W M E N O F D I S T I N C T I O N

2018 AWARDS RECEPTIONQueen City Club

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Welcome! Thank you for joining us for the 28th annual Women of Distinction Celebration! We are excited that you have chosen to join us today as we honor these five honorees for their outstanding contributions to the Cincinnati community. Girl Scouts’ mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Essentially, we strive to build girls just like the estimable women we celebrate today. By lifting them up, we are showing our girls what true leadership and character is all about, and we encourage our girls to lead by their example.

At Girl Scouts, we are all about practicing everyday leadership, preparing girls to empower themselves, and promoting G.I.R.L (Go-Getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, and Leader) experiences. Because girls who practice leadership like a Girl Scout are more likely to reach their full potential. Again, Girl Scouts doesn’t empower girls—we prepare girls with the skills and experiences they need to empower themselves for life.

Thank you for being here today to show your support for these leaders and for your continued support of Girl Scouts and our efforts to build the G.I.R.L. leaders of tomorrow.

All our best,

Roni Luckenbill Ellen Iobst

W M E N O F D I S T I N C T I O N

AWARDS RECEPTIONSEPTEMBER 29, 2016 • SCHUSTER CENTER

JENNY BERGLeadership Council for Nonprofits

NANCY DAWES Procter & Gamble Co.

BLEUZETTE MARSHALLUniversity of Cincinnati

D. LYNN MEYERS Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati

JANET BUTLER REID BRBS WORLD, LLC.

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AWARDS RECEPTIONSEPTEMBER 29, 2016 • SCHUSTER CENTER

JENNY BERGLeadership Council for Nonprofits

NANCY DAWES Procter & Gamble Co.

BLEUZETTE MARSHALLUniversity of Cincinnati

D. LYNN MEYERS Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati

JANET BUTLER REID BRBS WORLD, LLC.

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2018 Women of Distinction Honorees

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WHITNEY WEISSWhitney Weiss is a Senior at Mariemont High School. She has been a Girl Scout for 12 years and is now an Ambassador. She is a member of the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio Board of Directors and president of her Girl Scout troop. Whitney has earned her Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. Whitney plays varsity tennis and figure skates competitively. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and is the vice president of the Mariemont High School Spanish Club. Whitney will be attending

Loyola University Chicago this fall as a nursing major with a Spanish minor.

LISA SMITH Lisa Smith is a Reporter for WCPO-TV, 9 On Your Side. She started with the station in April of 2017 and can be seen most mornings on Good Morning Tristate, telling various positive, informative and thought-provoking stories found throughout the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. Lisa is a seasoned journalist with over 20 years of experience in cities such as Dayton, Toledo, Columbus, St. Louis and Dallas. Over the years she has covered a variety of stories including the Papal visit to

St. Louis, Presidential candidates and those who have had a tremendous impact on the Tristate and the country. Lisa has a very active life outside of work with multiple service and volunteering opportunities with her church, sorority and mother’s group. She is married with two children and enjoys traveling, watching news programs and HGTV. She also makes sure she catches the latest episodes of Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder.

Event Emcee

Keynote Speaker

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HonoreesJENNY BERGExecutive DirectorLeadership Council for Nonprofits

Jenny’s passion is to help nonprofit agencies become better, stronger, more collaborative and more impactful. As Executive Director of The Leadership Council for Nonprofits, she has the opportunity to connect with leaders of many nonprofit agencies in our community and to find out what their needs are. Prior to her role at the Leadership Council, she served as the

President of the Board for Impact 100, a women’s grant making organization founded in Cincinnati in 2001 which has awarded over $4,000,000 back into the community through grants of at least $100,000. She returned as a Board Member in 2016 after serving on the board 2006-2012 (as President of the Board 2009-2011). She is also the Chair of the national board of the Women's Collective Giving Network, which is an association supporting the creation, development, and expansion of women's collective giving nationwide. She currently serves as Secretary of the board of Women Helping Women, the Advisory Board of Flywheel Cincinnati, Advisory Council for Xavier Universities MBA Private Interests & the Public Good Program, Committee member of the Business Education Connection Committee, United Way Board Bank, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Leadership Cincinnati Leading with Others day Committee, and the Pastoral Council Advisory Board of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. In the past she’s served on the board, and as board chair of Tender Mercies & Ursuline Academy, and is an alumni of the Leadership Cincinnati Class #35. She has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Miami University.

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NANCY DAWES Research Fellow in Victor Mills SocietyProcter & Gamble

Nancy Dawes is a Research Fellow, Victor Mills Society, at Procter and Gamble. Nancy is the first female engineer elected to the Vic Mills Society, a recognition for the select few (~15 of 1600 R&D employees) who’ve made significant contributions to growing or developing the company’s businesses. She currently develops new products for Head and Shoulders brand.

She mentors numerous engineers/scientists around the globe; develops curriculum and teaches R&D’s Global Innovation College; and connects with external organizations to further train P&G’s engineers and scientists (Quiet Leadership, OSU Inclusive Leadership). A life-long Girl Scout, Nancy took-to-heart her Girl Scout leader’s challenge to adopt volunteerism as a significant lifelong commitment. So along with being a wife, mother, and successful engineer, Nancy committed to developing the leadership capability of girls, enabling them to contribute to society as they become caring, competent, confident women. She volunteered for 20+ years with Girl Scouts, as troop leader, service unit manager, board member, board chair(s) and national council delegate. As board chair of the newly merged Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, Nancy was recognized as a leader and innovator focusing the Board’s work on policy and governance as means to solidify and accelerate organizational management and performance. Nancy also demonstrates her commitment to STEM leadership through 20+ years serving on industrial advisory board(s) for the Ohio State College of Engineering, providing input on STEM-related activities, and speaking/role-modelling to current and future engineering students. Nancy graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. Chemical Engineering degree from The Ohio State University in 1981 when women were the “rare exception” in collegiate engineering programs. She graduated second in her chemical engineering class. She holds six granted patents, has a published book chapter and several technical articles. She is recognized as a Distinguished Alumna by the OSU College of Engineering (2012) and the Texnikoi Outstanding Alumna Award (1998) as well as for her extensive volunteer work with Girl Scouts (Thanks Badge I and II, Honor Keeper “100 Women Award”) and is a currently a member of United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council/Tocqueville Society.

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BLEUZETTE MARSHALL Vice President for Equity & Inclusion University of Cincinnati

Bleuzette Marshall is the Vice President for Equity, Inclusion & Community Impact at the University of Cincinnati, where she manages the university’s compliance programs related to Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Title IX; implements the University’s Diversity & Inclusion Plan; co-chairs the President’s Diversity Council; provides strategic leadership

for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of diverse talent (students, faculty, and staff); assists with supplier diversity efforts; serves as a resource to benchmark trends and promote best practices; and builds partnerships in the broader community. She administers the university’s diversity incentive grant process to award colleges and units with funds to enhance innovative practices to build a more inclusive university. In addition, she created and is the convener of a chief diversity officers’ roundtable with corporations, community organizations, colleges, health systems, and legal firms to serve as a resource and think tank to advance diversity and inclusion efforts within the region. In a previous role as Senior Director of Development for Provost & Student Affairs at the UC Foundation, she helped raise $20 million for university-wide scholarships and programs and developed the Onyx & Ruby Society—an affinity based giving program for African American alumni. She designed and implemented programs to promote diversity and aid in the retention of students. An alumna of the University of Cincinnati, Bleuzette earned a B.A. in Psychology, a M.Ed. in Educational Foundations, and a Ph.D. in Educational Studies. She is also the founding president of the UC African American Alumni Affiliate (4A). Currently, she serves on the boards of the Cincinnati Recreation Foundation, Public Media Connect, and Project ArtReach. She is also a member of the Cincinnati Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the Greater Cincinnati Hispanic Scholarship Fund Celebración, and St. James A.M.E. Church-Covington. Bleuzette has been recognized with the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission’s Champion for Connecting Cultures & Communities Award, the King Legacy Award, the National Diversity Council’s Glass Ceiling Award, the Cincinnatus Association’s 2016 Donald & Marian Spencer Spirit of America Award, and the UC Alumni Association Mosaic Award.

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D. LYNN MEYERSProducing Artistic DirectorEnsemble Theatre Cincinnati

D. Lynn Meyers is in her 22nd season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, where she has directed over 80 world and regional premieres including The Legend of Georgia McBride, Hands on a Hardbody, Detroit ’67, I Am My Own Wife, Next to Normal, and Cinderella: After Ever After. She has directed Off-Broadway at the York Theatre

with Marsha Norman’s Traveler in the Dark and James McClure’s Max and Maxie. She has directed extensively throughout the US and Canada and began her career as the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Aside from directing, Ms. Meyers is also a member of the Casting Society of America, having cast for Hallmark, PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, MTM, Paramount, and MGM. Her favorite feature credits include Carol, Miles Ahead, The Goat, and The Public, in addition to serving as the Location Casting Director for The Shawshank Redemption. She was named a finalist for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011 and is a past recipient of the YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award.

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JANET BUTLER REID PresidentBRBS WORLD, LLC.

Janet Butler Reid is an accomplished visionary, serial entrepreneur, author, speaker, and recognized community leader. She is highly impactful, intuitive, and a natural leader. Her ability to “see around the corner” allows her to create solutions to complex challenges. She has a knack for marrying the logic and discipline of science with the creative drive that underpins

entrepreneurship, innovation, and engagement of talent. As founder, CEO, and managing partner at BRBS, Janet has created a boutique firm that creates better corporations, organizations, and communities, by leveraging the advantages of ever-increasing global diversity. She also knows the power of scale from experience in product innovation and marketing in a Fortune 100 company, and the power of agility from successful entrepreneurship. In addition BRBS, Janet has founded or co-founded a number of successful businesses, including Global Novations, LLC, Global Lead, Inc., and J. B. Reid and Associates, as well as the private business and civic organization, the African American CEO Roundtable. An expert in her field, Janet is currently conducting research for her third book and has given many keynote and led sessions in over 20 countries. Janet has a long history of board leadership, currently serving on The Ohio State University (Chair, Governance); Xavier University (Chair, Academic Affairs); The Mercy Health System, Cincinnati Region (Vice Chair); and The Wexner Medical Center which is the academic medical center of the Ohio State University.

Class of 1990Judge Nadine Allen Class of 1991Ruth Jones*Asima “Sam” SyedHope Taft Class of 1992Patricia BeggsJulie IsphordingSheila Mudd BakerRebecca Nored*Roxanne Qualls Class of 1993Stephanie HarrisEdna HowellMarianne S. McGrath, M.D.Marjorie Motch Class of 1994Merri Gaither SmithBetsy LaMacchiaMary Beth Price Class of 1995Holly Broach-SowelsEileen Cooper ReedBobbie L. Sterne*

Class of 1996Audrey C. Cornell*Betti J. HintonSusan B. NoonanGeorgine B. Wolohan* Class of 1997Sheila J. AdamsRuth C. Keefe*Laura M. Rosato, Ph.D., MBAMaureen F. Wood*

Class of 1998Kim M. CurtisAdele L. Goldstein*Grace LeMasters, Ph.D.Deborah Mariner AllsopCharlotte R. OttoMyrtis H. Powell Class of 1999Molly A. KatzEila RoarkRobin Sheets*Miriam O. Smith*Miriam E. West Class of 2000Mary Lu AftJeanne BellJohnie DavisSr. Rose Ann FlemingAnneliese von Oettingen*

Class of 2001Jan-Michele Lemon KearneyLeslie B. McNeillSusan I. RadabaughMargaret Schneider Austin* Class of 2002Mary E. IversCarole T. RigaudBarbara J. StonebrakerMary Lee Tracy Class of 2003Cammy DierkingLinda Bates Parker*Francie Garber PepperBobbie Thies

Class of 2004Judge Margaret ClarkSallie ElliottDarlene Green KamineJudith B. Van Ginkel, Ph.D. Class of 2005Carol N. AquinoCynthia L. GibsonJane D. PortmanReba St. Clair Class of 2006Judy S. DalambakisJudith HarmonyAnnie RuthCharlene Ventura Class of 2007Rosa BlackwellBonnie Byers CrawfordVanessa FreytagYvonne Gray WashingtonGertrude McSayles* Class of 2008Karen BankstonSusan BrennerShannon CarterAnn MacDonaldElizabeth Rader Class of 2009Veronica L. ChapmanErin Hamilton Kathryn E. Merchant Barbara A. Parry Jean Sepate

*Deceased

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Past Cincinnati Honorees

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Class of 2010Princess Davis Beatrice Lampkin, M.D. Lynn Marmer Betsy Ross Moe Rouse Class of 2011Kathleen Burklow, Ph.D.Kimber FenderS. Kay GeigerKathleen KellyMary StagamanBarbara Terry Class of 2012Kathryn A. HainesCynthia HerrickValerie NewellSherri RichardsonSusan Russell

Class of 2013Barbara J. BonifasPat BrunsIris Simpson BushCheryl CampbellJulie ShifmanVerna Williams Class of 2014Tillie Hidalgo LimaKaty HollisterCarol OlsonKim PattonSusan B. Zaunbrecher Class of 2015Delores Hargrove-YoungMargaret HulbertLee Ann LiskaDeborah Platt MajorasMary Ronan

Class of 2016Nancy StrasselJulia A. Heath, Ph.D.Crystal L. KendrickMary MillerLinda Holterhoff

Class of 2017Shakila AhmadLinda W. Clement-HolmesKathy McMullenVictoria MorganCheryl Rose

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