Leadership and Staff

Advocates for Ohio’s Future is guided by a Steering Committee of leaders from 26 nonprofit human services policy, advocacy and provider organizations that strive to strengthen families and communities through public funding for health, human services, and early care & education.

where she helped doctors navigate the insurance approval process, and as an executive assistant at a Chicago law firm specializing in insurance law. She brings policy experience from her internships in Washington, D.C. at the White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

As an undergraduate, Sarah completed a thesis studying sexual violence prevention and response policies on Ohio’s college campuses. Sarah graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in Public Management, Leadership and Policy.

AOF Co-Chairs

Susan Jagers, Ohio Poverty Law Center
Charlotte Rudolph, Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio

AOF Executive Committee

Teresa Lampl, AOF Communications Committee Chair, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers

Darold Johnson, AOF Public Policy Committee Chair, Ohio Federation of Teachers

Joree Novotny, AOF Finance & Development Committee Chair, Ohio Association of Foodbanks

Nick Bates, AOF Outreach Committee Chair, Hunger Network in Ohio

Gina Wilt, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio

Tara Britton, The Center for Community Solutions

Steering Committee

Randy Leite, PhD, Appalachian Children Coalition
John Stanford, PhD, Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio
Scott Neely, Children’s Hunger Alliance
Megan Riddlebarger, Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development
Lynanne Gutierrez, Groundwork Ohio
Michael Corey, Human Service Chamber of Franklin County
Rose Frech, Integrated Services for Behavioral Health
Laura Padgett, Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition
Beth Kowalczyk, Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Kelly Carey, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Prince Ohilebo Garuba, Ohio Association of Goodwill Industries
Kate Rossman, Ohio Children’s Alliance
Amy Roehrenbeck, Ohio Child Support Professionals Association
Maridell Couture, Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services
Veronica Brady, Ohio Family & Children First Coordinators Association
Laura Abu-Absi, Ohio Job and Family Services Directors’ Association
Teresa Kobelt, Ohio Provider Resource Association
Jeremy Morris, Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council
Rebecca Kusner, Ohio Workforce Coalition
Kathryn Poe, Policy Matters Ohio
Scott Britton, Public Children Services Association of Ohio

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