This week, Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA) Director David Goodman announced six appointments to the agency's leadership team. Ryan Burgess, senior vice president of Fifth Third Bank, will serve as assistant director. Jacqueline Williams, executive director of the Liquor Control Commission of Ohio, is now chief of the Minority Business Division. Ezra Escudero, a banker with JP Morgan Chase, will serve as both deputy chief of the Office of Business Assistance and director of the Ohio Small Business Development Centers (Ohio SBDC). Former teacher and state senator Joy Padgett will serve as deputy director of the Governor's Office of Appalachia. Kenyatta Chandler, a former business manager from the Office of Budget and Management, is ODSA's new revenue and loan officer. Rebecca Ruan-O’Shaughnessy was promoted from assistant deputy chief to deputy chief of the Office of Strategic Business Investments. For more, read the full press release.
Ohio Development Services Agency announces six new appointments to its leadership team