The Ohio Urban University Program

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The second in a series of discussions with experts on timely topics affecting the State of Ohio's fiscal future.

Athletic Club, Columbus, OH | Crystal Room
136 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215
4:00-5:30 p.m. with reception immediately following
Check in for forum begins at 3:30 p.m.

Participants:

R. Gregory Browning, President, Capital Partners (Invited)
Richard A. Levin, Tax Commissioner, Ohio Department of Taxation (Invited)

Panelists:

CHRISTOPHER HOENE, Ph.D., Director, Center for Policy and Research, National League of Cities, Washington, D.C. Leads NLC’s research efforts, including its survey and public opinion activities, as well as targeted projects on topics such as public finance, housing, and immigration. Oversees NLC’s policy development work, and works with NLC’s CityFutures Program and International Programs.

BRIAN SIGRITZ, Staff Associate, National Association of State Budget Officers, Washington, D.C. Tracks and analyzes economic, tax and revenue trends, and handles NASBO activities related to performance measures and management, privatization, and disaster responses. Monitors the fiscal health of the states, and edits and produces the State Expenditure Report annually.

BRIAN PERERA, Finance Director, Majority Caucus, Ohio Senate. Staffs the Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee, the Controlling Board, and special committees appointed with regard to appropriation issues. Also works closely with the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Worked with the Lottery Profits Review Commission, the Joint Committee to Implement State Issue 1 (state bond issuance for local public school building projects), the Joint Select Committee on Volume Cap, the Medicaid Managed Care Study Committee, and the former Joint Committee on Federal Funds.

The UUP Forums in Columbus are brought to you by the Ohio Urban University Program (UUP), a program of the University System of Ohio and the Ohio General Assembly. The UUP is a unique network linking the resources of Ohio's urban universities with the communities and students they serve, in a cooperative effort to boost economic development efforts in the state’s urban regions.

QUESTIONS Registration—Barbara Benevento at 216.687.2188 or email b.benevento@csuohio.edu
UUP Forum Programs in Columbus—Claudette Robey at 216.687.2188 or email c.robey@csuohio.edu.