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Page last updated: November 5, 2008

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State Architect's Office
Alphabetical Listing of Employees

Name Team Office Phone E-mail
Banton, Shelby Agency Segment 614.466.5434 shelby.banton@das.state.oh.us
Beougher, Lane Program Services 614.752.0013 lane.beougher@das.state.oh.us
Bessell, Becky Capital Planning Services 614.728.4311 becky.bessell@das.state.oh.us
Bhalla, Vijay Corrections Segment 614.644.5904 vijay.bhalla@das.state.oh.us
Buechner, Helen Program Services 614.644.7280 helen.buechner@das.state.oh.us
Canan, Crystal Agency Segment 614.752.0454 crystal.canan@das.state.oh.us
Carder, Angie Program Services 614.752.0448 angie.carder@das.state.oh.us
Cassidy, Nick Agency Segment 614.466.5419 nick.cassidy@das.state.oh.us
Cotton, Berdie Capital Planning Services 614.644.6080 berdie.cotton@das.state.oh.us
Covault, Michael Higher Education Segment 614.644.7160 michael.covault@das.state.oh.us
Downey, Michael Corrections Segment 614.644.5908 michael.downey@das.state.oh.us
Gerhart, Yogi Higher Education Segment 614.644.7202 yvonne.gerhart@das.state.oh.us
Harris, Sophia Office Assistant 614.644.9680 sophia.harris@das.state.oh.us
Holcomb, Fred Capital Planning Services 614.466.0830 fred.holcomb@das.state.oh.us
Huang, WeiDong Energy Services 614.644.8290 weidong.huang@das.state.oh.us
Johnson, Teri Higher Education Segment 614.644.8469 teri.johnson@das.state.oh.us
Keys, Renee Program Services 614.644.5016 renee.keys@das.state.oh.us

Lowery, Elizabeth

Executive Assistant to the State Architect 614.644.7969 elizabeth.lowery@das.state.oh.us
Nichols, Rita Agency Segment 614.644.7298 rita.nichols@das.state.oh.us
Ratekin, Bruce Agency Segment 614.644.5913 bruce.ratekin@das.state.oh.us
Russell, Kevin Corrections Segment 614.644.5903 kevin.russell@das.state.oh.us
Simkins, Bob Agency Segment 614.466.5422 bob.simkins@das.state.oh.us
Stewart, Kathy Higher Education Segment 614.644.7226 kathy.stewart@das.state.oh.us
Taylor, Barbara Corrections Segment 614.466.7914 barbara.taylor@das.state.oh.us
Thiell, Ned Higher Education Segment 614.466.5426 ned.thiell@das.state.oh.us
Weise, Craig State Architect 614.644.7969 craig.weise@das.state.oh.us
Zanganeh, Oscar Energy Services 614.466.7369 oscar.zanganeh@das.state.oh.us



Administration

Craig Weise, AIA, CCM, PMP
State Architect
v: 614.644.7969
f: 614.644.7982
e: craig.weise@das.state.oh.us

Executive Assistant to the State Architect Office Assistant
Elizabeth Lowery
v: 614.644.7969
f: 614.644.7982
e: elizabeth.lowery@das.state.oh.us
Sophia Harris
v: 614.644.9680
f: 614.644.7982
e: sophia.harris@das.state.oh.us

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Higher Education Segment
Higher Education Facilities & Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Projects

Ned Thiell, AIA
Higher Education Segment Manager
v: 614.466.5426
f: 614.644.7982
e: ned.thiell@das.state.oh.us

Project Manager Project Coordinator
Michael Covault, Architect
v: 614.644.7160
f: 614.644.7982
e: michael.covault@das.state.oh.us
Yogi (Yvonne) Gerhart
v: 614.644.7202
f: 614.644.7982
e: yvonne.gerhart@das.state.oh.us
Project Manager Project Coordinator
Teri Johnson, Architect
v: 614.644.8469
f: 614.644.7982
e: teri.johnson@das.state.oh.us
Kathy Stewart
v: 614.644.7226
f: 614.644.7982
e: kathy.stewart@das.state.oh.us

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Corrections Segment
Detention Facilities: Dept. of Rehabilitation and
Correction (DRC) and Dept. of Youth Services (DYS)

Kevin Russell, AIA
Corrections Segment Manager
v: 614.644.5903
f: 614.644.7982
e: kevin.russell@das.state.oh.us

Senior Project Manager Project Coordinator
Vijay Bhalla, Architect
v: 614.644.5904
f: 614.752.0478
e: vijay.bhalla@das.state.oh.us
Barbara Taylor
v: 614.466.7914
f: 614.752.0478
e: barbara.taylor@das.state.oh.us
Project Manager  

Michael Downey, Architect
v: 614.644.5908
f: 614.752.0478
e: michael.downey@das.state.oh.us

 

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Agency Segment
All state agencies (excluding the Dept. of Administrative Services, the Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction and the Dept. of Youth Services)

Crystal Canan
Project Services Manager
v: 614.752.0454
f: 614.644.7982
e: crystal.canan@das.state.oh.us

Project Manager Project Manager
Nick Cassidy, AIA
v: 614.466.5419
f: 614.644.7982
e: nick.cassidy@das.state.oh.us
Bob Simkins, Architect
v: 614.466.5422
f: 614.644.7982
e: bob.simkins@das.state.oh.us
Project Manager Project Coordinator
Bruce Ratekin, Architect
v: 614.644.5913
f: 614.752.0478
e: bruce.ratekin@das.state.oh.us
Rita Nichols
v: 614.644.7298
f: 614.644.7982
e: rita.nichols@das.state.oh.us
Project Services Coordinator  
Shelby Banton
v: 614.466.5434
f: 614.644.7982
e: shelby.banton@das.state.oh.us
 

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Program Services
As special needs and unusual projects arise for the State Architect's Office, this unit rises to the occasion researching and formulating the appropriate actions, and continuing in the project as may be necessary and appropriate.

Energy Services (SAO-ES)
The Office of Energy Services provides SAO clients improved access to certain engineering, energy auditing and contracting opportunities and the cost-effective, efficient use of energy resources for state government facilities and operations.

Program Services Manager Energy Specialist
Lane J. Beougher, AIA, CSI, LEED-AP
v: 614.752.0013
f: 614.644.7982
e: lane.beougher@das.state.oh.us

Oscar Zanganeh, P.E., C.E.M., LEED-AP
v: 614.466.7369
f: 614.752.0380
e: oscar.zanganeh@das.state.oh.us

Program Services Specialist Energy Specialist
Angie Carder
v: 614.752.0448
f: 614.644.7982
e: angie.carder@das.state.oh.us
WeiDong Huang, P.E., LEED-AP
v: 614.644.8290
f: 614.644.7982
e: weidong.huang@das.state.oh.us
Administrative Assistant Clerk (Energy)
Renee Keys
v: 614.644.5016
f: 614.644.7982

e: renee.keys@das.state.oh.us
Helen Buechner
v: 614.466.4761
f: 614.644.7982
e: helen.buechner@das.state.oh.us

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Capital Planning Services
As project planning and fiscal policies become more important
than ever, the services of this section also become increasingly
critical to the success of state projects.

Fred B. Holcomb
Capital Planning Services
v: 614.466.0830
f: 614.752.0478
e: fred.holcomb@das.state.oh.us

OAKS Liaison GSD Business Office Liaison
Becky Bessell
v: 614.728.4311
f: 614.644.7982
e: becky.bessell@das.state.oh.us
Berdie Cotton
v: 614.644.6080
f: 614.644.7982
e: berdie.cotton@das.state.oh.us

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State Architect's Office
4200 Surface Road • Columbus, Ohio 43228-1395
v: 614.466.4761 • f: 614.644.7982
e: StateArchOff@das.state.oh.us


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