Women’s Progressive Leadership Circles Alumni

2023 Circle

Joy Bennet, Elected, Mason County Council

Emily Cole, Elected, Hilliard City Council

Sheila Coressel, Elected, Ada Village Council

Louise Douce, Candidate, Kingston Township Trustee

Erinn Grube, Elected, Chagrin Falls Village Mayor

Carrie Hartman, Elected, Toledo City Council

Erin Hill, Elected, Reynoldsburg City Council

Jamille Jones, Elected, Gahanna City Council

Heidi Munc, Elected, Upper Arlington County Council

Meg Ryan Shockey, Candidate, Brooklyn Mayor

Jaime Shatsman, Elected, Willoughby-Eastlake City School Board

Liz Stump, Elected, Upper Arlington School Board

Priya Tamilarasan, Elected, Gahanna City Attorney

Erika White, 2024 Candidate, Ohio House of Representatives, District 41

2022 Circle

Nabila Babar, Candidate Warren County Commissioner

Rachel Baker, Elected, House District 27

Joy Bennett, Candidate House District 56

Tanya Conrath, Candidate House District 94

Rita Darrow, Candidate House District 31

Nancy Larson, Candidate House District 41

Lauren McNally, Elected, House District 59

Regan Phillips, Candidate House District 52

Louise Valentine, Candidate House District 61

2021 Circle

Angela Abram, Elected at Reynoldsburg School Board

Katharine Adams, Elected at Upper Arlington City Council

Lourdes Barroso dePadilla, Elected at Columbus City Council

Teneah Chambers, 2021 Candidate Etna Township Trustee

Kathleen Daugherty Gault, 2021 Candidate Chagrin Falls Village Council 

Tiffany DeSilva, Elected at Dublin School Board

Lindsay Gillis, Elected at Dublin School Board

Ajmeri Hoque, Candidate Dublin City Council Ward 1

Ukeme Awakessien Jeter, Elected at Upper Arlington City Council

Mildred Johnson, 2021 Candidate Reynoldsburg City Auditor

Kristin Malhotra, Elected at Deerfield Township Trustee, Warren County

Kimberly Minor, Candidate New Albany City Council

Meeka Owens, Elected at Cincinnati City Council

Kaylee Padova, Elected at Gahanna City Council Ward 3

Nidhi Satiani, Elected. at Upper Arlington School Board

Precious Singo, 2021 Candidate New Albany School Board

Andrea Wiltrout, Elected at New Albany City Council



2020 Circle

Cate Berger, Candidate House District 41

Leronda Jackson, Candidate House District 40

Christian Johnson, 2020 Candidate Senate District 20 , 2021 Candidate Pickerington School Board

Rachael Morocco, Candidate House District 67

Melissa Wilde, 2020 Candidate House District 77, 2021 Candidate for Violet Township Trustee

Beth Workman, Candidate House District 92

Kathy Wyenandt, Candidate Senate District 4


2019 Circle

Sandi Allen, Candidate, Dublin City Council 2019

Melissa Anderson, Candidate, Grove City Council Ward 2

Carol Beckerle, Columbus City Schools Board Member

Merissa Bowers, Gahanna City Council Member

Jacqueline Broderick-Patton, Nurse and Union Negotiations for Columbus City Schools

Michaela Burriss, Member, Upper Arlington City Council

Tina Cottone, 2019 Candidate for Hilliard City Council; elected to Hilliard City Council 2021

Nancy Day-Achauer, Candidate for appointment to Columbus City Council; Candidate House District 23, 2020

Meredith Lawson-Rowe, Reynoldsburg City Council Member Ward 4

Crystal Lett, State Senate District 16 Candidate

Valerie Mockus, Hebron City Council Member

Ceciel Shaw, Member, Granville School Board

Shanette Strickland, Member, Reynoldsburg City Council Ward 1


2018 Circle

Erica Crawley, State Rep. Ohio House District 26

Melinda Miller, 2018 Candidate State Senate District 31

Indu Rajan, 2018 Candidate Delaware County Auditor

Carolyn Rice, Montgomery Councty Commissioner

Shawna Roberts, 2018 and 2020 Candidate Congressional District 6

Tiffanie Roberts, 2018 Candidate Union County Commissioner; 2020 Candidate Ohio House District 86

Allison Russo, State Rep. Ohio House District 24

Louise Valentine, 2018 Candidate State Senate District 19