Unite for Safe Social Media’s founder, Chris Vineis, and board member Patrice Gillespie-Smith know how to build organizations that last! Chris and Patrice recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of Ohio Women in Government, an organization they co- founded in 1998.
Ohio Women in Government’s mission is to support the career development of all women working in government and public policy in Ohio. Men and women at all levels of government and the related private sector know OWIG provides the best critical, bipartisan information on public policy. Offering a career center, a mentoring program and unique LSC intern scholarships, OWIG is the leading public affairs organization in the State with reach beyond. Patrice Gillespie Smith shared that when faced with a move to Seattle from Columbus, she got her City of Seattle Transportation Department Chief of Staff position through OWIG!