JobsOhio Board of Directors
Meet Our Board
Robert C. Smith
Board Chairman, Executive Committee Chair, Partner and Cleveland
Market Leader, Cerity Partners LLC
J.P. Nauseef
Executive Committee
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton
Audit Committee Chair, Compensation & Workforce Committee CEO
DreamCatcher Educational Consulting Service
Richard J. Platt
Audit Committee, Compensation & Workforce Committee
President and CEO, Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority
General Lester L. Lyles
Compensation & Workforce Committee Chair, Investment Committee
United States Air Force (Retired)
John J. Bishop
Investment Committee Chair, Executive Committee
Encova Insurance, Board of Directors
Lori Marie Gillett
Executive Committee, Audit Committee, Investment Committee
CEO, Corna Kokosing
Scott A. Sullivan
Audit Committee, Compensation & Workforce Committee
AIR FORCE VETERAN, STRATEGIC CONSULTANT
Thomas L. Williams
Executive Committee, Investment Committee
President and CEO, North American Properties
William G. Batchelder
In Memorium: Emeritus Board Member
(Oct. 2020 – Feb. 2022)
Corporate Governance and Board of Directors
Innovation and Success in Ohio
Accolades for Ohio
People and businesses share their experiences.
“We are thrilled to continue our growth in the great state of Ohio. We are grateful to partner with both JobsOhio and REDI Cincinnati on this project and look forward to our continued growth in the region.”
Jennifer Richardson Hutcheson
Chief Relationship Offer, SugarCreek
“Matsu Ohio is proud to be part of the Williams County community and is excited about the opportunity to grow our customer base create jobs, and increase production volume at our Edgerton site.”
Robert Teixeira
Director of U.S. Operations, Matsu
“We have been a part of this community for many years and appreciate all of the support, including the economic development services from JobsOhio, Dayton Development Corporation and Clinton County.”
Kristen Parr
Vice President and General Manager, Alkermes