WDBCO Board Members

WDBCO Roster

Brad Lamone

Brad Lamone
(Board Chair)
VP Human Resources –
Engineered Profiles LLC

Jim Negron (Vice Chair) President – Corna Kokosing Construction

Jim Negron
(Vice Chair)
President – Corna Kokosing Construction

Sean Grant (Treasurer) CFO – The Columbus Partnership, CAO - One Columbus

Sean Grant
(Treasurer)
CFO – The Columbus
Partnership, CAO - One Columbus

Pegeen Cleary Potts (Secretary) Director - Tolles Career & Technical Center

Pegeen Cleary Potts
(Secretary)
Director - Tolles Career & Technical Center

Evelyn Sullen Smith (Past Board Chair) Legal Director, Global Operations – Dell Technologies Inc.

Evelyn Sullen Smith
(Past Board Chair)
Legal Director, Global
Operations – Dell
Technologies Inc.

Archie Williamson (Past Board Chair) President/CEO - Diversified Systems

Archie Williamson
(Past Board Chair)
President/CEO - Diversified Systems

Dewitt Harrell (Past Board Chair) President/CEO – Primary One Health

Dewitt Harrell
(Past Board Chair)
President/CEO – Primary One Health

Lisa Courtice (Chair, Job Center Committee) CEO – United Way of Central Ohio

Lisa Courtice
(Chair, Job Center Committee)
CEO – United Way of Central Ohio

Brian Morris (Chair, Business Solutions Committee) President – Morris Communications

Brian Morris
(Chair, Business Solutions Committee)
President – Morris Communications

Chuck Davis (Chair, Youth Committee) VP Human Resources – Cameron Mitchel Restaurants

Chuck Davis
(Chair, Youth Committee) VP Human Resources – Cameron Mitchel Restaurants

Robert (Bo) Chilton (Chair, Workforce Advisory Committee) Executive Director – Impact

Robert (Bo) Chilton
(Chair, Workforce Advisory Committee)
Executive Director – Impact

Don DePerro President/CEO - Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Don DePerro
President/CEO - Columbus
Chamber of Commerce

Jeremy Gildow Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor – Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities

Jeremy Gildow
Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor –
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities

Matt Habash President/CEO Mid – Ohio Foodbank

Matt Habash
President/CEO Mid – Ohio Foodbank

Dorsey Hager Executive Secretary-Treasurer – Columbus Building Trades Council

Dorsey Hager
Executive Secretary-Treasurer
– Columbus Building Trades Council

Quinten Harris Deputy Director of Development – City of Columbus

Quinten Harris
Deputy Director of Development – City of Columbus

Sumithra Jagannath President - ZED Digital Software Enterprise

Sumithra Jagannath
President - ZED Digital Software Enterprise

Erik Janas Deputy County Administrator – Franklin County Board of Commissioners

Erik Janas
Deputy County Administrator – Franklin County Board of Commissioners

Nichole Kneedler Chief Talent Officer, SVP – Huntington National Bank

Nichole Kneedler
Chief Talent Officer, SVP – Huntington National Bank

Rocky Parker Senior External Affairs Officer – Nationwide Insurance

Rocky Parker
Senior External Affairs Officer – Nationwide Insurance

Tom Poole Director, Talent Acquisition – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Tom Poole
Director, Talent Acquisition – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Stephen Sayre Director of Special Projects – City of Columbus

Stephen Sayre
Director of Special Projects – City of Columbus

Jim Schimmer Director, Franklin County Economic Development

Jim Schimmer
Director, Franklin County Economic Development

*Four open positions

  • Higher Education
  • Labor
  • Business
  • Wagner Peyser