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DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2022-23

Price Finley joined the Rotary Club of Upper Arlington in 2005, shortly after a partner and mentor at his law firm, Bricker & Eckler, invited him to a meeting. Within the club, Price has served on the board of directors, the community service committee, the program committee, the Northwest volunteer of the year committee, the West Broad Elementary committee, the sergeant-at-arms committee, and the club foundation committee, and has chaired the club’s fundraiser committee, world service committee, and district conference planning committee. Price served as Club President in 2013-14.

In July 2016, Price’s Rotary service expanded to the district level when he began serving as District 6690 Rotary Foundation Chair, a position he held through June 2020. During these four years, District 6690 Rotarians contributed to the Annual Fund and PolioPlus Fund at or near record levels. At the district level, Price has also been integrally involved in planning and coordinating the District’s “Pre-PETS,” and has contributed to All-Ohio PETS. Price is a proud member of the Paul Harris Society, a Major Donor to The Rotary Foundation, and has been a member of District 6690’s “125 Club” each year since its creation in 2015. Rotary has led Price outside his local community to the state of Solola, Guatemala (in the western highlands of Guatemala) three times to visit the Upper Arlington Rotary Club’s international project in cooperation with Natün Guatemala, a non-profit foundation working in the Lake Atitlán region of Guatemala to implement community-led programs that address systemic barriers and build cultural strength and resilience. Upper Arlington Rotary’s work in Guatemala is responsible for the investment of over $1 million by clubs, the district, and individual Rotarians since 2011, including the establishment of a trade school focused on carpentry, sewing and computer skills – a project that was funded by a Rotary Foundation Global Grant in 2013. Price has attended three RI conventions (2013 in Lisbon, 2017 in Atlanta, and 2022 in Houston), and he plans to attend the convention in Melbourne in 2023.

In 2017, The Rotary Club of Upper Arlington honored Price with its Service Above Self Award. In that same year, he received The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service.

Price received his BA in political science from Capital University, where he was a four-year letter winner for football, and his MBA and law degree from The Ohio State University.

Price has been a lawyer practicing with Bricker & Eckler (Columbus office) for 30 years. His experience is in all areas of public finance, helping communities finance critical infrastructure improvements. He also has substantial experience in the use of various economic development tools, representing local governments and developers. Price is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Council of Development Finance Agencies (“CDFA,” for which he currently serves on the board of directors and executive committee), other economic development and finance trade associations and First Community Church. Price is listed on the Best Lawyers in America and received the CDFA Ohio Financing Roundtable Excellence Award: Leadership, in 2014.

Price lives in Upper Arlington with his wife, Alice, who is the Executive Director of the Upper Arlington Education Foundation. They have two sons who are creatives – Rees, a songwriter, and Perry, a filmmaker and college student, both of whom currently live in Columbus.