Board of Directors

The Neighborhood House is currently governed by a ten-member Board of Directors. Primary Board responsibilities include long-term visioning, strategic planning, financial stewardship, policy formulation, leadership and staff support, and partnership and volunteer recruitment.

Current Board members (year joined board) are:

• Chair, Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PhD, Co-founder, Ignite Partnerships, Associate Professor, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Associate Dean of Research, University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health (2014)
• Vice-Chair, Curtis Maples, M.Eng, Senior Electrical Engineer, Standex-Meder Electronics, Adjunct Faculty, Center for Innovative Technologies, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (2015)
• Treasurer, Robert Killins, Jr. Program Director, Vibrant Places, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (2008)
• Secretary, Margaret Nelsen, 20-year+ Neighborhood House volunteer (2015)
• Nancy Sevieux, PhD Senior Scientist/Regulatory Affairs Manager, P&G (2007)
• Larry Powell, Retired Lieutenant, Cincinnati Police Department (2012)
• Diane Ebbs, Retired Principal, Cincinnati Public Schools (2012)
• Gwendolyn Yip, Past First Lady of the University of Cincinnati, current First Lady of the University of British Columbia (2014)
• Victor Garcia, MD, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2015)
• Gerald Bates, Reverend, St. Mark Christian Fellowship (2015)
• Vonnie Tawwab, West End Resident & Business owner, Community Volunteer and active member of the SisterLink Women’s Program. She is a member of the CCTST’s West End Community Research Advisory Board and recently became a HealthRHYTHMS Empowerment Drumming facilitator. (2018)
• Yvette Simpson, West End Resident, lawyer, college administrator, public servant, and consultant (2018)