CLEVELAND — Trina Bediako, CEO of Norwalk, OH-based New Horizons Baking Co. (NHB), was recognized as a 2025 Women of Achievement Award recipient by YWCA Greater Cleveland. The annual award honors Northeast Ohio women who have achieved extraordinary accomplishments in their careers and community service and are committed to upholding YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women.
Bediako joined NHB in 2006 and served in various capacities before succeeding her father as CEO of family-owned NHB Holdings in 2020. In 2023, the baking company acquired Columbus, OH-based Graffiti Foods, a producer of highly customized, liquid blend solutions for intermediate and regional chain restaurants. The company later integrated Graffiti Foods with Coalescence NHB to create New Horizons Food Solutions.
Bediako joins eight other 2025 Women of Achievement honorees:
– Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley | former US Ambassador to the Republic of Malta and president emeritus of the Middle East Policy Council
– Rep. Shontel Brown | 11th Congressional District | US House of Representatives
– Michelle Hereford | system chief nurse executive | Ethel Morikis Endowed Chair in Nursing Leadership | University Hospitals
– Kelly Lamirand | Cleveland market president | Key Bank
– Deborah Lindway | executive VP | bank security officer and technology executive for mergers and acquisitions | PNC Bank
– Jazmin Long | president and CEO | Birthing Beautiful Communities
– Claire Rosacco | VP, government relations and community outreach | Cuyahoga Community College
– Renee Willis, PhD | executive director | Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
“Our region is fortunate to have such great talent and visionary leaders who believe in building the community as they achieve success,” said Helen Forbes Fields, president and CEO of YWCA Greater Cleveland. “With each class, we are shattering the glass ceiling in organizations, the region, and society with more bold and courageous women.”
The Women of Achievement Academy boasts over 255 past honorees, all of whom are recognized as esteemed leaders, movers, and shakers who have made or are making an impact in Northeast Ohio.
