Our Team

President & CEO

Toshia Safford, President and CEO
The Center for Healthy Families

Board of Trustees

Donna James

Donna A. James,
Board Chair
Managing Partner
Lardon & Associates

Kimberly Blackwell

Kimberly Blackwell,
CEO/Managing Partner
PMM Agency

LaVawn Coleman

LaVawn Coleman,
VP, Asst. Secretary and
Asst. General Counsel
Grange Insurance

Jewell K. Garrison

Jewell K. Garrison,
Vice President of Program &
Community Foundation Services
OhioGrantmakers Forum

A. Robert Hutchins, Esq.

A. Robert Hutchins, Esq.,
Managing Partner
Gideon Development Partners

Matthew Kallner, Esq.

Matthew Kallner, Esq.,
Managing Partner
Law Offices of Matthew Kallner

David LaPaul

David LaPaul,
Senior Vice President, Chief Treasurer
Nationwide

Karen Morrison

Karen J. Morrison,
President, OhioHealth Foundation
Senior Vice President External Affairs
OhioHealth

Demetries Neely

Demetries Neely, Esq.,
Retired Executive
Nationwide

Kathleen Nort

Kathleen North,
Senior Vice President of Restaurant Operations
Bob Evans

Jody Scheiman

Jody Scheiman,
Senior Vice President / Investments
Stifel Nicolaus

Genevieve Tuchow

Genevieve Tuchow,
Vice President of Human Resources
American Electric Power

Les Wright

Les Wright,
Retired President – Pro Tem
Columbus City Council

Toshia Safford

Toshia Safford,
President & CEO
The Center for Healthy Families

Donna A. James

Board Chair

Managing Partner

Lardon & Associates

Neeli Bendapudi, Ph.D.,

Professor, Marketing

The Ohio State University

Kimberly Blackwell,

Managing Partner

PMM Agency

Jewell K. Garrison,

Director of Programs

Columbus Medical Association Foundation

A. Robert Hutchins, Esq.,

Managing Partner

Gideon Development Partners

Matthew Kallner, Esq.,

Managing Partner

The Law Offices of Matthew Kallner

LaTonga Malone,

Manager, Administrative Services

Make A Wish Foundation

Karen J. Morrison,

Foundation President and

Senior V.P. of Public Affairs

OhioHealth

Demetries Walker, Esq.

Retired Executive

Nationwide Insurance

Kevin Walker,

Senior V.P. and

Chief Information Officer

American Electric Power

Les Wright,

Retired President – Pro Tem

Columbus City Council

Toshia Safford,

President and CEO

The Center for Healthy Families