Shadia Jallaq serves as a project manager at the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center and manages several projects including the Healthy Mom, Healthy Family quality improvement project that seeks to improve the interconception care for women to reduce risk factors that might impact future pregnancies and the long-term health of mothers in Ohio. Shadia is passionate about education and empowering women to help them realize their potential. She established the Programs for Ohio Women Empowered to Represent (POWER) to educate, empower and encourage Ohio women to run for political office and lead their communities as well as the Ohio Registered Election Official Certification program, which provides a 2-year educational path to certification as an Ohio Election Official. The Ohio State University recently awarded Shadia the Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award for her work on POWER. She currently serves on the commission for Programs for Ohio Women Empowered to Represent, is a member of Ohio Women in Government and has served on the board of trustees for the South-Western City Schools Educational Foundation and the Association of Staff and Faculty Women. Shadia is a proud alumna of The Ohio State University, graduating cum laude with Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies.