Antone White, MBA, CERA

Experience

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  City of Columbus

  Feb 2007 - Feb 2009

  Communications Specialist, Office of Mayor Michael B. Coleman

  Orchestrated communications and media relations for Mayor Michael B. Coleman; prepared talking points, speeches, press releases, and additional correspondence; coordinated public and media events. Assisted with the coordination of 13 City Departments’ public information operations and advised Mayor and cabinet on daily public issues and communications.

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  City of Columbus Department Of Public Safety

  Mar 2009 - May 2010

  Executive Assistant to Director/PIO

  Advised Public Safety Director on daily public issues and communications; served as liaison to public information officers in Police and Fire Divisions; served as official department spokesperson; prepared all department correspondence, and improved public relations within the community. Researched, analyzed, and resolved constituent concerns and provided information to the public.

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  Franklin County Clerk of Courts, Office of the Honorable Maryellen O'Shaughnessy

  May 2010 - Mar 2019

  Director of Legal Operations

  Provided strategic oversight and appraisal of all legal division operations, including processing of 100,000 court filings annually across 5 legal divisions (Criminal, Civil, Juvenile, Domestic, Appeals), ensuring timely processing of legal filings for Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and 10th District Court of Appeals. Oversaw 10 direct reports with dotted-line accountability for 100 employees. Managed Legal Division deputy clerks accountable for receiving, receipting, managing, and retaining legal documents filed through courts. Prepared annual department budgets and advised chief of staff on $10 million general fund budget.Administered internal operations staff providing analysis of Legal Division business processes and procedures to improve service quality to achieve strategic operational goals. Functioned as liaison to other government agencies, boards, and the public. Managed office facilities projects and mail operations. Show less

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  Franklin County Board of Elections

  Sept 2019 - now

  Serve as county’s chief elections administrator, with mandate to administer and ensure integrity of primary, special, and general elections. Appointed by and report directly to 4-member bipartisan (2 Democrats and 2 Republicans) board accountable for carrying out general conduct of elections. Supervise a full-time and seasonal workforce of 250 employees, in addition to recruiting, training, and placement of 5,000 Election Day precinct election officials.Oversee departments that include Voter Services, Absentee, Election Operations, Precinct Election Officials, IT, Warehouse/Logistics, Petitions and Campaign Finance, and Community Affairs/Public Information. Develop proposed annual budgets for submission to county commissioners. Monitor Board’s budget and payroll relative to current year appropriations.Administer Election Day polling locations, ensuring compliance with ADA requirements. Produce Election Day ballots/media and prepare Election Day voting equipment allocations. Test electronic poll booths and oversee post-election recounts and audits. Monitor vote tabulation. Maintain voter records and processing incoming voter registration applications. Manage Early Voter Center for in-person voting. Maintain and store voting equipment adhering to strict security requirements; arrange transportation to and from 309 polling locations county-wide. Ensure logic and accuracy testing prior to delivery.Orchestrate candidate and issue petition filings; verify accuracy/sufficiency and prepare recommendations to Board for certifications to ballot. Audit campaign finance reports submitted by local candidates and issue campaigns. Process county annexations, update/maintain street, and road guides to reflect annexation changes to ensure the accuracy of voter registration records, ward/precinct boundaries, and other district boundaries. Provide strategic direction in design of election technology infrastructure and organize/negotiate with major election vendors. Show less Provided administrative support for director and deputy director as well as 4-member board as member of senior management team. Served as liaison to Board staff to ensure timely and effective completion of projects and initiatives. Served as liaison to external contacts, government agencies, and public on critical election matters.Served as office records manager. Monitored and responded to public inquires and public records requests and resolved voter inquiry concerns. Assisted with managing day-to-day Board operations, including building security. Provided operational support for departments and collaborated with department managers on election planning and critical election tasks. Show less

  • Director

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Executive Manager

    Sept 2019 - Jan 2021