✨Save the Date for Smash the Glass with The Matriots 2026!✨

BUILDING PATHWAYS TO REPRESENTATION

Tuesday, December 1st, Columbus, Ohio

We are currently seeking 2026 Event Sponsors!

For more information, click the button below or reach out to Sara Brintnall at sara@matriotseducationfund.org.

Click below to view all the photos from last year’s event below. You don’t want to miss the fun! Photo Credit: Amy Ann Photography

Join us for an evening filled with INSPIRATION, CELEBRATION, and ACTIVATION.

Smash the Glass with The Matriots celebrates the hard work of so many across Ohio in advancing women candidates and voters. We know the glass ceiling remains. Smash the Glass will prepare attendees for what women need to continue our collective movement toward equal representation in Ohio.

This event benefits The Matriots Education Fund and money raised will be used to demystify the political arena, its systems, processes, and roles, so that women understand – and leverage – the power of their participation.

Thank you to our 2025 Smash The Glass Sponsors:

Champion Sponsors: 

• Jamie Crane and Sally Crane Cox
• Encova Foundation of Ohio

Advocate Sponsors:

• April Zimmerman Katz
• Cathy Lyttle
• Marcia Miller
• Melissa Kass
• The Glass Shelves
• The Charles F. Kettering Foundation

Table Hosts:

• Beth Fisher & Jen Salopek
• Columbus School for Girls
• Doug Talbott
• Dr. Amy Acton
• Fortuna Bank
• Friends of Angela Abram
• Friends of Munira Abdullahi
• Installed Building Products
• Marilyn Tomasi
• Myrita Craig & Barbara Fillion
• Rebecca Wiggins
• Sue and Bill Eubanks
• Urvi Patel
• Wells CPA

Hospitality Sponsors:

• Amy Tannenbaum – Amy Ann Photography
• Carrie’s Sugar Buzz
• Genevieve Brune – Blumen Columbus
• The Fives, Columbus