Welcome

  Dave Wess Sr., Co-Founder and Executive Director. Dave is the CEO of DNA Leadership Consulting Group, LLC, Cincinnati, OH; He is an ordained minister through the Church of God, based in Anderson, IN. Dave received his Master of Education in Human Resource Development and his BA in Organizational Leadership from Xavier University. He is an Executive Coach, Program Administrator and Workforce Development Trainer at Omnicom Workforce Solutions, Dayton and Middletown, Ohio; Dean of Students at Pre-College University, based out of Woodbridge, VA, and author of a self-help book, “Don’t Stay Stuck –UNLOCK THE SUCCESS WITHIN –Now’s Your Time.” Dave’s mission in life is to share the love of Christ with all of God’s people by meeting people where they are and helping them become what they aspire to be. 

  Mike Thompson is Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer. Also, Mike is the President of RCA Cleaning Solutions as well as the Senior Pastor of Clinton Springs Church of God. Mike has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. Mike passionately believes in helping others. Mike is committed to utilizing all the gifts God has given him to further advance God’s Kingdom. Mike is married to his best friend Gea, and they are the proud parents of three beautiful daughters as well as surrogate parents to several others. 

Ann Marie Babb is the VP of Business Operations for the WCWT Center, the founder and Executive Director of Springhaven the anti-human trafficking division of the WCWT Center and was awarded the AK Steel Steele Magnolia Award in 2017. She is also the Director of Incarceration Support for Justice Consulting which concentrates on women who have been incarcerated for crimes revolving around their trafficking. Ann Marie also sits on the Ohio Attorney Generals Anti-Human Trafficking Commission and sits on the public awareness sub-committee. Having experienced trafficking, Ann is a survivor, an advocate and an activist. She has dedicated her life to sharing her story, developing her program, and demystifying mental health issues that are associated with trauma. 

Kelly Cowan, Chief Relationship Officer. Kelly has taught at Miami University since 1993 and was the Middletown Campus dean from 2005-2009. She was interim director at the local campus of Cincinnati State and Technical College for 2015. She is the author of two successful McGraw-Hill microbiology textbooks. Her interest in under-resourced students led her to her now full-time engagement in two arenas: 1) with students and residents in generational poverty; and 2) with institutions - civic and educational - who serve them. For the last year she has been visiting college campuses around the country working with instructors and administrators on the topic of the opportunity gap that leads to an achievement gap between under-resourced and fully resourced students. Kelly grew up in eastern Kentucky and was educated at the University of Louisville, the University of Maryland, and the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. She founded a large non-profit in Middletown that supports the education of under-resourced families helping them move to self-sufficiency. She is also a certified Hamilton County jail chaplain. 

  Amy Matney, President, Owner and Chief Educational Officer of Omnicom Solutions Group, LLC is dedicating her life and considerable talents to the service of others. Her business, Omnicom Workforce Solutions, helps the unemployed, displaced, and the challenged workers of the area to learn skills and be better equipped for today’s employment marketplace. Her compassion and understanding help drive the curriculum of her company’s workshops given throughout the region to help workers address everything from “soft skills” like appearance and attendance, to basic computer skills needed for nearly every job currently available. In fact, Amy’s efforts have led to the successful employment of possibly hundreds of workers in the region. Truly a testament to Amy’s unique ability to adapt and communicate within all levels of the workforce and working people. Amy launched the “Spread the Love” outreach which involved packaging a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter and jelly, some resource information from agency support organizations and hitting the street to share with families and individuals in need. 

Pamela is a Graduate from Ohio State University, with a B.S. in Special Education. . Pamela taught for 12 years in various public-school districts. Pamela began looking for a change, she became a VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America– under AmeriCorps) for the YWCA of Hamilton Literacy Program Here she researched and wrote grants. Pamela is currently a Paralegal Specialist for the Government. She comes to us with many talents. As a trauma survivor herself she is fulfilling a lifelong dream of assisting survivors to re-claim their lives.