Leadership Dayton Current Class

Karen Berry serves as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Miami Valley Community Action Partnership. A two-time graduate of Wright State University with an undergraduate degree in Spanish and a Master’s in Teaching English as a Second Language, Karen stared her career teaching intensive English courses for international students in Wright State’s LEAP program.  In 2017, Karen switched to the nonprofit sector by accepting the position of executive administrator at MVCAP.  Over the past eight years, Karen has risen through the ranks, taking on increasing levels of responsibility and influence.  In her current role, Karen oversees a wide variety of programs with the mission of eliminating the causes and conditions of poverty and promoting self-sufficiency.  Karen, a crochet artist and award-winning baker, lives in Centerville with her husband and daughter.

At Entrepreneurs’ Center, Mike leads efforts to engage and connect innovators and entrepreneurs across the region.  Mike has more than a decade in venture development advising entrepreneurs, and launched or led numerous programs and support networks.   Most recently, Mike led market & business intelligence and innovation partnerships, working with innovation and R&D executives at Fortune 1000 companies, public entities, and research institutions.

Mike began his career working in operating roles at venture-backed high-growth companies, leading analytics, project management, and professional services teams at various stages.  Mike’s entrepreneurial journey started in junior high school as a caddie, teaching the value of early mornings and building on- and off-the-course relationships.  

Lindsay [Communication, Responsibility, Woo, Discipline, Positivity] founded Moxie by Nature to use her designations as a Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach & a NACE Certified Career Coach, as well as professional experience in corporate recruiting and staffing, and various functional areas of higher education (including admissions, new student orientation, career development/exploration, student leadership and institutional accreditation initiatives), to connect talent to purpose by challenging clients to own what’s RIGHT with them. She brings both structure and vulnerability to conversations around personal and professional growth, living authentically, employee performance, engagement and motivation, and overall wellbeing. 

As a coach, Lindsay partners with organizations to maximize individual and team performance, inform coaching and decision making, encourage intentional collaboration and improve employee engagement and retention, as well as coaches individual clients for clarity, confidence and accountability, often in areas of personal and professional goals, career growth and transition and business development.

Lindsay has professional experience in corporate recruiting and staffing as well as various functional areas of higher education including admissions, new student orientation, career development, student leadership and institutional accreditation initiatives. Currently, she works for one of the largest community colleges in the world (Sinclair Community College), connecting high school students in career technical education programs to post-secondary paths, scholarships and credit opportunities.

VP Elect of Community for Junior League of Dayton and Account Executive at Elements IV Interiors