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Speakers Bureau & Expert List

We have compiled a Speaker’s Bureau and Experts List to help local media and civic groups identify speakers from our member organizations who are able to present and comment on a broad range of topics.
 

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Camp Sunrise

Thomas Tootle
Camp Sunrise
Board President

614-228-7747
ttootle@columbus.rr.com

Camp - Youth HIV/AIDS

Thomas Tootle
Camp Sunrise
Board President

614-228-7747
ttootle@columbus.rr.com

Campaign Finance

Leontien Kennedy
Ohio Citizen Action
Columbus Area Program Director
614-221-6077
lkennedy@ohiocitizen.org

Cans for Habitat Recycling Program

Shellie Bensman
Habitat for Humanity - Greater Columbus
Volunteer Support Coordinator
614-364-7030
sbensman@habitat-columbus.org

Capital Area Humane Society

Mary Hiser
Capital Area Humane Society
Development Manager

614-777-7387 x221
mhiser@cahs-pets.org

Cheri Miller
Capital Area Humane Society
Marketing & Events Manager

614-777-7387 x233
cmiller@cahs-pets.org

Cat Welfare Association Inc.

Jill Lee
Cat Welfare Association, Inc.
Executive Director
614-404-2287
jlee@catwelfareohio.com

Census

Leontien Kennedy
Ohio Citizen Action
Columbus Area Program Director

614-221-6077
lkennedy@ohiocitizen.org

Central Ohio Green Education Fund

Joe Keehner Jr.
Central Ohio Green Education Fund
Trustee/Co-President

614-337-9478
joeunderthespirittree@yahoo.com

Center for Effective Discipline

Nadine Block
Center for Effective Discipline
Executive Director

614-221-8829
nblock@att.net

Center for Humane Options in Childbirth Experience

Tanya L Rable-Collins
Center for Humane Options in Childbirth Experience (CHOICE)
Community Relations Director/Certified Professional Midwife/
Childbirth Educator

614-288-7890
amazonmidwife@gmail.com

Certification - Organic

Lexie Stoia Pierce
Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA)
Organic Education Program Coordinator

614-421-2022 x221
lexie@oeffa.org

Children - Talking about Sexuality

Tanya L Rable-Collins
Center for Humane Options in Childbirth Experience (CHOICE)
Community Relations Director/Certified Professional Midwife/
Childbirth Educator

614-288-7890
amazonmidwife@gmail.com

Church/Corporate Involvement

Shellie Bensman
Habitat for Humanity - Greater Columbus
Volunteer Support Coordinator
614-364-7030
sbensman@habitat-columbus.org

Chuck Gehring
LifeCare Alliance
President & CEO

614-437-2802
cgehring@lifecarealliance.org

Civil Rights

Michael Smalz
Ohio NOW Education & Legal Fund
Legal/Legislative Committee Chair
614-221-7201
msmalz@oslsa.org

Coal Plants

Leontien Kennedy
Ohio Citizen Action
Columbus Area Program Director

614-221-6077
lkennedy@ohiocitizen.org

Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO)

Suzanne Gravette Acker
COHHIO
Communications & Development Director

614-280-1984
suzannegacker@cohhio.org

Columbus - Downtown

David Meredith
Heart of the City
Secretary

614-221-4571 x100
dmeredith@broadstreetumc.net

Columbus Institute of Contemporary Journalism

Pete Johnson
Columbus Institute of Contemporary Journalism
President, Board of Directors

614-946-0614
pmjohn5r@gmail.com

The Columbus International
Film + Video Festival

Susan Halpern
Film Council of Greater Columbus, Inc.
Executive Director

614-444-7460
susan@chrisawards.org

Columbus Landmarks Foundation

Kathy Mast Kane
Columbus Landmarks Foundation
Executive Director

614-221-0227
kmastkane@columbuslandmarks.org

Columbus Pride

Karla Rothan
Stonewall Columbus, Inc.
Executive Director

614-562-0430
krothan@stonewallcolumbus.org

Columbus - Then & Now

Kathy Mast Kane
Columbus Landmarks Foundation
Executive Director

614-221-0227
kmastkane@columbuslandmarks.org

Community-Based & Faith-Based Programs

Alan Toopd
Ohio Literacy Network
Executive Director
614-519-9452
alantoops@cs.com

Community - Collaborative Partnerships

Alan Toopd
Ohio Literacy Network
Executive Director
614-519-9452
alantoops@cs.com

Community Revitalization

Donna Hicho
Greater Linden Development Corporation
Executive Director

614-294-9600
donna@greaterlinden.org

Community Shares of Mid Ohio

Melissa Magers
Community Shares of Mid Ohio
Executive Director

614-262-1176
directory@communityshares.net

Conference - OEFFA

Renee Hunt
Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA)
Program Director

614-421-2022 x205
renee@oeffa.org

Constitutional Rights

Gary Daniels
ACLU of Ohio
Associate Director

216-472-2200
gdaniels@acluohio.org

Corporal Punishment - Chlidren

Nadine Block
Center for Effective Discipline
Executive Director

614-221-8829
nblock@att.net

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Franklin County

Marilyn Berlekamp
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Franklin County
Executive Director

614-462-7450
mberlekamp@casacolumbus.org

Crime - Hate

Gloria McCauley
Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO)
Executive Director

614-294-7867
gloria@bravo-ohio.org

Criminal Justice - Reform

Gary Daniels
ACLU of Ohio
Associate Director

216-472-2200
gdaniels@acluohio.org

 

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Deaf Services Center

John Moore
Deaf Services Center
CEO/Executive Director
614-841-1991
johnmoore@dsc.org

Development & Fundraising

Jeff Redfield
CASA of Franklin County
Director of Development

614-462-6195
jredfield@casacolumbus.org

Disability - Developmental

Debra Plaza
Ohio League for the Mentally Retarded (OLMR)
Executive Director

614-565-6469
dplaza@columbus.rr.com

Disability - Issues

Bernie Pontones
ADA-OHIO
Board Member
614-844-5410
adaohio@aol.com

John Moore
Deaf Services Center
CEO/Executive Director
614-841-1991
johnmoore@dsc.org

Discrimination - Anti-LGBT

Gloria McCauley
Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO)
Executive Director

614-294-7867
gloria@bravo-ohio.org

Discrimination - Disability

Bernie Pontones
ADA-OHIO
Board Member
614-844-5410
adaohio@aol.com

Domestic Violence

Becky Mason
Ohio Domestic Violence Network
Executive Assistant

614-781-9651
rebeccam@odvn.org

Michael Smalz
Ohio NOW Education & Legal Fund
Legal/Legislative Committee Chair
614-221-7201
msmalz@oslsa.org

Domestic Violence - South Asian Community

Bhagwan Satiani
Asha Ray of Hope
Board Member

614-326-1212
asharayofhope@sbcglobal.net
 

 

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