Tim Ayers

Timothy Frederick Ayers (born November 19, 1958) served as Mayor and City Commissioner of Springfield, Ohio from 1984 to 1990.^[1] He previously served as the Legislative Message Clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 113th General Assembly^[1] and Small Business Manager for the Nashville (TN) Chamber of Commerce.^{[citation needed]}

Timothy Ayers was born in Springfield, Ohio, the sixth child of Franklin Ayers and Betty Rae Basey. He has three children.^[1]

His brother, former OSU Buckeyes head coach, Randy Ayers, has been a scout for the Brooklyn Nets professional basketball team since November 3, 2015.^[2]

• 1980-1984, Assistant Clerk in the Ohio House of Representatives^[1]
• 1984-1990, Mayor, Springfield, Ohio^[1]
• 1990, Special Assistant, Ohio Department of Agriculture, administration of Governor Richard Celeste^{[citation needed]}
• 2000, Tennessee State Democrative Executive Committeemen

• Assisted $2.5 million in loans to small businesses as the Small Business Manager of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.
• Authored a $750,000 HUD grant to kick-start economic development activities in the historic neighborhood of Fisk University, Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University in 2001. Since that grant, an additional $2.5 million of investment has poured into the area.^{[citation needed]}
• Selected one of Kentucky's Minority Educator and Retention Award winners^{[citation needed]}