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8050 N High St, Ste 160
Columbus, OH 43235
Phone: (614) 732-5948

Meghan Sullivan-Homsher joined Frontline Education on Feb. 1, 2022. She was previously with the Ohio Department of Taxation and has been a great resource to Ohio schools.  Meghan had been with the Tax Analysis Division of ODT since 2005.  Her responsibilities have included providing analysis of proposed legislation and contributing to department publications.  Meghan’s specific areas of interest include property tax, school district income tax, and state/local revenue sharing. 

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100 South Third St
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-227-4840

Adam Seeley is a public finance attorney. His practice focuses on economic development and local government counseling, as well as administrative, environmental and energy law. Adam’s experience covers TIF, CRA, enterprise zone administration, appraisal, real estate transactions, contract negotiation and drafting, civil litigation, and administrative compliance.

Prior to joining Bricker, Adam served as in-house staff counsel for the Franklin County Auditor’s Office, Real Estate Division. He has also worked as a policy and legal aide for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and in private practice representing clients facing consumer protection matters.

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6539 Summit Rd W
Pataskala, OH 43062
Phone: 937.416.0570

Todd Griffith has been Treasurer of Licking Heights Local Schools since June 2017. In this position, Mr. Griffith works with the Board of Education and administration to provide prudent financial management and leadership. The Treasurer's Office is responsible for all fiscal operations of the District. This includes budgeting, forecasting, investing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, financial reporting and serving as public records custodian.

Todd joined Licking Heights as Assistant Treasurer July, 2016. Prior to his time at Licking Heights, Mr. Griffith served as an administrator for South-Western City Schools, as well as in the treasury department at Vandalia-Butler City Schools. Before entering the public sector, Mr. Griffith worked in the financial industry for several years.

Mr. Griffith received his undergraduate degree from Ohio University and completed his Treasurer’s coursework from the University of Dayton. He holds an active School Treasurer license.  Mr. Griffith is a member of the Ohio Association of School Business Officials.

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4900 Key Tower, 127 Public Sq.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: 216.479.8723

Heather R. Baldwin Vlasuk has a broad range of experience in public law, routinely advising municipalities, townships, counties and other political subdivisions on a wide variety of matters, including economic development, real estate and land use, employment and public finance. Utilizing her public law expertise, Heather focuses her practice on public finance transactions, serving as bond counsel in general obligation and revenue financings for public issuers.

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212 East Fifth Street
Suite 1000
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 826-0582

Mr. Laskey is a Vice President in the Cincinnati, Ohio Municipal Finance office of RBC Capital Markets.  

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175 South Third St., Ste 1250
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614.987.1689

Marvin has been a finance professional for over 29 years, serving as treasurer/CFO for various types of school districts in Ohio and later as managing director for a large Midwest capital markets investment banking firm serving assorted education and traditional local government clients.

Specific experience
Provides services related to the issuance of bonds, from financial feasibility through post-issuance
Assists with capital and operating referenda strategy related to ballot initiatives
Comprehensive capital project planning and financial planning

Industry involvement
Ohio Association of School Business Officials
Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Ohio Government Finance Officers Association

Thought leadership
Speaker and panelist at conferences and workshops on topics related to public finance, capital planning, school district revenue and expenditure forecasting, millage studies and bond issuances

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7650 Jerry City Rd
Bloomdale, OH 44817
Phone: (419) 966-0796

Jenalee Niese is the Treasurer at Elmwood Local SD. Prior to her position at Elmwood, she was the EMIS Coordinator at Holgate Local Schools.

Jenalee has 15 years’ experience in education and has gained experience in many aspects of a school’s business and reporting procedures. Jenalee conducted the reconciliation of SFPR vs. FTE student data, collects and manages student and staff data in PowerSchool with submissions to the Data Collector, administator of PowerTeacher Pro, WebXam and IEP Anywhere – managing timelines and audits. As an EMIS Coordinator, Jenalee oversaw numerous Safe account programs including Scholarships, CTE-26, provides data for Tuition, Excess and Catastrophic Cost, analyzes teacher licensure and report card data in the Secure Data Center (SDC), works with AESOP, USAS and RAM, fee receipts, and ODDEX.

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151 Hughes Rd
Lucasville, OH 45648
Phone: (614) 309-2185

28 years related experience:
Auditor of State - Field Auditor
Symmes Valley Local - Assistant Treasurer and Payroll
Collins Career Center - Federal Programs and Financial Aid for Adult Programs
Plattenburg and Associates CPA Firm - Governmental Auditing
Milford Exempted Village - Treasurer
Ohio Department of Education - Area Coordinator

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25 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614.752.1597

Mr. Koenig is an Assistant Director in the Office of Federal Programs at the Ohio Department of Education.  He has 12 years of experience working with federal education grants.  His primary responsibility is to allocate ESEA grant funds to districts and community schools and assist with demonstrating compliance with fiscal requirements. 

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200 E Wilson Bridge Rd
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: 614.450;6171

TJ Cusick is the Assistant Treasurer for Worthington City School District. He has been with Worthington for 12 years and worked for a regional CPA firm prior to coming to Worthington. He has been the Treasurer of Worthington Schools since 2019.  He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the District, including a budget of $175 million, payroll for over 1500 employees, and an investment portfolio of $150 million. He is a licensed CPA in the State of Ohio, an elected school representative for the Ohio GFOA, and recipient of the 2016 OASBO Distinguished Service Award for his service providing continuing education for its members. He is originally from Steubenville, Ohio; married to Stacey, with one son and a killer pug.

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4836 State Route 325
Patriot, OH 45358
Phone: (740) 379-9085

I worked for 16 years with the Auditor of State, Local Government Services, 8 years at Symmes Valley LSD and 1 year at Gallia County LSD as treasurer.

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88 E Broad St
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 8002820370

James Rader is an Assistant Chief Auditor with the Ohio Auditor of State’s Central Region.  He has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Ashland University and has been with the State Auditor’s Office since 2000.  He currently is one of three chiefs that oversee the 15 counties in Central Ohio covered by the Central Region.