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HerStory Makers

HerStory Makers 2025:
Undeterred and Unstoppable – Together We Lead. Together We Rise.

Join us at the National Veterans Memorial & Museum (300 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215) on Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Note: this is a ticketed event with limited capacity and not open to the public — see sponsorship opportunities for more.

We look forward to celebrating the achievements of women in different seasons of their career journeys who are pioneers in their fields and opening doors to make the way easier for the women who come next.

HerStory Makers 2025 sponsorship is an opportunity for you and/or your company to align with other community leaders and your Columbus Urban League. Learn more here!

We look forward to honoring three incredible leaders:

  • The Honorable Commissioner Erica C. Crawley
  • The Honorable Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt
  • Chief Executive Officer – ADAMH, Erika Clark Jones

Learn more about them at right and hear from them at the event!

Meet our Honorees

 

The Honorable Franklin County Commissioner Erica C. Crawley, J.D., M.P.A., is a mother, advocate, and veteran. As the first Black woman Commissioner, her commitment to serving every resident, every day comes from her lived experiences and deep understanding of what working families need to thrive, and not just survive. Commissioner Crawley has always stood with the most vulnerable among us – working to ensure access to high-quality childcare, affordable housing, supportive addiction, mental health treatment, better maternal health outcomes, and first-rate veteran services for those who have bravely served our nation.

 

The Honorable Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt is a trailblazer who has forged an exceptional path, seamlessly integrating a robust legal foundation with an unwavering commitment to education and civic engagement. Graduating magna cum laude from Spelman College in 1996 with a B.S. in Psychology, she continued her academic journey at Vanderbilt University Law School, earning a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1999. Breaking barriers, in 2018, Judge Beatty Blunt made history as the first Black woman to serve on the Tenth District Court of Appeals.

 

Erika Clark Jones serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH), a levy-based agency that funds over 50 non-profit behavioral health providers to create a safety net of community-based mental health and addiction services for the under insured population in Franklin County. She has led ADAMH since January 2020, guiding the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic and the passage of a five-year 2.2 mil operating levy with 70 percent approval from Franklin County voters.