Tom’s Commitment Lead by example. The Mayor’s office will be the leader in quality, customer service and work ethic Create and implement an aggressive road and infrastructure plan and a sustainable parks and recreation program Implement and maintain a comprehensive economic development plan that will excel at business development, job creation and revenue growth Review all city departments and reorganize where needed to serve the community’s needs more effectively and develop ways to use resources more efficiently Create and institute a plan where all departments will develop standard, proven processes to measure explicit, quantifiable and measurable results

Tom’s Commitment Actively recruit and encourage Gahanna residents to apply for key city positions Review our tax abated areas (CRA’s) and tax increment financing districts (TIF’s) to confirm they’ve met their commitment to job growth and tax revenue generation and adjust each agreement if commitments aren’t met Work with council to earmark and commit a percentage of the general fund for specific uses such as roads and infrastructure Find new, non-tax revenue and implement tighter cost controls, cost containment and cost avoidance measures by encouraging collaboration with other municipalities Establish neighborhood commissions or working groups to build better communication channels with the city and its residents that will help guide planning and reinvestment strategies for all four wards of the city

Other Issues Other important issues that will also be addressed in the first 12 months of my term include: - Building meaningful and lasting relationships with our school district and township partners; - Leveraging our location and proximity to Port Columbus, I270, I670, and rail by utilizing these resources in our economic development strategies; - Creating Gahanna business leader focus groups to discuss methods to capitalize on our business community experience and knowledge; - Incorporating programs to work with our Gahanna youth to better understand their living, working and leisure needs to reduce Ohio’s “brain drain”; and, - Re-engaging our many civic organizations to bring new, young energy to help offset member loss.

Background Private Sector Career History - SBC corporation retired after 30+ years of dedicated service - Transport Technical Manager in fiber transport and high-speed data Product Marketing Manager and Business Development Director with Applied Innovation, Dublin Ohio Technology Director – City of Whitehall and 2011-Present - Technology Director – City of Gahanna Military History - SP5 - Helicopter Crew Chief (UH-1 Huey, OH-58 and OH-6 LOH) Ohio Army National Guard – D Troop 1/238th Air Cavalry

Background Volunteer History -Mifflin Township Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician Little League Baseball Coach Lifetime Member of the Telephone Pioneers of America (Help the hearing and visually impaired) - President of CIVIC S.A.M. (Stygler, Agler, McCutcheon) civic association Gahanna Community Improvement Corporation Board Member Various years - Gahanna Community Improvement Corporation Vice President Various years - Gahanna Community Improvement Corporation President Gahanna Veterans Memorial Committee 1997-Current - Gahanna Blues and Jazz Festival Volunteer –

Background Local City Involvement - Elected to “5” two-year terms of Gahanna City Council Ward One Elected to “2” four-year terms of Gahanna City Council At-Large Appointed to an open Gahanna City Council At-Large seat President of City Council 6 times , 1997, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2015

Background Other Accomplishments - Encouraged and supported creating a fulltime development director in 1992 and Requested the first financial impact analysis tool used to evaluate development and annexation costs - Encouraged and supported the funding of street rebuilds in Royal Manor and Brentwood - Jointly led council effort to fund repairs to the failed sanitary sewer system in Royal Manor and Brentwood during terms as Ward One representative

Background Other Accomplishments - Successfully led an effort in 2013 and 2014 acquiring a $1,000,000 disbursement from the State of Ohio Capital budget to help fund the city's fiber optic network expansion - Created the first official joint collaboration committee of council that included the city, township and schools (Gahanna Joint Committee) - Worked as representative of Gahanna City Council on School compensation agreement - Encouraged and supported the intelligent traffic signal interconnect project that led to the current fiber utility that has reduced cost and is generating alternative revenue for economic development