Smart Business Magazine, January 2016

January 2016 Smart Business Columbus 39 Michelle Heritage has dedicated her career to human services and improving the lives of others spending more than 20 years in leadership roles in the homeless system mental health child welfare and the alcohol and drug system In her role as executive director at the Community Shelter Board Heritage facilitates and leads the community plan to end homelessness in Central Ohio She collaborates to bring together diverse organizations to work together as an efficient system rather than as a fragmented set of resources She uses an outcome based funding model that measures performance monitors providers success and assures the systems effectiveness Heritage also combines innovative solutions and best practices with time tested strategies to implement programs that quickly and stably house people in crisis But not only is Heritage a national and regional leader within the homeless service industry she also serves the United Way of Central Ohio as the chair of the Diversity Inclusion Committee as an active member of the Womens Leadership Council and on the board of trustees as well as co chairing the creation of the PRIDE Council the first United Way LGBT giving group in the country Heritage leads her staff at CSB to give back to the community through various service and philanthropy activities CSB has hosted an employee giving campaign for United Way for the past 17 years Heritage and her colleagues also participate in communitywide service activities organized by United Way And under her leadership CSB staff contributed nearly 5000 meals through Operation Feed for the Mid Ohio FoodBank MICHELLE HERITAGE executive director Community Shelter Board www csb org NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD In his first year as president and CEO of Pelotonia Doug Ulman has already made a meaningful impact In addition to almost doubling the size of the Pelotonia team to increase efficiency and capacity he has led significant strategic planning to chart the future course of the organization Plans are under development that will likely increase fundraising dollars through an enhanced virtual participant program new stewardship strategies and a greater focus on the impact of Pelotonia raised funds Ulman maintains an intense focus on the mission of the organization and ties all strategies and initiatives directly to the vision and mission of Pelotonia Under Ulmans leadership the organization enjoyed its most successful event yet breaking both participation and fundraising records Through unwavering optimism a culture of collaboration empowerment and a fierce work ethic he inspires his team to achieve excellence And at the same time Ulman has already established himself as an active member of the Columbus community all while demonstrating a commitment to collaboration and inclusion He previously led the internationally known Livestrong Foundation Ulman is a three time cancer survivor and global advocate ambassador and well respected voice in the cancer community Ulman has been named twice to The NonProfit Times Power Influence Top 50 and has more than 1 million followers on Twitter In addition to his role at Pelotonia Ulman works on behalf of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute to build awareness and support nationally for its work in research education and prevention DOUG ULMAN president and CEO Pelotonia www pelotonia org NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD