Ohio Public Leaders: Inside State and Local Government

2018 OPL FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED

The Ohio Public Leaders program provides students with a practical, co-curricular experience that enhances their understanding of the inner-workings of state and local government institutions. Students emerge prepared for success in the arena of public leadership while host organizations benefit from engaging with outstanding young talent.

The Ohio Public Leaders accepted into this program receive paid fellowships ($1,000-$5,000) and are selectively assigned to state or local government institutions or to related public or non-profit agencies throughout Ohio. The fellowships support special projects that are designed to meet the needs of partner agencies and the professional interests of Ohio Public Leaders.

With the support of the OPL Advisory Board, faculty, and professional mentors, our students may complete their Ohio Public Leader fellowship during a regular 15-week fall or spring academic semester, during a six-week Miami summer semester, or during the three-week winter session. To date, 41 Miami University students have been awarded Ohio Public Leader Fellowships.

OPL Advisory Board:

Bradley M. Bundy Associate Vice President & Director of Development, Miami University	Andrew M. Dudas '05 Sr. Management Analyst, Office of Budget & Evaluation, City of Cincinnati	Nick A. Selvaggio '88 Judge, Champaign County Court of Common Pleas
Megan Statt-Blake '03 Assistant Director of Community Development, City of Wyoming	Tim Ingram Health Commissioner, Hamilton County Public Health	Cheryl Subler '91 Managing Directory, Policy, County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Kim Cutlip Executive Director, Scioto Foundation	Dana McDaniel '87 City Manager City of Dublin	Patrick Titterington '87 Director of Public Safety & Services, City of Troy
Timothy S. Derickson '84 Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Agriculture	Rick Platt '89 President and CEO, Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority	J. Christopher Woolard '01 Senior Executive Director for Accountability and Continuous Improvement Ohio Department of Education
Mike Dittoe '05 Chief of Staff Office of Speaker, Ohio House	Karen Ryan '95 Director, Government Relations, Convergys Corporation	Christopher D. Gilbert '00 Assistant Township Administrator, Township of Springfield
Brent W. Centers '14 Councilman, City of Franklin	Daniel G. Evers '86 Executive Director, Clinton County Port Authority	Michael McNamara '98 Development Administrator Executive Director, Butler County Port Authority President, Butler County Land Bank
Andy Shifflette '98 Legislative Liason, Legislative and Controlling Board Section, Ohio Office of Budget and Management	Nicole Bent '05 Senior Performance Analyst, Auditor of State, Dave Yost	John A. Jones '99 Police Chief City of Oxford
Christopher Pozzuto City Manager, City of Springboro

The Ohio Public Leaders Fellowship is an initiative of the Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs housed within the Department of Political Science.

2017 Ohio Public Leader Fellows:

Dylan Bentley	Zachary Hazzard
Jacob Bruggeman	Deanna Krokos
Lexi Burney	Nathan Mandrell
Kyle Chance	Lindsey McCready
David Colston	Natalie Roberts
Libby Edgar	Amanda Smith
Lauren Elliott	Dexter Wright
Jeff Gord