Date of Birth: October 25, 1948
Married to the former Nancy E. Bero
Two Children: John B., born May 2,1977; Corbin Marie, born April 28, 1979

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Cleveland, Ohio
Juris Doctor Degree, June 1973

Denison University, Granville, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts Degree, June 1970
Honorary Doctor of Public Administration, May 1998

Brooklyn High School, Brooklyn, Ohio
Graduate, June 1966

Elected Constitutional officeholder managing the largest state audit agency in the United States. Responsible for financial oversight of 4,400 units of government. Performs state comptroller functions and serves as land records custodian.
Staff of 916 professional and support employees.

President, Ohio Sinking Fund Commission
Member, State Board of Deposits
Member, six Ohio Retirement Systems Boards
Member, Emergency Board
Member, Public Facilities Commission Board
Member, State Apportionment Board

Elected to this three-member board which manages the state's largest county (Cleveland area population 1.4 million). Operational staff of 4,300 employees.

President, Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners (1992)
Trustee, County Commissioners Association of Ohio (1992-95)
Chair, Commissioners Association Courts and Correction Committee (1992-93)
Chair, Funding Committee, Ohio Task Force on Indigent Defense (1992-93)
Chair, Child Advocacy Coalition Advisory Board (1991-95)
Chair, Cuyahoga County Planning Commission (1992-95)
Chair, Cuyahoga County Solid Waste Policy Co@ttee (1991-92)
Chair, Criminal Justice Services Advisory Board (1993-95)

1987-1990 Ranking Minority Member, House Committee on Ethics and Standards (1989-90)
Ranking Minority Member, House Committee on Commerce and Labor (1983-84)
Member, House Committee on Finance (1983-'84)
Member, House Committee on Judiciary and Criminal Justice
(1981-84, 1987-90)
Member, House Ethics Commission (1987-90)
Member, Ohio Workers Compensation Study Commission (1985)
Member, Ohio Unemployment Compensation Advisory Board (1983-84)
Member, Ohio Worker Training Commission (1981-82)
Member, Lake Erie Basin Commission (1987-88)
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures

Counsel, Mayor and City Council
Counsel, City Planning Commission
Counsel, Board of Zoning and Building Appeals
Counsel, Civil Service Commission

Chair, Committee on Contracts
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Public Safety Committee

Counsel, Division of Police

Counsel, Department of Health and Public Welfare
Counsel, Department of Public Safety
Counsel, Civil Service Commission