Dawn Stewart is the Director of Athletics for Otterbein University. She is a former student-athlete with a 20+ year career in collegiate athletics having served at the University of Dayton, Captial University, and now at her alma mater - Otterbein. In 2016 she was named as one of four Division 3 "Under Armour Athletic Directors of the Year." She has been active with the National Association of the Collegiate Directors of Athletics, and been instrumental in expanding the size and influence of Athletics at Otterbein. www.otterbeincardinals.com

John Jaskiewicz is an Architect and President-Elect of the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Institute of Architects - founded in 1870 and one of the oldest in the United States. www.aiacincinnati.org

Julie Cromwell is CEO and President of Julie Cromwell Associates - a structural engineering design practice based in Cincinnati. She left a career-track leadership position in a well established company to start the first woman-owned Structural Engineering firm in the history of the region. She is active as an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering, a mentor to young professionals promoting diversity in STEM career pathways, and a passionate coach of youth soccer. www.juliecromwell.com

Terry Rupert is a former student athlete, educator, coach, Vice President & Director of Athletics at Wilmington College, and been involved nationally with the NCAA. He previously served at Salisbury University, Utah State, Eastern Michigan University, and West Virginia Tech. www.wilmingtonquakers.com

John Heater brings two decades of non-profit work, from local pastor to service at multiple YMCA systems across the country. His breadth and depth of experience in leading people with an attitude of 'servant leader' has impacted communities throughout the Midwest and Southeast. He is currently serving as Group Vice President at the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati. https://myy.org/

Mike Bohn is the Director of Athletics for the University of Southern California. His 35+ year career in Athletics was inspired from his formative years on a Little League ball diamond in Colorado, earning championships at Boulder High School, and also as a dual-sport athlete at the University of Kansas. He has served in leadership with multiple NCAA Division 1 institutions including at The Air Force Academy, University of Idaho, San Diego State, University of Colorado, University of Cincinnati, and USC. He is committed to creating an athletics culture focused on the "student athlete experience" and is a firm believer in being a "constant student of leadership." www.usctrojans.com

Betsy Ross is CEO of Gameday Communications. She was one of the first women to break into sports reporting and broadcasting, having served as sports reporter, news anchor for regional television as well as ESPN News and Sportscenter. She is currently a play‐by‐play anchor for women’s college basketball for ESPN, Fox Sports and other national and regional outlets, and as a sports reporter for Cincinnati’s FOX 19. She is the author of the book " Playing Ball with the Boys: The Rise of Women in Men’s Sports" released to a national audience. She also teaches a graduate level course at Xavier University, and has taught at Indiana University. www.gamedaypr.com

Kenji Matsudo is a passionate, enthusiastic educator and "teacher of teachers" who serves as a Superintendent at Madeira City Schools - one of the highest performing public school districts in the Midwest. www.madeiracityschools.org

Jeff Berding is President of FC Cincinnati and led the club's meteoric rise from the United Soccer League into Major League Soccer. He started his career in politics, worked for members of Congress, ran a successful political campaign to fund the renewal of Cincinnati's central riverfront that maintained the City's MLB and NFL teams, served on Cincinnati City Council, and spent nearly 2 decades working as a sports executive for the Cincinnati Bengals.

April Berg is the Co-Founder of Aruna Project. She was a collegiate athlete and passionate about running and fitness. April walked away from a career as a nurse in internal medicine to serve communities in China and India. Her time serving women in the brothels of India instilled a passion to relieve injustice for oppressed women in the world. This passion and her love of fitness served as catalyst to the creation of Aruna, an Athleisure lifestyle brand creating functional luxury bags and accessories handcrafted by women freed, empowered, and employed. www.arunaproject.com