West Chester/Liberty Chamber Alliance honors 2024 Everest Award winners

WEST CHESTER TWP. – This year’s Everest Award recipients have been involved with professional sports, business and government.

Presented by the West Chester/Liberty Chamber Alliance, the award honors individuals who have made an impact on business, the community and quality of life along the Interstate 75 corridor.

Jeff Berding, co-chief executive officer of FC Cincinnati; Joni Fedders, president of Aileron; and Margy Conditt, retired Ohio representative, will receive their awards during ceremonies May 2 at the Cincinnati Marriott North in West Chester Township.

“Each of our distinguished honorees has made a positive impact on the quality of life we enjoy today on the I-75 Growth Corridor,” said Joe Hinson, the chamber’s president and chief executive officer. “We are excited to present their stories.”

Jeff Berding

A St. Xavier High School graduate and former Cincinnati councilman, Berding co-founded FC Cincinnati in 2015. The Mount Lookout resident also spent 19 years as director of sales and public affairs for the Cincinnati Bengals. The recipient of the Ernst & Young 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Berding is president of the FCC Foundation, chairman for Visit Cincy and co-chairman for the Cincinnati Regional Business Committee.

Joni Fedders

Besides serving as president of the nonprofit Aileron, Fedders is a facilitator, board member and certified leadership coach. Aileron is a national organization introducing and assisting leaders and their teams to the seven disciplines of sustainable business and the company’s DOC System of Professional Management. A West Chester Township resident, Fedders worked in brand management at Jergen’s – now Kao Corp. – before joining Iams, eventually starting an enterprise resource planning technology services company and then becoming Aileron’s first employee.

Margy Conditt

Margy Conditt became Liberty Township’s first female trustee in 1997, eventually becoming the first Butler County woman to serve as an Ohio state representative in 2011. During her tenure as a representative Conditt served on the Local Government Committee. Active in the community, Conditt sits on the board for the Boys and Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty and the Ohio Right to Life. She is a past board member of Catholic Charities of Southwest Ohio. She received the Defender of Life Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ohio Right to Life, the Warrior for Life award from Cincinnati Right to Life, and the Spirit of Scouting award from the Boy Scouts’ Dan Beard Council.

The 11th Annual Everest Award is Thursday, May 2 at the Cincinnati Marriott North in West Chester Township. The keynote speaker is Mark LaRosa, president and chief culinary officer of LaRosa’s Inc. and master of ceremonies is Pete Scalia, host of WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle. For information, call 513-777-3600 or visit the website.

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