Meet Our Board Members
Our board volunteers provide leadership for all aspects of the Foundation including finances, awards, development, grants, and membership.
Leadership
Hon. David Hejmanowski
President
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Delaware
Belinda Barnes
President-Elect
Gallagher, Gams,Tallan, Barnes & Littrell, LLP
Columbus
Kristin J. Burkett
Immediate Past President
Burkett & Sanderson, Inc.
Newark
Thomas Guillozet
Treasurer
Hanes Law Group, LTD
Versailles
Lori Keating
Executive Director/Corporate Secretary
Ohio State Bar Foundation
Columbus
Trustees
Hilary Damaser
Ohio Attorney General
Columbus
Michael E. Flowers
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Columbus
R. Benjamin Franz
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Findlay
Jonathan Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth & Washington
Centerville
John Holschuh Jr.
Santen & Hughes LPA
Cincinnati
Reginald Jackson, Jr.
Eastman & Smith Ltd
Toledo
Tabitha Justice
Subashi & Wildermuth
Dayton
Ronald Kahn
Ulmer & Berne LLP
Cleveland
Janet L. Green Marbley
Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection of Ohio
Columbus
Marley Nelson
Office of the Ohio Public Defender
Columbus
Drew Odum
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
Sarah Skow
Spengler Nathanson PLL
Toledo
Mag. Joseph E. Wenger, IV
Tenth District Court of Appeals
Columbus
Barbara Yaksic
Retired Attorney
Cleveland
Hon. Dean Wilson
OSBA President Serving Ex-Officio
Perry County Municipal Court
New Lexington
Michelle Kranz
OSBA President-Elect Serving Ex-Officio
Zoll & Kranz, LLC
Toledo
Mary Amos Augsburger
OSBA CEO Serving Ex-Officio
Ohio State Bar Association
Columbus
Board & Committee Service
Join us as a Board or Committee member to share your talent on one of the following committees: finance, awards, development, grants, and membership.
Audit & Finance Commitee
- Chair Tom Guillozet
- Vice Chair Ron Kahn
- Belinda Barnes
- Toba Feldman
- Jonathan Hollingsworth
- Mike Jones
- Janet Green Marbley
- Tom Moushey
- Steve Tilson
- Mag. Joseph Wenger, IV
Awards Committee
- Chair Ron Kahn
- Vice Chair Tabitha Justice
- Belinda Barnes
- Mike Flowers
- Bryan Everitt
- John Holschuh
- Jay Michael
- Drew Odum
- Kerstin Sjoberg
- Hon. Dean Wilson
Development Committee
- Chair Ben Franz
- Vice Chair Reginald Jackson
- Mary Amos Augsburger
- J Kirstin Burkett
- Michael Flowers
- Velda Hofacker
- John Holschuh
- Carol Marx
- Steve Moyer
- Gina Piacentino
- Stan Ross
- Rachel Sabo Friedmann
- Bill Weisenberg
- Merle Wilberding
Grants Committee
- Chair Jonathan Hollingsworth
- Hilary Damaser
- Ben Franz
- Karyn Justice
- Janet Green Marbley
- Marley Nelson
- Drew Odum
- Sarah Skow
- Emily Samlow
- Hon. Jennifer Towell
- Barbara Yaksic
Membership Committee
- Chair Marley Nelson
- Vice Chair Mag. Joseph Wenger, IV
- Hon. Carla Baldwin
- Kris Burkett
- Hilary Damaser
- Tom Guillozet
- Chuck Hollis
- Reg Jackson
- Tabitha Justice
- Michelle Kranz
- Michelle Martin
- Sarah Skow
Past Presidents
- 2022 J. Kristin Burkett (Immediate)
2021 Velda Hofacker
2020 Mark M. Kitrick
2019 Robert F. Ware
2018 Carol Seubert Marx
2017 Andrew C. Storar
2016 Thomas P. Moushey
2015 Lee E. Belardo
2014 Stephen F. Tilson
2013 Thomas D. Lammers
2012 Heather G. Sowald
2011 Keith A. Ashmus
2010 Hon. David B. Bennett
2009 Stephen E. Chappelear
2008 Reginald S. Jackson, Jr.
2007 Paula L. Brooks
2006 Hon. Thomas F. Zachman, Ret.
2005 Thomas M. Taggart
2004 Stuart W. Cordell
2003 Ronald W. Dougherty
2002 Linden J. Beck
2001 Reginald W. Jackson
2000 Hon. Kathleen B. Burke
1999 Sally W. Bloomfield
1998 William L. Evans
1997 John F. Hayward
1996 Robert O. Hamilton
1995 Hon. Thomas K. Jenkins
1994 Hon. Edward S. Robe
1993 James J. Cullers
1992 Frank E. Bazler
1991 Herd Bennett
1990 Thomas J. Harrington
1989 Edward C. Redmond
1988 Richard D. Brooks, Jr.
1987 Matt Kolb
1986 James L. Elder
1985 John T. Brown
1984 Ret. Hon. Walter A. Porter
1983 Raymond P. Cunningham
1982 George E. Schroeder
1981 Sam D. Bartlo
1980 William Howland
1979 W. Bitner Browne