Mark E. Seifarth

Disability Network of Ohio - Solidarity is proud to announce the opening key-note speaker of Solidarity 2011 will be long time Ohio advocate Mark E. Seifarth. Mark has demonstrated over his 30 year career what a Solidarity conference is all about. Employment, Empowerment,  Leadership and Involvement in the community and State in which he resides. 

With over 30 years experience impacting national and state public policy affecting people with disabilities, Mark E. Seifarth has held a wide variety of positions in both Ohio and Washington, DC.  He has worked on both the original Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, several reauthorizations of the Rehabilitation Act/Workforce Investment Act, and numerous federal and state laws affecting the daily lives of people with disabilities.  Positions have included:

Ø      Commissioner & Vice Chair – Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC)

Ø   Congressional Liaison – National Council on Disability

Ø   Legislative Liaison – Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD)

Ø   Government Affairs Coordinator/Acting Team Leader – RSC

Ø   Assistant Director – Ohio Employee Assistance Program

Ø   Legislative Aide & Legislative Fellow – Ohio Senate

Ø   Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council member representing DODD

Additional advocacy and volunteer efforts and awards have included:

Throughout his career, Mark has made numerous presentations and provided educational sessions on legislative and disability issues to countless disability and advocacy groups throughout Ohio and the nation. A sampling includes organizations such as the National Rehabilitation Association, the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, the Ohio School Boards Association, the Ohio Association of Goodwill Industries, the Georgia Rehabilitation Association, and a wide variety of independent living centers and groups of people with disabilities and advocates in Ohio and nationally. 

While Mark will be retiring from working for the State of Ohio on March 1, 2011, he will continue to provide input and advice on public policy matters and work on issues that affect the employment and independence of people with disabilities for many years to come.

 Thursday, April 29 Keynote Speaker

       Greg Moody, Director, Office of Health Transformation

Governor John R. Kasich appointed Greg Moody in January 2011 to lead the Office of Health Transformation. OHT is responsible for advancing Governor Kasich’s Medicaid modernization and cost-containment priorities, engaging private sector partners to improve overall health system performance, and recommending a permanent health and human services structure for Ohio.

Greg began his public service career as a budget associate for the U.S. House Budget Committee in Washington D.C. The Budget Chairman at the time, Rep. John Kasich, asked Greg to study the impact of Medicaid on federal spending – an assignment that set the course for his public policy career.

Prior to joining the Kasich Administration, Greg was a senior consultant at Health Management Associates, a national research and consulting firm that specializes in complex health care program and policy issues. He worked with clients to improve Medicaid system performance, and wrote extensively about state health system innovations for the Commonwealth Fund, National Governor’s Association, and other foundations.

Greg’s Ohio experience includes serving as Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (2001), Executive Assistant for Health and Human Services for Governor Bob Taft (1999-2004), and Chief of Staff to the Dean at the OSU College of Medicine (1997-1999).

Greg has a Masters in Philosophy from George Washington University and Bachelors in Economics from Miami University.