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Staff Members

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    Heather Allender

    President & CEO

    heather@mcfohio.org

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    Britani Merritt

    Vice President, Donor & Program Services

    britani@mcfohio.org

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    Laney Hitchens

    Communications & Marketing Director

    laney@mcfohio.org

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    Charlotte Sweet

    Administrative Assistant

    charlotte@mcfohio.org

Board of Directors

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    Roland Riggs

    CHAIR

    Retired, City of Marietta

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    Mike Buell

    VICE CHAIR

    Retired, Buell & Sipe, Co. LPA

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    Ryan Robinson

    TREASURER

    HG Energy, LLC

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    Jill Witucky

    SECRETARY

    Pioneer Group

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    Christy Chavez

    Reno Oil & Gas, LLC

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    Aleece Dye

    WesBanco

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    Ryan Elliott

    Northwestern Mutual

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    Dan Fliehman

    Retired, Davis Pickering & Company Inc.

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    Jennifer Schenkel

    Wark Accounting

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    Michelle Secrest

    Mar-Pak, Inc.

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    Teri Ann Zide

    Teri Ann’s

Past Board Members

Arlene Archer
David C. Barrett
Ron K. Bishop
Kin Brewer
Mary S. Broughton
John A. Burnworth
Cheryl Carver Cook
Jennifer Christy
James M. Couts
Jonathan Dehmlow
William H. Donnelly
Eric E. Erb

Robert E. Evans
Sally Evans
Prudence A. Fields
William A. Fields
Frances B. Flanders
Dr. Bret Frye
Jean G. Graham
Carol A. Gutberlet
Ethel S. Guthrie
Elizabeth L. Hadler
Charles K. Heckler
Hubert C. Holland

Louise Holmes
Joan Hushion
Michael B. Iaderosa
Robert E. Kirkbride
Tawni Love
Jack A. Moberg
Deane H. Northrup, M.D.
Karen Osborne
Doug Robinson
Carol Schneeberger
Mark Schwendeman
Enos L. Singer

Emmett K. Smelser
Paul T. Theisen
William H. Thompson
Marcy Wesel
Dee Wetz
John Wharff III
David A. Whitehead
James R. Williams
Bonnie L. Witten

Deceased

Steering Committee

Norman J. Murray
Emmett K. Smelser
Teri Ann Zide

Elizabeth L. Hadler
Robert E. Kirkbride
William E. Mildren, Sr.

David B. Baker
Carl L. Broughton
Frances B. Flanders

Deceased

Committee Members

Allan Beaver, Grants
Julia Brown, Grants
Brett Burns, Grants
Kim Harlow, Imagination Library

Michael Iaderosa, Marketing
Abby Lord, Imagination Library
David Miller, Grants
Mary Lou Moegling, Scholarship

Carol Schneeberger, Personnel
Kaitlin Streator, Imagination Library
John Wharff III, Marketing
Katelin Wolfe, Scholarship & Imagination Library

Join a Committee

We believe that every voice matters in building a thriving and vibrant Washington County, Ohio. To ensure that we truly represent and serve the entire region, we are actively seeking individuals from various backgrounds, geographies, and expertise to join our committees.

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