WHO WE ARE
HISTORY
Founded in 2010, the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County (HSC) was conceived by nonprofit leaders who believed that working together—and coming together with one voice—would improve services to the people they served, and to the community as a whole.
Board of Directors
CHAIR
Rachel Lustig
CEO, Catholic Social Services
VICE CHAIR
Peggy Anderson
COO
Equitas Health
TREASURER
Bruce Luecke
CEO
Homeport
SECRETARY
Duane Casares
CEO
Directions for Youth & Families
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
King Stumpp
CEO
Netcare Access
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
Maude Hill
Senior VP of Community and Government Relations
Homeport
Eric Karolak
CEO
Action for Children
Colin McGinnis
Executive Director
South Side Early Learning
Sarah Miller
Communications and Advocacy Manager
Local Matters
Scott Neely
Director of Government Affairs
Children's Hunger Alliance
Tonya Fulwider
Associate Director
Mental Health America of Ohio
Phil Nunes
COO
Alvis
Suzy Pelok
Director of Customer Experience and Excellence
Boundless
King Stumpp
CEO
Netcare Access
Marilyn Tomasi
VP of Marketing and Communications/ Public Affairs
Mid-Ohio Foodbank
Karen Hewitt
Deputy Director
Kaleidoscope Youth Center
Beth Urban
COO
IMPACT Community Action
Steve Votaw
CEO
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio
Megan Kelley
VP, Public Policy & Government Affairs
National Church Residences
Brandi Braun
Chief Strategy
YMCA 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, 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 infant son, Elijah; and their rescue dog, Ruby.
Human Service Chamber Fellows, 2019-20
Celeste Acevedo
Celeste Acevedo is a second-year law student at Moritz, a third-generation American, and first-generation professional. Celeste is from El Paso, Texas and enrolled in law school so she could advocate for change in election law, criminal justice, and immigration law. Celeste earned her Bachelor's from UTEP in Communication Studies with a minor in Political Science. Celeste previously worked for the United States Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden's Investigative Counsel. She has also worked for America Votes, an organization which organizes state and national coalitions to advance progressive policies.
Zeynep Kart
Zeynep Kart, a Columbus native, went to Purdue University, where she majored in Economics and minored in Spanish and psychology. After college, she served as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Columbus for one year before matriculating at Moritz. This past summer, she was a summer associate at Bricker & Eckler LLP, as well as at Nationwide. She has also clerked with the The Legal Aid Society of Columbus (LASC) and Southeast Ohio Legal Services. Zeynep likes to travel and volunteer in the community in her free time.
Monica Windholtz
Monica Windholtz is a second-year law student at Moritz. Previously, she graduated from Case Western Reserve University, where she received her B.A. in Medical Anthropology and her M.A. in Bioethics. She has previously interned with the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, MedWish International in Cleveland, and in the Cleveland Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. Her academic and professional interests include health care policy, housing law and policy, and alternative dispute resolution. In her spare time, Monica enjoys running, knitting, and creative writing.