WHO WE ARE
mission
To unleash the power of human potential through every act of human service in the Columbus Region.
History
Founded in 2010, nonprofit leaders conceived HSC to help the health and human services sector come together, with one voice, to improve services to the people they served, and the Columbus Region as a whole.
vision
To enhance quality of life for all by working with and for health and human services organizations.
Board of Directors
CHAIR
Rachel Lustig
CEO, Catholic Social Services
TREASURER
Bruce Luecke
CEO
Homeport
SECRETARY
Duane Casares
CEO
Directions for Youth & Families
Christie Angel
CEO
YWCA Columbus
Seleshi Asfaw
Executive Director
ETSS
Tasha Fowler
Executive Director
City Year Columbus
Eric Karolak
CEO
Action for Children
Elizabeth Martinez
CEO
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio
Patrick Maynard
CEO
Boundless
Kate McGarvey
Executive Director
Legal Aid Society of Columbus
Ellen Moss
CEO
Godman Guild
Karen Mozenter
CEO
Jewish Family Services
Public Policy Committee
Rachel Lustig
Chair
CEO, Catholic Social Services
Christie Angel
YWCA Columbus
Tonya Fulwider
Mental Health America of Ohio
Maude Hill
Homeport
Karen Hewitt
Kaleidoscope Youth Center
Eric Karolak
Action for Children
Megan Kelley
National Church Residences
Sarah Miller
Local Matters
Scott Neely
Children's Hunger Alliance
Colin Page McGinnis
South Side Early Learning
Marilyn Tomasi
Mid-Ohio Food Collective
Beth Urban
IMPACT Community Action
Steve Votaw
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio
Executive Director
Michael Corey is the Executive Director of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County. An attorney, Michael graduated from Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law in 2012 as Executive Editor of the Ohio State Law Journal. After practicing healthcare law at a regional law firm in Columbus for three years, Michael worked as a policy analyst at an area nonprofit and in voter protection during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Michael was named to Columbus Business First’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2018, and was among the same publication's 2019 Power 100. He was also among the inaugural class of Columbus CEO's Future 50, was a Finalist for that publication's Small Nonprofit CEO of the Year in 2020, and is a member of Columbus' 2020-21 Young American Leaders Program.
Michael holds a B.A. from Duke University and a Master’s in Education Policy from Ohio State. He lives in Columbus with his wife, Lori, who serves as Clinical Program Director of Community Housing at the YMCA of Central Ohio; their one-year-old son, Elijah; and their rescue dog, Ruby.
Executive Assistant
Cardella Wood, a Columbus native, studied Music at The Ohio State University and continued her education at the Golden State School of Theology where she earned her Masters of Biblical Studies and a Doctor of Religious Studies. Cardella started working with HSC in October 2015 where she now serves as Executive Assistant. Cardella is married to Jonathan Wood and has two sons and five grandsons and loves spending time with her grandsons as much as possible.
Human Service Chamber Fellow, Summer 2021
Rebecca Joseph is a double Buckeye and third-year law student at the Moritz College of Law. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences and spent several years as a Corporate Diversity & Inclusion Specialist. Rebecca clerked with Bricker & Eckler LLP as the firm’s 2020 Charles H. Walker Fellow. She currently works as a Research Assistant for the Divided Community Project and an Extern for the Dispute Resolution Section of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Rebecca is the Editor-in-Chief for the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. Outside of school, she enjoys volunteering with the Franklin County Humane Society as a foster parent for the shelter’s pit bulls.
HSC in the Community
HSC sits on several committees, alliances, and task forces, including:
Community Recognition
The Columbus Foundation Award (2020)
The Columbus Foundation's 5 Nonprofits to Watch (2019)
YWCA Columbus' Community Partner of the Year (2019)
Homage and HSC
