Executive Committee

In order to achieve better results for every child, every step of the way, from cradle to career, Greater Cincinnati leaders at all levels of the education, nonprofit, community, civic, and philanthropic sectors are working together as part of The Strive Partnership to tackle some of our most pressing challenges, and to take advantage of some of our biggest opportunities.

Executive Committee members include:

Nancy Swanson- CHAIR          Procter & Gamble 

Tom Dewitt                               Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Sandy Berlin Walker                 YMCA of Greater Cincinnati

Kelly Middleton                        Newport Independent Public Schools

Vicki Gluckman                        Success By 6

Fr. Michael Graham                  Xavier University

Ed Hughes                                 Gateway Community and Technical College

Lynda Jackson                          Covington Independent Public Schools

Donna Jones-Baker                Urban League of Greater Cincinnati

Gary Lindgren                           Cincinnati Business Committee

Polly Lusk Page                        Northern Kentucky Education Council

Leslie Maloney                          The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./US Bank Foundation

Kathy Merchant                         Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Dr. O'Dell Owens                      Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Cinnamon Pelly                         JPMorgan Chase & Co

John Pepper                               Procter & Gamble

Rob Reifsnyder                          United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Jim Rigg                                      Archdiocese of Cincinnati Schools

Mary Ronan                                Cincinnati Public Schools

Bill Scheyer                                Vision 2015

Julie Sellers                                Cincinnati Federation of Teachers

Ellen van der Horst                   Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce

Geoff Mearns                              Northern Kentucky University

Chad Wick                                  KnowledgeWorks Foundation

Tim Tuff                                     KnowledgeWorks Foundation

Santa Ono                                  University of Cincinnati

Rolonda Smith                          Parents for Public Schools

Leshia Lyman                           United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Kay Geiger                                 PNC Bank