| (12/05/06) - Columbus, Ohio - Ohio
Governor-elect Ted Strickland and Transition Chair Mayor Michael Coleman today announced
the Strickland-Fisher Transition leaders who will convene state government review teams to
evaluate current practices and report their findings to the new administration. The
transition teams will be concentrated in 14 major areas, including: Education, Economic
Development and Workforce, Environment and Natural Resources, Regulatory Climate, Justice,
Health and Human Services, Community Safety and Security, Budget and Revenues, General
Government and State Resources, Ethics, Personnel, Local/State Relations, Government
Efficiency and Veterans Affairs.
"We are excited about the committed and talented leaders from across our state who
have agreed to head up these government review teams," Coleman said. "They will
evaluate what our state is doing right and where we can improve, and report their findings
to Governor-elect Strickland to help guide his administration."
The teams will evaluate budget, regulations and performance of various government
agencies and departments. Below is a breakdown of the transition team chairs and their
sub-groups.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE
Chair Don Plusquellic, Mayor of Akron
Chair Mark Barbash, Columbus Development Director
Department of Development:
Terri Gehr, Coordinator - Chief Financial Officer, Columbus State Community College
Sharon Sobol Jordan, Coordinator - CEO, Center for Families and Children
Department of Agriculture:
Bobby Moser, Coordinator
VP Agricultural Administration, Ohio State University
ODJFS-Workforce Investment Act
Rosie Picklesimer, Coordinator - Director, Workforce Connections
Jeff Weber, Coordinator - Executive Director, Workforce One Investment Board of Southwest
Ohio
ODOT - Ohio Department of Transportation/ Turnpike
Commission:
Jim Beasley, Coordinator - Brown County Engineer
ODOT - Buy Ohio:
Kenny Holland, Coordinator
Secretary Treasurer, Laborer's District Council of Ohio
Governor's Office of Appalachia:
Fred Deel, Coordinator
Gallia County Commissioner
Ohio Historical Society:
Amos Loveday, Coordinator - Former State Historic Preservation Officer
Commission on African American Males:
Ron Browder, Coordinator - Director, Children's Defense Fund-Ohio
Dr. O'dell Owens, Coordinator - Hamilton County Coroner
Commission on Hispanic-Latino Affairs:
Baldemar Velasquez, Coordinator - President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee/AFL-CIO
Lupe Williams, Coordinator - Lecturer, Ohio State University-Wooster
BUDGET AND REVENUES
Chair Pari Sabety, Strickland-Fisher Transition Senior Policy Adviser
Chair John Reardon, Mahoning County Treasurer
Office of Budget and Management:
Pari Sabety, Coordinator - Strickland-Fisher Transition Senior Policy Adviser/ Former
Brookings Institution Fellow
Tax Department
Rich Levin, Coordinator - Former Deputy State Tax Commissioner
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND SECURITY
Chair Frank Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland
Chair John Smith, Former Adjutant General
Department of Public Safety:
Dale Shipley, Coordinator - Former Executive Director, Ohio Emergency Management Agency
Adjutant General's Office:
John Smith, Coordinator - Former Adjutant General
EDUCATION
Chair C.J. Prentiss, Ohio Senate Minority Leader
Department of Education:
George Wood, Coordinator - Principal on leave, Federal Hocking High School
School Facilities Commission:
Ralph Cole, Coordinator - Laborer's District Council of Ohio
Tuition Trust Authority:
Chad Wick, Coordinator - President, KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Board of Regents:
Chad Wick, Coordinator - President, KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Higher Ed Facilities Commission:
Chad Wick, Coordinator - President, KnowledgeWorks Foundation
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chair Charles "Rocky" Saxbe, Partner, Chester, Willcox & Saxbe
Ohio Department of Natural Resources:
Sean Logan, Coordinator - Columbiana County Commissioner
Environmental Protection Agency:
Joe Secrest, Coordinator - Guernsey Co. Commissioner
Air Quality Development Authority:
Tom Chema, Coordinator - President, Hiram College
Ohio Water Development Authority:
Tom Chema, Coordinator - President, Hiram College
ETHICS
Chair Nathaniel Jones, Retired Federal Appeals Court Judge
Ohio Ethics Commission:
Steve Dettelbach, Coordinator - Partner, Baker Hostetler
Inspector General:
Roy Landreth, Coordinator - Former Deputy Assistant Inspector General, U.S. Department of
Labor
Charlie Luken, Coordinator - Former Mayor of Cincinnati
Elections Commission:
Terri Enns, Coordinator - Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Ohio State University
GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE RESOURCES
Chair Len Roberts, Dayton Clerk of Commission
Department of Administrative Services:
Ty Marsh, Coordinator - CEO, Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Alexis Clark-Amison, Coordinator - Interim President, Northern Ohio Minority Business
Council
Ohio Building Authority:
John Gilligan, Coordinator - Partner, Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co
Lottery Commission:
Mayor Dean DePiero, Coordinator - Mayor of Parma
Racing Commission:
Dwight Tillery, Coordinator - Former Cincinnati Mayor
Expositions Commission:
Mike Noel, Coordinator - Scioto County Agricultural Society
Ohio Public Works Commission:
Keith Early, Coordinator - Lucas County Engineer
Ohio Arts Council:
Susan Saxbe, Coordinator - Arts Consultant
Patrick Shepherd, Coordinator - Associate Director, Cleveland Film Society
Dr. Barbara Nicholson, Coordinator - Executive Director, MLK Performing & Cultural
Arts Center
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY
Chair Eric Fingerhut, Ohio State Senator
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chair Barbara Sykes, Ohio State Representative and President, Ohio Legislative Black
Caucus
Department of Aging:
Rep. Catherine Barrett, Coordinator - State Representative
Department of Health:
Doni Miller, Coordinator - CEO, Neighborhood Health Association
ODADAS:
Charleta Tavares, Coordinator - Executive Director, Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural
Competence and Columbus City Councilwoman
MRDD:
Susan Ignelzi, Coordinator - Ohio Family and Children First Initiative
ODMH:
Amy Rohling McGee, Coordinator - Executive Director, Ohio Association of Free Clinics
ODJFS-Human Services:
Yvette McGee Brown, Coordinator - President, Center for Child and Family Advocacy
David Ellis, Coordinator - Director Policy Planning and Programs, Center for Community
Solutions
Minority Health Commission:
Dr. Harry Walker, Coordinator - Director, MetroHealth Center for Community Health
Governor's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives:
Eric McFadden, Coordinator - Field Director, Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good
Rehabilitation Services Commission:
Marjory Pizzuti, Coordinator - CEO, Goodwill Columbus
Ohio Housing Finance Agency:
Jim Rokakis, Coordinator - Cuyahoga County Treasurer
Ohio Commission on Fatherhood:
Peter Lawson Jones, Coordinator - Cuyahoga County Commissioner
JUSTICE
Chair Bill Mason, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor
Rehabilitation and Corrections:
Ron Edwards, Coordinator - Former Regional Director, Department of Rehabilitation and
Correction
Department of Youth Services:
Mayor Mark Mallory, Coordinator - Mayor of Cincinnati
Cheri Walter, Coordinator - CEO, Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities
Legal Rights Service:
Mimi Dane, Coordinator - Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Dispute Resolution:
Mimi Dane, Coordinator - Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Civil Rights Commission:
Jaladah Aslam, Coordinator - AFSCME Ohio Council 8
LOCAL/STATE RELATIONS
City/State Relations
Chair Carty Finkbeiner, Mayor of Toledo
Chair Marcia Fudge, Mayor of Warrensville Heights
Chair Rhine McLin, Mayor of Dayton
Chair Joe Sulzer, Mayor of Chillicothe
Chair Sabra Pierce Scott, Cleveland City Councilwoman
County/State Relations
Chair Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner
Chair Mark Forni, Monroe County Commissioner
PERSONNEL
Chair John Haseley, Director, Strickland-Fisher Transition
REGULATORY CLIMATE
Chair Jerry Tater, Former CEO of MeadeWestvaco
Department of Commerce:
Hugh Quill, Coordinator - Montgomery County Treasurer
Bureau of Workers Compensation/Industrial Commission:
Phil Fulton, Coordinator - Philip J. Fulton Law Office
Catherine Duhigg, Coordinator - Manager, Workers' Compensation, Eaton Corporation
Public Utilities Commission:
Mark D. Griffin, Coordinator - Griffin Law Firm
Ohio Consumers Counsel:
Mark D. Griffin, Coordinator - Griffin Law Firm
Department of Insurance:
Mary Jo Hudson, Coordinator - Columbus City Councilwoman
VETERANS AFFAIRS
Chair Teresa Fedor, Ohio Senate Minority Leader-elect
Chair Steve Stivers, Ohio State Senator
Chair John Boccieri, Ohio State Representative, State Senator-elect
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Contact:
Keith Dailey
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