FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2007
Contact:
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission: Jessica Fagan – 614.995.7552; jfagan@culture.ohio.gov
OHIO CULTURAL FACILITIES COMMISSION HIRES TWO PROJECT ANALYSTS
Columbus, Ohio –Nicole Cheatham and Joe Cohen have joined the staff of the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission as project analysts.
"I am pleased to welcome Nicole and Joe to the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission," said Commission Executive Director Kathleen M. Fox. "They will be integral members of our team as we partner with communities around the state to contribute to the creation and improvement of Ohio’s cultural facilities.”
Nicole Cheatham joined the Commission on December 3, 2007. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration from The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, with a major in Finance. Cheatham has served as a finance technician and banking services analyst for Nationwide Insurance over the last four years. She resides in Dublin.
Joe Cohen began as a project analyst with the Commission on December 10, 2007. Cohen has 10 years of experience in various management and financial analyst roles, serving as the vice president of a small business in Arizona, and most recently as a loan officer at First Houston Mortgage in Phoenix. He has a B.S. in Business Administration from Arizona State University, and now resides in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
About the Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission
The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission is a state agency that helps enhance the quality of life for Ohioans by improving the state’s cultural facilities. Since 1988, the Commission has disbursed nearly $400 million of capital funds appropriated by the legislature and Governor for facility improvement projects at non-profit theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional sports venues. The Commission partners with non-profit groups and local governments on nearly 250 projects in 65 of Ohio’s 88 counties. For more information on the Commission, visit www.culture.ohio.gov
