Faces Gordon Proctor Gordon Proctor was appointed director of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in 1999. He oversees Ohio’s $2.1 billion annual transportation program. The department is responsible for designing, building and maintaining Ohio’s nearly 20,000 miles of state, U.S. and interstate highways. Proctor joined the department as a legislative liaison. He has served as ODOT’s interim director, chief of staff, deputy director of ODOT’s Division of Multi-modal Planning and administrator of the Office of Planning and Environmental Services. He also worked as a reporter and editor for newspapers and wire services in Colorado, Ohio, Arkansas and Massachusetts and is a former Peace Corps volunteer. Proctor has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University and a master’s degree in public administration with a specialization in natural resource policy from The Ohio State University. Gordon, wife Brenda and daughter live in Dublin. | |