Board of Trustees
As a non-profit, 501c3 organization, BalletMet is governed by a Board of Trustees which devotes extensive time and resources to ensure a continued level of excellence.
2025-2026 Board of Trustees
Trish Cadwallader, Chair, Civic Leader
Beth Fisher, Immediate Past Chair, Civic Leader
Kaitlin Weber, Treasurer, Nationwide Financial
Jasmine Zellner, Secretary, Civic Leader
Ellen German Berndt, Chair/Nominating & Governance, Civic Leader
Adrienne Brokaw, Chair/Audit, Park National Bank
Marion Fisher, Co-Chair/Advocacy, Civic Leader
Melissa Kass, Co-Chair/Advocacy, Civic Leader
Debra Dendahl Hadley, Chair/Finance, Civic Leader
Michelle Holcomb, co-Chair/Ling Range Planning, Civic Leader
Jennifer Salopek, Co-Chair/Long Range Planning, Civic Leader
Debora R. Kane, Vice Chair/Education & Engagement, Civic Leader
Pamela Hutchinson, Vice Chair/Development, Civic Leader
Victoria Powers, Vice-Chair/Personnel, Civic Leader
Ryan Aguiar, AEP
+Stacey Borowicz, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Debbie Phillips Bower, RE/MAX Premier Choice
Herb Bresler, Immediate Past Chair, Civic Leader
Kimberly Coleman, JP Morgan Chase
Amanda Riggs Conner, Rock Creek Energy Group
Mark Corna, Civic Leader
Joe DeCola, Anxiety & Behavioral Health Services
+Susan Douglass, Civic Leader
Amelia Gandara, Nationwide
Karen Jennings, Weichert, Realtors – Triumph Group
The Reverend John M. Kauffman, Civic Leader
Sarah Klingbeil, Civic Leader
Monica Kridler, Momentum
Stacy Lilly, Civic Leader
Cindy Lynch, Cindy Lynch Kitchen & Bath Design
+Elisa McCurdy, Civic Leader
Kara Mundy, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLC
Cheryl Simon, Civic Leader
Rebecca Slayman, Civic Leader
Press Southworth III, Jazz Arts Group
+Nancy Strause, Civic Leader
Monica Tuttle, Civic Leader
Susanna Zhu, Bath & Body Works
Patti Zeigler, Civic Leader
Ex Officio
Remi Wörtmeyer, Artistic Director
Sue Porter, Executive Director, BalletMet
Reiko Shiroiwa, Parents Association Representative, LSI ADL Technology, LLC
+ At Large Executive Committee Member
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