Remarkable Women Finalists of 2024
Imani Jones (Winner)
Department of Chaplaincy and Clinical Pastoral Education Director, OSU Wexner Medical Center
If your worst day happened with a loved one at the OSU Wexner Medical Center, there is a chance Imani Jones was there to help. Read More…
Sue Zerman
Blessing box creator and community outreach provider
Sue Zerman is a mom of three, grandmother of six and a retired educator. Several times a week, she fills blessing boxes and outdoor pantries, provides warm clothes and blankets and creates lasting relationships with the people she meets along the way. Read More…
Laura Monette-Wood
Active Trauma Unit nurse & caretaker
A high school sports medicine program served as the introduction for a career that centered on helping others, but a personal connection set the stage for caring for people with challenges for Remarkable Woman finalist Laura Monette-Wood. Read More…
Carol Whitacre, PhD
MS researcher, city manager
From her professional career in research to a second career in politics the change Whitacre is making in her community and for the greater good is worth talking about. Read More…
Remarkable Women Finalists of 2023
Amy Klaben, Esq. (Winner)
Project Facilitator, Move to PROSPER
Klaben’s life of service includes starting Move to PROSPER, a three-year program that empowers low-wage families and their children to gain economic security. Read More…
Shannon Rosenberg
Creator of the non-profit The Marcus Project
Rosenberg is a woman on a mission to help families and children, as well as provide much-needed adoption support. Read More…
Lisa Bradley
CEO, R.Riveter
As CEO of R.Riveter, Lisa Bradley created the goal of providing independence and income to military spouses all over the country and championing female leaders in the workplace. Read More…
Denise Miene-Graham
Founded central Ohio LOSS chapter
Denise Miene-Graham knows the pain of suicide — and remarkably — she uses it to help others survive their grief. Read More…
Remarkable Women Finalists of 2022
Dr. Deepa Halaharvi
Breast Cancer Surgeon and Breast Cancer Survivor
As a local breast cancer surgeon, Deepa Halaharvi never dreamed she would be diagnosed
with the disease. Now a survivor, Halaharvi aims to inspire her patients through her story of
perseverance.
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Traci Lewis
ACCESS Collaborative Program Director, The Ohio State University Office of Diversity and inclusion
As the Director of ACCESS, an academic and social support program that assists
parenting students in overcoming barriers that can keep them from graduating from OSU, Traci helps
students with academic support, assistance with child care and housing and mentoring programs.
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“Annie” (Winner)
Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt.
“Annie” was born in Afghanistan and came to the U.S. as a teenager. Among other ways
she serves families in the community, she worked non-stop to get at risk Afghans to safety when the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan.
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Angela Mingo
Director of Community Relations at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Angela leads the Social Determinants Housing and Community Engagement for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which not only leads the City of Columbus as an Affordable Housing Developer
with work through Healthy Homes, but the model that she has led has also been recognized and adopted
by various anchor intuitions around the country. Read More…
Remarkable Women Finalists of 2021
Deborah Mullin
First female detective Hilliard Division of Police
Deborah Mullin has honorably served the City of Hilliard as a police officer for the last 26 years. She’s a trailblazer who has made a mark on her community in more ways than one. Read More…
Ellie Hite
AngelWorks Foundation Creator
In 2004, Ellie Hite created the AngelWorks Foundation, its mission, to give central Ohio families a merry Christmas, but that mission has evolved over the years to advocate for families battling childhood cancer. Read More…
Suzan Bradford Kounta
Executive Director, Lincoln Theatre
She was introduced to us as “a lover of dance that fueled her commitment to the education of youth” that’s quite an intro, add to that, a lover of West African arts and culture, which she uses as a social development tool for young people, and Suzan Bradford Kounta is, no doubt, a Remarkable Woman. Read More…
Mandy Powell
NC4K Executive Director
As the executive director for NC4K, No Kid Fights Cancer Alone, Mandy Powell works tirelessly to help families impacted by pediatric cancer and she manages to bring hope even on the darkest of days. Read More..
Remarkable Women Finalists of 2020
Eileen Paley
Franklin County Municipal Court Judge
Eileen has dedicated her life as a public servant making meaningful change in her community. From starting a law firm to serving on Columbus City Council and chairing many committees — she has helped solve real issues impacting real people. Read More…
Kathy Jackson
Community Volunteer
Affectionately known as “The Bra Lady,” Kathy Jackson has not only collected and distributed over 100,000 undergarments to women in central Ohio, her mission has turned into helping organizations and agencies provide for people in need. Read More…
Nicole Banks
Founder/President Starfish Assignment Columbus
A U.S. Marine Corp. veteran, Nicole started a nonprofit organization called the Starfish Assignment, which is an all-volunteer group of civilians who work in conjunction with law enforcement officers
in central Ohio to identify members of the community who are in need.Read More…
Stacy James
Inspirational Speaker
Stacy brings hope to many with her outreach ministry, positive attitude, and active lifestyle, after overcoming a diving accident that rendered her quadriplegic. Along with her newsletters and speaking engagements, she volunteers at OSU offering encouragement to other spinal cord injury patients. Read More…
