Candidate for
Clerk of Courts; County of Butler

Cindy Carpenter Butler County Clerk of Courts

Work History

1975-81:Business Bookkeeping; general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, purchasing, tax preparation and reporting

1981-87:Preschool religious education teacher and coordinator at Queen of Peace Church

1991-95:District office manager for Ohio House District 59, director of constituent services, campaign manager and treasurer for State Rep. Mike Fox

1994-1996:Treasurer for Ohio Taxpayer Protection Committee, Ken Blackwell, chairman

1996:Special Projects manager for On-Call Home Health; computer systems, marketing, personnel, government liaison

1997-present:Elected Butler County Clerk of Common Pleas Court

Affiliations

1991:Member of Ohio Department of Health Subcommittee on Hearing Impairments

1992:Member of Butler County Family Resource Advisory Board

1990-present:Member of Ohio Coalition for the Education of Disabled Children

1990-present:Member of Families for Acceptable Care and Treatment (FACT)

1992-present:Member of Butler County Human Services Council

1994-96:Member of Hamilton Government Office Center Task Force

1994-present:Member of Butler County Republican Party Executive Committee

1997-present:Member of Ohio Clerk of Courts Association

1997-present:Member of Butler County Data Processing Board

1997-present:Member of Butler County Records Commission

1997-present:Member of Butler County Veteran's Memorial Committee

1997-present:Member of Butler County Justice Information System Task Force

1997-present:Member of Ohio Criminal Justice Information Services Policy Board

1997-present:Member of Ohio Justice Information Network Steering Committee

1999-present:Member of MR/DD Strategic Plan Steering Committee

2000:Founding Member of the Ohio Jury Management Association

Continuing Education

1988:Gallaudet University - Special Populations

1990:St. Rita School - Bridging the Communication Gap

1992:Department of Health - Advocacy Building

1992:Ohio Coalition for the Education of Handicapped Children State Conference

1993:Ohio Solidarity Conference

1993-94:Ohio Republican Party - Campaign School

1993-95:Secretary of State - Campaign Finance Seminar

1993-96:Front Runner Republican Campaign Software Information Management System

1993-97:American Legislative Exchange Council - Annual Conference

1994:Ohio University - Ohio Legislative Policy Conference

1994:Ohio Republican Party - Nuts and Bolts Seminar

1995:National Conference of State Legislators

1995:Ohio Chamber of Commerce Conference - Politics into 2000

1995:Federal Health Care Financing Administration - Chicago Listening Session, ICF/MR and Home and Community Based Waiver Programs

1996:Ohio Department of MR/DD Annual Conference - Presenter of Advocacy Session

1997:Juris System Client Conference

1997:Montgomery County - Integrated Justice Systems training

1998:Educational Discoveries - Accounting Seminar

1998:Solar Comp - Windows 95

1998:Ohio State Employment Relations Board Academy (SERB)

Continuing Education

1999:Computer Training Solutions - Word Level III

1999:Rockhurst College - The Web Design Conference

1999:Fred Pryor Seminars - Conflict Resolution and Confrontation Skills

1999:American Management Center - Assertiveness Skills for Managers and Supervisors

2000:Ohio State Bar Foundation - Ohio Jury Management Conference

Education

1976:Fairfield High School - National Honor Society

1980:Attended Southwestern Ohio - Business Accounting

1984:Archdiocese of Cincinnati - Catechetical Certificate

1997:Ohio Clerk of Courts Association - Education Certificate

1998:Ohio Clerk of Courts Association - Education Certificate

2000:Ohio Clerk of Courts Association - Education Certificate

Legislative Initiatives

1988:Lobbied for HB 248 to provide special education services to handicapped preschool children

1988:Lobbied for SB 77 to require hearing assessment of at risk newborn infants

1991:Lobbied for HB 448 to provide services to Ohio's "Medically Fragile Children"

1992:Lobbied for HB 478 for medical insurance reform

1992:Presented testimony to Congressman Charles Lukens regarding health care needs in Ohio

1992:Organized legislative workgroup to address accessibility issues for Ohio's deaf population

1993:Arranged for the family of Tori Koch to testify before the Ohio Senate

1993:Legislative liaison for development of the Butler County Medicaid Project

1993:Legislative liaison for development of the Transportation Improvement District

1994:HB 639 "Any Willing Provider"

1994:Coordinated the Ohio Department of Criminal Justice Services participation in the Butler County Justice System Assessment

1994:SB 295 to protect custodial parents from the unfair collection of medical bills

1994:HB 152 Biennial Budget - establishment of home rule school districts

1994:HB 152 Biennial Budget - permit school districts to contract with non-public entities for special education services

1994:HB 790 - provide funds to local governments for the purpose of building jails, law enforcement expenditures, and drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs

1995:Organized "Health Welfare and Human Services Reform on the Horizon" forum

1995:HJR 9 "Taxpayers Protection Amendment"

1995:HB 385 - exclude certain Social Security benefits form consideration in child support calculations

1995:HB 117 Biennial Budget - establishment of the SchoolNet Plus technology program

1995:HB 117 Biennial Budget - establish judicial accountability for Ohio's Domestic Relations Court

1995:HB 117 Biennial Budget - permit children with special needs to attend non-public schools

1994-95:Organized southwestern Ohio district education meetings

1995-96:Hamilton Government Office Center project

1997-present:Legislative Committee Member of the Ohio Clerk of Courts Association

2000:HB 581 - Presented the Ohio Clerk of Courts Association position in testimony to the State Government Committee concerning electronic titling _______________________________________________________ http://www.butlercountyclerk.org http://www.cindycarpenter.com