October 2001 ArtsOhio Page 2

STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Patricia Clancy
Republican

OFFICE
Ohio House of Representatives, 35th District

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
Finance and Appropriations; Human Services Subcommittee; Rules and Reference; State Government; Elections and Ethics Subcommittee

EDUCATION
BS, University of Cincinnati

YEARS IN OFFICE 5

RECENT HONORS
Elected Majority Floor Leader for Ohio House of Representatives; Women Who Dared Award from the National Council of Jewish Women; Watchdog of the Treasury Award

FAVORITE CULTURAL PASTIME
Dance, Ballet, Jazzercise

FAVORITE ARTISTS
Renoir, Lyle Lovett, K.D. Lang, any ballet company

LAST GOOD BOOK READ
To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents by James McPherson

Jayne Burger of Gallipolis has been named Ohio Teacher in Residence by Governor Bob Taft. The position was created by Governor Taft to foster better communication between classroom teachers and the governor¹s office. Burger will serve as a policy advisor to the governor, conduct teacher town meetings across Ohio and chair the Governor¹s Teacher Advisory Committee.

AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS HELPS LIMA ORGANIZATION ANIMATE DEMOCRACY
The Council for the Arts of Greater Lima recently was awarded funds from Americans for the Arts to participate in the Animating Democracy Lab. The Lab is a component of the Animating Democracy Initiative, a four-year initiative of the Americans for the Arts Institute for Community Development and the Arts. Supported by the Ford Foundation, the initiative fosters artistic and cultural activity that encourages civic dialogue on important contemporary issues.

Citizens of Lima will participate in workshops and interviews with Michael Rohd and Sojourn Theatre to examine the issues of racism and distrust of leadership. Based on the workshops and interviews, Sojourn will develop a theatre piece that will be presented to community leaders and citizens. Community members involved in race relations will receive further training on how to use art to stimulate dialogue and local artists will be encouraged to develop more locally relevant work through an ongoing Council for the Arts of Greater Lima grant program.

The Council for the Arts of Greater Lima was one of 16 organizations in the country selected to participate. For information call 202/371-2830 or visit www.artsusa.org.