Health Committee
The Health Committee reviews legislation affecting health care and human services in Ohio.
June 01, 2022
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 81 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
David Salisbury
AMTA - Ohio Chapter
Linda Taylor
Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement
Cheri Ann Hidy
ABMNM
Leah Rachocki
Self
Melinda Murphy
Self
Elisabeth Contadino
United States Trager Association
Heidi Fought
Ohio Township Association
Joyce Anne Cameron
Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement
Victoria Kisel Carman
Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement
Jamie Daugherty
Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement
Judy Fasone
Self
Joan Taylor
Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement
Debbie Hitt
Reflexology Certification Institute
Donna Lilley
Self
Suzanne Marshall
Self
Edie Moore
Self
James Noriega
United States Trager Association
Melissa Ryan
AMTA - Ohio Chapter
James Specker
American Massage Therapy Association
Tony Talbott
Abolition Ohio
Andrea Wiener
Feldenkrais Guild of North America
Celia Williamson
Human Trafficking And Social Justice Institute
Cynthia Allen
Self
H. B. No. 537 (3rd Hearing)
H. B. No. 371 (5th Hearing)
Sub. H. B. No. 193 (4th Hearing)
Governor's Appointment(s)
Anthony Ganim - Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers BoardGary Lake - Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board
John Patton - Ohio Athletic Commission
Karen McIntyre - Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board
Lesley Linn - Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
Mickey Frame - State Chiropractic Board
Racheal Mounts - Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
May 25, 2022
Bills
S. B. No. 336 (1st Hearing)
S. B. No. 190 (1st Hearing)
S. B. No. 305 (1st Hearing)
H. B. No. 537 (3rd Hearing)
H. B. No. 371 (5th Hearing)
May 18, 2022
Bills
H. B. No. 371 (4th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Michele Young
Self
Rachel Winder
Ohio Women's Coalition
Bang Huynh
Ohio Radiological Society
April 06, 2022
Bills
S. B. No. 296 (4th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Spencer Cahoon
Self
Blythe Barnow
Faith In Public Life
Kelsey Bates
Harm Reduction Ohio
John Dawson
Community for New Direction
Deb Dingus
United Way of Licking County
Josh Lawson
Faith In Public Life
Rev. David Long-Higgins
Heartland Conference, United Church of Christ
Cameron McNamee
Board of Pharmacy
Drea Reany
Nelsonville Voices
Rev. Dr. Aaron Maurice Saari
Washington United Church of Christ
Ashley Washburn
Family Health Services of East Central Ohio INC.
Adriana Whelan
The Centers for Families and Children
H. B. No. 120 (4th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Erin Pettegrew
Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
March 30, 2022
Bills
H. B. No. 120 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Lynn Meldon
Self
Thomas Stephens
Self
J. Scott Reynolds
Aging and Long Term Care Committee
Mark Knepper
Vitas Healthcare
Dr. Joette Elise Greenstein
Vitas Healthcare
Pete Van Runkle
Ohio Health Care Association
Susan Wallace
LeadingAge Ohio
MF Dumm
Self
Stacey McDonald
Self
Joni Shaw
Self
Mindy Walker
Self
Yvonne Clutter
Self
Margaret Colvin
Self
Pamela Heller
Self
Ann Gilbert
Self
S. B. No. 296 (3rd Hearing)
March 23, 2022
Bills
H. B. No. 236 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Representatives Mark Fraizer and Scott Lipps
Ohio House of Representatives
H. B. No. 120 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Representatives Mark Fraizer and Tracy Richardson
Ohio House of Representatives
S. B. No. 296 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Cameron McNamee
Board of Pharmacy
Vanessa McMahon
Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
Thomas Stuber
Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers
Gary Daniels
ACLU of Ohio
Dennis Cauchon
Harm Reduction Ohio
Beth Bickford
Association of Ohio Health Commissioners, Inc.
Megan Burke
Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition
Teresa Lampl
The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Service Providers
Dr. Joan Papp
The MetroHealth System
Gary Smith, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Dr. Julie Teater
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Beth Weinstock, MD
BirdieLight
S. B. No. 278 (3rd Hearing)
March 16, 2022
Bills
S. B. No. 278 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Tiffany Young
Self
Hunter Young
Self
Brooklyn Young
Self
Jody Handley
Self
Chad McGarvie & Kenneth Caldwell
UC Health & Cincinnati Fire Department
Russell Aikman
Self
Novella Bailey
Self
Sam Gmetro
The Northern Ohio Fire Fighters
Misty Young
Self
S. B. No. 161 (3rd Hearing)
Governor's Appointment(s)
Jason George - State Board of PharmacyTod Grimm - State Board of Pharmacy
Trevor Vessels - State Dental Board
March 02, 2022
Bills
H. B. No. 371 (3rd Hearing)
H. B. No. 138 (4th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Nicole Veitinger, DO, FACEP
American College of Emergency Physicians, Ohio Chapter
Susan Wallace
LeadingAge Ohio
Governor's Appointment(s)
Donna Hanly - Board of NursingFebruary 09, 2022
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 265 (4th Hearing)
H. B. No. 138 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Thomas E. Collins, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Ohio Chapter/National Association of EMS Physicians
Jason McMullan, MD
Self
Jordan Singer
Self
S. B. No. 99 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Susan Davidson & Barb Matheny
Self
Julia Worcester, JD
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
H. B. No. 371 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Ann L. Brown, MD
University of Cincinnati
Michele Young
Self
Sherry Hughes
Self
Sharon Beck
Self
Katelyn Bowling
Ohio Hospital Association
Chesley Cheatham, M.Ed., MCHES & Theodoros Teknos, M.D.
University Hospitals
Christina C. Clemow, D.O.
The MetroHealth System
Leslie Croft
Self
Dave Dillahunt, MPA, CAE
Ohio Hematology Oncology Society
Tamara Eggleton
Self
Tonisha R. Elder
Self
Kimberly S. Emery
Self
Nancy L. Gantt, MD FACS
Self
Gary Greathouse
Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists
Yasmin Mekhail, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Su-Ju Lee, MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Anndee Meyer
UCHealth Barrett Cancer Center
Elizabeth A. Shaughnessy, MD, PhD
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cheryl Coy Stamm
Self
Georgina Stanley
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
Sadie Supinger, CNP
University of Cincinnati
Erin Gratsch
Mercy Health Jewish Women's Imaging Center
Elyse E. Lower, MD
Self
Dr. William Farrar
The Ohio State University Compresensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Renee Mahaffey Harris
Self
Diana M. Sutherland
Self
Monica Hueckel
Ohio State Medical Association
Sub. H. B. No. 281 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Lawrence J. Johnson, PhD
University of Cincinnati
Katherine Yoder
Adult Advocacy Centers
Marti Post
Nationwide Children's Hospital, On Our Sleeves
Jane Gerhardt
Self
Anne Gerhardt
Self
Stephanie Leppert
Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio
Kathryn Scheid
Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio
Megan Burke
Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition
Carmen Shelton
Self
Juliet C. Dorris-Williams, MSW, LISW-S
OhioPRO (Ohio Peer Recovery Organizations)
Tonya Fulwider
Mental Health America of Ohio
Liz Henrich
Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities
Scott Peters
Self
Celia Williamson, Tony Yerks, Kiana Cole
Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute
Travis Gulling
A Kid Again
January 26, 2022
Bills
H. B. No. 371 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Representative Sedrick Denson
–
Representative Jean Schmidt
–
Sub. H. B. No. 193 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Lora Miller
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Ernest Boyd
Ohio Pharmacists Association
Scott Young
Animal Policy Group
H. B. No. 136 (4th Hearing)
Governor's Appointment(s)
Donna Hanly - Board of NursingDecember 08, 2021
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 265 (3rd Hearing)
Sub. H. B. No. 122 (6th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Kelly Vyzral
Children's Defense Fund - Ohio
Dartesia Pitts
Hims & Hers
S. B. No. 239 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Betsie Norris
Adoption Network Cleveland
Mary D. Wachtel
Public Children Services Association of Ohio
November 17, 2021
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 265 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Jill Kingston
Brigid’s Path
Mary Berigan
Blessing House
Natalie Leek
Providence House
S. B. No. 239 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Jane Anderson
Choices, Inc.
Jessica Parks
Necco
Mark Mecum
Ohio Children’s Alliance
Tim Overly
Kids Count, Too Inc.
Vickie Thompson-Sandy
The Buckeye Ranch
Shannon Harnichar
Cadence Care Network
Sub. H. B. No. 281 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Erich Bittner
Ohio Association of County Boards of DD
Tonya Fulwider
Mental Health America of Ohio
Luke Russell
NAMI Ohio
Rose Larson
Deaf World Against Violence
Irene Tunanidas
Ohio Association of the Deaf
Sub. H. B. No. 193 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Lora Miller
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Jeff Dillon
Americans for Prosperity
November 10, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 161 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Dr. Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, FAAN
Self
Donna J. Doyle, DNP, RN, CNOR, NE-BC
Self
Olivia Ballard
Self
James Klosterman
Self
Jennifer Pennock
AORN
Deandra J. Toadvine
Self
Governor's Appointment(s)
Matthew Damschroder - Director of the Department of Job and Family ServicesOctober 27, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 123 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Kristen Day
Democrats for Life
Brett Faris
Pregnancy Solutions
Jerry Freewalt
Catholic Conference of Ohio
Nilani Jawahar
Center for Christian Virtue
Denise Leipold
Right to Life of Northeast Ohio
Paul Benjamin Linton, Esq.
Ohio Right to Life
Adam Mathews
Self
Mary Parker
Ohio Right to Life
Dr. Michael Parker
National Catholic Medical Association
Joel M. Schutte
Ohio Right to Life
Gabriel Vance
Created Equal
October 20, 2021
Bills
H. B. No. 138 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Steve Agenbroad
Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association
Zach Rossfeld, MD, MA, FAAP
OhioHealth
Josanne Pagel
Ohio Association of Physician Assistants
Kelly Shank
Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses
Robert Wagoner
Ohio Department of Public Safety
Sub. H. B. No. 122 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Jeffrey Sullitzer, DMD
Smile Direct Club
Mark Ackerman, DMD, MBA
American Teledentistry Association
Tyler Diers
TechNet
October 06, 2021
Bills
H. B. No. 41 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Geoff Collver
The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health Providers
Brian Evans, DO
Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association
Sub. H. B. No. 37 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Cassandra Freeland
Self
Lisa Boley
Self
Justin Funkhouser
The Be A Part Of It Foundation
Mirna Funkhouser
The Be A Part Of It Foundation
Mindi Patterson
Self
S. B. No. 204 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Richard Yep
American Counseling Association
Brian Carnahan
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board
September 29, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 204 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Sean Gorby
Ohio Counseling Association
Alexis Apple
American Telemedicine Association
James D. Rickel
Department of Defense
Erin Thase, PhD
UC Health
Sub. H. B. No. 122 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Leo Almeida
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Jeff Dillon
Americans for Prosperity
Jen Gonda
Ohio Association for Behavior Analysis
Teresa Lampl
The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health Providers
Kay Mavko, MS, RDN, LD
Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Bethany Parsell
Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses
Thomas Stuber
Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers
Jeremy Simpson
Ohio Community Corrections Association
Julie DiRossi-King
Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Tonya Apke
Ohio Physical Therapy Association
Dr. Chad Braun
Equitas Health
Dr. Nabil Chehade
The MetroHealth System
Gary Dougherty
American Diabetes Association
Dr. Kristin Englund
Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio
Brian Evans, MD
Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association
Sean Gorby
Ohio Counseling Association
Dustin Holfinger
American Heart Association
Jane Mariani-Walker
OSHGAC
Holly Pendell
National MS Society
Latoya Peterson
AARP Ohio
Melissa Piliang, MD
Ohio Dermatological Association
Annissa Reed
National Organization for Rare Disorders
Joe Rosato
Ohio State Medical Association
Sarah Rush, MD
Akron Children's Hospital
Dr. Steven Shook
Cleveland Clinic
Jeffrey Sunshine, MD, PhD
University Hospitals
Charlene York
Self
Kyle Zebley
American Telemedicine Association
Dr. Arick Forest
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
H. B. No. 136 (3rd Hearing)
S. B. No. 217 (3rd Hearing)
September 22, 2021
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 176 (3rd Hearing)
Governor's Appointment(s)
Lisa Dodge Burton - State Speech and Hearing Professionals BoardArianna Galligher - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Jamillee Krob - State Dental Board
Callie Mitchell - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Alverta Muhammad - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Manish Valiathan - Radiation Advisory Council
David Bass - Ohio Advisory Council for the Aging
Tammy Brown - State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board
Wendy Doolittle - Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
Brian Miller - State Vision Professionals Board
Stephen White - State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board
September 15, 2021
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 37 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Lilian Meienburg
Type Kind
Ernest Boyd
Ohio Pharmacists Association
Gary Dougherty
American Diabetes Association
Danny Houdeshell
Self
Caylan Fazio
Ohio Insulin4All
Jonathan Knight
Be A Part Of It Foundation
Mirna Funkhouser
The Be A Part Of It Foundation
Emily Champa
Self
Lisa Boley
Self
Robert Boley
Self
Emily Viall
Self
Mindi Patterson
Self
S. B. No. 151 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Amanda Finnefrock
Self
Christina Hagan
Self
Denise Poulin
Self
Sheryl Crosier
Self
Lisbeth McCulfor
Created Equal
Sarah Jones
Self
Bobby Schindler
Terry Shiavo Life & Hope Network
Robert Byrd
Self
Lisa Irvin-Chisnell
Self
Patrick James Marmion, M.D., M.P.H.
American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Kristin Turner
Pro-Life San Francisco
S. B. No. 100 (4th Hearing)
June 16, 2021
Bills
S. R. No. 10 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Charleta B. Tavares
Primary One Health
Beth Bickford
Association of Ohio Health Commissioners
David Maywhoor
Ohio Public Health Association
June 02, 2021
Bills
H. B. No. 120 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Rep. Tracy Richardson
Ohio House of Representatives
Rep. Mark Fraizer
Ohio House of Representatives
Am. H. B. No. 106 (3rd Hearing)
Sub. H. B. No. 252 (3rd Hearing)
Sub. H. B. No. 176 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Siobhan Fagan, M. Ed., AT, ATC, CSCS
Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association
Ben Bring, DO
Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association
May 26, 2021
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 176 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Rep. Thomas Hall & Rep Rick Carfagna
Ohio House of Representatives
Sub. H. B. No. 252 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Carol Hofbauer
Ohio Speech-Language and Hearing Association
Jennell Vick Ph.D.
Ohio Speech and Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition
Gina Hounam
Ohio Academy of Audiology
Cassie Barlow
–
Jeff Hoagland
Dayton Development Coalition
James Rickel
Regional Liaison, Dept. of Defense
Karen Kennedy
–
Alex Meibos
–
Dr. Kerri Philips
National Council of State Boards of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Lynn Williams
ASHA
Sharon Sandridge, Ph.D
Cleveland Clinic
Am. H. B. No. 106 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Jeanne Hoffman
OARP
Kenneth Fletcher
American Lung Association in Ohio
Annie Cacciato
–
David P. Carbone
James Thoracic Oncology Center
Kyle Hoylman
American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST)
S. B. No. 100 (3rd Hearing)
May 19, 2021
Bills
Sub. H. B. No. 252 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Rep. Plummer & Rep. White
Ohio House of Representatives
Am. H. B. No. 5 (3rd Hearing)
S. B. No. 58 (5th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Julie Griffith
–
Vicki Krafthefer
–
Cheryl Leissa
–
Samuel McCoy
Regional Long-Term Ombudsman program
Paula Mueller
Elderly Advocates
Latoya Peterson
AARP Ohio
Madeleine Wylie
–
Phorfina Wade
–
S. B. No. 55 (5th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Elisabeth Contadino
United States Trager Association
Rick Greely
–
Suzanne Marshall
–
Cynthia Allen
–
Jim Noriega
United States Trager Association
S. B. No. 100 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Thomas Stuber
Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers
Liz Henrich
Ohio Association f County Behavioral Health Authorities
Graham Bowman
Ohio Law Poverty Center
May 06, 2021
Bills
H.B. 110
Name
Organization
Fred Strahorn
Ohio Healthy Homes Network
Chris Murray
The Academy of Senior Health Sciences, Inc.
Teresa Lampl
The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health Providers
Mark Mecum
Ohio Children's Alliance
Eric Morse
Centers for Families and Children
Dr. Shane Foster
Ohio Optometric Association
Lora Miller
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Dr. Amy Burkett
American College of OB/GYNs, Ohio Section (ACOG Ohio)
Kerstin Sjoberg
Disability Rights Ohio
A. Lamont Mackley
Shoes and Clothes for Kids
Vivian Koob
Elizabeth's New Life Center
Allie Frazier
Ohio Right to Life
Joe Mazzola
Association of Ohio Health Commissioners
Barry Goldberg
NOBLE
Gail Long
NOBLE
Loh
NOBLE
Larry Rodriguez
NOBLE
Phyllis Felix
NOBLE
Diane Howard
NOBLE
Carly Salamone
Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio - Northwest Ohio Pathways HUB
Michelle Edison
Mahoning Valley Pathways HUB
Tanikka C. Price
Central Ohio Pathways Hub
Kurt Miller
Empowering People Inc.
Randi Clites
Ohio Bleeding Disorders Council
Micaela Deming
The Ohio Domestic Violence Network
Austin Hill
The Refuge
Joel B. Day, Mayor
Panel - New Philadelphia City Health District
Nichole Bache
Panel - New Philadelphia City Health District
Vickie Ionno
Panel - New Philadelphia City Health District
Attorney Marvin T. Fete
Panel - New Philadelphia City Health District
Libby Nicholson
Care House
Jack Amrhein
Kent City Health Department
Diane Beastrom
Koinonia
Timothy D. Neville
Echoing Hills Village, Inc.
Barbara Riley
Ohio Aging Advocacy Coalition
Kim Russell
Brookside Extended Care
Dr. Bill Cotton
Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Dustin McKee
Make-a-Day Foundation
Jeffrey S. Johnson
Weaver Industries, Inc
Kathy Scanlon
Pregnancy Decision Health Centers (PDHC)
Jermaine Ferguson
Children's Defense Fund-Ohio
Sheena Potts
Self
Shyam Suchak
Anne Grady Services
Paul Soprano
United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCP) of Greater Cleveland, Inc.
Justin Gall
Mount Aloysius Corp.
Roy Cherry
The Epilepsy Center of Northwest Ohio
Steve King
Anne Grady Services
Robert Weinhardt
Renaissance House, Inc.
Fran Nichols
Anne Grady Services
Amanda Collins
Anne Grady Services
Laura LaGodney
Ability Works, Inc.
Dawn Brooks
Clear Skies Ahead LLC
Beth Canfield-Simbro
Self
Melanie A. Kasten-Krause
The Society for Handicapped Citizens d.b.a The Society
Sarah Mills, Dameta Wright
Health Care Access Now (HCAN)
Christine L. Hill
Ashtabula City Health Department
Ashley A. Brocious
RT Industries, Inc.
Randall M. Flint
Alliance City Health Department
Sheriff Orvis L. Campbell
Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office
Joan C. Seidel
Kent City Health Department
Penny Teifke
Anne Grady Services
Terri Argent
Massillon City Health Department
Terry Russell
National Alliance on Mental Illness - Ohio (NAMI Ohio)
Donna Merrill
Horizons of Tusc. and Carroll Co., Inc.
Jim Steffey
Envision
Alan Andreani
City of Alliance
Tim Johnson
Ohio Poverty Law Center
Kathryn Shelley
The Ability Center of Greater Toledo
Dana Fischio
New Philadelphia City Health District
Lee Carl Finley
New Philadelphia City Health District
Tom Weaver
Choices In Community Living
Sandra Black
Self
Bob Gaston
ARC Industries, Inc.
Claudia Amrhein
Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority
Shannon Sweeney
Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association
Jordan Ballinger
Ohio Home and Community-Based Services Coalition
Susan Koller
Self
Leslie M. Shaffer
Alliance City Health Department and University of Mount Union
Kristen Henry
Advocacy & Protective Services, Inc. (APSI)
Judy Sicilia
Salem City Health District
Patricia Tucker
Alliance Board of Health
Michelle Madden
Self
Joan Englund
Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition
Rob Gress
Alliance City School District
Bryan Hannon
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Jim Mullen
United Way of Summit and Medina
Suzanne Tierney
Lupus Foundation of America, Greater Ohio Chapter
Malcolm J. Costa
Community Action Akron Summit
Aimee H. Budnik
Community Action Akron Summit
Lisa Gray
Ohio Excels
Peggy Zink
Cincinnati Works
Jennifer Frey
Every Child Succeeds
Judge Nanette DeGarmo Von Allman
New Philadelphia Municipal Court
Roger Fortener
Anne Grady Services
Danielle Stewart
Anne Grady Services
Janelle Wehrman
Mercer Residential Services, Inc
Rodeny Reasonover
Stark County Community Action Agency
Lisa Henderson
Dayton Regional Pathways Hub
Critty Buenconsejo
Creative Housing
Mary Dwight
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Adam Shank
AOBGC
David Maywhoor
Ohio Public Health Association
Kristina Latta-Landefeld
Ohio Prevention Advocacy Network
May 05, 2021
Bills
H. B. No. 9 (3rd Hearing)
H.B. 110
Name
Organization
Maureen Corcoran
Ohio Department of Medicaid
Director McElroy
Ohio Dept. of Aging
Ann Conn
McGregor Foundation
Dave Cocagne
Silver Birch Living
Kevin Martincek & Veronica Charles
Maxim Healthcare Services
Melissa Bacon
Groundwork Ohio
Julie DiRossi-King
Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC)
Susan Wallace
LeadingAge
Tom Thompson
JRC
Pete Van Runkle
Ohio Health Care Association
Jean Thompson
Ohio Assisted Living Association
Dan Vought
Simply EZ Home Delivered Meals
Duana Patton
Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Joe Russell
Ohio Council for Home Care and Hospice
Gina Boerger, PT, DPT
Therapy Advantage
Laura Dales, MBA CEHCH, CEAL
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
Lisa Von Lehmden Zidek
Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio
Kati Christner RN
Med1Care
Cheri L. Walter
Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities
Kelly Vyzral
Children's Defense Fund-Ohio
Jerry Freewalt
Catholic Diocese of Columbus - Office for Social Concerns
Mark Butler
Parent Advocate
Wendy Patton
Policy Matters Ohio
James Jarvis
Ohio Vapor Trade Association
Loren Anthes, Tara Britton, Hope Lane-Gavin, Natasha Takyi-Micah
The Center for Community Solutions
Jean-Philippe Dorval
Prevention Action Alliance
Gabriella Celeste
Ohio Lead Free Kids Coalition and Schubert Center for Child Studies, CWRU
Salli Bollin
Memory Lane Care Services
John Gazzuolo
Jennings Adult Day Center
Eric Murray
Younstown Area Jewish Federation
Tiffany Bukoffsky
Ohio Nurses Association
Nick Lashutka
President & CEO, Ohio Children’s Hospital Association
Scott Borgemenke
Ohio Hospital Association
Lori Wengerd
Ohio Advisory Council for Aging
Beverley Laubert
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
May 04, 2021
Bills
H.B. 110
Name
Organization
Director Matt Damschroder
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Angela Sausser, Jody Walker, Danny Brenneman, Sarah L. Hayden
PANEL - Public Children Services Association of Ohio
Joel Potts
JFS Directors Association
Ernie Boyd
Ohio Pharmacists Association
Natalie Leek
Providence House
Chris Ronayne
University Circle Inc.
A. Lamont Mackley
Chair, Shoes and Clothes for Kids
Gina Trebilcock
The Foundry
Dr. Dorothy Moulthrop
Open Doors Academy
Amy Kennedy-Rickman
Necco
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt
PANEL - Ohio Association of Foodbanks
Michelle Riley
PANEL - The Foodbank Inc.
Kristin Warzocha
PANEL - Greater Cleveland Foodbank
Kurt L. Reiber
PANEL - Freestore Foodbank
Kelsey Bergfeld, Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, Susan Jagers, Steve Wagner
PANEL - Advocates for Ohio's Future
Lynanne Gutierrez
PANEL - Groundwork Ohio
David C. Melin
PANEL - The PNC Financial Services Group
Stephanie Keinath
PANEL - Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
William LeBoeuf
PANEL - Carillon Advisors
Robyn Lightcap
PANEL - Preschool Promise, Inc.
Kimberly Tice
PANEL - Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children
Deanna Jones
ACTION Ohio
Kim Eckhart
Children's Defense Fund-Ohio
Nikki Chinn
ACTION Ohio
Juliana Barton
ACTION Ohio
Sylvia Pla-Raith
Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services
Will Petrik
Policy Matters Ohio
Carolyn Rice
Montgomery County
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Amy Roehrenbeck and Sarah Fields
Ohio CSEA Directors' Assocation
Jane Anderson
CHOICES, Inc
April 29, 2021
Bills
H.B. 110
Name
Organization
Gregg Thornton
Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board
Jeff Davis
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
Provider Panel - Peter Moore
Ohio Provider Resource Association
Provider Panel - Bridget Gargan
Ohio Association of County Boards
Provider Panel - Peter Van Runkle
Ohio Health Care Association
Provider Panel - Gary Tonks
The ARC of Ohio
Kevin Krencisz
Cleveland Sight Center, CABVI, Sight Center of Northwest Ohio
Robert Heinzerling
Heinzerling Community
Caroline Lahrmann
Disability Advocacy Alliance
Felicia Hall
ResCare Community Living
Tevis Foreman
Produce Perks
April 28, 2021
Bills
H.B. 110
Name
Organization
Director Stephanie McCloud
Ohio Department of Health
Melissa Bacon
Groundwork Ohio
Debra Evans and Gretchen Addison
TAP United (The Addict Parent, United)
Dustin Holfinger
American Heart Association
Gary Dougherty
American Diabetes Association
Pete Van Runkle
Ohio Health Care Association
April 27, 2021
April 22, 2021
Bills
H.B. 110
Name
Organization
Steven W. Schierholt
Executive Director, State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy
Betsy Houchen, RN, JD
Executive Director, Ohio Board of Nursing
Lori Criss
Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
Ronald Ross
Executive Director, State Board of Psychology
April 21, 2021
Bills
H.B. 110
Name
Organization
Angela Dawson
Ohio Commission on Minority Health
Kelly Caudill
Ohio State Chiropractic Board
Cheryl Grossman
Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board of Ohio
Jill Smock
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
Brian Carnahan
Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
April 20, 2021
Bills
H.B. 110
Name
Organization
Marlene Anielski
Executive Director, Vision Professionals Board
Harry Kamdar
Executive Director, Ohio State Dental Board
Theresa Stir
Executive Director, Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board
Jada Brady
Executive Director, Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
March 24, 2021
Bills
H. B. No. 41 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Rep. Laura Lanese
Ohio House of Representatives
Rep. Beth Liston
Ohio House of Represenattives
Am. H. B. No. 5 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Thomas Stuber
Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers (OARP)
H. B. No. 9 (3rd Hearing)
March 17, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 6 (4th Hearing)
S. B. No. 58 (4th Hearing)
S. B. No. 55 (4th Hearing)
Name
Organization
Suzanne Marshall
–
James Noriega
United States Trager Association
Anna Marie Bowers
–
H. B. No. 9 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Jeff Neidig, RPH
Medi-Wise Pharmacy and Tuscarawas County Anti-Drug Coalition
Dr. Alexandra Funk
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Central Ohio Poison Cntr.
Jean-Philippe Dorval
Prevention Action Alliance
Robbie McLuckie
Consumer Healthcare Products Association
Joe Rosato
Ohio State Medical Association
Governor's Appointment(s)
Georden Burton - Chemical Dependency Professionals BoardJeffrey Huston - State Board of Pharmacy
Nancymarie Phillips - Board of Nursing
March 10, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 6 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Dr. Evie Alessandrini
UC Health
Melissa Piiang, MD
Ohio Dermatological Association
S. B. No. 58 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Tabatha Vanni
–
Steve Piskor
Elderly Nursing Home Abuse Advocates
Natalya Montemarano
–
Vito Montemarano Jr
–
S. B. No. 55 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Suzanne Marshall
The Feldenkrais Guild of North America
Cynthia Allen
–
Russell Hall, GCFT
Feldenkrais Guild of North America
James Noriega
United States Trager Association
Melinda Murphy
The Feldenkrais Guild
Andrea Wiener
Feldenkrais Guild of North America
Joyce Cameron
–
Christine Doo
The International Association of Structural Integration
Mary Abrams
International Somatic Movement Education & Therapy Association
Brian Shircliff
Feldenkrais Guild of North America
Robert Miles
–
March 03, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 58 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Steve Piskor
Elderly Nursing Home Abuse Advocates
Cecelia A McCluer
Self
Florence M Soletro
Self
Tammy Soletro-Hazinakis
Self
Thomas L Curtin Jr
Self
S. B. No. 43 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
O. Hans Iwenofu, MD
Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center/James Cancer
Amy Carpenter, Ph.D
Self
Raphael E. Pollock, M.D., PhD, FACS
Ohio State Univeristy Comprehensive Cancer Center
Timothy P. Cripe, MD, PhD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Joel Mayerson, MD
Sarcoma Program at The James
Doug Martin, MD
James Cancer Hospital
S. B. No. 55 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
James Specker
AMTA
Barry Sheets
Center for Christian Virtue (CCV)
Dave Yost
Ohio Attorney General
Jennifer Cull & Melissa Ryan
AMTA-Ohio
Marisa Myers
Ohio Township Association
Anthony Talbott
Abolition Ohio
Victoria Gresh
Ohio Physical Therapy Association
Deborah Hitt
Reflexology Certification Institute
Rob Rishel
City of Westerville
February 24, 2021
Bills
February 10, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 30 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Sen Dolan
Ohio Senate
Betty Churchill
Self
Daniel Lettenberger-Klein
Stella Maris
Lavin Schwan
Bellevue Recovery & Support Services
S. B. No. 42 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Sen. Schaffer
Ohio Senate
Dr. Joshua Joseph
American Heart Association
S. B. No. 3 (3rd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Tom Dilling
Board of Nursing
Greg Lawson
The Buckeye Institue
Brian Behl
Self
Latoya Peterson
AARP Ohio
Jeff Hoagland
Dayton Development Coalition
Bev Bokovitz
UC Health
S. B. No. 21 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Dr. Ron Budzik
Riverside Radiology & Interventional Associates
Dr. Donald Frei
Radiology Imaging Associates & Swedish Medical center
Dr. Cathy Sila, Dr. Nicholas Bambakidis, Daniel Ellenberger
University Hospitals Health System
Sharon Heaton, Dr. Vivien Lee, Dr. Shahid Nimjee
OSU, Wexner Medical Center
February 03, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 3 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Tiffany Bukoffsky
Ohio Nurses Association
Tina Thornton
Nationwide
Lorie Rhine
SUMMA Health
Jeff Dillon
AFP
S. B. No. 6 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Arick Forrest, MD
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Chelsea Wonksi
State Medical Board of Ohio
Thomas Collins, MD
Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and N Ohio
Dr. Cliff Deveny
CEO - SUMMA Health
S. B. No. 7 (2nd Hearing)
Name
Organization
Mary Arnold, DOT
Ohio Occupational Therapy Association
Chuck Willmarth, CAE
American Occupational Therapy Association
Dennis S. Cleary, OTD
Self
Candace Sabers
UC Health
Jeff Dillon
AFP
Paul Grace, MS
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
S. B. No. 21 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Sen. Antonio & Sen. Manning
Ohio Senate
Adam Arthur, M.D.
Society of Neuro Interventional Surgery
Pete de la Porte
Ohio Ambulance and Medical Transportation Association
Mark Matasic
American Heart Association
Dustin Holfinger
American Heart Association
Dr. Mark Bain, Dr. Hussain, Dr. Peter Rasmussen, Dr. Russman
Cleveland Clinic
Esteban Cheng-Ching, MD
Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Lauren Thomas
Self
Ann Gupton
Self
Mahesh Jayaraman, M.D
Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Rebecca L. Finni, DHS
Ohio Occupational Therapy Association
January 27, 2021
Bills
S. B. No. 3 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Sen. Kristina Roegner
Ohio Senate
Anne Gunther
Ohio Organization for Nursing Leadership
James Guliano
Ohio Hospital Association
Peggy Mark
Premier Health
Christine Young
Akron Children's Hospital
Jayne Gmeiner
Dayton Children's Hospital
Joan Sevy Majers, DNP
Case Management Society of Ohio
Jennifer Carpenter, MSN
University Hospital Health System
Kelly Cloonan
Self
Allison Conner
Self
Meredith Foxx
Cleveland Clinic
Jerry Mansfiled, Ph.D
Mount Carmel Health System
S. B. No. 5 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Sen. Kristina Roegner and Sen. Louis Blessing
Ohio Senate
Missy Anthony
Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board
Tonya Apke
Ohio Physical Therapy Association
Victoria Gresh
Ohio Physical Therapy Association
Thomas Cantwell
Physical Therapy Compact Commission
S. B. No. 6 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Sen. Stephen Huffman
Ohio Senate
Sen. Kristina Roegner
Ohio Senate
Dr. Steven Shook
Cleveland Clinic
Ryan Squier
American College of Emergency Physicians, Ohio Chapter
Brooke Cheney
Ohio Emergency Physician Alliance
Stephanie Gilligan
Ohio Hospital Association
Christopher N. Miller, MD,MS
University Hospital Health System
Melissa Wervey Arnold
Ohio Chapter,American Academy of Pediatrics
Dr. John Como
Ohio Chapter, American College of Surgeons
Joe Rosato
Ohio State Medical Association
Dr. Robert McGregor
Akron Children's Hospital
S. B. No. 7 (1st Hearing)
Name
Organization
Sen. Kristina Roegner
Ohio Senate
Missy Anthony
Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board
Becky Finn
Ohio Occupational Therapy Association
GLOSSARY
of terms
of terms
What is session? What is a caucus? Find out about these and other commonly used terms related to the Ohio Senate.
