Steven Marks
A graduate of The Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio, Steve holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Since 1985, he has held many posts in and around state legislatures. Since 2002, he has served as President of Hannah News Service, Inc., the premier legislative news, information and research service in Ohio and Illinois. He is managing member and co-founder of Silent Partner Software, Ltd., a legislative management software development firm. He is also the founder and co-owner of Hannah News Service-Midwest, LLC, a sister company with operations in Indiana, Kentucky and South Carolina.
Steve is currently Chair of the Columbus Metropolitan Club, where he serves on the Executive, Program, Resource Development and Leadership Committees. He has also served as Chair of the Board and Finance Committee of the Delaware Morrow County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board. In 2010, he was elected National Treasurer and to the Board of Trustees of NOLA, the national organization for legislative tracking companies. He also is a member of and frequent contributor to the Ohio Society of Association Executives.
He has been happily married to Vanessa since 1990. They have four successful children: Megan, Preston, Haley & Jack. He resides in Central Ohio.
Judith Tieman Bird
Judith brought more than 30 years’ experience tracking and writing about Capitol Square activities to The Hannah Report when she joined the reporting staff in 2002. She has focused on human services, state budgeting and nonprofit issues. Judith became publisher of The Hannah Report in 2007. She also writes and edits The Capitol Monitor which covers human service and nonprofit issues exclusively since it was launched in 2002.
Judith earned a bachelor’s degree in education with a major in English from Capital University and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. For over 30 years, she wrote Ohio United Way’s Legislative Bulletin which tracked human service legislation for service providers and volunteers around the state.
She is married and has two sons.
Noah Blundo
Noah Blundo is executive editor of Hannah News. He joined the staff as a reporter in 2008. Noah covers education, health- and health care-related legislation and public pension funds. He also is involved in compiling and updating the legislative hearing schedule, editing Capitol Review and writing the “Week in Review” section of The Hannah Report.
For 2019 and 2020, Noah is treasurer of the Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association, a professional group representing the Ohio Statehouse press corps. He previously served as secretary.
Noah previously worked as a reporter, copy editor and page designer at The Times-Reporter in New Philadelphia. His other experiences include work at The Post, Ohio University’s independent student newspaper, and internships for The Columbus Dispatch and The Vindicator in Youngstown. He graduated in 2006 with a journalism degree from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University.
He lives in Clintonville with his wife, Elizabeth, and son, Andreas.
Paul Teasley
Paul has been with Hannah News Service since 2005, focusing on energy and utilities, criminal justice and the courts.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in English from the University of Houston Honors College and a master’s degree in English from Miami University (Ohio). His professional journey encompassed adult education, certified quality control, social service management, big-city news, and the law. Paul is former news bureau chief of Westwood One – Columbus and former audit reporting manager for Bracewell & Giuliani.
Paul lives in Clintonville with his wife, Terri, and has a grown daughter, Chloe. He enjoys cycling, Texas blues, and all kinds of people, and is a member of Xenos Christian Fellowship in Columbus.
Shane Stegmiller
Shane Stegmiller has been a reporter with Hannah News Service since 2003. He covers elections and higher education and gambling issues, among other areas.
He previously worked for Capitolwire, a legislative news service formerly owned by the Associated Press, and for the Marion Star, where he covered the court system. He is responsible for Ohio News Wire, a service of Hannah News.
A native of Columbus, he is married and has a daughter, Lily, and a son, Alex.
Danny Eldredge
Danny Eldredge started working as a full-time reporter with Hannah News Service in September 2013, after working part time with the company since April 2012. He covers gaming, natural resources, agriculture, marijuana and the environment.
In 2010, Danny earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and politics and government from Ohio Wesleyan University, where he worked as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Transcript.
He lives in Delaware with his partner Rachel and their son Isaac.
Spenser Hickey
Spenser Hickey is a reporter covering a variety of topics, including economic and workforce development. He joined Hannah News Service in November 2016 after working at the Marion Star covering local politics and courts.
He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2015 with a degree in journalism and wrote for the student newspaper The Transcript. Currently, he lives in Northwest Columbus after growing up in the Dayton-Cincinnati area.
While in college, he also completed a summer internship with the Dayton Daily News and also covered Delaware city government. A long-time (though long-suffering) Cincinnati sports fan, he’s now rooting for the Blue Jackets as well.
Susan Kratzer
Susan began working at Hannah News Service in September 2019 as an editorial assistant and reporter with a focus on the House of Representatives and its legislative committees. She also covers education issues including the State Board of Education.
In 2018, Susan graduated from Saint Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana with a degree in political science and English writing. While in college, she worked as a production intern for WNIT Public Television on their weekly show, “Politically Speaking.” Susan also worked as a legislative intern for Hannah News Service in Indianapolis before making her way to Columbus.
Susan lives in Grandview Heights and is enjoying exploring the city.
Ashley Bird
Ashley Bird has been a part-time reporter for The Hannah Report since 2004, focusing on environmental, energy and technology issues. He also regularly covers the House Health Committee as well as other hearings of the Ohio Legislature as needed. His duties have also included covering the annual Legislative Summits of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
Prior to joining Hannah News, Ashley was employed as an engineer and manager with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for over 22 years. His previous experience also includes work as a consulting engineer in water resources and the power industry, and research related to offshore oil structures.
Ashley is a Vietnam War veteran, where he served in the U.S. Navy Seabees as a senior petty officer. He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia, working as an engineer on fishing port development and irrigation projects. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Northwestern University. He is married and has two sons.