Leadership

Shannon TL Isom, named President and CEO of Community Shelter Board in 2023, has a twenty-year track record leading strategic teams and is deeply connected to continuums of care for communities of color, with a particular focus on social determinants, intersectionality, gender, and race. She has expertise in science, public health, non-profit management, medicine, and business. During her nine-year tenure as President and CEO of YWCA Dayton, Shannon increased the operational budget by 196%. She secured the first $1M state biennial appropriation for the Ohio Council of YWCAs.

Shannon holds a master's business administration degree, specialized in health administration from D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University, and a bachelor’s degree in pre-med/biology from Spelman College. She was an MD candidate at Wright State University School of Medicine and also completed post-baccalaureate studies at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and studies at The Ohio State University School of Public Health.

Shannon serves as a board member for the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio and the Dayton Metro Library. She serves as a national advisory member for KeyBank and First Financial Bank Advisory Boards and as a member of the executive advisory committee for the Human Rights Center of the University of Dayton. Shannon served as a TEDx coach for TEDx Dayton.

Shannon received a Humanitarian Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton in 2022. She received a National Philanthropy Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2021 and Dayton Business Journal’s 2020 Regional Leader of the Year and Business of the Year.

With a budget of $82.1 million, Shannon TL Isom leads a regional effort to ensure that everyone in Columbus and Franklin County has access to safe, stable, and affordable housing. Under her leadership, Community Shelter Board (CSB) brings together public, private, and nonprofit partners to operate as a single, coordinated system focused on making homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring.

Adam Rowan serves as CSB’s Chief Compliance + Operations Officer. With over 15 years’ experience in nonprofit and human services, Adam brings a background of operations/program management, quality improvement, and strategic planning to the mission of CSB. Prior to joining CSB in 2024, Adam held executive roles at Maryhaven and St. Vincent Family Services in Columbus, Ohio.

Adam holds a BA in Psychology from The Ohio State University and an MBA from Ohio Dominican
University, with a concentration in public administration. A graduate of Leadership Columbus, Adam’s dedication to driving impactful change and improving systems will be instrumental to advancing CSB’s mission.

Adrinia L. Woods is an accomplished executive and Chief Financial Officer with more than 30 years of experience spanning finance, strategy, revenue growth, operations, and organizational leadership. Throughout her career, she has helped organizations strengthen financial performance, navigate change, and align resources with strategic priorities to achieve sustainable growth and impact. 

Known for bringing both financial discipline and a growth-oriented mindset to leadership, Adrinia has extensive experience in financial strategy, budgeting and forecasting, revenue diversification, operational planning, and organizational transformation. Her broad executive background enables her to look beyond the numbers, connecting financial performance to people, programs, operations, and long-term strategy.

A transformational and collaborative leader, Adrinia has built and led high-performing teams across finance, revenue development, marketing, business development, and other cross-functional areas. She is particularly skilled at translating complex financial and business information into actionable insights that help executive teams and boards make informed decisions.

Throughout her career, Adrinia has served as a trusted strategic partner to CEOs, executive leadership teams, and boards, supporting governance, strengthening organizational accountability, and helping organizations position themselves for long-term financial sustainability and growth.

Her leadership experience spans both corporate and mission-driven environments, giving her a unique perspective on balancing financial stewardship, operational excellence, growth, and organizational impact.

Adrinia is a CPA with dual degrees in Accountancy and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also an Executive Scholar from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Nonprofit Management program, reflecting her continued commitment to leadership excellence and strengthening mission-driven organizations. 

Christopher J. Delisio is a distinguished higher-education advancement executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience driving multi-billion-dollar fundraising campaigns at major universities. He has consistently exceeded goals by cultivating transformative gifts, building high-performing teams, and implementing strategic initiatives that strengthen donor relations and institutional impact.

Before joining Community Shelter Board, Chris served as Assistant Vice President for Development and Executive Director of Principal Gifts at The Ohio State University. In this role, he provided comprehensive leadership and oversight of the Principal Gifts ($5 million+) operation, which secured 130 principal gifts, surpassing the campaign goal of 85, in the $4.5 billion Time and Change: The Ohio State Campaign. 

Previously, Chris served as Vice President for Institutional Advancement and CEO of the Florida Atlantic University Foundation, where he launched a $600 million comprehensive campaign and achieved the institution’s record fundraising year of $81 million.

Throughout his career, Chris has closed multiple transformational gifts exceeding $10 million, built and led advancement teams of more than 40 professionals, and established a reputation for strategic leadership, relationship management, and campaign excellence. His vision and results-driven approach have shaped some of the nation’s most successful university fundraising programs.

Contact Chris at cdelisio@csb.org

Níel M. Jurist is the Chief Communications + Government Affairs Officer at CSB, where she leads the organization’s strategic communications, public policy advocacy, community engagement, and brand management efforts. With over 20 years of experience in marketing, public relations, branding, external affairs and strategic communications, Níel brings a rich background from the public service and nonprofit sectors.

Previously, Níel served as the Chief Communications Strategist at JPRC, a boutique, family-owned public relations agency specializing in reputation risk management, strategic communications, and media relations. Before that, she was the Senior Director of Communications and Engagement at the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), where she led marketing, media relations, stakeholder engagement, DE&I, and event strategy initiatives. In that role, Níel chaired the National Association of Regional Council's DEI committee. She also served as the communication's lead for the region’s LinkUS mobility and infrastructure initiative, collaborating with COTA, the City of Columbus, Franklin County, and MORPC.

Earlier in her career, Níel held positions as spokesperson for the mayor’s office and public information manager for the police department with the City of Gahanna. She also worked with the Ohio Treasurer of State’s Office, the Ohio Senate, the YMCA of Central Ohio, and Franklin County Children Services, and served as assistant director of diversity and inclusion at the United Way of Central Ohio.

Níel holds an MBA from Ashland University and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from The Ohio State University. She is accredited in Public Relations (APR) and certified in crisis communication, media training, measurement and analysis, and reputation risk management.

As Chief Programs Officer, Steven Skovensky has overall strategic and operational responsibility for all program areas, including prevention, street outreach, emergency shelter, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing. He is part of the senior management team that drives strategy for the organization and represents Community Shelter Board on a local, regional, and national basis.

Steve has extensive experience in the field of homelessness. He holds a deep and unwavering commitment to housing as the solution to homelessness, and has a long track record of demonstrating collaborative and productive relationships to best achieve that vision. Steve was with YMCA of Central Ohio from 2016 – 2020 where he most recently held the position of Executive Director of Supportive Housing, managing operational aspects of their permanent supportive housing portfolio. Prior to that he held the position of Senior Director of Operations, providing leadership at Van Buren Center, the largest homeless shelter in Columbus and Franklin County. Steve held a leadership role on the Maryhaven Outreach Team as the Program Coordinator, at Faith Mission as the Supportive Services Manager, and at Southeast as the Project Liaison Case Manager. He also worked in Chicago with individuals with HIV/AIDS, inpatient mental health patients, and at emergency shelters for single adults experiencing homelessness.

Before coming to Columbus, Steve worked for Lakefront SRO – now Mercy Housing Lakefront – an innovator in permanent supportive housing and blended management. He was a partner in the Aids Foundation of Chicago's Hospital to Housing program and study, and was named as a Harm Reduction Champion by Heartland Health Outreach in Chicago. Community Shelter Board leads a coordinated, community effort to make sure everyone has a place to call home.