A visual success story – The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine.

When you raise more than $200 million dollars how do you visually tell the world about it?

How about jumping for joy!

While it borrows a bit from Philippe Halsman, the true inspiration was Madison Miller, OWU class of ’22.  In her words:

“The jumping for joy idea came from the raw emotion of seeing the IRS determination in the mail about my organization, The Veteran Narrative, A non-profit organization that cultivates an empowering environment for our U.S. military veterans to share their testimonies from which educational resources are curated for the classroom.
I had worked for two years to create the nonprofit organization that met the IRS, state, and local standards to be a 501c3. I had hiked through mountains of paperwork, research, and case studies to ensure that I had everything in order to be a successful organization – a daunting task.
I remember looking online to check and saw the approval online first and the happy tears flowed.  The Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at OWU had taken me under their wing as an intern, and I was given an office to further flourish. Seeing a letter under my door with my name; The Veteran Narrative, and a return address to the IRS made my heart sped up with anticipation. While opening it I saw the “Congratulations” and couldn’t help but express my emotions.
On my social media’s documenting my journey in the Miss America Organization, I am known for sharing vulnerable emotions. Joy can be expressed in multiple ways, but I did the most “Madison” thing possible and caught the emotion while jumping. It perfectly encapsulates the high of achieving something you’ve worked so hard for while also expressing the physical need to just jump with joy and excitement.
I am honored that OWU saw that and wanted to celebrate other students as well.
I like to say that joy and passion for what we care about can be contagious, and the OWU magazine proves that.”

The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

 

Taking it from her que, OWU Alumni Magazine Editor Will Kopp reached out to me with this idea to capture a number of current OWU students celebrating the successful fund raising effort to raise $200,000,000 (they had actually raised more than $238 million!) by jumping for joy.
Working over several days (thankfully the November weather co-operated) we captured a dozen students jumping for joy inside or in front of several of the venues that had benefited from make-overs from the fund raising efforts. Combined with aerial views taken from my drone, expert narrative from Will and an awesome layout from William Walker, the final result conveys the excitement that the whole campus feels from the fund raising effort.

Kudos to the subjects who I nearly exhausted at times trying to get just the right angle, lighting, expression and jump height. 🙂

The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The Fall 2021 Ohio Weslyan Alumni Magazine. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa – A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of Africa, including West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966.

 

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Kwanzaa - A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

 

 

 

The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio.

Luis Biava, conductor

“Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays!” The New Albany Symphony Orchestra joins forces with the New Albany Symphony Chorus in a festive performance of holiday favorites.

 

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The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The New Albany Symphony OrchestraÕs Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

 

The New Albany Symphony Orchestra (NASO) is a community orchestra comprised of over 120 community, student, and professional musicians from all over the Columbus metro area who come together four times a year to present concerts from the professional classical repertoire in the beautiful Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts in the heart of New Albany.

NASO was designed by its founders to be a true community orchestra, in which students are mentored by professional musicians, talented community musicians have a stage on which to perform, and professional musicians have an additional outlet for their craft.
Founded in 2007 by New Albany resident and violist Heather Garner and founding conductor Luis Biava, the New Albany Symphony Orchestra is proud to serve the community for more than a decade.

A strong component of the New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s mission is music education, and our commitment to even the youngest student musician in the orchestra is that he or she will perform on at least one piece per concert. The orchestra offers free master classes, a sensory-friendly series for our friends in the autism and dementia/Alzheimer’s communities, and a student concerto competition, in which talented young people from all over the state compete to win the opportunity to perform a concerto on stage in front of a live audience. Additionally, the orchestra collaborates with many area arts organizations and schools. Ticket prices are kept low – even offering free tickets to our underserved partners – to ensure that the art of classical music remains accessible to the people of New Albany and our surrounding areas.

 

The New Albany Symphony Chorus (NASC) is an all-volunteer ensemble led by Dr. Michael G. Martin. Founded in 2019 and comprised of over 65 auditioned voices, the Chorus made its community debut this season with Mahler’s 2nd Symphony on October 6th at 3:00 p.m. and will perform throughout the season with the New Albany Symphony. The Chorus includes members of the New Albany community and surrounding suburbs, with ages spanning from high-school through retirement.

 

Luis Biava is Principal Cello of Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO), artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Dublin (CMSD), conductor of Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra and Camarata and Music Director of the New Albany Symphony. His family represents four generations of musicians. His first cello studies were with his uncle Miguel Uribe in his native Colombia, and he performs regularly in the Trio Biava-Uribe with his aunt (Blanca Uribe, piano) and his father (Luis Biava, violin). He attended the University of Michigan, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Cello Performance. He also holds bachelor’s and master’s degree from the Juilliard School where he studied with Leonard Rose and Channing Robbins. He has also studied with Gabo Rejto, Samuel Mayes, Elsa Hilger, and Oliver Edel. He has performed solos with CSO; the symphonies of Savannah, U. of Michigan, Temple U., Bogotá, and Westerville; Upper Arlington Community Orchestra; Filamonica de Bogotá; and Antioquia Symphony of Medellin. He has performed as recitalist on the east coast, Puerto Rico and Colombia, South America as well as many chamber music concerts with CMSD and Camarata, the High Street Four String Quartet and the Canaletto Ensemble. His recordings include the Fauré Elegy with CSO, works of Antonio Maria Valencia with the Biava-Uribe Trio and as principal cello of the Spoleto Festival orchestra the Grammy nominated opera by Samuel Barber, Antony and Cleopatra. Mr. Biava is currently an adjunct professor at Kenyon College and on the faculty of FOSJA in San Juan Puerto Rico. In March 2011 he performed the Beethoven Triple Concerto with his wife Ariane Sletner and Blanca Uribe under the direction of his father Luis Biava with the New Albany Symphony. In January of 2012, Mr. Biava performed Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra. Later that he was soloist in the Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos and the JC Bach Sinfonia Concertante with the Columbus Symphony this past year. He will be performing the Dvorak Concerto with the Newark-Granville Symphony in March of 2013 as well as the Vivaldi Two Cello with David Finckel with the New Albany Symphony for their final concert this season. He recently received the Empleos and Employment Ohio Diversity award for Latinos making a difference. In conducting this year, Mr. Biava conducted Hilary Hahn in the Korngold Violin Concerto and was cover conductor for the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Tchaikovsky Spectacular concert in Saratoga Springs.

 

The Pike Island Lock and Dam photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Yorkville, Ohio. The Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 84 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that’s 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide.. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that’s 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide. The Pike Island locks were constructed from 1959-63, and were opened in November 1963. The dam was constructed from 1962-65. This structure replaced Locks and Dams 10 and 11, built by the Corps from 1912-16 and 1904-11, respectively. These had smaller lock chambers with old-style wooden wicket dams which were raised and lowered manually by the lock crews to maintain the required navigation depth in the river.

 

The Pike Island Lock and Dam photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Yorkville, Ohio. The Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 84 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that's 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide. The Pike Island locks were constructed from 1959-63, and were opened in November 1963. The dam was constructed from 1962-65. This structure replaced Locks and Dams 10 and 11, built by the Corps from 1912-16 and 1904-11, respectively. These had smaller lock chambers with old-style wooden wicket dams which were raised and lowered manually by the lock crews to maintain the required navigation depth in the river. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The Pike Island Lock and Dam photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Yorkville, Ohio. The Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 84 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that's 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide. The Pike Island locks were constructed from 1959-63, and were opened in November 1963. The dam was constructed from 1962-65. This structure replaced Locks and Dams 10 and 11, built by the Corps from 1912-16 and 1904-11, respectively. These had smaller lock chambers with old-style wooden wicket dams which were raised and lowered manually by the lock crews to maintain the required navigation depth in the river. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The Pike Island Lock and Dam photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Yorkville, Ohio. The Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 84 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that's 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide. The Pike Island locks were constructed from 1959-63, and were opened in November 1963. The dam was constructed from 1962-65. This structure replaced Locks and Dams 10 and 11, built by the Corps from 1912-16 and 1904-11, respectively. These had smaller lock chambers with old-style wooden wicket dams which were raised and lowered manually by the lock crews to maintain the required navigation depth in the river. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The former RG Steel plant in Martins Ferry, Ohio photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Wheeling, West Virginia. The steel mill, once part of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., was known as a “pickling plant,” where acid was used in the steel finishing galvanizing process. Part of the plant now is occupied by fracking sludge recycler Austin Master Services. Ohio Coatings also stores steel coils there. At one time the plant employed more than 2,000 people. Wheeling businessman Quay Mull purchased the former mill for $2 million during RG Steel’s bankruptcy sale in 2012. RG Steel was formed when the Renco Group bought the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel mills in Warren, Ohio, and Sparrows Point, Md., from Russia’s Severstal in 2011. Prior to Severstal, the Martins Ferry plant and other Wheeling-Pitt facilities were acquired by Esmark Inc. during a 2007 merger with Wheeling-Pitt.

 

The former RG Steel plant in Martins Ferry, Ohio photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Wheeling, West Virginia. The steel mill, once part of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., was known as a “pickling plant,” where acid was used in the steel finishing galvanizing process. Part of the plant now is occupied by fracking sludge recycler Austin Master Services. Ohio Coatings also stores steel coils there. At one time the plant employed more than 2,000 people. Wheeling businessman Quay Mull purchased the former mill for $2 million during RG Steel’s bankruptcy sale in 2012. RG Steel was formed when the Renco Group bought the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel mills in Warren, Ohio, and Sparrows Point, Md., from Russia’s Severstal in 2011. Prior to Severstal, the Martins Ferry plant and other Wheeling-Pitt facilities were acquired by Esmark Inc. during a 2007 merger with Wheeling-Pitt. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The former RG Steel plant in Martins Ferry, Ohio photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Wheeling, West Virginia. The steel mill, once part of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., was known as a “pickling plant,” where acid was used in the steel finishing galvanizing process. Part of the plant now is occupied by fracking sludge recycler Austin Master Services. Ohio Coatings also stores steel coils there. At one time the plant employed more than 2,000 people. Wheeling businessman Quay Mull purchased the former mill for $2 million during RG Steel’s bankruptcy sale in 2012. RG Steel was formed when the Renco Group bought the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel mills in Warren, Ohio, and Sparrows Point, Md., from Russia’s Severstal in 2011. Prior to Severstal, the Martins Ferry plant and other Wheeling-Pitt facilities were acquired by Esmark Inc. during a 2007 merger with Wheeling-Pitt. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino and Racetrack photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Wheeling, West Virginia. The Casino-Racetrack (formerly known as Wheeling Downs) is located on Wheeling Island in the middle of the Ohio River, and is owned by Delaware North. The Casino features slot machines, which are marketed under the term “video lottery” in West Virginia; live greyhound racing, and off-track betting for both greyhound and horse racing as well as table games including poker, blackjack, craps, and roulette. The facility has a “tropical” theme, and its logo features a palm tree and tropical colors. The casino is located on a low-lying area surrounded by the Ohio River and is prone to flooding. The casino floor is elevated ten-and-one-half feet above ground level, just above the hundred-year flood level. Wheeling Downs introduced greyhound racing in 1976, under the ownership of the Ogden Corporation, who bought the track in 1969. In 1988, Ogden sold Wheeling Downs to Delaware North. From 1994 to 2001, Delaware North co-owned Wheeling Downs with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. The casino became the permanent location of the Wheeling Jamboree in the fall of 2012.

 

Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Wheeling, West Virginia. The Casino-Racetrack (formerly known as Wheeling Downs) is located on Wheeling Island in the middle of the Ohio River, and is owned by Delaware North. The Casino features slot machines, which are marketed under the term "video lottery" in West Virginia; live greyhound racing, and off-track betting for both greyhound and horse racing as well as table games including poker, blackjack, craps, and roulette. The facility has a "tropical" theme, and its logo features a palm tree and tropical colors. The casino is located on a low-lying area surrounded by the Ohio River and is prone to flooding. The casino floor is elevated ten-and-one-half feet above ground level, just above the hundred-year flood level. Wheeling Downs introduced greyhound racing in 1976, under the ownership of the Ogden Corporation, who bought the track in 1969. In 1988, Ogden sold Wheeling Downs to Delaware North. From 1994 to 2001, Delaware North co-owned Wheeling Downs with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. The casino became the permanent location of the Wheeling Jamboree in the fall of 2012. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Wheeling, West Virginia. The Casino-Racetrack (formerly known as Wheeling Downs) is located on Wheeling Island in the middle of the Ohio River, and is owned by Delaware North. The Casino features slot machines, which are marketed under the term "video lottery" in West Virginia; live greyhound racing, and off-track betting for both greyhound and horse racing as well as table games including poker, blackjack, craps, and roulette. The facility has a "tropical" theme, and its logo features a palm tree and tropical colors. The casino is located on a low-lying area surrounded by the Ohio River and is prone to flooding. The casino floor is elevated ten-and-one-half feet above ground level, just above the hundred-year flood level. Wheeling Downs introduced greyhound racing in 1976, under the ownership of the Ogden Corporation, who bought the track in 1969. In 1988, Ogden sold Wheeling Downs to Delaware North. From 1994 to 2001, Delaware North co-owned Wheeling Downs with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. The casino became the permanent location of the Wheeling Jamboree in the fall of 2012. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

(© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

 

 

 

A story on the Columbus Humane and the Franklin County Dog Shelter from (614) Magazine

 

Conrad, 12, black pull over and white stripe pants, Clara, 10, black coat & bluejeans, Marian, 8, Blue coat, Finnegan, 5, plaid shirt, and Rue, Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park. Rue was recently adopted by the family from Columbus Humane. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Jennifer and Rue, an Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park. Rue was recently adopted by the family from Columbus Humane. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Conrad, 12, black pull over and white stripe pants, Clara, 10, black coat & bluejeans, Marian, 8, Blue coat, Finnegan, 5, plaid shirt, and Rue, Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park. Rue was recently adopted by the family from Columbus Humane. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Conrad, 12, black pull over and white stripe pants, Clara, 10, black coat & bluejeans, Marian, 8, Blue coat, Finnegan, 5, plaid shirt, and Rue, Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park. Rue was recently adopted by the family from Columbus Humane. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Conrad, 12, black pull over and white stripe pants, Clara, 10, black coat & bluejeans, Marian, 8, Blue coat, Finnegan, 5, plaid shirt, and Rue, Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park. Rue was recently adopted by the family from Columbus Humane. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Rue, an Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park. Rue was recently adopted by the family from Columbus Humane. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Conrad, 12, black pull over and white stripe pants, Clara, 10, black coat & bluejeans, Marian, 8, Blue coat, Finnegan, 5, plaid shirt, and Rue, Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park. Rue was recently adopted by the family from Columbus Humane. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Conrad, 12, black pull over and white stripe pants, Clara, 10, black coat & bluejeans, Marian, 8, Blue coat, Finnegan, 5, plaid shirt, and Rue, Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park. Rue was recently adopted by the family from Columbus Humane. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Conrad, 12, black pull over and white stripe pants, Clara, 10, black coat & bluejeans, Marian, 8, Blue coat, Finnegan, 5, plaid shirt, and Rue, Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park. Rue was recently adopted by the family from Columbus Humane. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Rue, an Aussie dog photographed Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Highbanks Metro Park.  (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Sean Dundar and Rachael Reichley and their adopted Aussie Panda photographed Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Columbus Humane Facility. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Sean Dundar and Rachael Reichley and their adopted Aussie Panda photographed Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Columbus Humane Facility. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Sean Dundar and Rachael Reichley and their adopted Aussie Panda photographed Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Columbus Humane Facility. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Sean Dundar and Rachael Reichley and their adopted Aussie Panda photographed Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Columbus Humane Facility. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Sean Dundar and Rachael Reichley and their adopted Aussie Panda photographed Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Columbus Humane Facility. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Rachael Reichley and their adopted Aussie Panda photographed Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Columbus Humane Facility. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Sean Dundar and Rachael Reichley and their adopted Aussie Panda photographed Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Columbus Humane Facility. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Sean Dundar and Rachael Reichley and their adopted Aussie Panda photographed Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Columbus Humane Facility. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

 

An excerpt from (614) Magazine

When you and your partner both work at Columbus Humane, it can be difficult to avoid bringing home a rescue dog.

Sean Dundar, a Humane Agent, had been clear with his wife, Rachael Reichley—they weren’t going to be adopting one of the Australian Shepherds he helped rescue from an overcrowding situation in Reynoldsburg.

“(I said to her) under no circumstances is one of these dogs entering our house,” he explained.

A few days later, the couple had a new dog.

“She hopped right into my lap,” Dundar said of “Panda,” a female Aussie around three years old, whom he’d shared an instant connection with. “That was just kind of it.”

Panda was one of over 40 Australian Shepherds rescued Dec. 6 by Franklin County Dog Wardens, Reynoldsburg Police Department, and Columbus Humane from a home with overcrowded, unhealthy living conditions.

The Franklin County Dog Shelter took 16 of the dogs, while Columbus Humane took the remaining 29.

The dogs initially needed to be quarantined after one of them exhibited respiratory infection symptoms likely related to the Canine Distemper Virus. Once quarantine ended, Panda and the other dogs at Columbus Humane and the Franklin County Dog Shelter have all found loving homes—all except for one that’s in foster care because she gave birth to three puppies.

Mom and the three puppies will be available for adoption via Franklin County Dog Shelter in the coming weeks.

Dundar was one of the agents on-site to rescue the shepherds after Columbus Humane received a call the morning of Dec. 6 from another agency already on scene.

Dundar was familiar with the address. Columbus Humane had visited the home before when it was teetering on the edge of being overwhelmed with the dogs. This time, they learned that the dog owner had died, leaving the wife as the sole person responsible for over 40 dogs. She had placed all the dogs in carriers and, while some looked well-fed, others looked a little malnourished.

“You could tell that essentially they were just getting group fed,” Dundar said.

The dogs ranged from roughly about 10 months to six years in age. Panda, who was around three years old, earned her name after staff saw her playing with a squeaky toy of the same name. It was then that Dundar’s wife was instantly won over. Especially after Panda sat in her lap, and put her head under her chin.

“It was adorable,” Reichley said.

The couple decided to adopt her at the beginning of December, but the dogs’ quarantine meant they couldn’t officially take her home until Jan. 1.

Since then, Panda has been very attached to him and his wife, Dundar said. She’s much more social than they anticipated, running up and greeting all visitors to the home. Panda also knows how to sit, spin, stay, and is becoming familiar with her other roommates, Fifi, a female senior pit bull mix, and Mous, a male four-year-old beagle mix.

Panda is obsessed in particular with Fifi, Dundar said. They spend a lot of time together, and Mous isn’t permitted to join in on the girl time.

“They’re doing really well,” Dundar said.

While Panda is acclimating to her new doggie siblings, Rue, another recently adopted Aussie, is bringing new life to a family that was grieving the loss of their previous shepherd.

Fifteen years ago, Jennifer and her family adopted Foster, or “Fozzy Bear” from the Franklin County Dog Shelter.

The Aussie mix, Jennifer said, “was just an amazing dog,” and great with her kids, now 12, 10, 8, and 5.

But recently, Foster had needed a lot of palliative care, and had gone deaf and blind. The family lost him in October. Soon after that, her kids started asking about getting another dog, Jennifer said.

“I was not ready at all,” she said.

Just before Christmas, she reconsidered, and began keeping an eye on shelter websites in Delaware and Franklin counties.

That month, she saw the story about the large group of Aussies that had been rescued. Still missing Foster, the story moved her.

“It felt like something kind of came alive in my heart,” she said. “There could be room for new love.”

Toward the end of December, Jennifer was able to get an appointment with Columbus Humane. When Rue, a female Aussie just over a year old, came into the room to meet Jennifer and her kids, the children’s faces lit up, Jennifer said.

Friendly, curious, and a bit cautious, Rue walked up to each one of the kids.

“It was almost like she chose us,” Jennifer said.

Jennifer talked it over with her husband, and they decided to make Rue part of the family.

Now in her new home, Rue is very affectionate, and plays with all four kids, Jennifer said. She fetches, and walks well on a leash. She’s not totally house trained yet, but she’s learning. Every morning, she wakes up the kids by climbing on them and kissing them.

“She’s unbelievably good,” Jennifer said.

Since November, the family has been quarantining out of concern for the greater public health during the pandemic, Jennifer said. She and her husband pulled their kids from activities, and put them in virtual schooling. Bringing in new life during this slow period has been amazing, she said.

“I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect dog for our family,” she said.

 

Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.

The New Albany Lecture Series hosted another sold out audience featuring a discussion with former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and former Senior Advisor to President Obama Valerie Jarrett, moderated by Paul A. Beck, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and member of the Emeritus Academy at The Ohio State University.

Speaker Gingrich and Ms. Jarrett engaged in a dynamic discussion about policy, governance and the current political climate as well as topics including healthcare, education and foreign relations with China and Russia.

Earlier in the day, Gingrich and Jarrett interacted with nearly 1,000 high school students from area schools at The New Albany Lecture Series Student Lecture. Both speakers offered advice to the young people in the audience and responded to their questions. “Listen, learn, help and lead,” said Newt Gingrich. “If you listen and learn and help people, they will ask you to lead. When they ask you to lead, the first thing you do is you tell them your plan and you go back to listening. Then they will become your advisors.”

“If I hadn’t had the courage to go off my path, that very, very well planned plan, that I had made when I was not much older than you, then I wouldn’t be here with you today,” said Valerie Jarrett. “So take risks, opportunity rarely knocks at opportune moments. Every great opportunity that I’ve had has come from relationships that I had built where I was.”

Before the evening event, the speakers visited the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in downtown Columbus and were given a tour by President and CEO Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter.

The evening lecture was made possible by the The New Albany Lecture Series donors and sponsors. The Barbara W. & Philip R. Derrow Family Foundation, Donna & Nick Akins Fund, Karen & Irving Dennis Family Fund, Ben W. Hale Jr. Memorial Fund, Redgrave Family Fund, Ryan Family Fund, Lynne & Steve Smith Family Fund, Michael & Nanette Triplett Family Fund, Leslie H. Wexner Jefferson Series Fund, Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Battelle, Conway Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Beatrice Wolper, Trustee, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, AEP, Bob-Boyd Lincoln of Columbus, Columbia Gas (NiSource Company), Fifth Third Bank, Messer, White Castle.

Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.  Gingrich and Jarrett shared their opinions of current world affairs and politics during the 70 minute event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Newt Gingrich, a former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Valerie Jarrett, a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, engaged in a dialogue on stage at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio on January 28, 2020, before students from 29 local schools from Columbus and Central Ohio. Organized with the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate, the program offered “A surprising level of civility between the woman who helped shape the Obama agenda and the man… credited with leading the Republican Revolution in 1994,” according to NBC news anchor Colleen Marshall.

The Jefferson Series is an annual lecture and educational event series in New Albany, Ohio, featuring nationally and internationally prominent speakers. Organized by the New Albany Community Foundation since 2014, the series has brought leaders in public affairs, international affairs, health, history and the arts to Central Ohio.

Intended to stimulate a lifelong learning, The Jefferson Series is named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, who founded the University of Virginia and believed that education and the free exchange of ideas were essential to the progress of democracy. Jefferson wrote in 1813, “Ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe.” The Jefferson Series programs are open to students from local school districts as well as the general public. Students have said that the experience of attending Jefferson Series events has changed their worldview, sparked their desire to learn, and inspired them to pursue ambitious career goals. Guest speakers also meet with students in smaller groups as part of a student lecture program in which more than 13,000 students have participated.

 

Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett share their opinions of world affairs and politics to an audience of high school students from Columbus and Central Ohio as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

 

Valerie June Jarrett (née Bowman) is an American businesswoman and former government official. She served as the senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obamaand assistant to the president for public engagement and intergovernmental affairs from 2009 to 2017. Before that, she served as a co-chair of the Obama–Biden Transition Project.

Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich is an American politician and author who served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.