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Who We Are

The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is a public foundation focused on gender equity. We create social change through our trust-based investments in women and girls, our groundbreaking research, and our intersectional advocacy.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to transform the lives of women and girls by mobilizing the collective power and passion of all people working together.

Our Vision

Our vision is a world where gender equity is the norm in work and life.

What Makes Us Different?

Unlike private foundations, which are endowed with funds from a family’s wealth or corporate earnings, The Women’s Fund depends on annual support from our community to fund our work. As a public foundation, we gather financial contributions from individuals, families, and businesses that want to support social change.

The Women’s Fund was founded by a group of 15 visionary women to address the lack of funding directed toward women and girls in Central Ohio. Our work is sustained by the thousands of donors who still believe that investing in women and girls is critical to move our community forward.

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Our Values

We believe that positive social change will come about only when barriers of gender, class, ethnicity, race, educational background, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic status, and faith traditions are overcome. Participation at the broadest level is the beacon of our work.

Enduring progress will be made by focusing on assets unique to the lives and work of women and girls. We strive to create a climate of empowerment in a community where many voices can contribute to the shaping of will and attitudes.

In our society, gender powerfully affects experience and opportunity. Through collaborations, The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio will honor traditional attributes of women and girls and at the same time pave new paths. All voices will be heard including those outside the mainstream to those silent voices within the mainstream.

Our Team

Kelley Griesmer

Kelley Griesmer

President & CEO (she/her)

Kelsie Fields

Kelsie Fields

Director of Operations (she/her)

Drew Kaufman

Drew Kaufman

Director of Fundraising (he/him)

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monique kamara

Programs and Administrative Associate (she/her/they/them)

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The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is a small but mighty team committed to making gender equity a reality.

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Our BOARD of directors EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Sophia Fifner Headshot

Sophia Fifner, Chair

Sierra Austin Headshot

Dr. Sierra Austin-KING, Vice Chair

Jennifer Yaross Headshot

Jennifer Yaross, TREASURER

Letha Pugh Headshot

Letha Pugh, Secretary

Heather Whaling Headshot

Heather Whaling, Past Chair

Our BOARD of directors

Dr. Sierra Austin-KING

Regional School Improvement Coordinator for Diversity & Equity, Educational Service of Central Ohio; Senior Lecturer, Black Feminist Studies, Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Department of African American and African Studies, The Ohio State University

Lachandra B. Baker

Entrepreneur; Founder & Lead Consultant, Lachandra B. Baker EDUtainment, LLC

Jennifer Battle

Partner, Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP

Dr. Shell Bird

Co-Founder, OssaTeams; Founder, The Bindu Project

Kathy Bowman

Retired (Former Member, Bailey Cavalieri)

Sophia Fifner

Executive Director, Nisource Foundation; Director Of Communications, Nisource

Claudia Herrington

Senior Director of Compliance, JobsOhio

Ronnie Marquez-Posey

Bureau Chief: Trade & Veteran Services, Ohio Department Of Job And Family Services

Melissa McHenry

SVP, Communications And Marketing, American Electric Power

Denise Mirman

Managing Partner & Attorney, Friedman & Mirman Co., L.P.A.

Natalie Moretz

VP, Mortgage Banking Product Originations, Berkadia

Christine Murry

VP & General Counsel, Crane Group Co.

Melinda Nenning

Member, Bailey Cavalieri, LLC

Kimber Perfect

Marketing and Communications Consultant, Kimber Perfect Consulting

Andrea Pfaadt

Director Of Business Development, Schneider Downs

Letha Pugh

Co-Owner, Bake Me Happy; Co-Founder, Black, Out & Proud

Dana Sims

VP, Marketing & Development, The Buckeye Ranch

Heather Whaling

President & Founder, Geben Communication

Jennifer Yaross

Vice President, CFO for Strategy and Corporate Development, Nationwide

Rebecca Wiggins

Founder, Consultant, Row Together, LLC

For a full list of all Board alumnae, please click here.

Our Founders

Carol Andreae

Sharon Cameron

Loann Crane (1925-2021)

Sally Crane Cox

Barbara Fergus

Judy Garel (1933-2021)

Stephanie Hightower

Nancy Jeffrey (1930-2018)

Cathe Chapin Kobacker

Melodee Kornacker

Mary Lazarus

Ann Pizzuti

Kathy Ransier

Emily Rutherford

Jody G. Scheiman

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