Members
Task Force members were gubernatorial appointees, chosen for their knowledge and expertise.
Chair: Bill Wilkins
Commissioner, Ohio Department of Taxation
Vice Chair: Jim Hyre
Former Superintendent, Columbus Public Schools
Ted Adams
Director of Government Affairs, Limited Brands
Susan Bodary
Executive Assistant for Education, Office of the Governor
John Brandt
Executive Director, Ohio School Boards Association
Eric Burkland
President, The Ohio Manufacturers' Association
Barbara Byrd-Bennett
CEO, Cleveland Municipal School District
Charles Calvert
State Representative and Chair, House Finance and Appropriations Committee
Fred Church
Administrator of the Tax Analysis Division, Ohio Dept of Taxation
Walt Davis
Dean, Warren County Aerospace Academy
Paolo DeMaria
Assistant Superintendent for Finance, Department of Education
Matthew Filipic
Vice President for Business and Fiscal Affairs, Wright State University
Robert Gardner
State Senator and Chair, Senate Education Committee
Chuck Gossett
Treasurer, West Clermont Local School District
Christine Hansen
Chief Fiscal Officer, Office of the Attorney General
Russ Harris
Education Research Development Consultant, Ohio Education Association
William Hartnett
State Representative and Ranking Minority Member, House Education Committee
Jim Hoops
State Representative and Vice Chair, House Finance and Appropriations Committee
Jeff Jacobson
State Senator and Majority Whip
Tom Johnson
Director, Office of Budget and Management
David Locke
Chairman, Bear Marketing, Inc.
Dick Maxwell
Executive Director, Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Jim Mahoney
Executive Director, Battelle for Kids
Tom Mooney
President, Ohio Federation of Teachers
Dan Navin
Director of Taxation and Public Finance, Ohio Chamber of Commerce
C.J. Prentiss
State Senator and Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Education Committee
Barbara Shaner
Director of Legislative Services, Ohio Association of School Business Officials
Jennifer Sheets
President, Ohio State Board of Education
Barbara Sprague
Executive Director, Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Richard Stoff
President, Ohio Business Roundtable
David Varda
Chief Deputy Auditor, Office of the Auditor of State
Scott Williams
Director of Governmental Affairs, Ohio Association of REALTORS
Dennis Woods
Superintendent, Bay Village Schools
Tom Zaino
Chair of Multistate Tax Group, McDonald Hopkins Co., LPA
Susan Zelman
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ohio Department of Education
