We would like to give a warm welcome to our new Development Director Elise Geig. Elise started in June as our Development Director. Elise Geig is a public policy expert with over 20 years of experience helping businesses, candidates, associations, and governments achieve their objectives by building and effectively leveraging political capital with elected officials, government leaders, and the public.

Elise began her career with the Ohio House of Representatives serving key members of the House Republican Caucus as a Senior Legislative Aide and Majority Policy Advisor to the Speaker of the House on dozens of state operating and capital budgets, several state and local campaigns, and a multitude of legislative and policy issues including education, transportation, Medicaid, healthcare and social services, local and state government, insurance and financial institutions, and government procurement.

Elise holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from The University of Akron and a master’s degree in Political Campaign Management from George Washington University. She lives and works in Columbus with her husband and two children. She loves to build garden terrariums and play pickleball.