ABOUT US
In Counsel with Women is a network of executive women, chosen from both profit and non-profit organizations who share a mission to develop professional and personal relationships among top women leaders in Northeast Ohio.
The network is committed to be a resource for executive women to meet, grow, expand their sphere of influence, and have a positive impact on the community.
In Counsel with Women is a network of executive women, chosen from both profit and non-profit organizations who share a mission to develop professional and personal relationships among top women leaders in Northeast Ohio.
The network is committed to be a resource for executive women to meet, grow, expand their sphere of influence, and have a positive impact on the community.
The members of In Counsel with Women have achieved the highest levels of accomplishment within their professions and communities. The diverse membership represents over 100 organizations in Northeast Ohio, including CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CMOs, GCs, presidents, managing partners and executive directors. In Counsel’s members are also very active in their communities, participating on over 425 boards and committees. In total, our members have been recognized by their communities and industry peers with hundreds of national, local and industry awards and honors.
Founded in 2003, In Counsel with Women offers its members a variety of programs that allow them to spend time with each other, to network in an unstructured way, to hear each other’s stories and to learn about specific areas of interest. What is distinctive in all programs is the intimacy of these gatherings among top women leaders in our community.
Board of Directors
Teresa Metcalf Beasley – Chair
McDonald Hopkins
Joan Allgood
Joan U. Allgood Company
Debbie Berry
Cuyahoga County
Bethany Bryant
The Private Trust Company
Rita Carroll
Southwest Water
Carolyn Cheverine
Mary Kim Elkins
Eaton Corp.
Kathy Golovan
Westfield
Kelly Hancock
Cleveland Clinic
Mattie Harris
The MA Harris Group
Ramona Hood
FedEx Custom Critical
Kate Hubben
NFP
Yvette Ittu
Cleveland Development Advisors
Jessica McCoy
GOJO Industries
Elizabeth Newman
CBIZ Inc.
Jill Rizika
Towards Employment
Natalie Ronayne
Cleveland Metroparks
Rachel Talton
Synergy International Limited
Julie Tutkovics
Huntington Bank
Sharon Van Zeeland
Rockwell Automation
Kristin Warzocha
Cleveland FoodBank
Felicia Williams
Perficient/Point2Point
Past Chairs of In Counsel With Women
Janet Miller – Founder
Cindy Schulz – Founding Chair, 2003-2007
Linda Bluso, 2007-2011
Nancy Rodeno, 2011-2013
Sue Tyler, 2013-2015
Karen Kleinhenz, 2015-2017
Jean Robertson, 2017-2019
Rita Brauneck, 2019-2021
Natalie Ronayne, 2021-2023
Teresa Metcalf Beasley, 2023-2025