On March 9, the OMA board met virtually for its first meeting of 2021. Led by Chairman Jane Neal, senior vice president of AMG Vanadium LLC, the meeting featured a briefing on OMA activities and the association’s key performance indicators. The following new directors were elected to the board:

• James Batchelder, president of The M.K. Morse Co., Canton;
• Bobbi Dillon, senior manager, state government relations for The Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati; and
• Mary Garceau, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland/Akron.

General Counsel Chris Slagle and OMA staff briefed the board on Statehouse activities and regulatory developments that could impact Ohio’s economic competitiveness. The board will meet again June 8. 3/9/2021