State-wide Communities fit within the ACMW established framework to provide a stepping stone between local chapters and the global organization. These community connections are reinforced by biannual regional Celebrations. Ohio is the first Community WiC and ACM-W Professional Chapter in the U.S., a proof of concept that may be replicated in other regions where Celebrations are already established.
The OCWiC ACMW Professional Chapter is a state wide community of women and men technology professionals from industry and academia, dedicated to the OCWiC mission:
Engaging and empowering Ohio women in computing by building community, celebrating success, and illuminating possibility.
Professional Chapters fit within the ACM-W established framework to provide a stepping stone between local chapters and the (inter)national organization. These community connections are reinforced by biannual regional Celebrations. Ohio is the home of the first ACM-W Professional Chapter, a proof of concept that may be replicated in other regions where Celebrations are already established.
OCWiC Organization
OCWiC Executive Committee
| President | Rachelle Kristof-Hippler |
| Past President | Bettina Bair |
| Vice President | Ashley Kline-Tozzi |
| Treasurer | Melinda McGucken |
| Membership Chair | TBD |
| Director Celebration Logistics | Rachelle Kristof-Hippler |
| Director Technology | Shannon Whalen |
| Director Communications | Becky Grasser, with Meredith Kasper, Fadoua Khmaissia |
| Community College Representative | Kathleen Tamerlano |
| Industry Representative | TBD |
| Male Allies Representative | Stu Zweben |
OCWiC Community Ring Leaders
| OUTREACH Communities Ring Leader | Eva Bradshaw |
| JOBS Communities Ring Leaders | TBD |
| CLUBS Communities Ring Leader | Shannon Whalen |
| EVENTS Communities Ring Leaders | Meredith Kaspar |
OCWiC2021 Celebration Planning Committee
- General Chair – Mary Jean Blink
- Planning committee
- Past Chair- Ashley Kline-Tozzi
- Treasurer – Ellen Walker
- Communications Chair – Becky Grasser
- Logistics Chair – Jenna Crosby
- Registration Associate Chair- Meredith Kasper
- Party Planning Associate Chair – TBD
- Coordinated Events Associate Chair (e.g., Teals) – TBD
- Ordering Associate Chair – Bettina Bair
- Program co-Chair – Lisa Pierson, Eva Bradshaw
- (Technical & Research) Track Chair – TBD
- (Culture & Current Issues) Track Chair – Eva Bradshaw
- (Career & Pathways) Track Chair – Ashley Kline-Tozzi
- Poster Chair – TBD
- Sponsor Liaison Chair – Melinda McGucken
- Academic Sponsorship Co-Chairs – Christopher Stewart, Rashmi Jha
- Industry Sponsorship Co-Chairs – Janell Vickers