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Board of Trustees

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

Hon. David Hejmanowski

President

Delaware County Court of Common Pleas

Delaware

Belinda Barnes

Belinda Barnes

President-Elect

Gallagher, Gams,Tallan, Barnes & Littrell, LLP

Columbus

Kristin J. Burkett

Kristin J. Burkett

Immediate Past President

Burkett & Sanderson, Inc.

Newark

Thomas Guillozet

Thomas Guillozet

Treasurer

Hanes Law Group, LTD

Versailles

Lori Keating

Lori Keating

Executive Director/Corporate Secretary

Ohio State Bar Foundation

Columbus

Trustees

Hilary Damaser

Hilary Damaser

Ohio Attorney General

Columbus

Michael E. Flowers

Michael E. Flowers

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Columbus

R. Benjamin Franz

R. Benjamin Franz

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Findlay

Jonathan Hollingsworth

Jonathan Hollingsworth

Hollingsworth & Washington

Centerville

John Holschuh Jr.

John Holschuh Jr.

Santen & Hughes LPA

Cincinnati

Reginald  Jackson, Jr.

Reginald Jackson, Jr.

Eastman & Smith Ltd

Toledo

Tabitha Justice

Tabitha Justice

Subashi & Wildermuth

Dayton

Ronald Kahn

Ronald Kahn

Ulmer & Berne LLP

Cleveland

Janet L.  Green Marbley

Janet L. Green Marbley

Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection of Ohio

Columbus

Marley Nelson

Marley Nelson

Office of the Ohio Public Defender

Columbus

Drew Odum

Drew Odum

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Akron

Sarah Skow

Sarah Skow

Spengler Nathanson PLL

Toledo

Mag. Joseph E. Wenger, IV

Mag. Joseph E. Wenger, IV

Tenth District Court of Appeals

Columbus

Barbara Yaksic

Barbara Yaksic

Retired Attorney

Cleveland

Hon. Dean Wilson

Hon. Dean Wilson

OSBA President Serving Ex-Officio

Perry County Municipal Court

New Lexington

Michelle Kranz

Michelle Kranz

OSBA President-Elect Serving Ex-Officio

Zoll & Kranz, LLC

Toledo

Mary Amos Augsburger

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