The Cincinnati Regional Chamber is proud to celebrate the lasting impact of our Leadership Center graduates.
Across industries and neighborhoods, our alumni are making a difference—leading organizations, inspiring change, and helping our region grow stronger every day.
Each month, we share updates that highlight their achievements, showcase their leadership journeys, and demonstrate how their work continues to fuel Cincinnati’s progress. By staying connected, you’ll see firsthand how these leaders are shaping a vibrant, inclusive, and thriving community where everyone belongs.
- Lauren Piening (CC18) started new position as Development Director at American Heart Association
- Ryan Kilpatrick (CC15) joined as Board Member at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- Catherine Smith (CN8) started new position as Marketing Director at Colliers for Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, Louisville, and Cleveland
- Maria Castro (CN8) started new position as Attorney at Corporate Immigration Partners, PC
- Rich Estok (LS1, CC20) was promoted to Vice President of Infrastructure Operations at The E.W. Scripps Company
- Verjine Adanalian (CN9) received the Upstander Judge Walter Wertheim Award for Fairness
- Lucy Lane (CC17) started new position as Director, Portfolio Strategy at Yellow Cardinal Advisory Group
- Meghan Cummings (CC2, LC42) was appointed the new president and CEO of Philanthropy Ohio
- Esteban Calle (CC17) started new position as Senior Small Business Consultant | Vice President at Truist
- Dr. Denise Brown (WA3) started new position as Dean Health Sciences with Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- J. Danielle Mason (WL16) began new position as Contracts Manager, Commercial Counsel, with Brooks Automation
- S. Joi Turner (WA2) began new position as Manager, DEIB and Employee Experience with Playlist Technologies
- Kelsi Goins (WA4) began new role as Clerk of Council with City of Norwood
- Carey Sanders (WL14, LC47) was promoted to Senior Commercial Banker for Fifth Third Bank Cincinnati.
- Whitney Eckert (LC46, BR1) began new position as Chief Business Officer at Jostin Construction
- Nikki Boehmker (LC48) began new position as Executive Vice President & CFO, the Port
- Rickell Howard Smith (LC48) was sworn in as a new board member with Cincinnati Metro Board of Trustees
- Ariel Fox (CC19) joined the Every Child Succeeds Board of Directors
- Teri Shirk (LC45, BR1) was nominated for the 2025 John Romer Advocacy Award from Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services.
- Whitney Gaskins (LC47) was selected to join Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC)! EdLoC is a membership organization for senior impact leaders of color dedicated to ensuring young people of color have the support they need to thrive, capitalize on opportunities, and build generational wealth.
- Jen Lopez (CC18) started a new position as Salesforce/Database Administrator at Mayerson JCC
- Megan Milstead (CC15) started new position as Vice President of Development
- Jen Eismeier (LC38) started new position as Director of Corridor & Trail Development at Great Parks
- Gil Richards (CN8) started new position as VP Finance & Development at Lauck Properties | Development
- Congratulations to our alumni recognized as the Business Courier’s 40 under 40!
- Tarita Preston (LC48, WL12)
- Jackie Congedo (LC48)
- Sydney Fine (WL18)
- Zack Hohl (CC16)
- Ryan Kilpatrick (CC15)
- Lily Maynard (WL16)
- Ashley Morris (WL16)
- Brandon Rudd (CC 18)
- Tim Ruge (LC48)
- Brittany Speed (LC48)
- Kudos to our alumni honored as a 2025 Enquirer Woman of the Year!
- Rickell Howard Smith (LC48)
- Julie Holt (LC45)
- Carolyn Pione Micheli (LC39)
- Jill Miller (LC39)
- Congratulations to our alumni who are finalists for the Business Courier’s C-Suite awards! Categories and alumni are:
- CEO
- Tianay Amat, Cincinnati Works (LC47, BR1)
- Rebekah Beaulieu, Taft Museum of Art (HCE1, LC48)
- Chara Fisher Jackson, Cincinnati Preschool Promise (LC40)
- Kristen Schlotman, Film Cincinnati (LC37)
- Cady Short-Thompson, Northern Kentucky University (LC35)
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Margie Zyble, UC Health (BR1)
- Chief Marketing Officer
- Tiffany Sieve, Paychex Inc. (LC45)
- Aaron Bley, Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (Chief Mission Officer) (LC44, CL1, BR1, BCC1)
- Mandy Neeley, First Financial Bank (Chief Consumer Banking and Strategy Officer) (LC40)
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