The program is administered by the Middletown Community Foundation and funded by the AK Steel Foundation.
Tanya Armour of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center who nominated Reid, wrote that in the “midst of frequent physical pain and fatigue she has never allowed sickle cell disease to define her.”
The awards honor women who have overcome obstacles to positively impact the community. The program is administered by the Middletown Community Foundation and funded by the AK Steel Foundation.
Reid has endured multiple joint replacements, monthly blood exchanges and extreme pain, fatigue and pulmonary distress due to her sickle cell beta thalassemia. Holding a bachelor’s in chemistry and Ph.D. in bioinorganic chemistry, she is a published researcher in the area of kinetics and metalloporphyrins and worked for a decade as a brand manager for Proctor and Gamble. She founded her own company 17 years ago, an international management consulting firm called Global Lead Management Consulting, which focuses on leadership development in 20 countries. She gives back to the community through her service on the boards of Catholic Health Partners, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Cincinnati Branch, the Ohio State University, Xavier University and United Way of Greater Cincinnati.
Each recipient is able to designate an eligible charity of her choice to receive a $1,000 donation in honor of her selection. Reid chose the sickle cell disease research of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
AK Steel Chairman, President and CEO James L. Wainscott said despite personal challenges, each of the award recipients has “inspired those around her and continues to make a meaningful impact on the lives of others.”
Other honorees were: Kathy Rowan Brantley of Zanesville; Vicki Laudick of Coshocton; Amy Monteleone of Butler, Pa.; and Jayne Wangler of Rockport, Ind.
Contact this reporter at (513) 705-2842 or rmccrabb@coxohio.com.
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