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November 19, 3:00–5:00 p.m., Clifton Court Hall 5280.

Registration is required. Snacks are provided.

Student teams each created a policy proposal to improve outcomes in K–12 schools. Each finalist team will pitch their idea and answer questions from our guest judges. At the end of the event, we’ll announce the winning team!

Catherine D. Ingram, Ohio State Senator

Senator Ingram represents Ohio’s 9th Senate District. Prior to her service in the Senate, she served three terms in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 32nd District. She also dedicated more than 20 years to the Cincinnati Board of Education, including service as both president and vice president in the mid-1990s. During her legislative tenure, she has held key leadership roles.

In the Senate, she serves as Ranking Member on the Education, Workforce Development, and Higher Education Committees, and is also a member of Controlling Board, Health, Medicaid, and Finance Committees. She also serves as the co-convener of the Ohio Black Maternal Health Caucus. 

Kristi Phillips, Director, Cincinnati Business Committee & Cincinnati Regional Business Committee

Kristi Phillips has spent her career focused on ensuring that all children have access to good schools. This has included research and policy work for the non-partisan Ohio Legislative Service Commission and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Columbus, Ohio. She currently leads on education initiatives through her work with the Cincinnati Business Committee. This has included school/district improvement partnerships with CPS, charter, and private schools (CISE) spanning from individual school initiatives to supporting teacher pipeline strategies, strategic planning, and parent engagement work. Additionally, Kristi was instrumental in shaping the plan for the Cincinnati Preschool Promise and remains very engaged on the board.

Bill Seitz, Of Counsel, Dinsmore & Shohl and Sr Government Relations Advisor, DSD

Bill Seitz is a UC and UC College of Law grad, now partner of counsel at Dinsmore & Shohl. His 34 years of public elected office includes Cincinnati School Board, Green Township Board of Trustees, and the Ohio General Assembly, where he served in House Leadership under 6 different Speakers of the House. Seitz currently serves on the Ohio Tax Appeals Board. He has long been listed in Best Lawyers in America and was recognized as the most knowledgeable and funny member of the Legislature.

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