The Strive Partnership is focused on the success of our children: every child, every step, from cradle to career. The Strive Partnership unites common providers around shared issues, goals, measurements and results, and then actively supports and strengthens strategies that work.
Journey To Success
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:
Tom Dewitt
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Sandy Berlin Walker
YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
Mike Wills
Newport Independent Public Schools
Vicki Gluckman
Success By 6
Fr. Michael Graham
Xavier University
Ed Hughes
Gateway Community and Technical College
Nancy Swanson
Procter & Gamble
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 – CHAIR
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Ed Owens
Fifth Third Bank
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
Peter Strange
Messer Construction
Ellen van der Horst
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Jim Votruba
Northern Kentucky University
Chad Wick
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Brian Ross
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Greg Williams
University of Cincinnati
Helen Carrol
Toyota
Rolonda Smith
Parents for Public Schools
Leshia Lyman
United Way of Greater Cincinnati