Elected to first four year term as Mayor of the City of Elyria, Ohio in November 2011 A fifth generation native of Elyria Master of Public Administration, BA Degree from Ohio State Univ. Served in education industry for 27 years Manages the City’s $108 Million budget

Heman Ely, Founder of Elyria Built a sawmill near one of the nearby water falls Used the lumber to build more houses By time of his death in 1852, Elyria had grown to 1,500 people

* Population: 53,956 * Land area: sq. miles * Transportation Infrastructure: - Norfolk Southern Railroad (East/West) - Chessie Railroad (North/South) - Amtrak passenger rail * Federal Highways: - I-90, I-80, I-480 * State Highways: - 2, 20, 57, 301, 113

Two Water Falls Cascade Park Bike Paths Transportation & Community Center New Multi- Million dollar High School

A Community Focal Point

* 135 ACRES * Nature Center/Meeting Facility * Nature Hiking Trails * Sledding Hill

* Formerly known as Elyria Memorial Hospital * Recently Purchased by University Hospitals

Formerly the New York Central Railroad Station On the National Register of Historic Places Movement Underway to Enhance Facility for Amtrak Passenger Service

Mixed Use sq. Ft. Concrete and Brick Structure 4 stories Four Bars 19 Efficiency Apts. 1 Freight Elevator 1 Passenger Elevator 1 Laundry Room

Eastward View from the 4 th floor of Mardi Gras Building View of Depot Street, running parallel north of Broad Street

Mayor’s Institute Syracuse University School of Architecture