As Senior Director of Impact at ArtWorks, Sydney leads the strategic direction, management, and evaluation of ArtWorks’ programming and project impact. Sydney has dedicated her career to improving opportunities and outcomes for youth and communities.

Prior to joining ArtWorks, Sydney was a Teach for America corps member in Milwaukee, WI. Her experience in the classroom and leadership in the camping world ignited her passion for youth development work and led her to Future 5, a youth development nonprofit organization in Stamford, CT where she led fundraising. A life-long learner of visual and performing arts, it was a natural fit for Sydney to join the ArtWorks team in 2018 team to combine her passions for meaningful educational and creative opportunities.

Sydney received her BA from the University of Michigan, where she double-majored in Anthropology and Film, Television, & Media and holds an MA in Education from Alverno College. Outside of ArtWorks, Sydney serves on the board of ish, a Cincinnati-based community engagement organization centering Jewish arts and cultural traditions as a platform for connecting artists with communities to create new experiences and inspire pride in Jewish and intersectional identity.

Lauren B. Worley is a proud, born-and-raised Ohioan. She is the principal of Blue Cardinal Village, a Cincinnati-based communications and advocacy organization that works to uplift communities.

Professionally, Lauren was the global newsroom leader for Procter & Gamble (2020-2023) and global communications director for Tampax (2024-2025). She was the Chief Communications and Engagement Officer for Cincinnati Public Schools (2017-2020). From 2016 to 2017, Lauren worked at The ONE Campaign, a global, 8-million-member advocacy organization co-founded by Bono focused on eliminating extreme poverty and preventable diseases.

From 2011 to 2016, Lauren was the Press Secretary and Senior Advisor at NASA, an appointee of President Barack Obama’s Administration. There she led communications initiatives that highlighted President Obama’s vision for space exploration. While working for President Obama’s administration, she was an Inaugural Participant of the White House Climate Leadership Workshop and the First-Ever White House Girl Scout Campout.

Before working at NASA, Lauren cultivated extensive experience and a record of achievement leading advocacy efforts, developing policy and implementing legislation in the Ohio General Assembly (2003-2006) and as the Chief of Staff to Former Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher (2007-2009). She’s also worked at the Democratic National Committee (2001), the Ohio Democratic Party (2002), the Ohio Association for Justice (2006), and the Fisher for U.S. Senate Campaign (2009-2010).

A native of Peebles, Ohio, a tiny Ohio River farming town, (she) is … bright, personable, ambitious, brimming with idealistic energy. She’s a little bit old school and a little bit new school.” – Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2003

Barry Lucas served as President & CEO of Superior Jewelry from 1975 thru 2000. Superior Jewelry Company was the #2 domestic distributor of popular price costume Jewelry in the USA, serving the mass merchandising and drug store category, with revenues in excess of $20 million. In 2000, the business was sold to AAI/Foster Grant in an industry rollup and served as President of the Superior Jewelry /Drug Store Division. Lucas retired in 2004. Since that time has been a consultant in sourcing product from the Far East. Lucas is currently serving on numerous business & charity boards. Lucas was raised in Cincinnati and is married to wife Alice. They have 2 children and 2 grandchildren.  The Lucas family currently resides in the Kenwood area.

Alex was named the Director of Community Engagement for the Cincinnati Bengals in January 2022. The 2022-23 NFL season marks Alex’s 13th season with the Bengals.

She spent her first five seasons responsible for Paul Brown Stadium’s 150+ private events where she had the opportunity to experience and help oversee the building operations for a number of multi-million-dollar concert productions. In 2015 she moved to the football side of the business to work on the premium seating and suite services team where her understanding of the business side of sports started to take shape. In 2018 she accepted the role of Director of Partnership Activation where she and her team were responsible for year-round activation of the club’s sponsorships. In her 12 seasons, she has been part of countless cross-functional projects which always offer a new learning opportunity.

Before joining the Bengals Alex spent two years in marketing and communications for a non-profit and two years in the community marketing department for a financial institution. Alex is a volunteer Parks & Recreation Board Member for her local community. She and her husband are the proud parents of 4 boys, ages 5 through 13, who are active, young athletes across several sports, including of course, football.

In October 2018, Solomon was named Vice President, Community Relations & Executive Director of the FC Cincinnati Foundation. Prior to this new role, she led the Marketing & Community Engagement team of FC Cincinnati for nearly three years.

In her roles with FC Cincinnati and the FC Cincinnati Foundation, Solomon oversaw the marketing strategy for FC Cincinnati for its first three seasons, and led the launch of the FC Cincinnati Foundation. The Foundation’s focus is to improve the lives of children through soccer, which it does by supporting various youth soccer initiatives throughout the city as well as installing mini soccer fields, or “mini pitches,” in communities that lack soccer facilities.

In addition to her professional roles, Solomon serves on the Board of Directors of the Carl H. Lindner YMCA and is an adjunct faculty member at her alma mater, the University of Dayton. Solomon lives in Montgomery with her husband Stuart and son Jack.