Governor appoints four from southwest Ohio

Gov. Ted Strickland today named four area residents to state boards:

Barbara Gould of Cincinnati was appointed to a five-year term on the Ohio Arts Council. Gould has worked in fashion, interior design and music. She is retired but serves on numerous cultural arts boards including the Cincinnati Opera, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Arts Association, the Cincinnati Ballet and the Arts Consortium of Cincinnati. She's paid expenses only.

The Ohio Arts Council encourages the development of the arts in Ohio and works to preserve Ohio’s cultural heritage. The council operates various grant programs to provide financial support to artists and broaden arts activities in Ohio.

Clifford Jones, a dental hygienist from Cincinnati, was appointed to a four-year term on the Ohio State Dental Board. He has worked for the Greater Cincinnati Oral Health Council, providing dental care to the homeless. The State Dental Board sets standards for all licensing exams and issues and revokes licenses. The board also approves the curriculum of all Ohio dentistry schools. The board meets about eight times a year. Jones will be paid $19.55 an hour, plus expenses and retirement system credits.

Tom Conlan of Cincinnati was appointed to a four-year term on the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority. In 1981, Conlan founded and served as chief executive officer of the Student Loan Funding Corporation, an organization that provided financial assistance and support services to students. Conlan later founded and served as president and CEO of the Thomas L. Conlan Education foundation, now KnowledgeWorks, which was named after his father.

The Ohio Tuition Trust Authority administers the state’s 529 college savings plan, CollegeAdvantage. It also selects investment agents. Authority members are paid expenses only.

Hans Landefeld of Springboro was appointed to a two-year term on the Ohio Parks and Recreation Council. Landefeld has worked for the Miami Conservancy District, a nine-county conservancy district that promotes flood protection, preservation and recreational use of the Great Miami River Watershed. Landefeld has worked as a finance administrator and support services administrator and currently manages the River Corridor Improvement Subdistrict.

The Ohio Parks and Recreation Council advises the chief of the Division of Parks and Recreation on park development, acquisitions, programs, finance and policy. Council members are paid expenses only.