Government Oversight and Reform Committee
The Government Oversight and Reform Committee reviews legislation with regards to accountability, transparency and reform in state government offices and agencies.
June 23, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 195 (2nd Hearing)
Governor's Appointment(s)
Lynn Slaby - Ohio Casino Control CommissionJune 16, 2021
Governor's Appointment(s)
Lynn Slaby - Ohio Casino Control CommissionJune 09, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 64 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Carolyn Mangas
Ohio Insurance Agents Association
Michael Farley
Ohio Insurance Institute
Adam Shores
American Property Casualty Insurance Association
Andrew Kirkner
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Matthew Smith
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
Tim Lynch
National Insurance Crime Bureau
S. B. No. 157 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Denise Leipold
Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Right to Life
Allie Frazier
Ohio Right to Life
Nilani Jawahar
Center for Christian Virtue
Molly Ross
President, University of Toledo Students for Life
Allie Lowe
President, Miami University Student's for Life
Brett Faris
Executive Director, Pregnancy Solutions
Jim Tobin
Catholic Conference of Ohio
Dr. J. Wells Logan
Self, the preborn
June 02, 2021
Bills
May 06, 2021
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 6 (4th Hearing)
S. B. No. 17 (4th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Rachel Massoud-Reedy
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Barry Goldberg
NOBLE
Gail Long
NOBLE
Larry Rodriguez
NOBLE
Loh
NOBLE
Rachel Cahill
St. Paschal Baylon Social Action Commission
Will Petrik
Policy Matters Ohio
Dana Carter
Susan G. Komen
Tiffany Sammons
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Ilene Shapiro
Summit County Executive
Jim Tobin
Catholic Conference of Ohio
Sylvia Sanderson
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
April 29, 2021
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 6 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Mike Mathy
Executive Director, Ohio Foot and Ankle Association
Denice Sheehan
Dean, Kent State School of Nursing
March 24, 2021
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 6 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Kimberly Stanislo
Ashland University, The Ohio Association of School Nurses' Professional Practice Committee
Heidi Shaw
Ohio Association of School Nurses
Jeanie Bochenek
Self
Lora Miller
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Dr. Myriam Shaw Ojeda
Ohio Pharmacists Association
Greg Lawson
Buckeye Institute
Ali Carr-Chellman
University of Dayton School of Education and Health Sciences
Bruce Johnson
Inter-University Council of Ohio
C Todd. Jones
AICUO
Cynthia Geer
Xavier University
Jean Paddock
Aultman College
Pamela Murphy
Adtalem Global Education/Chamberlain University
Dr. Bernadette Melnyk
Ohio State University College of Nursing
March 17, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 31 (3rd Hearing)
Governor's Appointment(s)
Randall Meyer - Inspector GeneralDaniel Meyer - Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism
Aliou Diouf - New African Immigrants Commission
Comfort Cole-Kenneh - New African Immigrants Commission
Ibrahima Sow - New African Immigrants Commission
Ngalula Mubenga - New African Immigrants Commission
Elena Foulis - Commission on Hispanic-Latino Affairs
Jose Feliciano - Commission on Hispanic-Latino Affairs
February 24, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 31 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Dr. Charles Wash
National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center
Reita Smith
James Preston Poindexter Foundation
Angela Pace
Director of Community Affairs at WBNS-10TV
S. B. No. 17 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Joel Potts
Ohio Job and Family Services Directors' Association
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt
Ohio Association of Foodbanks
Rachel Cahill
Saint Paschal Baylon Catholic Church
Tiffany Scruggs and Kimberly Lovano
Greater Cleveland Foodbank
Regina Campbell
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
Susan Jagers
Advocates for Ohio's Future
Brittney Madison
Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality
Larry Rodriguez
Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality
Michelle Moskowitz Brown
Local Matters
Dn. Nick Bates
The Hunger Network
Bryan Hannon
American Cancer Society
Douglas Berger
President, Secular Humanists of Lake Erie
Dustin Holfinger
American Heart Association
Emily Gallion
The Foodbank, INC
Holly Pendell
National MS Society
Jennifer Kinsley
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Judy Dodge, Debbie Lieberman, and Carolyn Rice
Montgomery County Commisioners
Rebecca Steinhauser
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality
Tommie Harner
West Ohio Foodbank
Ariel Miller
Self
Ashley Socha
Legal Aid Society of Columbus
Bill Faith
President, Coalition on Housing and Homelessness in Ohio
Pastor Brandi Slaughter
Ohio Council of Churches
Charlotte Owens
Self
Christine Hastedt
Maine Equal Justice Partners
Dave Almeida
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Erin Ryan
Managing Director, The Ohio Women's Public Policy Network
Gary Dougherty
American Diabetes Association
Graham Bowman
Ohio Poverty Law Center
Jennifer Fralic
Lutheran Social Services and LSS Food Pantries
Jim Mullen
United Way of Summit and Medina
Julie Chase-Morefield
Second Harvest Foodbank of North Central Ohio
Katie Shelley
The Ability Center of Greater Toledo
Kevin Boyce, Marilyn Brown, John O'Grady
Franklin County Commissioners
Kevin Garvey, Carl Ivka, Randy Quickel
Ohio United Food and Commercial Workers
Lis Regula, PhD
Self
Marie Curry
Community Legal Aid Services
Matt Habash
Mid-Ohio Food Collective
Megan Riddlebarger
Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development
Michael Corey
Human Service Chamber of Franklin County
Michael Stinziano
Franklin County Auditor
Patrina Queen
Southeastern Ohio Legal Service
Randi Clites
Ohio Bleeding Disorders Council
Sharon Saracene
Self
Steven Wagner
Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio
Tiffany Sammons
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Will Petrik
Policy Matters Ohio
Zachary McCune
Equitas Health
Amy Roehrenbeck
Ohio CSEA Directors' Association
Micaela Deming
Ohio Domestic Violence Network
Michelle Wrona Fox
Community Legal Aid Services
Tara Britton, Loren Anthes, Hope Lane
Center for Community Solutions
S. B. No. 9 (4th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Robert Schutz, PE
Ohio Building Officials' Association Board of Directors
Charles Huber
Ohio Building Officials' Association Legislative Committee
Michael Kocab
Ohio Fire Officials Association
Zachary Schiller
Policy Matters Ohio
February 17, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 22 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Lisa Keller
Delaware City Council, Ward 2
Carrie Benton
Self/Husband
Bridget Mulvey
Self
Douglas Berger
President, Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie
Erich Bittner
Ohio Association of County Boards
Joe Mazzola
Franklin County Public Health
Kirkland Norris, R.S., M.P.H.
Stark County Health Department
Keary McCarthy
Ohio Mayors Alliance
Sarah Barry
Self
Susan Crouse
Self
Allison Scott
Self
Amanda Brindley
Self
Amanda Harkness
Self
Amber Sowers
Self
Amy Skelly
Self
Andrea Perhai
Self
Andrea Stem
Self
Andrea Tousely
Self
Angie Harkins
Self
Anita Marky
Self
Anthony Fidelibus
Self
Antonia Urbas
Self
Bai MacFarlane
Self
Barbara Farnham
Self
Bill Beavers
Self
Brandy Best
Self
Brian Latham
Self
Brian Perhai
Self
Brian Rhodes
Self
Carissa Kirksey Rohal
Self
Craig Kessler
Self
Catherine Cumpson
Self
Cathy Camilovic
Self
Cathy Loya
Self
Charlotte Marky
Self
Chris Niekamp
Self
Christina Pavlak
Self
Christina Weiss
Self
Christine Benhase, RN
Self
Connie Zatyko
Self
Dave Bartiromo
Self
Dennis Cramer
Self
Dianne Colvin
Self
Dina Lou Scarpone
Self
Dolores Sherba
Self
Don Speed
Self
Ed Clark
Self
Emily Hayes
Self
Eric Cole
Self
Gretchen Cogan
Self
Gretchen Shipitalo
Self
Heather Mercer
Self
Hillary Ebert
Self
Jane Young
Self
Jason Meeker
Self
Jenette Yocum
Self
Jennie Spicer
Self
Jennifer Davis
Self
Jennifer Walker
Self
Jeri Merak
Self
Jill Cesaratto
Self
Joanna Lawrence
Self
Joe Bruch
Self
John Stock
Self
Karen Golden
Self
Kaitlyn Wiseman
Self
Kaylie Hylton
Self
Kelly Williamson
Self
Kristen Ashenbach, LPC
Self
Kristen Smith
Self
Kyonna Shipley
Self
Larry Booksh
Small Business Owner
Laurie Schulze
Self
Linda Gemmell
Self
Lisa Dendinger, APRN-CNP
Self
Lynne Smith
Self
Louis Marky
Self
Madalyn Sheets
Self
Maddie Skelly
Self
Mark Gross
Self
Marlene Underwood
Self
Mary Benton
Self
Mary Pierce
Self
Mary Roberts
Self
Megan Cuy Castellanos
Self
Melissa Miller
Self
Melissa Rosenbaum
Self
Michael Hylton
Self
Michelle Eddy
Self
Michelle Plecnik
Self
Mikey Hylton
Self
P. Hogan
Self
Patrick Dudendorfer
Self
Rachael Judy
Self
Renee Booksh
Self
Renee Roberts
Self
Rob Roark
Self
Rochelle Murdock
Self
Rochelle Walters
Self
Sarah Hardesty
Self
Scott Craft
Self
Sherry Berger
Self
Stephen Flood
Self
Susan Kohl, PT
Self
Tammy Wayts
Self
Tamra Leinbach
Self
Taylor Golden
Self
Timothy Orphanides
Self
Tina Hylton
Self
Todd Hockman
Self
Trina Poremsky, RN
Self
Troy Mills
Self
Vanessa Weiser
Self
Wendy Jaqua
Self
Winona DeLeon
Self
February 10, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 17 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Emily Redman
Ohio Auditor of State
Sam Adolphsen
Opportunity Solutions Project
Blake Hanlon
Equifax
S. B. No. 22 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Mary Boosalis
Premier Health
Dr. Thomas File
Summa Health
Andrew Thomas, MD, MBA
The Ohio State Medical Association
Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff
Ohio Department of Health
Sheila Hiddleson RN, MS
Delaware Public Health District/Association of Ohio Health Commissioners
Father Gabriel Lavery
Self
Tracy Ann
Self
Alex Sprague
Self
Armond Budish
Cuyahoga County
Cheryl Luce
Self
Christiane Schmenk
Self
Christine Brown
Self
Corey Hamilton
Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department
David Maywhoor
Ohio Public Health Association
Erik Balster, MPH, REHS, RS
Preble County General Health District
Frank Migliozzi
Trumbull County Combined Health District
Garen Rhome
Harrison County Public Health
Greg Kesterman
Hamilton County Public Health
Illene Shapiro and Donna Skoda
Summit County/Summit County Public Health
James Watkins
Williams County Combined Health District
Jason Orcena
Union County Health Department
Jennifer Overbey, MD
Self
John May
Warren City Health District
Julie Miller RN, MSN
Knox Public Health
Karim Baroudi
Hancock Public Health
Kathleen Luhn
Allen County Combined Health District
Kevin Boyce, Marilyn Brown, and John O'Grady
Franklin County Commissioners
Kim Rieman, RN, MPH, CHES
Putnam County Health Department
Kimberly Cupp, RS, MPH
Fulton County Health Department
Laura Dachenbach
Self
Melanie Farkas
Self
Mike Derr, MBA
Holmes County General Health District
Nichele Blood
Conneaut City Health Department
Ryan Tekac
Mahoning County Public Health
Randall Flint, RS, MPH
Alliance City Health Department
Shawn Ray, MPH, RS
Noble County Health Department
Stephanie Summerow Dumas and Denise Driehaus
Hamilton County
Stacey Hartley
Self
Dr. Teresa Long, MPH
Self
Terrence Holman DVM, REHS, RS
Darke County General Health District
Terri Lewandowski
Self
Terry Allan
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Dr. Robert Salata and Dr. Claudia Hoyen
University Hospitals Health System
Dr. Robert Wylie
The Cleveland Clinic
Mark Seifarth
Self
Melissa Arnold
Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
S. B. No. 9 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Sante Ghetti
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Greg Lawson
The Buckeye Institute
Bruce Weston
Ohio Consumers' Counsel
February 03, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 9 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Jeff Dillon
Americans for Prosperity - Ohio
Chris Ferruso
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Kevin Boehner
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
S. B. No. 22 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Barry Sheets
Health Freedom Ohio/Center for Christian Virtue
Jennifer Burr
Self
Jack Burr
Self
Donna Jo Kazee
Self
Shannon Kazee
Self
Rishanne Golden
Haleigh's Heart/Self as business owner
Doug Golden
Self
Aaron Crater
Ohio Barhop
Stephanie Stock
Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom
Thomas Hach
Free Ohio Now
Brandon Ostrow
Self
Brian Latham
Self
Megan Prough
Self
Jeanine Mardis
Self
Lenore Rinicella
Self
Tony DiBiase
Self
Jeffrey Josiah Lanning
Self
Nadera Lopez-Garrity
Self
Damon Appel
Self
Emily Mix
Self
Judi Phelps
Self
Azure Stephens
Self
Mary Stoneburner
Self
Dr. Cathy Stein
Equal Protection for Posterity
Mary and Danny Carskadon
Self
Zoe McMaster
Self
Kevin Michael Freeman
Self
Colleen Gray
Self
Cindy Hoover
Self
Sara Continenza
Self
KR Chesser
Self
Larissa Blais
Self
Daniel Chick
Self
Dolores Whitman
Self
Pat Klein
Self
Joann Fox
Self
Jenna Shroyer
Self
Susanne Dengel
Self
Dr. Elizabeth Laffay
Self
Mary Gebhart
Self
David Slone
Self
Aimee Slone
Self
Gina Saxton
Self
Scott Jaenke
Self
Kirsten Spickler, ND
Self
Samuel George
Self
Leslie Jones
Self
Adam Bailey
Self
Todd Hockman
Self
Jill Smith
Self
Lesa Fulks, RN
Self
Andrea Vagas
Self
Eric Loy
Self
Michael Barnes
Self
Grethcen Bendel
Self
Kenneth Burst
Self
Pam Connery
Self
Steven Darling
Self
Donald Elder
Self
Kim Georgeton
Self
Mary Catherine Hansen
Self
Lois Kozlowski
Self
Gwendolyn Meyer
Self
Daniel Schmitz II
Self
Carolyn Schroeder
Self
Megan Schultheis
Self
Aaron Vazquez
Taxpayers of Ohio
Alicia Weaver
Self
Stan Willis
Self
Michelle Yan, DO
Self
Savannah Gault
Health Freedom Ohio
Dr. Jennifer Geyer
Self
Joel Hartman
Self
Richard Russell
Self
Elizabeth Waeber
Self
Kelly Varndell, RN, BSN
Varndell Family
Amy Russell
Self
Mary Trainor
Self
Joe Santamour
Self
Mary Santamour
Self
Wayne Lauer
Self
Bobbie McCullough
Self
Brian Ames
Self
Claudia Azaroff
Self
Lynn Withrow
Self
Beth Wright
Self
Gloria Pengal
Self
Megan Wood
Self
Deborah Hitt
Self
Audrey Stoffel
Self
Andrea Hand
Self
Sara Gleason
Self
Luann Bacon
Self
Terri Bishop
Self
Julie Dolesh
Self
Robert Rood
Self
George Ilavsky
Self
Amanda Fatula
Self
Stephen Weaver
Self
Michelle Cotterman
–
Taylor Golden
Self
Karen Wirtz
Self
Hyesun Park
Self
Laura McNamara
Self
Katherine Herring
Self
Jennifer Eileen, BCND
Self
Deanna Tareshawty
Liberty Action Council of Mahoning County
Heather Chappell
Self
Kelly Berkshire
Self
Kim Grembowski
Self
Camie McCorkle
Self
Jessica Hartman
Self
Mark Distaulo
Self
Andrea Wethington
Citizens of Ohio
Milton Whitmer
Self
Tony Castillo
Self
Kendra Lyn Swain
Self
Rachel Little
Self
Karen Whitmer
Self
Danielle Fredette
Self
Cheri Grayson
Self
Melissa Ackison
Patriots for Ohio
Mark Gilkey
Self
Jane Marie DeGreef
Self
Connie Rigg
Self
Judith DeGreef
Self
Kristen Beckman
Self
Vincent Esposito
Self
Kristin Tisdale
Self
Jill Henderson
Self
William Steele
Self
Daniel Continenza
Self
Laura Molnar
Self
Laura Haimes
Self
Jamie Rathod
Self
Mary-Madeline Waickman
Self - Owner of Destiny Farm
Tracy Prince
Self
Elizabeth Talbot
Self
Ann Manzi
Self
Adam Talbot
Self
Heather Dunham
Self
Joan Hartley
Self
Bonnie Arnold
Self
Sara Flannery
Self
Dolores Sherba
Self
Joann Campbell
Self
Jennifer Drabik
Self
Mark Hartshorn
Self
Mary Jane Brown
Self
Dr. Don Brown
Self
Anne Johnson
Self
Bryan Amatangelo
Self
Amy Woodson
Self
Valerie Hunter
Self
Brittany Stueber
Self
Natalie Hunter
Self
Tanya Hastings
Self
Linda Hausfeld
Self
Olga Fields
Self
Melissa McCoy
Self
Ashley Minnick
Self
Elaine Bertram
Self
Janet Schwartz
Self
Dr. Ravi Kulaselere
Self
Pamela Stahl
Self
Renee Hedges
Self
Erik Fischer
Self
Dr. Janet Levatin
Self
Paul Erwin
Self
Jennifer Wallace
Self
Benjamin Leiby
Self
Amanda Foust
Self
Susan Knotek
Self
Martin Pinkston
Self
Ashley Buschur
Self
Deborah Cowan
Self
Jennifer Widmer
Self
Michael Lemley
Self
Cindy McBee
Self
Antonia Blake
Self
Dr. Daniel Herring
Self
Elizabeth Krieger
Self
Jennifer Frazier
Self
Mandi Wolfe, RN, BSN
Self
Randy Wynett
Self
Carol Fischer
Self
Lisa McDaniel
Self
Bill Neisen
Self
Robert Nelson Vance
Self
Karen Golden
Self
Stacey Sigetic
Self
Debi Sigetic
Self
Deborah Guebert
Self
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