For 30 years, P&G has proudly stood for LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion.
We aspire to create a world where respect and inclusion are the cornerstones of our culture; where equal access and opportunity to learn, grow, succeed and thrive are available to everyone.
We are committed to doing the work to make this a reality.
Dearest family members, friends, and colleagues:
Welcome to the 15th annual Greater Cincinnati Dinner! We are so excited to gather as a community to celebrate equality and support the vital work of HRC. This year’s “Amplify our Future” celebration highlights Cincinnati’s LGBTQ+ history, focusing on our persistence, joy, and activism as we move forward together.
We’ve entered a challenging time for our community. We hope you will take stock this evening and reflect on the positives, celebrate LGBTQ+ people across the US, our wins and losses, and bask in the support of our HRC family. We have much to celebrate but also a lot of work to do. Breaking down barriers that divide us. Educating the public and the community about LGBTQ+ issues. Advocating for the rights of our queer and transgender youth. Protecting our right to healthcare and safeguarding our right to vote. Ensuring that all LGBTQ+ people – and particularly those of us who are trans/ non-binary/genderqueer and people of color – feel safe, supported, and seen.
We look forward to sharing an evening of storytelling and inspiration with you. Thank you to the Greater Cincinnati HRC Steering Committee, Board of Governors, and Dinner Committee Chairs and volunteers who have helped make this wonderful evening possible. To our Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky LGBTQ+ and ally community partners, we welcome you with open arms. To our corporate sponsors, we couldn’t do any of our work without your support. To everyone who purchased a ticket and chose to be with us tonight and all year long, we are truly grateful. Most of all, we thank all of you for coming tonight and supporting HRC’s work.
Your participation tonight will further HRC’s mission and honor those who work tirelessly for the LGBTQ+ community. Our voice is more powerful together than apart!
Yours in equality,
KAREN HARMON AND ERIC ANDERSON
2025 Greater Cincinnati Dinner Co-chairs
KELLEY ROBINSON HRC PRESIDENT
Kelley Robinson is the ninth president of the Human Rights Campaign — the first Black, Queer woman to lead the organization. The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality and liberation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Robinson — widely respected for her work over the last 15 years creating and leading winning campaigns and programs — stepped into her new role at HRC after serving as Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Action Fund. From community organizer to progressive leader, Robinson has been at the forefront in the fight for bodily autonomy and racial and gender equity, with a focus on lifting up marginalized communities and building political power. Robinson will lead HRC — and its more than 3 million member advocates — as the organization fulfills its mission to realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
That's why we've been proudly supporting the Human Rights Campaign since 2009.
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DANA GOLDBERG COMEDIAN
As seen on TBS, ABC, LOGO, and Last Comic Standing, veteran comedian Dana Goldberg is a force of nature on stage. With performances at the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, The Comedy Festival produced by TBS and HBO, and the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland; her quick wit and playful stage presence have her earning loyal fans across the country and abroad.
A crowd favorite, Goldberg has become a triple threat combining her comedy, hosting, and live auction talents to become one of the most sought after entertainers on the circuit. Voted one of the “Top Five Funniest Lesbians In America,” Curve magazine raves, “Goldberg is one of the brightest lights in a stellar comedy landscape.” Advocate.com named Goldberg one of the top three LGBT comedians in the nation.
In addition to headlining clubs, theaters and festivals around the country, Goldberg has performed at and emceed dozens of high profile events and has shared the national stage with luminaries such as President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton, Meryl Streep, Katy Perry, Kerry Washington, Jennifer Lopez, Carol Burnett, Sir Elton John, Mariah Carey, Shonda Rhimes, and many more.
Combining her gift of humor with humanitarian efforts, Goldberg has raised over 20 million dollars for non-profits around the country in the fight for marriage equality, LGBT rights, women’s health, and HIV and AIDS education and prevention. As the youngest child in a single parent household run by a Jewish mother in which two of three kids are gay, Goldberg helps keep most of the comedy venues and half of the psychotherapists in the country in business.
For more information on Dana Goldberg visit www.danagoldberg.com
GREATER HRC STEERING COMMITTEE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Colin Altman
Karen Harmon
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Karen Morgan
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Erin Arlinghaus
Caitlin McBee
DAYTON AREA EVENTS CO-CHAIR
Larry Warren
DINNER CO-CHAIRS
Eric Anderson
Karen Harmon
FED CLUB COMMITTEE
Chase Rickey Co-Chair
Colin Altman Co-Chair
Terry Payne
MAJOR DONORS
Eric Anderson
Rick Chizmadia
Karen Morgan
Chase Rickey
MARKETING
Maya Bere
MEMBERSHIP OUTREACH
Mike Daniels
POLITICAL ACTION
Elijah Hyman
Sol Kersey
VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT
Andi Adams
Mel Carroll
WORKPLACE
Daniel Taylor Co-Chair
Mary McFarland Co-Chair
Petra Bergman
Jennifer Boudrye
Ben Gustin
Shannon Memory
Karen Morgan
GOVERNORS EMERITUS
Karen Aronoff Bader
Nicholas Ball
Frank Caliguri
Jeff Caywood
Rick Chizmadia
Jon Groppe
Troy Henson
Ron Hirth
Elizabeth Kennedy
Pam Kravetz
Michael Moore
Natalie MacDonald
Ryan Messer
Steve Newsome
Chase Rickey
Cathy Sarky
Kristin Shrimplin
Eddie Wagner
Aaron Weiner
Andrew Winters
GALA CO-CHAIR EMERITUS
(in order of service)
Ryan Messer
Chad Nielson
Cathy Sarky
Mark Wilson
Julia Wesselkamper
Scott Farmer
Karen Morgan
Aaron Weiner
Rick Chizmadia
Karen Harmon
Richard Cooke
Aftab Pureval
Eric Anderson
Pam Kravetz
Jordan Young
Joshua Kayes
Rod Hinton
Chase Rickey
Reggie Harris
PAST GREATER CINCINNATI
HRC HONOREES
2008
Scott Knox, HRC Leadership Award
2009
Karen Aronoff, HRC Leadership Award
Jeff Caywood, HRC Leadership Award
2010
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, A Johnson and Johnson Company, Corporate Equality Award
Macy’s Inc. Corporate Equality Award
2011
P & G Corporate Equality Award
Joseph Rigotti, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
2012
Lexis Nexis, Corporate Equality Award
Brown-Forman, Corporate Equality Award
Caracole, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
2013
Thompson Hine, Corporate Equality Award
M. Freeman Durham, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
GE Avaiation’s GLBTA Alliance, LGBT Affinity Group of the Year Award
2014
Humana, Corporate Equality Award
Cincinnati Public Schools, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
P & G Gable, LGBT Affinity Group of the Year Award
Paula Ison, Community Leadership Award
2015
Frost, Brown Todd, Corporate Equality Award
Kroger, LGBT Affinity Group of the Year Award
Chris Seelbach, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
2016
General Electric, Corporate Equality Award
Fifth Third Bank, Corporate Equality Award
Lighthouse Youth Services, David C. Crowley
LEADERSHIP AWARD
2017
Convergys, Corporate Equality Award
Gerhardstein & Branch CO. LPA, David C
Crowley Leadership Award.
2018
Children’s Hospital Transgender Clinic, Corporate Equality Award
Scott E. Knox, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
Hal Sparks, HRC Ally for Equality Award
2019
U.S. Bank Spectrum, LGBTQ Affinity Award
Michael Chanak, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
Nathan Lee, HRC Ally for Equality Award
2020
Kroger, LGBTQ Affinity Award
Cheryl Eagleston, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
Aneesh Sheth, HRC Visibility Award
2022
Michael Cotrell, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
2023
Reginald Harris, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
ER Fightmaster, HRC Visibilty Award
2024
Jelani Alladin, HRC Visibility Award
Charmaine McGuffey, David C. Crowley Leadership Award
OHIO LESBIAN ARCHIVES
DAVID CROWLEY LEADERSHIP AWARD
The Ohio Lesbian Archives is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to preserving and safeguarding Cincinnati’s LGBTQ+ history for over 40 years. Founded in the mid-1980s, OLA has collected materials documenting the lives, activism, and contributions of the Greater Cincinnati LGBTQ+ community.
Originally housed above Crazy Ladies Bookstore in Northside, OLA now resides on Race Street by Washington Park, where its collection is open by appointment for students, researchers and anyone who’s interested. Led by founder Phebe “Karen” Beiser, Vic Ramstetter, and a dedicated team of volunteers and board members, OLA is one of only a handful of lesbian archives in the United States.
RON CLEMONS
VISIBILITY AWARD
Ron Clemons is a dedicated activist, social worker and volunteer, fighting for LGBTQ+ equality for over 50 years. An out, Black queer person, he’s served as an assistant director at Tender Mercies, clinical director at Caracole and executive director at the Madisonville Education and Assistance Center. Clemons has also taught social work and substance abuse courses at the University of Cincinnati and has been a key leader in organizations like the Cincinnati Men’s Chorus and Scorpius of Cincinnati.
His work as producer and owner of Tri-State Leather/Pup/Rubber since 2010 further demonstrates his commitment to creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals.
In all his professional and volunteer efforts, Clemons has broken barriers as the first openly gay Black person to hold many of these roles, according to HRC. The organization noted that his dedication and visibility have “empowered others, transformed lives, and made lasting contributions to the queer BIPOC community in Cincinnati and beyond.”
Along life’s journey, let’s travel together.
American Airlines is a longstanding partner of the Human Rights Campaign.
American is a proud advocate for LGBTQ rights in Washington DC and beyond.
REP. JULIE JOHNSON
Congresswoman-Elect Julie Johnson comes to Washington from the Texas House of Representatives where she has served three terms since 2018. Johnson previously served on the state’s Insurance and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committees. She was named the 2019 ‘Freshman of the Year’; by Texas Monthly, ‘Champion of Medicine’ by the Texas Medical Association, and given the ‘Big Voices for Little Texans’ Award by Texas CASA.
During her time in the Texas legislature, she passed 108 bills with a focus on patient protection, and insurance reform. Johnson also authored the first bipartisan Medicaid expansion bill in Texas history. In March of 2024, Johnson won her 10-way primary election without a runoff to become the Democratic nominee for Texas Congressional District 32 and was elected to represent District 32 on November 5th, 2024, with over 60% of the vote.
She is the first openly gay member of Congress from the South and the first woman to ever represent District 32. In Congress, Rep. Johnson wants to continue the fight for consumer protection and expanding access within our healthcare system.
Lyft supports safer spaces, and all the humans who inhabit them.
REP. GREG LANDSMAN
Representative Greg Landsman is a father and husband who is proud to call Southwest Ohio home.
Before joining the U.S. House of Representatives in 2023, Greg served on the Cincinnati City Council for five years where he led investments in public safety and core services. Greg also led the effort to establish the City of Cincinnati’s first-ever Office of Ethics and Good Government as well as the Balanced Development Scorecard to increase trust in local government and transparency in the development process.
Greg has spent his entire career advocating for children and families, especially those most marginalized. Prior to his time in elected office, Greg was a public school teacher and worked in education advocacy as the Executive Director of the Strive Partnership.
Greg also served as the Director of Faith-based and Community Initiatives under former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. There, he led Ohio’s efforts to help local churches and synagogues provide education and food programs in their communities.
A pragmatic leader, Greg has a long history of working with broad, bipartisan coalitions to get good, meaningful things done. In 2016, Greg led a successful ballot measure to pass the Cincinnati Preschool Promise, a program which provides two years of quality preschool education for every three- and four-year-old in Cincinnati. In 2018, he built a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, labor organizations, business leaders, and community members to pass the largest investment in transportation and infrastructure in Hamilton County’s history.
Greg earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from Ohio University and a master’s degree in Theology from Harvard University. Greg and his wife, Sarah, live in Cincinnati with their two children, Maddie and Elijah.
Everybody.
At Apple, we’re committed to using our voice to advocate for LGBTQ+ people and the freedoms they deser ve. Because we believe ever ybody should have the right to be free from discrimination.
We proudly suppor t the Human Rights Campaign and stand with you to build a better future.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
CARACOLE
CINCINNATI PRIDE
EQUALITY OHIO
GAY MEN’S CHORUS
HAVE A GAY DAY
LEBANON PRIDE
MAYERSON JCC
MIDWESTERN LESBIAN
MORE THAN A HUG
OHIO LESBIAN ARCHIVES
QUEEN CITY QUEER HISTORY
TRANSOHIO
Google is proud to support the Human Rights Campaign in a shared pursuit of building a world where everyone belongs.
GIVE THE GIFT OF EQUALITY
This year, celebrate your loved ones, holidays or other special occasions by giving the gift of equality! Gift a membership to the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, host a fundraiser to benefit our work, sign up for our wedding registry or donate in someone’s memory! Each donation includes an HRC membership and furthers the fight for full LGBTQ+ equality.
GIVE A MEMBERSHIP GOAL HRC MEMBER
HOST A FUNDRAISER FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY, GRADUATION, PRIDE OR MO RE .. .
DONATE YOUR WEDDING REGISTRY
GIV E TH E GIF
FLY A FLAG
FOR HOLIDAYS & SPECIAL OCCASIO NS
DONATE IN HONOR OR ME MO RY O F SOMEONE
Celebrating a special occasion and looking to further LGBTQ+ equality? Join our over 3 million supporters today by giving the gift of membership, hosting a fundraiser, donating your wedding registry to HRC and more!
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LOVE OUT LOUD
FOCUSED ON WHAT MATTERS
MGM Resorts International has a longstanding commitment of supporting the LBGTQ+ community. Through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts in our workplace, policies and operations, MGM Resorts is proud to be the first in the gaming and hospitality industry to offer same-sex health benefits and has expanded supplier relationships to include LGBTQ+-owned businesses. From the casino floor to corporate headquarters, MGM Resorts strives to stand out as one of the leading companies for workplace equality and has pledged a corporate responsibility to providing resources for EVERYONE to live and thrive as their authentic selves. MGM Resorts proudly supports the Human Rights Campaign.
You belong. You have all along.
We are LGBTQ+. We are Salesforce. And we won’t rest until there is #EqualityForAll.
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BETTER TOGETHER
At Fifth Third, we believe inclusion fuels innovation and growth. It’s at the heart of who we are and what we do. Together, we’re driving business results and building stronger communities.
Fifth Third Bank is proud to support the 2025 HRC Greater Cincinnati Dinner
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.
