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Commission Members & Staff

Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati

Commission Members

The Commission consists of 12 members; nine voting and three non-voting. The Governor appoints the nine voting members, and in accordance with statute, these members are selected from various geographic areas of Ohio. The current slate of gubernatorially-appointed members includes:

Otto M. Budig, Jr., Chairman, Cincinnati
Barbara S. Robinson, Vice Chairwoman, Cleveland
Craig A. Marshall, CPA, Secretary-Treasurer, Columbus
Caprice H. Bragg, Cleveland
Adam K. Brandt, Columbus
Joan Dearth, Marietta
William A. Erdos, Wooster
Craig Weise, State Architect, Columbus
David Wilhelm, Columbus

The Commission also includes three non-voting, ex-officio members, including the director of the Ohio Arts Council plus two legislative members, one each appointed by the Senate President and House Speaker:

Julie S. Henahan, Executive Director of the Ohio Arts Council
Bill Seitz, Ohio Senate
Tracy Maxwell Heard, Ohio House of Representatives

Commission Staff

The Commission operates with a small team of specialists who provide the most efficient oversight possible for the diverse and complex projects that are assigned to it. The staff includes professionals trained in architecture, landscape architecture and engineering, as well as financial, technical, communications and administrative professionals. Kathleen M. Fox, FASLA, has served as executive director of the Commission since 1993.

Executive Director
Kathleen M. Fox, FASLA
phone: (614) 752-2770
kfox@culture.ohio.gov
Assistant Director/Chief Operating Officer
Dave Wartel
phone: (614) 728-3328
dwartel@culture.ohio.gov
Assistant Director for Project Services
Barbara Witt
phone: (614) 728-8923
bwitt@culture.ohio.gov
Operations Coordinator
vacant

Project Manager
Tony Capaci
phone: (614) 728-6924
tcapaci@culture.ohio.gov
Project Manager
vacant

Project Manager
Amy Rice
phone: (614) 728-8931
arice@culture.ohio.gov

Project Analyst
vacant

Project Analyst
Erica Johnson
phone: (614) 728-8935
ejohnson@culture.ohio.gov
Project Analyst
Jillian Burner
phone: (614) 995-7554
jburner@culture.ohio.gov
Information Management Coordinator
Keith Wiley
phone: (614) 995-7557
kwiley@culture.ohio.gov
Fiscal Officer
Myra LaCava
phone: (614) 752-2770
mlacava@culture.ohio.gov
Communications Manager
(Media Contact)
Jessica Fagan
phone: (614) 995-7552
jfagan@culture.ohio.gov