Serving Notice

December 18, 2009

Serving Notice

Two years ago HUDA AHMED traveled to Bolivia with a team of Ohio State graduate business students and, after witnessing extreme poverty in remote areas of the Andes high plain, the group created IDC, International Development Collaborative -- a nonprofit organization applying business skills to help alleviate poverty in a sustainable way. Since January, women’s weaving groups in Bolivia have been weaving officially licensed gray, alpaca wool scarves with embroidered block “O’s” for IDC. This fall two thousand hand-woven scarlet and gray scarves arrived at IDC (Gordon Gee has one) and IDC is strong in its role, facilitating and connecting villages to opportunities that will allow them to drive the economic development of their communities.

THOMAS J. BONASERA, a partner in the Columbus office of Dinsmore & Shohl, has been appointed to the Ohio State Legal Services Association Board of Trustees. He is a partner and member of the firm's board of directors and a Past President of the Columbus Bar. And managing partner, DON LEACH, has been appointed by the Governor to the Ohio Board of Building Standards, responsible for adopting building codes and certifying and regulating building officials and offices throughout the state.

ERIN C. HOLMES has joined Bailey Cavalieri as an associate in the corporate and business practice group.