K has served as the President of the Board of Trustees since October 2023, and is a dedicated community leader committed to advancing LGBTQ+ causes and the creative vibrancy of Columbus.
K has served as Co-Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Columbus Dinner 2023 and Wonderball 2020 at the Columbus Museum of Art, and is a member of the board of trustees for The Legacy Fund of the Columbus Foundation. K has also contributed to the boards of the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus and various committees for the Public Relations Society of America and Columbus Humane.
K is a marketing, corporate, and innovation strategy professional with tenure at the LGBTQ+ healthcare nonprofit Equitas Health, gene-therapy startup Forge Biologics and community leadership organization Leadership Columbus.
K’s innovative spirit extends to design, having co-founded Olly Awake in collaboration with eco-couture designer Celeste Malvar-Stewart. This brand challenged traditional gender norms with gender-equal, ethically produced apparel crafted from sustainable materials in the USA.
K lives downtown in Columbus with a plant they are desperately trying to keep alive and is an avid lover of art and design, film (especially sci-fi, drama, art-house) and a good Manhattan.
