Ohio Arts Council Hires New Public Information Director
by OAC Staff

The Ohio Arts Council has hired longtime arts professional and community advocate Missy Ricksecker as the new Public Information Director.

"Missy's passion for the arts and savvy skill set in media relations make her the ideal person for the position of public information director with the Ohio Arts Council, said OAC Executive Director Donna Collins. I am delighted that she is on our team!"

Before joining the OAC staff in December 2013 as executive/special projects assistant, Ms. Ricksecker was director of adult education, head of publications and volunteer relations manager at the Columbus Museum of Art; director of marketing & communications at Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD); and public relations coordinator at the King Arts Complex.

Ms. Ricksecker has managed numerous award-winning projects, including a CCAD recruitment video that won a 2011 Emmy Award, and has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Ohio Arts and Humanities Council, and Battelle Memorial Institute, among others. In 1996 she formed the Columbus Arts and Education Consortium with a grant from the Ameritech Foundation.

She is also active in community service, serving on the boards of a number of nonprofit organizations in Columbus, including the Friends of Goodale Park, Discovery Special Improvement District, High Street Neighborhood Fund, ACME Art Co. and the Godman Guild. She also served as President of the Discovery District Development Corporation and remains active in the promotion of this vibrant downtown Columbus district.

Ms. Ricksecker holds a Bachelor of Arts in classical Greek from the College of Wooster and a Master of Arts in classics from The Ohio State University.

About the Ohio Arts Council:

The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.

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