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Mon, Nov 05, 2007
At its meeting on October 16, 2007, the Wexner Center Foundation board appointed two new trustees: Elizabeth Kessler of the law firm Jones Day and James Lyski of Nationwide.
As a partner at the Columbus office of the global law firm Jones Day, Elizabeth (Liza) Kessler practices primarily in the area of product liability, as well as in employment claims and antitrust matters. She is a member of the Ohio Bar and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and a Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation. Kessler also participates as a mentor at The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law. Her community involvement includes serving on the board of trustees for Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio as immediate past chair of the board, and as a Franklin County Commissioner appointee to Veterans Memorial board. She has also served as a Leadership Committee member for the Columbus School for Girls and is a past member of the Columbus Metropolitan Club board.
Kessler received a B.G.S. at the University of Michigan and a J.D. from The Ohio State University. Her mother, Charlotte P. Kessler, recently stepped down from the Wexner Center Foundation board.
As executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Nationwide (one of the world’s largest insurance and financial services organizations, based in Columbus), James Lyski is responsible for corporate marketing, brand management, advertising, and communications for all Nationwide companies. Lyski previously served as senior vice president for strategy, product, and marketing at CIGNA HealthCare, Inc., and has also been vice president for U.S. marketing at FedEx. Lyski graduated from the University of Oregon with an M.B.A. and a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Notes Leslie H. Wexner, chair of the Wexner Center Foundation board of trustees, “Liza and Jim are both committed to enhancing the cultural vitality of Columbus, and they recognize the important role the art center plays in attracting and retaining young talent in the city. We’re delighted to welcome them to the table.”
The Wexner Center Foundation is a private, nonprofit partner of The Ohio State University Board of Trustees established for the overall purpose of advancing the interests of the Wexner Center for the Arts. Its primary role is to provide trustee guidance and sustained support for Wexner Center programming. The complete board list follows.
Wexner Center Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman: Leslie H. Wexner, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Limited Brands
Vice Chairman: E. Gordon Gee, President, The Ohio State University
President: C. Robert Kidder, Principal, 3Stone Advisors LLC
David M. Aronowitz
Attorney
Michael J. Canter
Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
Sherri Geldin
Director, Wexner Center for the Arts
Ann Gilbert Getty
Publisher and philanthropist
Michael P. Glimcher
CEO and President, Glimcher Realty Trust
Elizabeth Kessler
Partner, Jones Day
James E. Kunk
Regional President, The Huntington National Bank
Bill Lambert
Collector and philanthropist
James Lyski
Executive VP/Chief Marketing Officer, Nationwide
Ronald A. Pizzuti
Chairman and CEO, The Pizzuti Companies
Marshall Rose
Chairman and Chief Executive, The Georgetown Company
Robert H. Schottenstein
CEO, President and Chairman, M/I Homes Inc.; The Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Joyce Shenk
Community volunteer
Alex Shumate
Managing Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
A. Alfred Taubman
Founder, The Taubman Company
Barbara Trueman
Owner, TrueSports Inc.
Kevin E. Walker
President and COO, AEP Ohio
Ric Wanetik
President, The Ricochet Group LLC
Abigail S. Wexner
Attorney and community advocate
John F. Wolfe
Chairman and CEO, The Columbus Dispatch
Ex officio
Joseph A. Alutto
Executive Vice President and Provost, The Ohio State University
Karen A. Bell Dean, College of the Arts, The Ohio State University
Bruce A. Soll
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Limited Brands
Mark E. Vannatta
