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BUCKEYE INSTITUTE ELECTS NEW CHAIRMAN
AND BOARD MEMBERS
Cincinnati Marketing Executive to Lead State Think Tank.
(COLUMBUS, OH) --- December 29, 2006
The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions announced today that Ohio entrepreneur Rick Segal of Fairfield has been elected to serve as the new Chairman of the Institute’s Board of Directors.
The Institute’s Board also elected two new members, educator Deborah Owens of Richfield and business leader David Johnson of Salem.
Founded in 1994, the Buckeye Institute provides independent, nonpartisan research and analysis to policymakers, particularly in the areas of taxation and government spending, regulation and education.
“This is a time of exciting opportunity for the Buckeye Institute. When Ohioans changed the guard in the last election, they also cleared the way for the issues of runaway spending and job-killing taxation come to the fore in the debate about Ohio’s future,” said Segal.
“The Buckeye Institute will engage in this debate as an even more visible and influential force in the formation of public policy. Our vision that policies rooted in economic freedom are the best way to grow prosperity in Ohio is more relevant and needed than ever,” Segal added.
Outgoing Chairmen Dan Peters, stepping down due to the Institute's term limits for directors, welcomed Rick's selection. "The Buckeye Institute has important work ahead of it and Rick Segal will help this organization reach new levels of effectiveness and impact," he said. The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions announced today that Ohio entrepreneur Rick Segal of Fairfield has been elected to serve as the new Chairman of the Institute’s Board of Directors. The Institute’s Board also elected two new members, educator Deborah Owens of Richfield and business leader David Johnson of Salem. Founded in 1994, the Buckeye Institute provides independent, nonpartisan research and analysis to policymakers, particularly in the areas of taxation and government spending, regulation and education. “This is a time of exciting opportunity for the Buckeye Institute. When Ohioans changed the guard in the last election, they also cleared the way for the issues of runaway spending and job-killing taxation come to the fore in the debate about Ohio’s future,” said Segal.“The Buckeye Institute will engage in this debate as an even more visible and influential force in the formation of public policy. Our vision that policies rooted in economic freedom are the best way to grow prosperity in Ohio is more relevant and needed than ever,” Segal added. Outgoing Chairmen Dan Peters, stepping down due to the Institute's term limits for directors, welcomed Rick's selection. "The Buckeye Institute has important work ahead of it and Rick Segal will help this organization reach new levels of effectiveness and impact," he said. Rick Segal, is chief executive of HSR Business to Business Inc., a national marketing communications consultancy headquartered in Cincinnati. Prior to founding HSR in 1981, Segal served on the campaign staffs of United States Senator Robert Taft Jr., Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk, and as chief aide to former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Earl T. Barnes.
Segal was a member of the Hamilton City Council from 1982-84. He was a Senior Advisor to Republican Presidential candidate Steve Forbes in 2000, and is credited as the architect of that campaign’s groundbreaking Internet effort. Segal is an elder of the Grace Evangelical Free Church, Cincinnati. He is married with three sons.
Deborah Owens, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of Akron. Among her many community leadership activities, Owens is completing eight years service on the State Board of Education; she has served as President of the Summit County School Board and as a member of the boards of Abstience, the Better Choice, Inc., and Canal Square YMCA.
Dr. Owens’ primary research interests include promotion strategies, customer satisfaction, political marketing and cross cultural influence on buyer behavior. She is the author of The Business Plan Project Work Book and has had her work publish in several scholarly journals.
As Chairman, CEO and President, David Johnson is leading Summitville Tiles, Inc. into its 95th year, a remarkable accomplishment as the Company is one of the nation’s oldest continuously operating tile manufacturers and the only surviving charter member of the tile industry’s national trade association.
Johnson contributes to Ohio’s and America’s well-being through several corporate, civic and political affiliations. He is a member of the board of the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, where he just completed his term as Chairman; he serves on boards of Radio America and the Ohio Business Alliance for Higher Education and the Economy, and he is a member of the Pew Charitable Trust’s Commission on State Tax Policy. In 2004 Johnson was Chairman of the Ohio Electoral College.
The work of the Buckeye Institute challenges government intervention as the default solution to Ohio’s needs. Our research and commentary offers a compelling vision of how policies that maximize the freedom and independence of our citizens also bring more growth and opportunity to our state.
The Buckeye Institute neither seeks nor accepts government funding. It enjoys the support of foundations, individuals and businesses sharing a concern for Ohio’s future.
For more information about the Buckeye Institute, please contact President David Hansen at dhansen@buckeyeinstitute.org at (614) 224-4422, or visit our website at http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/spaw/www.buckeyeinstitute.org. ###
Rick Segal photo at:
http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/uploaded_images/Rick_Segal_Photo_port.jpg
Deborah Owens photo at:
http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/uploaded_images/dowens_photo_port.jpg
David Johnson photo at (sorry, no hi-res available at this time):
http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/uploaded_images/David_Johnson_photo_port.jpg
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