Our Leadership
Amy Gordon
Executive Director and CEO
Amy Gordon has seen our community from many angles. As a licensed social worker, a parent, and a non-profit professional, she knows Ohio’s challenges as well as its assets. Her persistent focus on the latter has earned her the top leadership position at Communities In Schools of Ohio (CIS).
“What strikes me is her orientation toward the positive and her dedication to putting the organization’s mission first,” says Board Chair Tim Rieder.
Having previously worked as the Afterschool Program Director at CIS from 1999-2006, Amy returned to the organization in 2012. She was asked to take on increasing responsibility through the years, culminating in a promotion to Associate Director in 2014. Last year, the CIS board and former Executive Director Jane Wiechel unanimously decided that Amy was the best choice to become the next Executive Director for Communities In Schools of Ohio beginning January 1, 2017.
Amy has worked to champion the needs of young people and struggling families for over twenty years. She was an Area Director with a faith-based non-profit afterschool program in the Short North, Weinland Park and formerly Windsor Terrace neighborhoods; a Family Specialist/Supervisor of a home-based program with Crittenton Family Services working with juvenile felony offenders and their families; a consultant with the Ohio Department of Education; a certified assessor and an Independent Consultant.
Amy has also served three terms as an Afterschool Alliance Ambassador to promote the expansion of afterschool programs at the local, state and national level.
A graduate of Columbus City Schools, Amy has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from The Ohio State University and is a licensed social worker in the state of Ohio. She has been married for more than 20 years and has a teenage son and daughter.
Amy was featured in 2019 on the Columbus Leadership Podcast. It is a regional podcast featuring the stories of diverse leaders in Central Ohio. Listen to the interview.
Our Leadership Team
Eboney Eldridge-Adoglo
Sr. Director of Programs
614-268-2472 ext. 29
eeldridge@ciskids.org
Nichole Goodman
Sr. Director of Finance
614-268-2472
ngoodman@ciskids.org
Amy Gordon
Executive Director and CEO
614-268-2472 ext. 20
agordon@ciskids.org
Pamela Kreber
Chief Operating Officer
614-268-2472, ext. 22
pkreber@ciskids.org
Shelly Lewis
Chief Advancement Officer
614-268-2472, ext. 23
slewis@ciskids.org
Amber Stevens
Human Resources Manager
614-268-2472
astevens@ciskids.org
Ebony Wilson
Director of Data & Impact
614-268-2472
ewilson@ciskids.org
Our Program & Administrative Team
Hannah Booth
Regional Director of Programs & Partnerships (Southwest Ohio)
937-694-7750
hbooth@ciskids.org
Vernell Bristow
Southside Parent Engagement Coordinator
614-268-2472
vbristow@ciskids.org
Maya Dandridge
Social-Emotional Learning Specialist
614-268-2472
mdandridge@ciskids.org
Chelsea Hazel
Executive Assistant
614-268-2472 ext. 10
chazel@ciskids.org
Matthew McCloskey
Program Manager
614-268-2472 ext. 26
mmccloskey@ciskids.org
Alyson Nobles
Regional Director of Programs & Partnerships (Northern Ohio)
614-268-2472
anobles@ciskids.org
Fredrick Parker
Program Manager
614-268-2472 ext. 17
fparker@ciskids.org
Zoe Van Dyke
Development Manager
614-268-2472 ext. 29
zvandyke@ciskids.org
Our Site Coordinators
Sylvia Arias
Site Coordinator
Columbus Global Academy
Columbus City Schools
Bran-Den Bailey
Site Coordinator
Stiles Elementary
South-Western City Schools
Ashley Bass
Sr. Site Coordinator
Emerson Charter Academy
National Heritage Academies
Tenishia Benson
Site Coordinator
Briggs High School
Columbus City Schools
Mallory Birt
Site Coordinator
Highland Park Elementary School
South-Western City Schools
Jasmine Blanton
Site Coordinator
Graham Elementary/Middle School (GEMS)
The Graham School
Samantha Clipner
Site Coordinator
Galloway Ridge
South-Western City Schools
Jalisa Corde
Site Coordinator
Yorktown Middle School
Columbus City Schools
Callie Cross
Site Coordinator
Pathway School of Discovery – Dayton
National Heritage Academies
Carrie Downard
Sr. Site Coordinator
Holt Crossing Intermediate
South-Western City Schools
Sierra Downing
Site Coordinator
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School
South-Western City Schools
Shelley Ennis
Site Coordinator
Darby Woods Elementary School
South-Western City Schools
Hollie Fetty
Site Coordinator
Pleasant View Middle School
South-Western City Schools
Kevin Fluellen
Site Coordinator
Franklin Heights High School
South-Western City Schools
Shaun Gatewood
Site Coordinator
Orion Academy of Cincinnati
National Heritage Academies
Miaya Green
Site Coordinator
Stiles Elementary School
South-Western City Schools
Jayaira Grhim-Harvey
Site Coordinator
Buckeye Middle School
Columbus City Schools
Morgan Grifski
Site Coordinator
Bolton Crossing
South-Western City Schools
Clifford Hayes
Site Coordinator
Apex Academy of Cleveland
National Heritage Academies
Karen Hayes
Site Coordinator
Bennett Venture Academy – Toledo
National Heritage Academies
Maurice Hale
Site Coordinator
Finland Middle School
South-Western City Schools
Aaron Henderson
Site Coordinator
Westwood ES
Dayton Public Schools
Syvel Henderson
Site Coordinator
Pinnacle Charter Academy – Cleveland
National Heritage Academies
Arcentra Heyward
Site Coordinator
Linden McKinley STEM Academy
Columbus City Schools
Konata Holland
Site Coordinator
Mifflin Middle School
Columbus City Schools
Clarence Jackson, Jr.
Site Coordinator
Westland High School
South-Western City Schools
Danielle Jones
Site Coordinator
North Dayton School of Discovery
National Heritage Academies
Derrick C. Lewis
Sr. Site Coordinator
South High School
Columbus City Schools
Michelle Lowry-Johnson
Sr. Site Coordinator
Prairie Norton Elementary School
South-Western City Schools
Treg Mallory
Site Coordinator
Finland Elementary School
South-Western City Schools
Lourdes Mesias
Site Coordinator
Rosemore Middle School
Whitehall City Schools
Elizabeth Mitchell
Site Coordinator
West Franklin Elementary School
South-Western City Schools
Hawo Mohamed
Site Coordinator
Africentric
Columbus City Schools
Michael Montalvo
Site Coordinator
Beulah Park Middle School
South-Western City Schools
Gabriela Morales-Perez
Site Coordinator
Franklin Woods Intermediate School
South-Western City Schools
Jason Potts
Site Coordinator
Starling Middle School
Columbus City Schools
Mitch Rausch
Site Coordinator
Graham Elementary/Middle School (GEMS)
The Graham School
Toya Reed
Site Coordinator
Winterfield Venture
National Heritage Academies
Dawon Robinson
Student Housing Stabilization Coordinator/Homeless Support Liaison
Kimberly Robinson
Site Coordinator
Prairie Lincoln Elementary School
South-Western City Schools
Caylan Stevens
Sr. Site Coordinator
Norton Middle School
South-Western City Schools
Crystal Swiggett
Site Coordinator
Stambaugh Academy – Youngstown
National Heritage Academies
Jennifer Voltmann
Site Coordinator
Finland Middle School
South-Western City Schools
Lamar Wakefield
Site Coordinator
Johnson Park Middle School
Columbus City Schools
Frances Washington
Site Coordinator
Mifflin High School
Columbus City Schools
Stedman Wynn
Site Coordinator
Meadowdale HS
Dayton Public Schools
