FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 1, 2022

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Governor DeWine Announces Appointments for the
Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)?Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced seven appointments to the Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial. The duty of the Commission is to plan, encourage, develop, and coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S.?and the impact of Ohioans on the nation's past, present, and future.

Governor DeWine has made the following appointments:

• Doug Preisse, who will serve as the chair of the Commission, serves as Principal at VanMeter, Ashbrook & Associates.
• Mike Coleman, who will serve as co-chair of the Commission, served previously as mayor of Columbus and currently is a Partner at Ice Miller CCP.
• Kelly Falcone Hall serves as the President and CEO of Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland.
• John Fleming currently serves as the Immediate Past National Chair of the Council for The American Association for State and Local History.
• Elizabeth Pierce serves as the President and CEO of the Cincinnati Museum Center.
• Ted Strickland served previously as governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Congressman.
• Mackensie Wittmer serves as the Executive Director of the National Aviation Heritage Alliance.??

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