The Fellowship for Emerging Women Leaders in Nonprofits

Inspired by the splendid book by six strong women leaders, Women Leading the Way, the Academy for Leadership and Governance is pleased to launch plans for our third group of emerging women leaders. The focus of the Fellowship for Young Women is the issues of leadership: what is required, the variety of styles and the core attributes. During the experience participants will utilize instruments and tools for self-assessment of their current leadership capacities and work to set goals and build skills related to their leadership development.

The program will begin with an opening reception for those selected as participants followed by four-hour monthly sessions for eight months. These sessions are held on weekdays from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Jefferson Center for Learning & the Arts Carriage House at 65 Jefferson Avenue. The focus of these meetings is on issues to be identified by the fellows together with such core leadership and management topics as self-management, work-life balance, cultural competency, partnership building, oral and written communication, fund developments and finance, and board relations.

The fellowship will be led by Lead Trainer/Coach Tuesday Ryan-Hart. Tuesday will be joined by a selection of Faculty-Mentors chosen by the Fellows themselves. These Faculty-Mentors will include notable women leaders in Central Ohio who prove relevant and exciting to the questions and concerns of the participants. Both the Lead Trainer/Coach and Faculty-Mentors are responsible for the curriculum.

The Advisory Board, Faculty-Mentors and Sponsors of the Fellowship for together with alumni from various Academy for Leadership & Governance programs nominated more than 80 young women with an interest in nonprofit work. Nominees were then invited to apply for the program with a letter of application. Final selection was made by a committee comprised of representatives from the Advisory Board, Faculty-Mentors and Sponsors. The 10 women selected were:

Rachel Anderson, Columbus Literacy Council

Amiee Bowie, Central Community House

Veronica Brownlee, Communities in Schools

Jennifer Connery, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Dionne Custer, Wexner Center for the Arts

Barbara Lyon, American Red Cross of Greater Columbus

Jennifer Sciantarelli, BalletMet Columbus

Robin Stock, Wexner Heritage Village

Heather Witt, Columbus Medical Association & Foundation

Donna Zuiderweg, Columbus Metropolitan Library

Emily Campbell, COSI Columbus

Tamala R. Clark-Culp, Girls Incorporated of Central Ohio

Nichole Dunn, YWCA Columbus

Nicole Farrell, The Columbus Foundation

Joanna Helon, The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio

Melissa Long, Teach for America

Susan Ropp, Opera Columbus

Heather Starck, Ohio Audubon Society

Terra S. Tadlock-Smith, New Directions Career Center

Kate Tesoriero, Rosemont Center, Inc.