Christina Vera, President of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education 2024

In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month 2024, MujerLatinaToday, in collaboration with the Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati, have create One Story a Day / Una historia para cada día. One Story a Day is a series of 30 interviews of Ohio Latino / Hispanic champions to celebrate their achievements, contributions and successful stories. Christina Vera was elected as Board President in January 2024. Ms. Vera also served as Board Vice President from January 2023 to January 2024. She is a proud graduate of Columbus City Schools’ Brookhaven High School, Class of 2003. As the Co-Founder and Director of Operations of Femergy® , and a social entrepreneur, Mrs. Vera leads and develops teams through innovative strategy and effective communication to influence positive change and build organizational capacity. Christina currently serves as Advisory Council Member at Otterbein University (WLN), and has previously served on the Gateways for Growth Steering Committee on behalf of Welcoming City. In addition, Ms.Vera was formally a Trustee for Ohio School Board Association. She also formally served as the Student Achievement Liaison for the Ohio School Board Association and the Bilingual Education Task Force Liaison, for the Council of Great City Schools. Christina is also an Executive Committee Member of FCDP. In her spare time Ms. Vera enjoys co-hosting True Print for Life podcast. Christina resides in the Columbus area with her husband Kent, and three children Maritza, Julianna, and Adrian. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinaavera/)