Strickland, Mayor Coleman Announce Strickland-Fisher Transition Team Leaders

December 4, 2006 - 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.

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

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE Chair Don Plusquellic, Mayor of Akron Chair Mark Barbash, Columbus Development Director

Department of Development Terri Gehr, Coordinator Sharon Sobol Jordan, Coordinator Chief Financial Officer, Columbus State Community College 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 Jeff Weber, Coordinator Director, Workforce Connections 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 Dr. O'dell Owens, Coordinator Director, Children's Defense Fund-Ohio Hamilton County Coroner Commission on Hispanic-Latino Affairs Baldemar Velasquez, Coordinator Lupe Williams, Coordinator President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee/AFL-CIO Lecturer, Ohio State University-Wooster

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 Charlie Luken, Coordinator Former Deputy Assistant Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor 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 Alexis Clark-Amison, Coordinator CEO, Columbus Chamber of Commerce 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 Patrick Shepherd, Coordinator Dr. Barbara Nicholson, Coordinator Arts Consultant Associate Director, Cleveland Film Society Executive Director, MLK Performing & Cultural Arts Center

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 David Ellis, Coordinator President, Center for Child and Family Advocacy 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 Cheri Walter, Coordinator Mayor of Cincinnati 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 Catherine Duhigg, Coordinator Philip J. Fulton Law Office 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