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Speakers
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Adrian
Taylor
Taylor
System Director of Diversity
Premier Health
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Adrian
Thompson
Thompson
Partner/Chief Diversity Officer
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
![](images/speakers/alana-jochum.jpg)
Alana
Jochum
Jochum
Managing Director
Equality Ohio
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Amy
Shore
Shore
President
Nationwide P&C Exclusive Distribution
![](images/speakers/anita-adams.jpg)
Anita
Adams
Adams
VP of Operations
Premier Health
![](images/speakers/anne-marie-la-bue.jpg)
Anne Marie
La Bue
La Bue
Vice President, Associate General Counsel
Cardinal Health, Inc.
![](images/speakers/anthony-sharett.jpg)
Anthony
Sharett
Sharett
Partner
Baker & Hostetler LLP
![](images/speakers/barbara-johnson.jpg)
Barbara
Johnson
Johnson
System Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Premier Health
![](images/speakers/brenda-collins.jpg)
Brenda
Collins
Collins
Serial Entrepreneur, Leadership Trainer, and Business Coach
![](images/speakers/celia-jarvis.jpg)
Celia
Jarvis
Jarvis
President/CEO
Quality Management Solutions Group
![](images/speakers/charmane-harrison.jpg)
Charmane
Harrison
Harrison
Sr. Talent Program Manager
TimkenSteel Corporation
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Christie
Angel
Angel
Chief of Staff and Director of External Affairs & Services
Mayor Michel B. Coleman
![](images/speakers/clint-lautenschleger.jpg)
Clint
Lautenschleger
Lautenschleger
Vice President of Human Resources
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
![](images/speakers/crystal-faulkner.jpg)
Crystal
Faulkner
Faulkner
Partner and Co-Founder
Cooney Faulkner & Stevens, LLC
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David
Arango
Arango
Senior Vice President of Personal Lines Product
Nationwide
![](images/speakers/david-crafts.jpg)
David
Crafts
Crafts
Director of Student Life & Housing
Mercy College of Ohio in Toledo
![](images/speakers/eleanor-biddulph.jpg)
Eleanor
Biddulph
Biddulph
Leadership Development Coach and Organizational Leadership Advisor
Leading Fully Present Consulting
![](images/speakers/elizabeth-kessler.jpg)
Elizabeth
Kessler
Kessler
Partner
Jones Day
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Elizabeth
Piatt
Piatt
Assistant Professor and Chair of Sociology
Hiram College
![](images/speakers/erin-wisecup.jpg)
Erin
Wisecup
Wisecup
Managing Director of Client Engagement
LPK
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Frank
Sawyer
Sawyer
![](images/speakers/jaime-kolligian.jpg)
Jaime
Kolligian
Kolligian
Attorney
Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC
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John
Davis
Davis
Retail Store Director Executive
Meijer
![](images/speakers/julia-wallace.jpg)
Julia
Wallace
Wallace
Market Vice President
Cox Media Group Ohio
![](images/speakers/karen-bankston.jpg)
Karen
Bankston
Bankston
President/CEO
KDB and Associates Consulting Service LLC
![](images/speakers/kathy-espy.jpg)
Kathy
Espy
Espy
Director of Diversity and Community Initiatives
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
![](images/speakers/kelli-scott.jpg)
Kelli
Scott
Scott
Chief Diversity Officer
Mount Carmel Health System
![](images/speakers/kim-campbell.jpg)
Kim
Campbell
Campbell
Director of Admissions and Recruitment
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
![](images/speakers/kimberly-barrett.jpg)
Kimberly
Barrett
Barrett
Vice President, Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement
Wright State University
![](images/speakers/kimberly-blackwell.jpg)
Kimberly
Blackwell
Blackwell
Chief Executive Officer
PMM
![](images/speakers/lee-gill.jpg)
Lee
Gill
Gill
Associate VP, Inclusion & Equity and Chief Diversity Officer
The University of Akron
![](images/speakers/linda-lu.jpg)
Linda
Lu
Lu
Vice President and Chief Litigation Officer
Nationwide Insurance
![](images/speakers/lisa-taylor.jpg)
Lisa
Taylor
Taylor
Director and Chief Compliance Officer
UC Health
![](images/speakers/lori-kinkade.jpg)
Lori
Kinkade
Kinkade
Vice President, Corporate Legal Compliance Counsel
David's Bridal, Inc.
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Marilyn
McClure-Demers
McClure-Demers
Associate VP and Associate General Counsel and Intellectual Property Litigation
Nationwide
![](images/speakers/mia-hairston.jpg)
Mia
Hairston
Hairston
Diversity Officer
Nationwide Insurance
![](images/speakers/miguel-martinez-saenz.jpg)
Miguel
Martinez-Saenz
Martinez-Saenz
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Otterbein University
![](images/speakers/mike-kelly.jpg)
Mike
Kelly
Kelly
Vice President
Macy's
![](images/speakers/perika-sampson.jpg)
Perika
Sampson
Sampson
Vice President and Regional Diversity Officer – Midwest Region
Morgan Stanley
Philecia
Avery
Avery
Vice President, PHarmacy
Kroger Co
![](images/speakers/philip-sineneng.jpg)
Philip
Sineneng
Sineneng
Associate
Thompson Hine
![](images/speakers/rachel-wilson.jpg)
Rachel
Wilson
Wilson
Program Director
Law and Leadership Institute
![](images/speakers/rebecca-rice.jpg)
Rebecca
Rice
Rice
President and CeO
Upper Valley Medical Center
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Reggie
Thomas
Thomas
Vice President, Community Development Outreach Group
Huntington National Bank
![](images/speakers/stacey-lawson.jpg)
Stacey
Lawson
Lawson
Author, Trainer, Motivational Speaker, Coach, Mentor and Human Resources Executive
![](images/speakers/stella-keane.jpg)
Stella
Keane
Keane
Vice President, Talent Management
Big Lots, Inc.
![](images/speakers/tina-benavides.jpg)
Tina
Benavides
Benavides
Vice President of Creative Division's Core Cards
American Greetings
![](images/speakers/valerie-kinloch.jpg)
Valerie
Kinloch
Kinloch
Professor and Chief Diversity Officer
Ohio State University
![](images/speakers/vicki-giambrone.jpg)
Vicki
Giambrone
Giambrone
Executive VP, Strategy and Healthcare
CDB Advisors
![](images/speakers/vinita-mehra.jpg)
Vinita
Bahri-Mehra
Bahri-Mehra
Director
Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter
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Yonathan
Kebede
Kebede
Vice President of Operations
Fidelity Health Care