About US
Our Mission
Clothes That Work will clothe, educate, and empower individuals to prepare them for employment success.
Our Vision
Clothes That Work will be a leading workforce development resource investing in the continuous professional advancement of those we serve.
Our visionary founders include Kym Yahn, Linda Lombard, Mary Colegate, Mary Sue Kessler, Helen Jones-Kelley, Paula MacIlwaine, Elaine Johnson, Carol Prewitt, Pat Rider, Bonnie Langdon, Pat Robinson, Lee Armstrong Lumpkin, Chris Olinsky, and Nita Yates.
Our Story
Clothes That Work (CTW) is a grassroots non-profit organization that provides professional or workplace clothing, confidence building, and soft skills training to job seekers since 1998. More than 40,000 men, women, and independent teens in the Miami Valley and surrounding cities have benefited from the services provided by Clothes That Work.
Through the ongoing support of donors, funding partners, individuals, corporations and foundations CTW is able to make a real difference in the lives of many people.
We partner with local organizations that refer clients in need of interview clothing to aid in the transition to self-sufficiency. In addition to providing interview appropriate clothing and training on how to dress for work, we also conduct seminars, give interviewing tips and coach on exhibiting appropriate professional behavior. By focusing on the skills our clients need to be competitive in the interview process, we help instill the confidence necessary to succeed.
By focusing on the skills our clients need to be competitive in the interview process, including coaching sessions and providing interview clothing, we help instill the confidence necessary to succeed.
OUR STAFF
Teresa Evergin
Inventory and Boutique Associate
OUR OFFICERS
Chris Garrity
President
Merrill Lynch
Harriet Meehan
Vice President
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Connor Dowd
Member-At-Large
Premier Health
Joanna Gisel
Secretary
Sebaly Shilitto + Dyer
Mary Ann Kabel
Member At Large
AES Ohio
Caitlin Krebs
Treasurer
Broadstreet Partners
OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Zach Arvin
Brady Ware & Co.
Caresse Drake
First Financial Bank
Lamonte Hall
City of Dayton
Gloria Hurwitz
United Church Homes
Donna Long
Premier Health
Kathy Morris
Wright State University (Retired)
Nick Eddy
Operations & Volunteer Manager










