The 2017 Impact Ohio Regional Conferences explored elections, the outcome of the political process, and policy choices facing Ohio communities.
Thank you to all the expert panelists and speakers who joined us for the regional events in Akron, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Toledo.
Their expertise helped Ohioans explore technology, smart cities, transportation, digital infrastructure, the opiate crisis, healthcare, party politics, media coverage of politics, the significance of local politics to Ohio’s political landscape, and local elections.
Thank you!
| 2017 Regional Conference Elected Officials |
| Akron Conference |
| Council Member Shannon Hardin, City of Columbus |
| Mayor Dan Horrigan, City of Akron |
| Senator Frank LaRose |
| Senator Larry Obhof |
| Judge Joy Malek Oldfield, Summit County Court of Common Pleas |
| Representative Ryan Smith |
| Representative Emilia Sykes |
| Cincinnati Conference |
| Denise Driehaus, Commissioner, Hamilton County |
| Senator Frank LaRose |
| Councilmember P.G. Sittenfeld, City of Cincinnati |
| Representative Robert Sprague |
| Dayton Conference |
| Representative Jeff Rezabek |
| Representative Robert Sprague |
| Toledo Conference |
| Paula Hicks-Hudson, Mayor, City of Toledo |
| Wade Kapsqukiewicz, Treasurer, Lucas County |
| Congressman Bob Latta |
| Representative Ryan Smith |
| 2017 Regional Conference Policy and Business Leaders |
| Akron Conference |
| Jerry Craig, Executive Director, County of Summit ADM Board |
| Lori Criss, Chief Executive Officer, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers |
| Dr. John Green, Department Chair, The University of Akron Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics |
| Kyle Kutuchief, Community and National Initiatives Program Director, Knight Foundation |
| David Pepper, Chairman, Ohio Democratic Party |
| Richard Rebadow, Executive Vice President, Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce |
| Jamie Sullivan, Digital Infrastructure Specialist, Internet of Things, AT&T |
| Bryan Williams, Chairman, Summit County Republican Party |
| Cincinnati Conference |
| Lori Criss, Chief Executive Officer, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers |
| Brendon Cull, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| Brian Hodgett, Director of Ohio Government & Community Relations, Procter & Gamble |
| Jason Kershner, Vice President of Government Affairs, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| David Pepper, Chairman, Ohio Democratic Party |
| Mark Policinski, CEO, OKI Regional Council of Governments |
| Dr. Shawn Ryan, President, Ohio Society of Addiction Medicine and Chief Medical Officer, Brightview Health |
| Jamie Sullivan, Digital Infrastructure Specialist, Internet of Things, AT&T |
| Jane Timken, Chairman, Ohio Republican Party |
| Dayton Conference |
| Mike Dawson, Creator of the website Ohioelectionresults.com |
| Helen Jones-Kelley, Executive Director, Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Montgomery County |
| Chris Kershner, Executive Vice President, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Janetta King, President/CEO, Innovation Ohio |
| David Pepper, Chairman, Ohio Democratic Party |
| Tom Raga, President & CEO, Dayton Power & Light |
| Toledo Conference |
| Benjamin Brown, Vice President, Commercial Lines, USI Insurance and Leadership Fund Chairman at the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| Tim Greenwood, Of Counsel, Spengler Nathanson and Chairman of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee |
| Joshua Hughes, Chairman, Lucas County Democratic Party |
| Zack Huhn, President, Venture Smarter and Director, Regional Smart Cities Initiative |
| Katherine Moline, Assurance Associate, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP and Vice Chair of EPIC Advisory Council |
| Jamie Sullivan, Digital Infrastructure Specialist, Internet of Things, AT&T |
| Mark Wagoner, Ohio State Republican Central Committee Member for the 2nd District |
| 2017 Regional Conference Media Professionals |
| Akron Conference |
| Michael Douglas, Editorial Page Editor, Akron Beacon Journal |
| Ed Esposito, Vice President, Information Media for the Rubber City Radio Group, WAKR Radio Akron |
| Doug Livingston, Reporter, Akron Beacon Journal |
| M.L. Schultze, Digital Editor, Reporter/Producer, WKSU Public Radio, Kent |
| Bruce Winges, Editor, Akron Beacon Journal |
| Cincinnati Conference |
| Jessie Balmert, State Government and Politics Reporter, The Cincinnati Enquirer |
| Rob Daumeyer, Editor, Cincinnati Business Courier |
| Byron McCauley, Columnist, The Cincinnati Enquirer |
| Tom McKee, Reporter, WCPO TV Channel 9 |
| Jason Williams, Political Columnist, The Cincinnati Enquirer |
| Dayton Conference |
| Laura Bischoff, Statehouse Reporter, Dayton Daily News |
| Lynn Hulsey, Political Reporter, Dayton Daily News |
| Jim Otte, Reporter and Producer of the WHIO I-Team, WHIO TV |
| Brittany Otto, News Director, WHIO Radio |
| Jeremy Ratliff, Director of Branding and Programming, AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO |
| Toledo Conference |
| Jerry Anderson, News Anchor, WTOL-Channel 11 |
| Lee Conklin, Host, Conklin & Company on WTVG 13abc |
| Larry Graham, News Editor and Digital Team Leader, The Blade |
| Doni Miller, Host, Bridges on WTVG 13abc and Chief Executive Officer, Neighborhood Health Association |
| Tom Troy, Staff Writer, The Blade |
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