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Strickland names new lottery director
Kathleen Burke, a partner at the Jones Day law firm in Cleveland, was appointed executive director of the Ohio Lottery Commission on Monday, Aug. 10, by Gov. Ted Strickland.
Burke, 60, of Shaker Heights, will start work on Aug. 24 and will earn $129,500 annually.
She will replace Michael Dolan who last week submitted his resignation to Strickland.
Burke will take over as the lottery prepares a major expansion - installation of 17,500 video slot machines at Ohio’s seven racetracks.
Burke has been a corporate litigator for more than three decades and served as the first woman president of the Ohio State Bar Association from 1993-1994, a press release said.
“Her role as a corporate litigator has required her to repeatedly take on very complex cases with high monetary stakes,” Strickland said in the press release. “I am confident that Kathy’s character, skills and commitment to service will be of great value to the Ohio Lottery Commission.”
In the release, Burke said that she would draw on her experience to assure the lottery’s “continued success.”
“I believe that leadership involves providing strategic direction to an organization, inspiring people to do their best and setting an ethical tone,” she said.
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By Frank
August 12, 2009 6:04 AM | Link to this
We’ll see what kind of administrator she is if she weeds out those who are on the payroll and hide in their office all day doing nothing.