The OVRDC Full Commission meeting was held online on Thursday, June 25, 2020, via video conference. More than 56 members and guests joined online or via phone to hear the state of the region, and the main order of business was conducting the official election of officers for the coming year. During the discussion of new and old business, the 2019 Annual Report was highlighted and it is now available to view and download.
Download the OVRDC Annual Report Final 2019 HERE.
Congratulations to the newly elected officers and many thanks to them for their service to focus on community and economic growth in our region.
| OVRDC Officers & Executive Committee Members for 2020 – 2021
June 25, 2020 – March 31, 2021 |
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| County | Member | OVRDC Office/Seat | County | Member | OVRDC Office/Seat | |
| Adams | Diane Ward | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | Jackson | Randy Heath
OVRDC Chairman |
Chamber of Commerce | |
| Adams | Debora Plymail | Workforce Development | Jackson | Charles Hudson | City of Wellston | |
| Brown | Barry Woodruff
OVRDC Vice-Chairman |
Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | Lawrence | Patrick Leighty | Caucus Chair/County Engineer | |
| Brown | Alvin Norris | Community Action Org | Lawrence | Sam Cramblit | City of Ironton | |
| Clermont | David Painter | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | Lawrence | Bill Dingus | Economic Development | |
| Clermont | Amy Brewer | City of Milford | Pike | Tony Montgomery | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | |
| Clermont | Taylor Corbett | Economic Development | Pike | Blaine Beekman
OVRDC Treasurer |
County Commissioner | |
| Fayette | Tony Anderson | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | Pike | Tony Dixon | Private Sector | |
| Fayette | Jim Chrisman | City of Washington Court House | Ross | Doug Corcoran | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | |
| Fayette | Faye Williamson | Workforce Development | Ross | Luke Feeney | City of Chillicothe | |
| Gallia | Harold Montgomery | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | Ross | Tom White | Private Sector | |
| Gallia | Melissa Clark | Economic Development | Ross | Mal Payne | Minority Community | |
| Highland | Terry Britton | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | Scioto | Mike Crabtree | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | |
| Highland | Justin Harsha | City of Hillsboro | Scioto | Kevin E. Johnson | City of Portsmouth | |
| Highland | Nicole Oberrecht | Economic Development | Scioto | Lisa Carver | Chamber of Commerce | |
| Jackson | Paul Haller | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | Vinton | Tim Eberts | Caucus Chair/County Commissioner | |
| Vinton | Cheryl Thiessen | Community Action Org | ||||
OVRDC CEDS COMMITTEE – 2020
| County | Name | Representing | County | Name | Representing | |
| Adams | Holly Johnson | Economic Development | Jackson | Randy Evans | City Government | |
| Adams | Al Norris | Community Action Org | Jackson | Randy Heath | Chamber of Commerce | |
| Brown | Barry Woodruff | CEDS Committee Chairman | Lawrence | Bill Dingus | Economic Development | |
| Brown | Bruce Lunsford | Village Government | Lawrence | Ralph Kline | Community Action Org | |
| Brown | Kelly Cole | Economic Development | Pike | Shirley Bandy | Chamber of Commerce | |
| Clermont | Billie Kuntz | Community Action Org | Pike | Keith Pitts | Community Action Org | |
| Clermont | Lisa Jackson | Chamber of Commerce | Ross | Tammy Eallonardo | Economic Development | |
| Fayette | Cody Kirkpatrick | Township Government | Ross | Tom White | Private Sector | |
| Fayette | Godwin Apaliah | Economic Development | Scioto | Lisa Carver | Chamber of Commerce | |
| Gallia | Elisha Orsbon | Chamber of Commerce | Scioto | Chris Shaffer | Post-Secondary Education | |
| Gallia | Melissa Clark | Economic Development | Vinton | Terri Fetheroff | Economic Development | |
| Highland | Pam Anderson | Minority Representative | Vinton | Tim Eberts | County Government | |
| Highland | Dr. Kevin Boys | Post-Secondary Education |
OVRDC TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – 2020
| County | Name | Organization | County | Name | Organization | |
| Adams | David Hook | Adams County Engineer | Jackson | Melissa Miller | Jackson County Engineer | |
| Adams | Holly Johnson | Adams County Econ. Dev. | Jackson | David Swackhammer | City of Jackson | |
| Brown | Todd Cluxton | Brown County Engineer | Jackson | Charles Hudson | City of Wellston | |
| Brown | Bruce Lunsford | Village of Mt Orab | Lawrence | Patrick Leighty | Lawrence County Engineer | |
| Fayette | Steve Luebbe | Fayette County Engineer | Pike | Denny Salisbury | Pike County Engineer | |
| Fayette | Ron Sockman | City of Washington C.H. | Pike | Amanda Elliott | Pike County CAC | |
| Fayette | Joy Stanforth | Fayette County CAC | Ross | Charlie Ortman | Ross County Engineer | |
| Gallia | Brett Boothe | Gallia County Engineer | Ross | Dean Carroll | City of Chillicothe | |
| Gallia | Elisha Orsbon | Gallia County Chamber | Ross | Joe Letsche | Ross County Park District | |
| Gallia | Paul Covey | O O McIntyre Park District | Scioto | Darren Lebrun | Scioto County Engineer | |
| Highland | Chris Fauber | Highland County Engineer | Scioto | Tracy Shearer | City of Portsmouth | |
| Highland | Shawn Adkins | City of Hillsboro | Scioto | Wendi Waugh | Portsmouth Connex | |
| Highland | Joseph Adray | Highland County | Vinton | Roy Depue | Vinton County Engineer | |
| Vinton | Terri Fetherolf | Vinton County Dev. Dept. |
