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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

Belinda Barnes

Belinda Barnes

President

Gallagher, Gams,Tallan, Barnes & Littrell, LLP

Columbus

Sarah Skow

Sarah Skow

President-Elect

Spengler Nathanson PLL

Toledo

Hon. David Hejmanowski

Hon. David Hejmanowski

Immediate Past President

Delaware County Court of Common Pleas

Delaware

Thomas Guillozet

Thomas Guillozet

Treasurer

Hanes Law Group, LTD

Versailles

Trustees

Hon. Carla Baldwin

Hon. Carla Baldwin

Youngstown Municipal Court

Youngstown

Hilary Damaser

Hilary Damaser

Ohio Attorney General

Columbus

R. Benjamin Franz

R. Benjamin Franz

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Findlay

Jonathan Hollingsworth

Jonathan Hollingsworth

Hollingsworth & Washington

Centerville

Reginald  Jackson, Jr.

Reginald Jackson, Jr.

Eastman & Smith Ltd

Toledo

Tabitha Justice

Tabitha Justice

Subashi, Wildermuth, & Justice

Dayton

Ronald Kahn

Ronald Kahn

Ulmer & Berne LLP

Cleveland

Hon. Denise McColley

Hon. Denise McColley

Henry County Family Court (retired)

Napoleon

Marley Nelson

Marley Nelson

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Supreme Court of Ohio

Columbus

Drew Odum

Drew Odum

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Akron

Mag. Joseph E. Wenger, IV

Mag. Joseph E. Wenger, IV

Tenth District Court of Appeals

Columbus

Merle Wilberding

Merle Wilberding

Coolidge Wall

Dayton

Barbara Friedman Yaksic

Barbara Friedman Yaksic

Retired Attorney

Cleveland

Michelle Kranz

Michelle Kranz

OSBA President, Serving Ex-Officio

Zoll & Kranz, LLC

Toledo

Daniel Griffith

Daniel Griffith

OSBA President-Elect, Serving Ex-Officio

Huntington National Bank

North Canton

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 Committee

  • Chair, Thomas Guillozet
  • Vice Chair, Ronald Kahn
  • Belinda Barnes
  • Judge Denise McColley
  • Jonathan Hollingsworth
  • Mag. Joseph Wenger, IV
  • Toba Feldman
  • Mike Jones
  • Tom Moushey

Awards Committee

  • Chair, Ron Kahn
  • Vice Chair, Tabitha Justice
  • Drew Odum
  • Kerstin Sjoberg
  • Sarah Skow
  • Barbara Yaksic
  • Andy Storar
  • Bill Weisenberg
  • Mindy Yocum

Development Committee

  • Chair, R. Benjamin Franz
  • Vice Chair, Reginald Jackson, Jr.
  • Mary Amos Augsburger
  • Hilary Damaser
  • Tabitha Justice
  • Merle Wilberding
  • Stephanie Chmiel
  • Shannon Dawes
  • Jane Messmer
  • Jay Michael
  • Stanley Ross
  • Emily Samlow
  • Levi Tkach

Grants Committee

  • Chair, Jonathan Hollingsworth
  • Vice Chair, Hilary Damaser
  • Judge Carla Baldwin
  • R. Benjamin Franz
  • Michelle Kranz
  • Marley Nelson
  • Drew Odum
  • Merle Wilberding
  • Barbara Yaksic
  • Velda Hofacker
  • Judge Jennifer Towell

Membership Committee

  • Chair, Mag. Joseph Wenger, IV
  • Vice Chair, Marley Nelson
  • Judge Carla Baldwin
  • Daniel Griffith
  • Judge David Hejmanowski
  • Reginald Jackson, Jr.
  • Judge Denise McColley
  • Sarah Skow
  • Chuck Hollis
  • Judge Andrew King
  • Kalpana Yalamanchili

Past Presidents

  • 2023 Hon. David A. Hejmanowski (Immediate)
  • 2022 J. Kristin Burkett
  • 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