About Us
EMPOWERING CHILDREN TO DREAM BIG
Last year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio served more than 6,600 children through our mentoring programs plus Camp Oty'Okwa, and an additional 800 through our affiliated agencies. Youth facing adversity are more likely to want a mentor in their life, but less likely to have a mentoring relationship. By building strong, one-to-one, professionally-supported mentoring relationships to serve as a foundation for positive impact and life skills learning, Big Brothers Big Sisters helps close the opportunity gap that exists for far too many kids in our community.
MISSION
To provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
VISION
All children achieve success in life.
OUR IMPACT*
OUR KIDS*
LEADERSHIP
Elizabeth Martinez - President and CEO
emartinez@bbbscentralohio.org 614-839-2447, ext. 102
Kyle Atwood - Chief Financial Officer
katwood@bbbscentralohio.org 614-839-2447, ext. 131
Abby Fisher - Vice President of Programs
afisher@bbbscentralohio.org 614-839-2447, ext. 165
Michael Haverkamp - Executive Vice President/Development&Grants
mhaverkamp@bbbscentralohio.org 614-839-2447, ext. 176
Elizabeth Joy, MBA, MSW, LCDC lll - Director, The Mentoring Center of Central Ohio
ejoy@bbbscentralohio.org 614-839-2447, ext. 103
Timothy McCarthy - Vice President of Relationships
tmccarthy@bbbscentralohio.org 614-839-2447, ext. 168
Susie Murray - Vice President of HR/Building Operations
smurray@bbbscentralohio.org 614-839-2447, ext. 132
Dave Schirner - Executive Vice President/Camp Director
dschirner@bbbscentralohio.org 614-839-2447, ext. 128
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board
The Board steers the strategic direction and vision of the agency as well as ensures fiduciary responsibility.
Smoot Construction
AutoDealerMD
KPMG
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Nationwide
Anderson Concrete Corp.
BBBS Foundation Representative - Bailey Cavalieri LLC
Fifth Third Bank
Huntington Bank
United Midwest Savings Bank
NiSource
Mentoring Center Advisory Council
Nationwide
Petland, Inc.
Safelite Solutions LLC
Hamilton Parker Company
Ernst & Young LLP
Kimball-Midwest
Rockbridge
DGD Group, Inc.
American Electric Power (retired)
McDonald Hopkins
American Electric Power
Schoedinger Funeral & Cremation Services
White Castle System Inc.
OhioHealth Corporation
Cardinal Health
Champion Real Estate
Foundation Board
The Foundation Board helps further the goals and initiatives of the agency.
State Auto Insurance Companies
Robert Weiler Company
Attorney
HP Land Development
Bailey Cavalieri LLC
Sweet Briar Ranch Consulting Services
Weston Hurd Curley Paterson & Bush LLP
Reitter Wall Systems (retired)
Truesports, Inc./Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Global Business Consultant/Marketing Professor
FINANCIALS
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio has maintained strong and sustained financial stability. Your financial support helps us provide our programs and services - so we can help develop more college grads, community leaders and entrepreneurs. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio is an independent 501(c)3.