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Kathy Bowman
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 […]
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Shelly Riggs
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 […]
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Brian Malachowsky
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 […]
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Leandrah Alexis
Leandrah Alexis (they/them) is the first-ever Mahoning Valley Organizer at Equality Ohio.
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Sheena Barnes
Sheena Barnes (she/her, they/them) is Equality Ohio’s inaugural Director of People and Culture.
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Sérah Munroe
Sérah Munroe is the Strategic Relations Advisor for Equality Ohio.
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Cam Ogden
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Dwayne Steward
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
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 […]
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Tayo Clyburn, Ph.D.
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 […]
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Jessi Sadaka
Jessi Sadaka (they/them) joined the Equality Ohio team in September 2023 as Finance Administration Assistant.
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Em Pate
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
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
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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Melissa McLaren
Melissa McLaren (she/her), Equality Ohio Board
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Sol A. Kersey
Sol A. Kersey, MA, JD (they/them/theirs) is Equality Ohio Legal Clinic’s Legal Specialist.
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Becky Sullivan
Becky Sullivan (she/her) is a staff attorney from Cleveland, Ohio.
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Kieran Robertson
Kieran Robertson (they/them) is the Director of Development at Equality Ohio.
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Levent Talgar
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.
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Eileen Galvin
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 […]
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Nikki Trautman Baszynski
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 […]
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Mary “Lynn” Readey
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.
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Delaney Barr
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 […]
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Joseph Soza
Joseph Ze Soza (he/him/el) is the Central Ohio organizer at Equality Ohio.
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MD Sitzes
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
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 […]
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Ben Garcia
Ben Garcia (he/him) is Executive Director of the American LGBTQ+ Museum, slated to open in New York City in 2027. Ben has worked in various roles as an educator and administrator […]
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Jen Scott
Jen Scott (she/her/hers) is the Director of Advocacy at Equality Ohio.
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Leslie Johns, Esq.
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.
Kate Mozynski (they/them) is Associate Director of Legal Operations in the Equality Ohio Legal Clinic.
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Emily Meyer
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 […]
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Maya Simek, Esq.
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)
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 […]
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Kim Welter
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.
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 […]
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Mary Zaller
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 […]
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