Ohio Business Votes

Ombudsmen List: The Governor’s executive order implementing common sense business regulation creates an ombudsman position in some agencies who will act as troubleshooters when employers encounter problems with the regulatory process. Here is a list of those individuals and the agencies in which they work.

First	Last	Agency	Email	Direct line	Position
Bill	Hopper	Agriculture	BHopper@mail.agri.state.oh.us	728-5712	Chief Legal Counsel
Mike	Travis	Workers Comp.	Michael.Travis@BWC.state.oh.us	644-9414	Chief Ombuds Officer
Brian	Misencik	Commerce	brian.misencik@com.state.oh.us	466-5768	Deputy Director of Administration
Greg	Schultz	Administrative Services	greg.schultz@das.state.oh.us	644-6432	Legislative Liaison
Rich	Milleson	Natural Resources	Rich.Milleson@dnr.state.oh.us	265-6876	Assistant Director
Cathryn	Loucas	Natural Resources	Cathryn.Loucas@dnr.state.oh.us	265-6882	Deputy Director
Ed	Jerse	Development	ejerse@odod.state.oh.us	644-8630	Director, Government Relations Office
Ed	Kitchen	EPA	edward.kitchen@epa.state.oh.us	644-3134	Dir Industrial Relations
Robert	Jennings	Health	Robert.jennings@odh.ohio.gov	644-8138	Director of Public Affairs
Linda	Bozeman	Industrial Commission	lbozeman@ic.state.oh.us	752-4455	Deputy Director of Legislation
Anne	Jewel	Insurance	anne.jewel@ins.state.oh.us	728-1014	Assistant Director to the Office of Policy and Research
Geoff	Collver	Jobs and Family Services	COLLVG@odjfs.state.oh.us	995-2043	Dir. Of Legislation
Karundi	Williams	ODOT	Karundi.Williams@dot.state.oh.us	466-4598	Legislative Affairs Coordinator
Christine	Mesirow	Taxation	christine_mesirow@tax.state.oh.us	466-2166	Chief Legal Counsel

Executive Order -04S: In February, the Governor signed an executive order calling for the reform and elimination of regulatory rules that are detrimental or harmful to employers in Ohio. These efforts include; using easy-to-understand language when creating rules, eliminating duplicative rules, eliminating subjectivity and eliminating unnecessary rules. The Governor’s executive order is provided below.

Executive Order-04S

Executive Order -05S: In March, the Governor signed an executive order calling for a transition in workforce development responsibilities between the Department of Development (DOD), Department of Jobs and Family Services (DJFS) and the Board of Regents (BOR). The realignment of these departments is designed to improve workforce development efforts in Ohio while remaining as efficient as possible. The Governor’s executive order is provided below.