2009 STEERING COMMITTEE

De Heggem
President

Laura A. Carr
Immediate Past President

Mary Barr Rhodes
Vice President

Julie Flammer
Treasurer

Debbie Burkhardt
Chair, Corporate Sponsorship

Kay Fittes
Chair, LW Nominating Committee

Gloria Parker
Chair, Honorees

Joan L. Jones
Chair, Young Women’s Scholarship

Susan Noonan
Chair, Outreach

Members At Large
Susan Branscome
Cassandra Cooper
Christine Garrett
Denise Samuels Gibson
Teresa Hardin
Joellen Ivey
Judy Kroger
Jamie Miller
Clementine Sellers Moore
Joanne Schreiner
Michelle Stoffer
Judy Thompson
Marcia Togneri
Janice Urbanik

Past Presidents
Diane Henderson
Judy Thompson
Marcia Togneri

Members At Large
Cassandra Cooper
Christine Garrett
Denise Samuels Gibson
Teresa Hardin
Joellen Ivey
Kristen Krueger
Jamie Miller
Lauren L. Rogers
Clementine Sellers Moore
Marcia Togneri
Janice Urbanik

Milestones
1995  First Leading Women Celebration held
1997 Leading Women incorporated as an Ohio nonprofit organization
1997 Young Women’s Award established for high school juniors
1998 Young Women’s Scholarship awards established
1999 Contributions established of $100 to the charity of choice in honor of each honoree
2000 Leading Women Fund established with an initial $15,000 contribution to The Women’s Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
2001 Leading Women is featured in Life Lessons at Her Table, a publication of The Women’s Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
2002  Member organizations have grown from 24 in 1995 to 46 Greater Cincinnati Women’s Organizations
2003  Contribution of $5,000 to The Women’s Fund for the Study on the Status of Women and Girls in Greater Cincinnati
2004  Celebrating 10 years, Leading Women contributed $10,000 to The Women’s Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation for its Study on the Status of Women and Girls in Greater Cincinnati.
2005  Charlie Luken, Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, proclaimed March 10, 2005, as “Leading Women Day — a Day of Celebration” in Cincinnati.
2006  Establishment of the Rose Tomlinson Scholarship
2007  Leading Women Awards Luncheon moved to the Duke Energy Center
2008  Leading Women web site is redesigned.
Young Women mentoring program established as scholars take Spring college tour of
The University of Cincinnati. 
2009  15^th Annual Luncheon

Distinguished Keynote Speakers
1995  Nancy Woodhull, founding editor USA TODAY and President of the National Women’s Hall of Fame
1996  Marie Wilson, President of the Ms. Foundation for Women
1997  Evelyn L. Stratton, Ohio Supreme Court Justice
1998  Lou Anne Johnson, former Marine officer, teacher, author, and hero on whom the movie and television series Dangerous Minds was based
1999  Sharon G. Hadary, Ph.D., Executive Director of the National Foundation for Women Business Owners (NFWBO)
2000  Carole Black, President and CEO, LIFETIME TV and Entertainment Services
2001 Katha Kissman, President and CEO, LEADERSHIP AMERICA, INC.
2002  Lorraine Johnson Coleman, consultant, lecturer, and author of Just Plain Folks: Original Tales of Living, Loving, and Learning
2003  Kathryn E. Merchant, President/CEO,The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
2004  Nancy L. Zimpher, Ph.D., President, University of Cincinnati
2005  Connie Glaser, Author, Speaker, Consultant
2006  Roxanne Qualls, Former Mayor of the City of Cincinnati
2007  DeLores Pressley, Author, Speaker
2008  Tillie Hidalgo Lima, 2005 Woman Against All Odds Leading Woman recipient
2009  Cynthia O. Booth, CEO, COBCO Enterprises/McDonald's