TWO NAMED TO EXECUTIVE STAFF POSITIONS AT THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Richard G. Milleson of Harrison County appointed assistant director of ODNR

COLUMBUS, OH – Sean D. Logan, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), today named Rich Milleson of Piedmont in Harrison County as the agency’s assistant director and Michael D. Taylor of Lancaster as chief of the ODNR Office of Law Enforcement.

“We are extremely proud to welcome Mr. Milleson and Mr. Taylor to these key leadership positions at ODNR,” said Director Logan. “They both bring with them extensive experience and a proven commitment to excellence and innovation. Their addition represents another significant step forward for the department.”

Milleson currently owns and operates Milleson Insurance Agency with two locations in Harrison County. Previously, he worked in a variety of mining operations in eastern Ohio. He started his career in mining as a laborer and steadily progressed to Mine Supervisor. He has extensive experience working with federal, state and local safety and regulatory agencies. In both his mining and insurance business practices he has a proven record of efficiency, improvement and profitability. He is married to wife Lori, and has two children, Megan and Dan.

Milleson’s family has a long history of public service in eastern Ohio. His father, R. Kinsey Milleson, was a state senator from the 30th district that currently encompasses Jefferson, Harrison, Belmont, Columbiana and part of Tuscarawas counties. His grandfather, the late Arthur H. “Brady” Milleson, was a state representative from the area and clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Taylor joined the ODNR Division of Wildlife as a state wildlife officer in 1983. He has since served as a program manager and law enforcement supervisor in the division’s district four office in Athens where he coordinated undercover poaching investigations throughout the state. Most recently, he administered day-to-day operations for the division’s law enforcement program in Columbus, focusing on officer training, as well as incidents of waterway pollution and related fish kills.

Taylor holds an associate’s degree in applied science from Hocking College and a variety of law enforcement and public safety certifications.

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