bringing deep legal expertise to his role on the Equality Ohio Education Fund Board. With a career dedicated to public […]

Leandrah Alexis

By md spicer-sitzes on January 21, 2025 in

Leandrah Alexis (they/them) is the first-ever Mahoning Valley Organizer at Equality Ohio.

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Sheena Barnes

By md spicer-sitzes on January 21, 2025 in

Sheena Barnes (she/her, they/them) is Equality Ohio’s inaugural Director of People and Culture.

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Sérah Munroe

By md spicer-sitzes on January 21, 2025 in

Sérah Munroe is the Strategic Relations Advisor for Equality Ohio.

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Dwayne Steward

By md spicer-sitzes on September 22, 2024 in

Dwayne Steward joined Equality Ohio as Executive Director in September, 2024. Steward joins Equality Ohio having previously served as director of inclusive excellence, accessibility & belonging of The Ohio State […]

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Tim Johnson

By md spicer-sitzes on May 20, 2024 in

Tim Johnson is currently a senior policy advocate with the Ohio Poverty Law Center, specializing in education, childcare, and human services issues. Tim Johnson joined the Ohio Poverty Law Center […]

Tayo Clyburn, Ph.D.

By md spicer-sitzes on December 5, 2023 in

As chief strategy officer and senior advisor to the president, Tayo Clyburn will serve as a guide and resource to staff in carrying out the foundation’s new strategic plan. He […]

Jessi Sadaka

By md spicer-sitzes on October 18, 2023 in

Jessi Sadaka (they/them) joined the Equality Ohio team in September 2023 as Finance Administration Assistant.

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Em Pate

By md spicer-sitzes on September 1, 2023 in

Em Pate (they/them) is the Southwest Ohio Attorney for the Equality Ohio Legal Clinic. While in law school, Em interned with the Legal Clinic in 2021 and continued to work […]

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Justin Joseph

By md spicer-sitzes on August 24, 2023 in

Justin Joseph (he/him) joined Equality Ohio as Northeast Ohio Staff Attorney in 2023. Now based in Cleveland, he honed his legal skills by practicing family law in Illinois after obtaining […]

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Madelyn Smith

By md spicer-sitzes on August 18, 2023 in

Madelyn Smith (she/her) joined Equality Ohio in 2023 as the Northeast Ohio Organizer. Originally from Parma Ohio, she studied Religion and Classics at Hope College where she developed passions for […]

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Sol A. Kersey

By md spicer-sitzes on November 11, 2022 in

Sol A. Kersey, MA, JD (they/them/theirs) is Equality Ohio Legal Clinic’s Legal Specialist.

Becky Sullivan

By md spicer-sitzes on June 8, 2022 in

Becky Sullivan (she/her) is a staff attorney from Cleveland, Ohio.

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Kieran Robertson

By md spicer-sitzes on March 11, 2022 in

Kieran Robertson (they/them) is the Director of Development at Equality Ohio.

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Levent Talgar

By md spicer-sitzes on January 5, 2022 in

Levent Talgar is a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co, where he leads technology and operations initiatives to innovate and transform Chase’s ~5,000 retail branches.

Eileen Galvin

By md spicer-sitzes on January 5, 2022 in

Eileen Galvin (she/her) is Senior Director of Information Technology at Columbus College of Art & Design. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Eileen graduated from The Ohio State University in […]

Nikki Trautman Baszynski

By Kevin Miller on December 14, 2021 in

Nikki Trautman Baszynski (she/her) is an attorney and journalist based in Columbus, Ohio, whose work is largely focused on the injustices of the criminal legal system. Most recently, Nikki served […]

Mary “Lynn” Readey

By md spicer-sitzes on December 7, 2021 in

Lynn has had a long and varied career primarily as a litigation attorney in private practice, as a Section Chief in the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and as Deputy General Counsel at The Ohio State University.

Delaney Barr

By md spicer-sitzes on August 26, 2021 in

Delaney Barr (She/Her) is Project Manager for the Ohio Justice Bus and a former attorney at the Equality Ohio Legal Clinic. She is originally from northern Illinois, but has family in […]

Joseph Soza

By md spicer-sitzes on March 2, 2021 in

Joseph Ze Soza (he/him/el) is the Central Ohio organizer at Equality Ohio.

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MD Sitzes

By md spicer-sitzes on February 26, 2021 in

MD Sitzes (p. they/she) is dedicated to driving the mission of Equality Ohio through strategic communication initiatives. With a proven track record, MD excels in shaping and disseminating compelling narratives that raise […]

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Kim Burroughs

By md spicer-sitzes on October 1, 2020 in

Kim Burroughs (she/her/hers) is Assistant State Public Defender with the Office of the Ohio Public Defender, a former staff attorney with the Equality Ohio Legal Clinic and a virtual CLE […]

Jen Scott

By md spicer-sitzes on April 15, 2020 in

Jen Scott (she/her/hers) is the Director of Advocacy at Equality Ohio.

Leslie Johns, Esq.

By md spicer-sitzes on April 11, 2020 in

Leslie Johns, Esq. (she/her) is the Intake Specialist in the Equality Ohio Legal Clinic. In addition to her role as Intake Specialist, Leslie is a criminal defense attorney and a Magistrate […]

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Kate Mozynski, Esq.

By md spicer-sitzes on October 9, 2019 in

Kate Mozynski (they/them) is Associate Director of Legal Operations in the Equality Ohio Legal Clinic.

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Emily Meyer

By md spicer-sitzes on February 7, 2019 in

Emily Meyer (she/her/hers) is a former Staff Attorney in the Equality Ohio Legal Clinic. She graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2008. After a number of […]

Maya Simek, Esq.

By md spicer-sitzes on October 29, 2018 in

Maya Simek, ESQ, LISW-S, MSSA, serves as a Legal Consultant at Equality Ohio, where she developed, launched (2019), and is now supervising a state-wide legal clinic for the lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer (LGBTQ+) community.

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Mike DeWine (R)

By md spicer-sitzes on October 5, 2018 in

Grade F Mr. DeWine completed a questionnaire from the Columbus Dispatch released in January of 2018 in which he indicated that he (1) opposes same-sex marriage, (2) opposes the inclusion […]

Kim Welter

By Origo Branding on August 8, 2018 in

kim@equalityohio.org Kim Welter (she/her/hers) is CEO of KLW Consulting, LLC which supports LGBTQ and affiliated advocacy organizations with policy expertise. Her primary client is Equality Ohio where she holds the […]

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Siobhan Boyd-Nelson, J.D.

By Origo Branding on August 8, 2018 in

Siobhan Boyd-Nelson, J.D. (she/her/hers) is the former Deputy Director for Equality Ohio. She received her B.A. in Legal Communication from Howard University in 2002. She returned home to Columbus and […]

Mary Zaller

By Origo Branding on August 8, 2018 in

mary@equalityohio.org Mary Zaller (she/her/hers) joined Equality Ohio in November of 2014. For the previous 3 years she was the Director of Development for the ninth quadrennial international Gay Games, which […]