| Equality Ohio Staff | ||
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| Equality Ohio Staff | ||
| Lynne Bowman is one of the many founders of Equality Ohio. Since its formal incorporation in 2005, she has served as the organization’s Executive Director. She came to the role with 17 years of organizational leadership experience in the non-profit, for-profit and government sectors as well as 8 years of volunteer involvement with LGBT issues. A graduate of Otterbein College with degrees in both Psychology and Music Theory and Composition, she later returned to study business and went on to receive a Master of Arts in Administration from Central Michigan University in 2001. Lynne is a graduate of the Leadership Columbus class of 2007, a member of the United Way of Central Ohio’s Diversity Committee, an ex-officio board member of Plexus in Northeast Ohio, and currently serves as the Board Chair of the Equality Federation, a national organization dedicated to strengthening statewide LGBT organizing. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, fitness, reading and hanging out at home with her wife of 14 years. lynne@equalityohio.org | ||
| Michele Hopkins is the Administrative Manager for Equality Ohio. Michele’s background includes a wide range of administrative positions including several years at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and most recently as the office manager for a Powell, Ohio-based company. Her passion for equal rights for all Ohioans continues with her son Mark’s legacy. michele@equalityohio.org | ||
| Adam Leddy is Equality Ohio’s Development Associate. Prior to joining the staff Adam was an active volunteer, particularly in helping to execute Equality Ohio’s successful TurnOut Ohio plan during the 2006 elections. Adam's previous Development experience included two years at the Wexner Center for the Arts, where he worked in major gifts. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree at The Ohio State University’s John Glenn School of Public Affairs. A Pennsylvania native, Adam is proud to call Ohio home. adam@equalityohio.org | ||
Kim Welter is the Program Manager for Education and Outreach at Equality Ohio. She joined the organization in 2008 after serving as the Executive Director of EqualityToledo for over 2 years. A graduate of the University of Michigan, she got her secondary teaching certificate through the University of Findlay and her Master of Arts and Education from the University of Toledo where she taught composition for 3 years. As an elder in the Presbyterian Church, Kim works to educate the faith community about the importance of having an open and affirming faith environment. When not working, Kim enjoys reading, films, and spending time with her children and her partner of 9 years. kim@equalityohio.org |
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| Dan Coleman is the Community Organizer for Equality Ohio. He is a recent graduate of Indiana University with a Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from the renowned Jacob’s School of Music. In addition to performing at IU, he was a Program Coordinator for the GLBT Student Support Services where he founded an award-winning event First Fridays and dramatically increased the programming efforts of the office. Dan is published in the 2007 Princeton Review Book “The Gay and Lesbian Guide to College Life”. He also held an adjunct faculty trumpet position at Indiana State University in 2006-2007. Dan is a graduate of Capital University with a Bachelor degree in Music Performance where he won the 2006 Concerto Competition. His time at Capital was the beginning of his activism in the GLBT community as a student leader of PRIDE (the undergraduate GLBT organization) and his volunteering with Equality Ohio, Stonewall Columbus, and HRC. Dan continues to be an avid professional trumpet performer and teacher and is a proud Ohio native. dan@equalityohio.org | ||
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