Board & Staff

Lynnette M. Heard, M. Ed.
President & CEO
lynnette.heard@bridgescincinnati.org

David W. Weaver
Vice President of Programs
david.weaver@bridgescincinnati.org

Shawn M. Jeffers
Director of Programs
shawn.jeffers@bridgescincinnati.org

James R. Neidhard
Institutional Advancement Manager
james.neidhard@bridgescincinnati.org

Brittany A. Collins
Communication & Events Manager
brittany.collins@bridgescincinnati.org

Nina M. Jackson-Gates
Office Manager
nina.jackson@bridgescincinnati.org

Alisa Balestra
Public Allies Program Manager - Director of Continuous Learning
alisa.balestra@bridgescincinnati.org

Patrice Pennington
Public Allies Program Manager - Director of Recruitment & Admissions
patrice.pennington@bridgescincinnati.org

Khahlia Sanders
Public Allies Program Manager - Director of Training & Education
khahlia.sanders@bridgescincinnati.org

Tynisha Worthy
Public Allies Program Manager - Fellowship Manager
tynisha.worthy@bridgescincinnati.org

Mildred Fallen
Volunteer Coordinator-Public Ally Apprentice
Mildred.Fallen@bridgescincinnati.org

Liza Wormus
Scripps Howard Communication & Events Intern

Board of Directors –January 1, 2012

Gus Perdikakis-Chair
Evans Nwankwo- Chair-Elect
Julie Geisen Scheper-Secretary
Steve Wilhelm-Treasurer
Shuko Yoshida- Assistant Treasurer

Lewis Assaley
Carol Aquino
Dr. Saba Chughtai
Jan Armstrong Cobb- Chair, Governance Committee
Neil M. Comber - Chair, PR Committee
Dr. Kevin Corcoran
James E. Craig
Ruby Crawford-Hemphill
Jeffrey Hopkins, Esq.
Danya M. Karram
Raghu Krishnamoorthy
Linnea Lose
Jill V. McIntosh
James McLean, Esq.
Jill P. Meyer, Esq.
Mary Miller
David Ostreicher
Nadeem Z. Quraishi, Esq. – Vice Chair, Community Engagement Committee
Stephen Richey
Kim Robinson
Dr. Betsy Sato
Tamara Sullivan
Thomas S. Urban
Dr. Michelle Watts- Chair, Community Engagement Committee
Sarah L. Weiss