Susan Ayers Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Clermont County, Ohio, United States

- Chief Executive Officer for Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Responsible for supervision and guiding vision for operations for Township of 50,000 residents, 170 Staff Members, Annual Budget of approximately $70,000,000.00.- Reimagined numerous policies and procedures to modernize the operations for the township.- Guided the refinancing and restructuring of all township debt to remove costs and improve efficiency of financing without increasing term of debt. - Specialized in cultivating partnerships and consensus building with local government, agencies, private businesses and non-profit entities to enhance township operations.

Middletown, Ohio, United States

- Assist City Manager in all aspects of city government administration, budgeting, planning, and strategy for implementation of goals of City Council- Supervise internal services including law, human resources, information systems, and regional airport operations. Oversee all aspects of personnel management, including hiring, evaluation, conflict resolution, disciplinary action and termination.- Organize special projects, including and implementation of large-scale city initiatives- Create and implement new partnerships with community agencies to properly address social services needs for the community

Middletown, Ohio

- Created and managed a wide-ranging department for the City that brought together the administration of the City’s efforts in Law, Human Resources, Community Development, Building Inspection, Public Transit, Community Center Building Operations.- Oversaw all elements of HUD Community Development Block Grants and HOME funding, including priority-setting, interfacing with community partners, and administration of grant requirements. Participated in HUD regular audit of activities.- Coordinated the City’s operations with the Butler County Ohio Landbank. Facilitated the operation of the City’s use of the Neighborhood Improvement (NIP) Grant program involving the acquisition and demolition of blighted property.- Directed operations and partnership with Butler County Regional Transit Authority for the work of the Middletown Transit System, a fixed-route public transportation system. Participated in securing funding and maintaining compliance with grant agreements from the Federal Transit Administration and the Ohio Department of Transportation.- Facilitated renovation of Robert “Sonny” Hill Jr. Community Center through PACE financing program. Acted as representative for the day to day operations of the Community Center with Community Building Institute Middletown

Middletown, Ohio, United States

- Supervised all City activities during a time of transition between permanent management officers. Direct management of all senior staff functions and management of General Fund Budget of $33.6 million. Led communication with 375 employees, external partnerships and numerous media outlets.- Guided the recruitment and onboarding of a new City Manager. Creative coordination of recruitment efforts involving members of the community, business leaders, staff representatives and City Council members.

Middletown, Ohio, United States

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney August 2013-January 2015Assistant Law Director January 2015-January 2018General Counsel January 2018-July 2018- Prosecuted approximately 1,000 cases per month before the Middletown Municipal Court, including criminal violations as well as violations of traffic, municipal tax collection, building inspection, zoning and property maintenance violations- Supervised the Human Resources Division by managing benefit administration, representing management in collective bargaining agreement negotiations, acting as hearing officer for employee grievance matters, and operational management for staff of 5 employees- Guided operations of the City Boards and Commissions. Composed a guidebook for volunteer representatives and employees on proper functions of boards and commissions for the City Council. Acted as trainer for Sunshine law and Ohio Ethics Commission rules and regulations- Acted as legal counsel for Middletown City Council. Assisted in creating and review of all legislation. Attended Council meetings, executive sessions and work sessions to act as legal advisor and to ensure compliance with laws, rules and regulations, prepared speaking presentations and participated in discussions. - Coordinated claims and litigation internally as well as with outside counsel for matters against the city in civil litigation, as well as workers compensation matters.

Middletown, Ohio, United States And Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Part-Time Adjunct Professor for Department of Justice and Community Studies- Subjects Taught: Introduction to Criminal Law, Law and the Courts, Criminal Procedure

Wilmington, Ohio, United States

- Independently prosecuted approximately 30-50 cases per week, including matters before the Clinton County Common Pleas Court, General Division and Juvenile Division. - Responsible for the Research and Composition of appellate briefs for the office.- Collaborated with all local law enforcement agencies to address legal concerns for the department as well as advising of appropriate charges for criminal court proceedings.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

- Researched and composed motions for trial in both Municipal and Common Pleas Courts- Prepared Appellant brief for hearing in Ohio First Appellate District- Assisted in development of trial strategies and research issues for criminal proceedings

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

- Assisted lead trial counsel in preparation matter of Nebojsa Pavkovic (IT-05-87-Sainovic, et. al)- Collected background information on witnesses for trial in order to determine strategy for trial examinations- Synthesized multiple sources regarding trial witnesses into summaries for trial preparation- Analyzed and investigated discrepancies between written documents, witness statements and filed discovery

Youngstown, Ohio, United States

- Examined precedent and application of relevant laws for motions submitted to the Court- Issued advisory bench memorandum to recommend appropriate response to motions under Court consideration. - Investigated and implemented process improvement measurements for Court's response to pro-se preparation of court filings

Dayton, Ohio, United States

- Insured proper order fulfillment and revenue recognition for payment solution line of business and coordinated communications between sales employees and corporate employees to guarantee compliance with corporate financial plan- Implemented new internal controls governing the integrity of financial reporting- Assisted with improvement measurements to increase per customer profitability for service contracts in Latin America and the United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

- Developed and integrated new marketing plans for Financial Services Products- Created customer relationship plans and high quality customer services such as personal communication plans and new recruiting advertisements to send to potential clients- Achieved a 15 percent increase in new client recruitment

Juris Doctor, Law

Bsba, Finance And International Business