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This year’s luncheon
ceremony was hosted by Diane Larson of 13 abc Action News –
a 2008 honoree for business – and the event blessing was
offered by YWCA Board Member Ireatha Hollie and a 2008
honoree for science.
Thompson, business woman,
philanthropist and longtime supporter of the arts in
northwest Ohio, has been a member of the Toledo Museum of
Art’s board of directors since 2003. In 2016, she became the
first African American and the first woman to serve as the
chairman of the board of the Museum. Over the years Thompson
has served on a variety of committees and offices for the
Museum, in addition to volunteer service with many
organizations, particularly for the Girl Scouts of America –
chairman of the National Board of Directors of the Girls
Scouts of USA.
Moore, a longtime educator
with the Toledo Public Schools, now serves as the NAACP’s
Ohio State Director of Education and third vice president of
the local chapter. She is also responsible for Toledo’s
participation in the ACT-SO (Afro American Cultural &
Scientific Olympics) competition. Moore was a trailblazer in
education here in Toledo as one of the few teachers of
students with disabilities in the early 70s.
Mansour-Shousher has been
an audiologist since 1981 an started her private practice,
the Northwest Ohio Hearing Clinic, in 1998, In her practice
she provides advanced audiology services for families with
incomes up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level. Over
the last five years her contribution to the community has
been enhanced through her establishment of the HearCare
Connection, a nonprofit hearing center providing healthcare
to low-income adults and underserved children. She has also
taken the concept to countries in the Middle East and Africa
in her travels.
Skow, currently president
of The Arts Commission, also serves on the boards of the
Toledo Bar Association, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality,
Legal Aid of Western Ohio and the Children’s Theater
Workshop. Her professional endeavors and community service
have been recognized on numerous occasions as she has
received awards such as the Toledo Business Journal’s “2016
Who’s Who in Toledo Law,” 2015 Toledo 20 Under 40 Award,
2015 Ohio State Bar Foundation Statewide Community Service
Award for Attorney 40 and Under and the 2013 Crosby Award
from the Toledo Botanical Gardens.
Monagan, co-owner and
president of Communica, Inc, a full-service advertising and
marketing firm in Toledo with offices in Columbus,
Charlotte, Detroit and Shanghai, has more than 30 years in
the advertising, marketing business. In addition to her
business accomplishments, Monagan is also on the board of
directors of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, the
Rotary Club, the Toledo Repertoire Theater, the Toledo
Ballet Association, the Toledo Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation and the University of Toledo College of Business
Advisory.
Judge Cubbon is a
nationally known leader in Juvenile Justice Services and
Reform. Under her guidance, the Lucas County Juvenile Court
has been recognized as a national leader in reducing youth
incarceration and in growing community resources to support
youth and families. She has been instrumental in the
development of evidence-based practices for youth and
families – such as the Crossover Youth Model, which serves
youth involved in both the Juvenile Court and the Child
Welfare system.
Ruma, vice president of
the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio and the executive
director of Toledo/Lucas County CareNet, has connected with
hospitals, physicians and insurers to provide care for the
most vulnerable in the community. She is the founding
director of CareNet, a national award winning healthcare
program that was a collaborative effort between then Mayor
Jack Ford and health system presidents.
“What a remarkable year
for women,” write McDuffie and Diane Friedman, chairman of
the board of directors of the YWCA of Northwest Ohio. “From
the birth of the Women’s March to the “Me Too Movement,” the
YWCA of Northwest Ohio has led the way for women in our
community to champion the cause of advocacy, activism and
social responsibility.” |
