The number of representatives is based on the rules established in the governing documents: the Articles of Agreement and the Commission Bylaws. These same documents outline the policies, procedures, and rules of conduct including adherence to MORPC’s current Code of Ethics.
Membership offers important benefits to communities. For more information, contact Eileen Leuby at 614.233.4135.
Meeting Materials
Chris Amorose Groomes, City of Dublin | Board Chair
Ben Kessler, City of Bexley | Vice Chair
Laurie Jadwin, City of Gahanna | Secretary
- Alexandria – Sean Barnes
- Ashville – Bert Cline
- Baltimore – Matthew Nihiser
- Bellefontaine – David Crissman
- Bellefontaine – Wes Dodds
- Bexley – Carol Kauffman
- Bexley – Ben Kessler
- Blendon Twp. (FRA) – Pat Myers
- Bloom Twp. (FAI) – Anne Darling Cyphert
- Brown Twp. (FRA) – Pamela Sayre
- Buckeye Lake – Linda Goodman
- Canal Winchester – Joe Steager
- Centerburg – Rick Dzik
- Chillicothe – Tammy Eallonardo
- Chillicothe – Luke Feeney
- Circleville – Michelle Blanton
- Circleville – Hannah Wynne
- Clinton Twp. (FRA) – Dave Medley
- Columbus – Kristen Atha
- Columbus – Lourdes Barroso de Padilla
- Columbus – Jennifer M. Fening
- Columbus – Pamela Hykes O’Grady
- Columbus – Bill LaFayette
- Columbus – Rory McGuiness
- Columbus – Erin Prosser
- Columbus – Bernita Reese
- Columbus – Stephen Sayre
- Columbus – Michael Schadek
- Columbus – Elissa Schneider
- Columbus – Kelly Scocco
- Columbus – Chloe Siens-Nunez
- Columbus – Andrew Williams, Jr.
- Columbus – Vacant
- Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks – Tim Moloney
- Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority – Charles Hillman
- Columbus Metropolitan Library – Kristin Sutton
- Delaware – Paul J. Brake
- Delaware – Carolyn Riggle
- Delaware – Tim Wilson
- Delaware County – Jeff Benton
- Delaware County – Ronald Bullard
- Delaware County – Tracie Davies
- Delaware County – Brad Ebersole
- Delaware County – Barb Lewis
- Delaware County – Glenn Marzluf
- Delaware County – Gary Merrell
- Delaware County – Andy Volenik
- Delaware County Engineer – Lee Bodnar
- Dublin – Jeremiah Gracia
- Dublin – Chris Amorose Groomes
- Dublin – Megan O’Callaghan
- Educational Service Center of Central Ohio – Tom Goodney
- Etna Twp. (LIC) – Gary Burkholder
- Etna Twp. (LIC) – Rachel Zelazny
- Fairfield County – Steve Davis
- Fairfield County – Jeff Fix
- Fairfield County – Dave Levacy
- Fairfield County – Jeremiah Upp
- Fairfield County – Tony Vogel
- Franklin County – LaGrieta Acheampong
- Franklin County – Herbert Asher
- Franklin County – Kevin Boyce
- Franklin County – Erica Crawley
- Franklin County – John O’Grady
- Franklin County – Kris Long
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County Engineer – Adam Fowler
- Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District – Jennifer Fish
- Franklin Twp. (FRA) – Bob Arnold
- Franklin Twp. (FRA) – Nicole Randazzio
- Gahanna – Laurie Jadwin
- Gahanna – Trenton Weaver
- Galena – Jeff Kinnell
- Gambier – Courtney DeCosky
- Grandview Heights – Emily Keeler
- Granville – Herb Koehler
- Granville Twp. (LIC) – Bill Habig
- Grove City – Jodi Burroughs
- Grove City – Cindi Fitzpatrick
- Grove City – Richard “Ike” Stage
- Groveport – Benjamin King
- Hamilton Twp. – Belinda Anderson
- Heath – John Geller
- Heath – Mark Johns
- Hebron – Brittany Misner
- Hilliard – Emily Cole
- Hilliard – Dan Ralley
- Hocking County – Joy Evangelista
- Hocking County – Greg Fraunfelter
- Jackson Twp. (FRA) – Shane Farnsworth
- Jefferson Twp. (FRA) – Susan Lewis Kaylor
- Jefferson Twp. (FRA) – Joseph Laborie
- Jerome Twp. (UNI) – Brandon Standley
- Jerome Twp. (UNI) – Andrea Watson
- Johnstown – Jeff Sheridan
- Knox County – Sam Filkins
- Knox County – Drenda Keese
- Knox County – Julia Suggs
- Lancaster – Stephanie Bosco
- Lancaster – Chasilyn Carter
- Lancaster – Don McDaniel
- Licking County – Matt Allison
- Licking County – Carson Combs
- Licking County – Cameron Garczyk
- Licking County – Lisa McCutcheon
- Licking County – Rob Platt
- Licking County Soil & Water Conservation District – Kristy Hawthorne
- Lithopolis – Eric Sandine
- Lockbourne – Christie Ward
- Logan County – Joe Antram
- Logan County – Greg Fitzpatrick
- London – Patrick Closser
- London – Steve Saltsman
- Madison County – Savannah Andrews
- Madison County – Rob Slane
- Madison Twp. (FRA) – Susan Brobst
- Madison Twp. (FRA) – Derek Robinson
- Marble Cliff – Matthew Cincione
- Marion – Bill Collins
- Marion – Vacant
- Marion County – Kevin Davidson
- Marion County – Evelyn Warr-Omness
- Marysville – Terry Emery
- Marysville – Eric Phillips
- META Solutions – Jim Sotlar
- Mifflin Twp. (FRA) – Jamie Leeseberg
- Minerva Park – Tiffany Southard
- Morrow County – Jamie Brucker
- Morrow County – Grace Byler
- Mount Sterling – Kristie West
- Mount Vernon – Tanner Salyers
- Mount Vernon – Matthew Starr
- New Albany – Sloan Spalding
- New Albany – Joe Stefanov
- New Lexington – Eric Emmert
- Newark – Jeff Hall
- Newark – Mark Mauter
- Newark – Nick Shultz
- Norwich Twp. – Jamie Fisher
- Obetz – Stacey Boumis
- Pataskala – Mike Compton
- Pataskala – Tim Hickin
- Perry County – Chase Bennett
- Perry County – Ben Carpenter
- Perry Twp. (FRA) – John Petrozzi
- Pickerington – Greg Butcher
- Pickerington – Dave Gulden
- Plain City – Haley Lupton
- Plain Twp. (FRA) – Ben Collins
- Powell – Tyler Herrmann
- Powell – Andrew White
- Prairie Twp. (FRA) – James Jewell
- Prairie Twp. (FRA) – Rod Pritchard
- Reynoldsburg – Joe Begeny
- Reynoldsburg – Eric Meyer
- Reynoldsburg – Vacant
- Riverlea – Dan Schlichting
- Shawnee Hills – Dan Mathews
- Sharon Township – Laura Kunze
- Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio – Joe Lombardi
- Somerset – Eric Emmert
- South Bloomfield – Joe Allen
- Sunbury – Daryl Hennessy
- Truro Twp. – Jason Nicodemus
- Union County – Tom McCarthy
- Union County – Bill Narducci
- Union County – Vacant
- Upper Arlington – Laura Oldham
- Upper Arlington – Steve Schoeny
- Urbancrest – Joseph Barnes, Sr.
- Violet Twp. (FAI) – Lori Sanders
- Violet Twp. (FAI) – Vince Utterback
- Washington Twp. (FRA) – Eric Richter
- West Jefferson – Tom Hale
- Westerville – David Efland
- Westerville – Jeff Washburn
- Whitehall – Michael Bivens
- Whitehall – Jackie Russell
- Worthington – Maria Ramirez
- Worthington – Robyn Stewart
- Worthington – Vacant
February 12
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Update
- Regional Data Roundtable Update
- Job Quality Metrics
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Central Ohio Metropolitan Planning Organization Board Update
- 2026 Public Participation Plan
March 12
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Regional Housing Efforts & Community Assistance
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Update
- 2025 End of Season Air Quality Report
- Economic Development Update
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Update
- LinkUS Update
May 14
June 11
August 13
September 10
November 12
December 10
February 13
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Gahanna Sustainable2050 Recertification
- Updated Central Ohio Greenways Trail Vision
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
March 13
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Logan County Storm Recovery Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Air Quality Program Update
- Central Ohio Cycling Guide Resolution
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Adopting the MORPC MPO Boundary
- Regional Development Update
April 10
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- 208 Process Review Committee Recommendation
- Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Access Ohio 2050 MPO Update
May 8
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- SFY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program
- FY 2026 Planning Work Program
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
June 12
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Bylaws Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Regional Economic Development Academy
August 14
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Westerville Home Program
- Quarterly Member Update
- Regional Data Roundtable Update
- Columbus MSA Census Population Estimates
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Regional Sustainability Roundtable Update
- 2025-2028 Regional Sustainability Agenda
- Air Quality Program Update
- Central Ohio Metropolitan Planning Organization Board Update
September 11
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Regional Data Roundtable
- Draft 2025 Population Estimates
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Regional Sustainability Roundtable
- Sustainable Cities Air Quality Project
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- TRAC Priorities
October 9
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Regional Data Roundtable Update
- 2025 Population Estimates
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Regional Sustainability Roundtable Update
- MORPC 208 Areawide Designation
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- LinkUS Update
November 13
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Member Services Update
- MORPC 2025 Revised Budget
- Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization
- Regional Data Roundtable
- Regional Policy Roundtable
- Regional Sustainability Roundtable
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
December 11
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Significance of Regional Economic Development in Central Ohio
- Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee Bylaws
- Competitive Advantage Projects
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Board Report
- MPO Funding Update
- Regional Sustainability Roundtable
- Central Ohio Greenways
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- MORPC 2026 Budget
February 8
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- Attributable Funds & Complete Streets Policies Updates
March 14
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
April 11
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
May 9
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- MORPC Complete Streets & Attributable Funds Policies
- Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
June 13
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Central Ohio Greenways Wayfinding Strategy
August 8
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Driving Economic Growth in Central Ohio
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
September 12
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- 2024 Population Estimates – Draft
- Responding to the Housing Crisis
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024 ODOT Transportation Review Advisory Council Priority List
October 10
- Meeting Packet
- RAPID 5
- Executive Director’s Report
- Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- MORPC Title VI and Non-Discrimination Program
November 14
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Safe Streets – Safer Communities
December 12
Committee Leaders
Chris Amorose Groomes
Mayor, City of Dublin
Ben Kessler
Mayor, City of Bexley
Laurie Jadwin
Mayor, City of Gahanna