Our People
Meet our dedicated Staff and Board of Directors.
Huckleberry House Staff
Sonya Thesing
Executive Director
Lynda Leclerc
Associate Director
Thelma Young
Controller
Carol Argiro
Advancement Director
Melanie Gunther
Housing Director
Kyra Crockett-Hodge
Director of Outreach and Engagement
Meredith Leider
Housing Program Manager
Erica Schnitz
Clinical Director
Kayla Davis
Crisis Shelter Manager
2023-24 Huckleberry House Board of Directors
Jeanie Mackowiak, President
Franklin County Public Defender
Rajiv Thomas, Vice President
Grange Insurance
Todd Lukens, Secretary
Nationwide
Jennifer Mullaney, Treasurer
Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing
Meredith Harper Bonham
Beecher Hill
Matthew Curtis
American Electric Power
Eric Hardgrove
NiSource
Shandell Jamal Brainstorm Consulting Network, LLC
Ryan Konst Schaefer
Megan Koontz Fusion Alliance
Deborah Lisheid
Marker, Inc.
Nicole Makeda JPMorgan Chase
Frank Pifer
American Electric Power
Pete Shuler
Blue Ridge ESOP Associates
Jamie Stevenson
Danis
Craig Smith Scott W. Schiff & Associates Co., L.P.A.
Members serve without compensatio.
Our People
Meet our dedicated Staff and Board of Directors.
Huckleberry House Staff
Sonya Thesing
Executive Director
Lynda Leclerc
Associate Director
Alex Murphy
Finance Director
Abbey Wollschleger
Programs and Clinical Director
Melanie Gunther
Housing Director
Kyra Crockett-Hodge
Director of Outreach and Engagement
Jonathan Ross II
Development Manager
Michelle Geeting
Crisis Program Manager
Meredith Leider
Housing Program Manager
Erica Schnitz
Counseling Center Manager
2021-22 Huckleberry House Board of Directors
Jerry Beigel
President
Beigel Ventures
Nicole Makeda
Vice President
JP Morgan Chase
Marah Derzon
Secretary
Columbus Academy
Dave Presper
Treasurer
Retired
Maria Armstrong
Retired
Josh Fitzwater
Holden Ellis
Chaz Hixen
Hixen Search
Eric Hutchison
Hutchison Consulting
Shandell Jamal
Brainstorm Consulting Network, LLC
Dionte Johnson
Sole Classics and Canvaas
Ryan Konst
Schaefer
Megan Koontz
Fusion Alliance
Todd Lukens
Nationwide
Jeannie Mackowiak
Franklin County Public Defenders
Maria Mone
Supreme Court of Ohio
Frank Pifer
American Electric Power
Christina Sanders
Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group
Craig Smith
Scott W. Schiff & Associates Co., L.P.A.
Rajiv Thomas
Grange Insurance
Members serve without compensation.
