The Exchange, is the African American Chamber's monthly networking session that occurs every third Thursday.  Please join us to network with our corporate members, MBE's and small businesses for a great networking opportunity. David Goodman, Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency will be our guest speaker.

David Goodman is the Director of the Ohio Development Services
Agency. The Development Services Agency administers over
70 programs that assist small and emerging businesses and
community development.
Goodman serves as chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission
and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. He serves on the Ohio Water
Development Authority, the Ohio Expositions Commission. Prior
to the Development Services Agency, he was Director of the Ohio
Department of Commerce, the state?s chief regulatory agency.
Goodman is a dedicated public servant with a proven track record for
effective advocacy and leadership. He served in the Ohio Senate as
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for Civil Justice, Ways &
Means, Economic Development, Environmental and the Committee on
Health, Human Services and Aging. He also served in the Ohio House
of Representative and on his local city council.
Goodman?s passion for small business is rooted in his own experience
as a small business owner and a lawyer. He served as Assistant
Attorney General for the state of Ohio. In the private practice, he
specialized in health care and the representation of professionals.
Born and raised in Ohio, Director Goodman is a graduate of Bexley
High School, Miami University and the Case Western University
College of Law.