The Columbus Partnership Team
The members of the Columbus Partnership team are nationally and internationally known as leaders in their fields.
Executive Leadership
KENNY MCDONALD, CEcD
PRESIDENT AND CEO
mcdonald@columbuspartnership.com
JACKIE PERVAN
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
jcp@columbuspartnership.com
SEAN GRANT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
sg@columbuspartnership.com
Staff
CAMI ALBAUGH
OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
SMART COLUMBUS
ca@smartcolumbus.com
HAILEY ALLISON
DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS
SMART COLUMBUS
ha@smartcolumbus.com
GERARD BASALLA
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
gb@columbuspartnership.com
OPAL BRANT
EMERGING TALENT MANAGER
ONE COLUMBUS
ob@columbusregion.com
EMILY CANAN
SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST
ONE COLUMBUS
ec@columbusregion.com
MARCUS CARANO
PROJECT MANAGER
SMART COLUMBUS
mc@smartcolumbus.com
STEPHEN CONE
PROJECT MANAGER
ONE COLUMBUS
sc@columbusregion.com
JORDAN DAVIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SMART COLUMBUS
jld@smartcolumbus.com
LOGAN DAWSON
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
ONE COLUMBUS
ld@columbusregion.com
RICH FLETCHER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
ONE COLUMBUS
rf@columbusregion.com
ARASH GHAZVINI
Principal Product Manager
SMART COLUMBUS
ag@smartcolumbus.com
JENNIFER GILDOW
RESEARCH ANALYST
ONE COLUMBUS
jg@columbusregion.com
TARA GRIFFIN
CONTROLLER
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
tg@columbusregion.com
TOSIN GUOBADIA
PROJECT MANAGER AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEAD
SMART COLUMBUS
tmg@smartcolumbus.com
ANDY GURD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTOR RELATIONS
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP | ONE COLUMBUS
agurd@columbusregion.com
AMY HARMAN
VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP | ONE COLUMBUS
ah@columbusregion.com
JAZMYNE HEATH
BENEFITS AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
jh@columbuspartnership.com
JOE HENDERSON
EXISTING INDUSTRIES PROGRAM MANAGER
ONE COLUMBUS
jph@columbusregion.com
AYAZ HYDER
Data and Integrations Lead
SMART COLUMBUS
ah@smartcolumbus.com
JON KEELING
DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
jk@columbuspartnership.com
JAY KNOX
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH
ONE COLUMBUS
jkk@columbusregion.com
NICOLE LAKING
PUBLIC POLICY COORDINATOR
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
nl@columbuspartnership.com
MATT MCCOLLISTER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
ONE COLUMBUS
mm@columbusregion.com
TAMMY PALASIGUE
REGIONAL TALENT MANAGER
ONE COLUMBUS
tp@columbusregion.com
BRAYAN PABÓN
SERVICE DESIGNER
SMART COLUMBUS
bp@smartcolumbus.com
MARK PATTON
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP | CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERS/VENTURES
mp@columbuspartnership.com
MITCHELL PAYNE
ADMINISTRATIVE RECEPTIONIST
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
mcp@columbuspartnership.com
ABBY PERKINS
MARKETING COORDINATOR
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP | ONE COLUMBUS
ap@columbusregion.com
JEFF POLESOVSKY
VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC POLICY
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
jp@columbuspartnership.com
BRIAUNA PORTIS-MCCLENDON
EXISTING INDUSTRY PROGRAM COORDINATOR
ONE COLUMBUS
bpm@columbusregion.com
JENNIFER RANDALL
SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
jr@columbusregion.com
SAVANNAH RANZ
EVENTS MANAGER
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP
sbr@columbuspartnership.com
ALLISON ROWLAND
PROJECT MANAGER
ONE COLUMBUS
ar@columbusregion.com
DEBORAH SCHERER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT
ONE COLUMBUS
ds@columbusregion.com
TOM STIPKOVICH
DIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT
ONE COLUMBUS
ts@columbusregion.com
ANDREYA VEINTIMILLA
DESIGN RESEARCH LEAD
SMART COLUMBUS
av@smartcolumbus.com
DAVID WHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR, TALENT
ONE COLUMBUS
dw@columbusregion.com
HALEY YOUNG
REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
ONE COLUMBUS
hy@columbusregion.com
BAILEY ZIDAR
OPERATIONS MANAGER
COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP | ONE COLUMBUS
bz@columbusregion.com
KATE ZIMMERMAN
OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM ASSISTANT
SMART COLUMBUS
kz@smartcolumbus.com
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