FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT:
Cody Blair, Director of Marketing
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
CodyBlair@Columbus.org
(614) 225-6062
Columbus, OH: The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of Elevate Cbus, a member-exclusive program designed to elevate business professionals through soft skill training, professional development and leadership development.
“We are excited to see what all that the participants will put into action once they complete the six-session series,” said Don DePerro, president and CEO of the Columbus Chamber. “Two Chamber associates, Ashley Bernatz and Taylor Exner, worked tirelessly at collecting data from Chamber members through focus groups and one-on-one meetings to create a program that can provide value and adapt to the needs of our business community for their rising stars, and I am happy to announce that Taylor and Ashley will be involved in the inaugural class as participants.”
Elevate Cbus is open exclusively to Columbus Chamber members and sessions are limited to 40 participants.
“It’s exciting to see these sharp professionals coming together with high energy and growth mindsets,” explains Andrew Kingery, founder and CEO of White Stone Consulting. “Over the next six months, participants will expand their professional network, elevate their leadership skills and create value for their sponsoring organizations. I’m honored to be part of their journey!”
Below are the businesses and individuals involved in the inaugural cohort.
AEP, Liberty Schindel
AEP, Madison Sagan
Atlapac, David Healey
AWH, Katherine Gioffre
BakerHostetler, Jeremy Hart
BakerHostetler, Andrew Samuels
Blue Laser Digital, Adam DePerro
CBRE, Brandon Ellis
Change 4 Growth, Marina Elliott
City Year, Ruth Lomax
Columbus Chamber, Ashley Bernatz
Columbus Chamber, Taylor Exner
Dupler, Michael Cochran
EasyIT, Megan Criswell
Franklin University, Mary Beth Bertrand
FST Logistics, Annie Posgai
GREENCREST, Michele Lemmon
Hart, Morgan McKenzie
Hart, Zac Hart
Holbrook & Manter, Zac Anderson
Home Care Assistance, Tina Cummings
Home Care Assistance, Karen Mason
Honda Trading, Steve Oppy
Huntington, Nick Pavlik
IBI, Mike Murray
KeyBank, Chad Nugen
KLH Engineers, Kevin Eldridge
Kubota Tractor Corp., Kara Manz
M+A Architects, Samantha Dickerson
Maven, Michelle Egan
Maven, Maureen Brown
OhioHealth, Meghan DiSanto
Ohio State University, Emily Law
Oswald, Steffan Moody
Palmer-Donavin, Tom Rodgers
Pixel Park, Hilary Buchanan
Pixel Park, Allison Maier
Ruscilli, Frank Pinciotti
Serendipity Labs, Caroine Arnos
Sparkspace, Leah Senecal
WestCamp, Dustin Bennett
For more information or to submit an application for our next series, visit columbus.org/elevate-cbus or call (614) 221-1321.
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About the Columbus Chamber
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is a mission-driven nonprofit organization serving over 2,000 organizations throughout Central Ohio. The Chamber, founded in 1884, is committed to advancing a thriving Columbus Region and provides support in the areas of research, government affairs, marketing, education and workforce development.