Mayor of Newark
Newark Mayor Jeff Hall was born and raised in Newark and is a fourth-generation resident of the community. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with a minor in Information Technology, and furthered his education by earning his Master’s degree in Accounting from The Ohio State University.
Jeff and his wife, Helen, reside in Newark where he was sworn in as the 68th Mayor of Newark on January 1, 2012, and is currently serving his fourth term. Prior to serving in his role as Mayor, he was the Newark City Treasurer and worked for a large public accounting firm in Columbus gaining extensive knowledge in the financial industry.
In addition to maintaining his duties as Mayor, Jeff is very active in the local community. He serves as Vice-Chairman of the Licking County Land Reutilization Corporation. He is a former board member of the Licking County United Way, a member of the Licking County Governmental Preservation Society, a member of the task force to renovate the Louis Sullivan Building in Downtown Newark, a board member of Newark City School’s “A Call to College” program, a volunteer overseeing financial donations during the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters “Bowl-For-Kids” fundraising event, and serves as the Newark Elks Lodge 391 Treasurer.
Jeff is extremely proud to be Mayor and Ambassador of the 16th largest city in Ohio by population. Each day is a new opportunity to endorse professionalism and teamwork amongst his staff, developing new and improved methods in promoting Newark’s assets — its commerce, its industry, and its residents.
Even been to a place that instantly made you say, "Eww"? All of us have. But how do you begin to transform a community that its own residents say that? Mayor Jeff Hall will discuss how he engaged the public to change their perception of Newark's downtown and guided community investments that made residents stop saying "Eww" and started them saying "Ooo" with each new project in the downtown.
You often see successful downtown revitalization projects, but what you don't often hear about is how they came together. This session will share with you the process of assembling a highly-effective team to get your projects off the ground and how to keep them on track and over the finish line.
Think the borders of your community's downtown are written in stone? Think again. Learn about two projects happening in Newark that are expanding the boundaries of the downtown.