Miami Ohio grad is appointed superintendent, state Division of Liquor Control WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

COLUMBUS — A Miami University graduate is the new superintendent of the Division of Liquor Control.

Jacqueline DeGenova was appointed to the post Thursday by Ohio Department of Commerce Director Sherry Maxfield.

>> Ohio company that can deliver legal cannabis looks to expand

DeGenova will assume the role on May 6 and replace James V. Canepa, who was appointed superintendent of Commerce’s recently created Division of Cannabis Control in December 2023.

DeGenova has more than three decades of public service experience and comes to Commerce from the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) where she most recently served as state long-term care ombudsman. Prior to that, she served as chief of the Division for Community Living. She also has served as a member of the Ohio Governor’s Nursing Home Quality and Accountability Task Force, during which time she helped to identify and implement various solutions to improve the quality of care and …