It was a pleasure to be able to work with author and film producer Brandi Johnson on the movie “Powder Blu.” Like everyone else in Mansfield, I can’t wait till it hits the screen.

Congratulating Appleseed Premier, winners of the Schuster Memorial Soccer Tournament at the Liederkranz. October 26, 2023.

It was fun to be at the red carpet premiere of the movie “The Final Contestant.” This feature film was shot entirely in the Mansfield area and involved many local cast and crew.

As you prepare to celebrate the holidays with your loved ones, don’t forget to thank our service members for giving us the best gift there is: The freedom to enjoy our holidays at home in comfort and safety. Sign our holiday card to thank our troops now!

This bracelet helps save the life of a veteran with PTSD. 🇺🇸💪 How?? Each purchase helps fund a service dog that will be paired with a veteran at no cost to them. This is a life-changing gift to those who sacrificed so much for us. Over $1.4 million funded so far

It will be exciting to see a major Hollywood director in Mansfield.

At InBIA’s 38th Intl. Conference on Business Incubation, “Novel Approaches to Entrepreneurial Support” panel focused on assisting food trucks and filmmakers! (L-R) Bob Cohen of Braintree; Suzanne Hallman, Georgia Southern University; Jim Spencer, Bluefield WV. InBIA #ICBI38

It was great to meet up with Breckelle Miller and Kimberly Miller, fellow cast mates from The Final Contestant. Shown here at the Culver’s Grand Opening along with store owner Chanse Meylan.

'A Mouthful of Knuckles' is scheduled to be filmed in Mansfield later this year. Several Braintree client companies are involved. mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/loc… via @mansfieldNJ

More than 800,000 veterans, military retirees, active-duty personnel, reservists, and National Guard members live in Ohio -- and we pride ourselves on being the most military-friendly state in the nation: bit.ly/4bkenrj #ArmedForcesDay

Today is #FlagDay – a day to celebrate our nation’s symbol, the American Flag. 247 years ago, the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes, and ever since, the flag has represented the freedom and unity of our nation.

It was great to meet up with Roger Royse of Haynes and Boone LLP at the Silicon Valley AgTech Conference in Palo Alto. For more than a decade, he has been creating opportunities between AgTech startups and AgTech investors. October 4, 2024.

I enjoyed the opportunity to represent Richland County at the 106th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. December 13, 2024.

Best wishes in the nations capital to Jon Husted, Ohio’s newest United States Senator. Senator Jon Husted

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Celebrating the world premiere in Mansfield of the motion picture “Powder Blu” with its producer Brandi Johnson, who also authored the book by the same name.

It was great to meet up with Todd Kelley, founder of Aspire Tech, and Liz DeCarlo of MAGNET, at the 2025 SportsLand™ Summit hosted by University Hospitals and OhioX. June 26, 2025.

“MC Translation in the house,” performing at the Mansfield Cypher City Hip Hop Festival.

Best quote I heard at the AiEdge Summit, “AI won’t replace humans, but humans with AI will replace humans without AI.”

This was my second time representing Richland County at the Ohio Farm Bureau annual meeting.