The Columbus Partnership Team
The members of the Columbus Partnership team are nationally and internationally known as leaders in their fields.
Office of the President and CEO
KENNY MCDONALD, CEcD
PRESIDENT AND CEO
mcdonald@columbuspartnership.com
JACKIE PERVAN
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
jcp@columbuspartnership.com
Columbus Partnership
SEAN GRANT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
sg@columbuspartnership.com
MARK PATTON
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ONE COLUMBUS GENERAL MANAGER
mp@columbuspartnership.com
ANDY GURD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTOR RELATIONS
agurd@columbusregion.com
JEFF POLESOVSKY
VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC POLICY
jp@columbuspartnership.com
AMY HARMAN
VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING
ah@columbusregion.com
GERARD BASALLA
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY
gb@columbuspartnership.com
TARA GRIFFIN
CONTROLLER
tg@columbusregion.com
JAZMYNE HEATH
BENEFITS AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
jh@columbuspartnership.com
JON KEELING
DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
jk@columbuspartnership.com
JACKIE KEMBLE
HEAD OF OPERATIONS, COLUMBUS REGION GREEN FUND
jk@crgreenfund.org
NICOLE LAKING
PUBLIC POLICY COORDINATOR
nl@columbuspartnership.com
ZACH MCGUIRE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COLUMBUS REGION GREEN FUND
zm@crgreenfund.org
ABBY PERKINS
MARKETING COORDINATOR
ap@columbusregion.com
JENNIFER RANDALL
SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT
jr@columbusregion.com
SAVANNAH RANZ
EVENTS MANAGER
sbr@columbuspartnership.com
BAILEY ZIDAR
OPERATIONS MANAGER
bz@columbusregion.com
One Columbus
MATT MCCOLLISTER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
mm@columbusregion.com
MARK PATTON
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ONE COLUMBUS GENERAL MANAGER
mp@columbuspartnership.com
RICH FLETCHER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
rf@columbusregion.com
ANDY GURD
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTOR RELATIONS
agurd@columbusregion.com
DEBORAH SCHERER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT
ds@columbusregion.com
AMY HARMAN
VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING
ah@columbusregion.com
OPAL BRANT
EMERGING TALENT MANAGER
ob@columbusregion.com
EMILY CANAN
SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST
ec@columbusregion.com
STEPHEN CONE
PROJECT MANAGER
sc@columbusregion.com
LOGAN DAWSON
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
ld@columbusregion.com
JENNIFER GILDOW
RESEARCH ANALYST
jg@columbusregion.com
JOE HENDERSON
EXISTING INDUSTRIES PROGRAM MANAGER
jph@columbusregion.com
JAY KNOX
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH
jkk@columbusregion.com
TAMMY PALASIGUE
REGIONAL TALENT MANAGER
tp@columbusregion.com
ABBY PERKINS
MARKETING COORDINATOR
ap@columbusregion.com
ALLISON ROWLAND
PROJECT MANAGER
ar@columbusregion.com
TOM STIPKOVICH
DIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT
ts@columbusregion.com
DAVID WHITE
MANAGING DIRECTOR, TALENT
dw@columbusregion.com
HALEY YOUNG
REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
hy@columbusregion.com
BAILEY ZIDAR
OPERATIONS MANAGER
bz@columbusregion.com
Smart Columbus
JORDAN DAVIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
jld@smartcolumbus.com
CAMI ALBAUGH
OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
ca@smartcolumbus.com
HAILEY ALLISON
DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS
ha@smartcolumbus.com
MARCUS CARANO
PROJECT MANAGER
mc@smartcolumbus.com
NICOLE FELICE
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
nf@smartcolumbus.com
TOSIN GUOBADIA
PROJECT MANAGER AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEAD
tmg@smartcolumbus.com
ORE ISHOLA
EVENTS AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
oi@smartcolumbus.com
BRAYAN PABÓN
SERVICE DESIGNER
bp@smartcolumbus.com
ANDREYA VEINTIMILLA
DESIGN RESEARCH LEAD
av@smartcolumbus.com
KATE ZIMMERMAN
OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM ASSISTANT
kz@smartcolumbus.com
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