State Representative J. Donald Mottley (R)

Office
Ohio House of Representatives, 41st District, West Carrollton

Legislative Committees
Chair, Joint Committee on Agency Rule and Review and House Committee on Ways and Means, Finance and Appropriations; Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee; State Government

Years In Office 6+

Personal
Age, 44; hometown, West Carrollton; BA in Political Science and MS in Economics, Wright State University; Juris Doctor, Chase College of Law

Honors
Legislator of the Year, Ohio Council of Veterans and Fraternal Organizations; West Carrollton Schools Distinguished Service Hall of Fame

Proudest Creative Achievement
Found way to fund National Composite Center, bringing $12-million state capital investment to Dayton area that should lead to many jobs.



Toledo Botanical Garden has an immediate opening for an executive director. TBG features mature gardens, diverse education program, community gardening, annual arts festival, more than 3,000 members. Successful candidate will have 5-10 years executive director or equivalent experience, background in public horticulture or cultural non-profits, excellent management and leadership skills. Send cover letter and resume by September 30 to Karen Pugh, 2527 Densmore Drive, Toledo, OH 43606; call 419/936-2986.

Entries are being accepted for Fitton Center for Creative Arts sixth annual arts-hunger benefit, Feed the Body, Feed the Soul. Open to all visual artists age 18 and older. Non-refundable $10 entry fee per piece. Limit three pieces per artist. Cash awards given. Deadline for entries October 9. For more information call 513/863-8873 or visit www.walltowall.com/fitton.  

The American Watercolor Society's 133rd annual international exhibition will take place March 27-April 30, 2000 at Salmagundi Club Galleries. Open to all artists. All aqua media on paper, no collage or pastel. Awards totaling $30,000 with 13 medals. No purchase prizes. Full color catalog. Juried by slides. One slide only. Fee $20. Entries due by November 15, 1999. For prospectus and label write Richard Brzozowski, 13 Fox Road, Plainville CT 06062. Include SASE for prompt reply.

Katherine Eckstrand has been elected president of the Ohio Arts Presenters Network. Eckstrand, a member of the OAPN board since October 1996, will serve until October 2001.

Nomination forms are available for the 2000 Governor's Awards for the Arts. The annual awards are given to Ohio individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding contributions to the arts. Deadline for nominations is October 13. Awards are given for arts administration, arts in education, arts patron, arts outreach, business support of the arts, individual artist, and partnerships in the arts. Awards will be presented at a public ceremony March 22, 2000, at the Columbus Athenaeum. For nomination forms or more information contact Katie Popoff at the Ohio Arts Council, 727 East Main Street, Columbus OH 43205-1796; phone 614/466-2613; fax 614/466-4494; toll-free 888/2-GET-OAC; email kpopoff@oac.state.oh.us. The nomination form is on the OAC website at www.oac.state.oh.us.