From Dennis Leone's résumé.......

DR. DENNIS A. LEONE

Home Address:
45 Timberlane Drive 
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 
Cell: 740-649-2173 
Home: 740-779-1398 
dennisleone@roadrunner.com

Educational Training
1981 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. - Doctorate in Educational Admin.
1976 American University Washington, D.C. - Master's Degree in Public Relations
1972 Bowling Green State Univ. Bowling Green, OH - Bachelor's Degree in Education
1968 Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas - High School Diploma

Full-Time Ohio Administrative Experience and Full-Time Ohio College Teaching Experience    
2010 - Present: Assistant Professor, Ashland University
2009 - 2010: Junior High School Principal, Lancaster City School District
2005 - 2008: Asst to Dean & Child Dev Center Dir. Ohio University-Chillicothe Branch
1997 - 2004: Superintendent of Schools, Chillicothe City Schools
1984 - 1997: Superintendent of Schools, Oxford-Talawanda City Schools
1981 - 1984: Superintendent of Schools, Liberty Center Local Schools
1980 - 1981: Assistant Superintendent, Preble-Shawnee Local Schools

Other Public Education Experience
1974 - 1980: Alexandria City School District, Alexandria, Virginia

Adjunct College Teaching Experience
2005 - 2010: Ashland University, Graduate Educational Admin Courses
2005 - 2010: University of Dayton, Graduate Educational Admin Courses
1985 and 1990: Miami (OH) University, Undergraduate Ed Admin Courses

Awards and Recognition [and Presenters]
2011 Authored revisions to H.B. 116: Ohio House Education Committee Chairman
2008 Authored $143,000 Grant for OUC: Ohio Appalachian Regional Commission
2007 Exemplary Leadership Award: Ohio Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools
2005 Ohio Ethics Award: Governmental Finance Officers Assn. (GFOA) 
2005 Elected to Board of Directors: State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) of Ohio
2004 First Amendment Award: Central Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
2002 Formal Yearbook Dedication: Chillicothe High School Senior Class of 2002
2002 Labor/Mgmt Relations Award: Ohio Association of Public School Employees
2002 Outstanding Ed Service Award: Ohio General Assembly/Senate President
2000 Award of Excellence: Ross County (OH) Labor/Management Council
1999 Distinguished Service Award: Buckeye Association of School Administrators
1999 Won State Open Records Lawsuit: Ohio Supreme Court (7-0 vote)
1995 Exemplary Leadership Award: Buckeye Association of School Administrators
1993 Authored Tax Exempt Legislation Authorized additional state funds annually to school; passed in Ohio General Assembly districts with excessive tax exempt real estate