Board of Commissioners
A board of commissioners representing Columbus business and sports interests oversees policy and funding for the Greater Columbus Sports Commission.
Executive Committee
- Brian Ellis, Chair | Nationwide Realty Investors
- Paul Astleford | Experience Columbus
- Gregg DiPaolo | Time Warner Cable
- Butch Moore | The Dispatch Printing Company
- Ron Pizzuti | Pizzuti
- Michael Priest | JMAC/Columbus Blue Jackets
- Rhett Ricart | Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority
- Mark Shaw | AAA Ohio
- Gene Smith | The Ohio State University
- Dennis Welch | American Electric Power
Board of Commissioners
- Bret Adams | Adams, Babner & Gitlitz, LLP
- David Babner | Capital City Half Marathon
- Mark Bivenour | MT Business Technologies
- Brian Ferrier | Giant Eagle
- Archie Griffin | The Ohio State University Alumni Association
- Brian Hall | Porter Wright Morris Arthur
- John Hicks | The John Hicks Company
- Stephanie Hightower | Columbus Urban League
- Jim Lorimer | Arnold Sports Festival
- Gary Marcinick | Budros Ruhlin Roe
- Mark McCullers | Columbus Crew
- Tom Pendrey | G&J Pepsi
- Michael Reese | The City of Columbus
- Mike Reynolds | Thrifty Airport Parking
- Dr. Dan Ross | Ohio High School Athletic Association
- Ken Schnacke | Columbus Clippers
- Todd Sharrock | Columbus Blue Jackets
- Dan Sullivan | HNS Sports Group, Inc.
- Rob Wallace | Red Roof Inns
- Steve Weis | Max & Erma’s
- Robert Werth | Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP