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 | Interim Board Chair
Michelle Crandall, City of Hilliard | Interim Vice Chair
Ben Kessler | Interim Secretary
- Ashville – Franklin Christman
- Bellefontaine – Wes Dodds
- Bellefontaine – Ben Stahler
- Bexley – Andy Bashore
- Bexley – Ben Kessler
- Blendon Twp. (FRA) – John Giamarco
- Bloom Twp. (FAI) – Anne Darling Cyphert
- Buckeye Lake – Jeryne Peterson
- Canal Winchester – Michael Ebert
- Chillicothe – Tammy Eallonardo
- Chillicothe – Luke Feeney
- Circleville – Don McIlroy
- Circleville – Jim Stanley
- Clinton Twp. (FRA) – Vacant
- Columbus – Kristen Atha
- Columbus – Jennifer M. Fening
- Columbus – Jennifer Gallagher
- Columbus – Shannon Hardin
- Columbus – Bill LaFayette
- Columbus – Rory McGuiness
- Columbus – Pam Hykes O’Grady
- Columbus – Erin J. Prosser
- Columbus – Bernita A. Reese
- Columbus – Stephen N. Sayre
- Columbus – Michael Schadek
- Columbus – Alana Shockey
- Columbus – Chloe H. 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 – Tim Wilson
- Delaware – R. Thomas Homan
- Delaware – Kent Shafer
- Delaware Co. – Jeff Benton
- Delaware Co. – Ronald Bullard
- Delaware Co. – Brad Ebersole
- Delaware Co. – Barb Lewis
- Delaware Co. – Glenn Marzluf
- Delaware Co. – Gary Merrell
- Delaware Co. – Andy Volenik
- Delaware Co. Engineer – Lee Bodnar
- Dublin – Chris Amorose Groomes
- Dublin – Megan O’Callaghan
- Dublin – Vacant
- Educational Service Center of Central Ohio – Tom Goodney
- Etna Twp. (LIC) – Rozland McKee
- Fairfield Co. – Steve Davis
- Fairfield Co. – Jeff Fix
- Fairfield Co. – Dave Levacy
- Fairfield Co. – Jeremiah Upp
- Fairfield Co. – Tony Vogel
- Franklin Co. – Herbert Asher
- Franklin Co. – Kevin Boyce
- Franklin Co. – Erica Crawley
- Franklin Co. – Greg Lestini
- Franklin Co. – John O’Grady
- Franklin Co. – Lauren Rummel
- Franklin Co. – James Schimmer
- Franklin Co. – Vacant
- Franklin Co. – Vacant
- Franklin Co. – Vacant
- Franklin Co. – Vacant
- Franklin Co. Engineer – Cornell Robertson
- Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District – Jennifer Fish
- Franklin Twp. (FRA) – Bob Arnold
- Franklin Twp. (FRA) – Steve Mazer
- Gahanna – Karen Angelou
- Gahanna – Laurie Jadwin
- Galena – Jill Love
- Gambier – Ralph Wise
- Grandview Heights – Emily Keeler
- Granville – Herb Koehler
- Granville Twp. (LIC) – Bill Habig
- Grove City – Cindi Fitzpatrick
- Grove City – Christine Houk
- Grove City – Richard “Ike” Stage
- Groveport – Benjamin King
- Heath – John Geller
- Heath – Mark Johns
- Hebron – James Layton
- Hilliard – Tine Cottone
- Hilliard – Michelle Crandall
- Hocking County – Joy Evangelista
- Hocking County – Greg Fraunfelter
- Jackson Twp. (FRA) – Shane Farnsworth
- Jefferson Twp. (FRA) – Susan Lewis Kaylor
- Jefferson Twp. (FRA) – Vacant
- Jerome Twp. (UNI) – Brandon Standley
- Johnstown – Sean Staneart
- Knox County – Sam Filkins
- Knox County – Jeff Gottke
- Knox County – Bill Pursel
- Lancaster – David Scheffler
- Lancaster – Stephanie Bosco
- Lancaster – Don McDaniel
- Licking Co. – Rick Black
- Licking Co. – Dave Dicks
- Licking Co. – Chris Harkness
- Licking Co. – Alexis Fitzsimmons
- Licking Co. – Rob Platte
- Licking County Soil & Water Conservation District – Kristy Hawthorne
- Lithopolis – Eric Sandine
- Lockbourne – Christie Ward
- Logan County – Joe Antram
- Logan County – Michael Yoder
- London – Rex Castle
- London – Patrick Closser
- Madison County – David Kell
- Madison County – Rob Slane
- Madison Twp. (FRA) – Susan Brobst
- Madison Twp. (FRA) – Derek Robinson
- Marble Cliff – Matthew Cincione
- Marion County – Kerr Murray
- Marion County – Evelyn Warr-Omness
- Marysville – Terry Emery
- Marysville – Eric Phillips
- META Solutions – Jim Sotlar
- Mifflin Twp. (FRA) – Nancy White
- Minerva Park – Tiffany Hughes
- Morrow Co. – Jamie Brucker
- Morrow Co. – Brent Russell
- Mount Vernon – Richard Dzik
- Mount Vernon – Matthew Starr
- New Albany – Sloan Spalding
- New Albany – Joe Stefanov
- New Lexington – Eric Emmert
- Newark – Jeff Hall
- Newark – Mark Mauter
- Newark – Nick Shulta
- Obetz – Stacey Boumis
- Pataskala – Mike Compton
- Pataskala – Tim Hickin
- Perry Co. – Ben Carpenter
- Perry Co. – Scott Owen
- Perry Twp. (FRA) – Beth Beatty
- Pickerington – Greg Butcher
- Pickerington – Dave Gulden
- Plain City – Haley Lupton
- Plain Twp. (FRA) – Ben Collins
- Powell – Christina Drummond
- Powell – Andrew White
- Prairie Twp. (FRA) – James Jewell
- Prairie Twp. (FRA) – Rod Pritchard
- Reynoldsburg – Joe Begeny
- Reynoldsburg – Eric Meyer
- Reynoldsburg – Shanette Strickland
- Riverlea – Eric MacGilvray
- Shawnee Hills – Dan Mathews
- Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio – Joe Lombardi
- Somerset – Tom Johnson
- South Bloomfield – Tom Ramsay
- Sunbury – Daryl Hennessy
- Truro Twp. – Jason Nicodemus
- Union Co. – Dave Burke
- Union Co. – Bill Narducci
- Upper Arlington – Michaela Burriss
- Upper Arlington – Steve Schoeny
- Urbancrest – Joseph Barnes, Sr.
- Violet Twp. (FAI) – Lori Sanders
- Violet Twp. (FAI) – Vince Utterback
- Washington Twp. (FRA) – Eric Richter
- Westerville – Karl Craven
- Westerville – Monica Irelan
- Westerville – Kenneth Wright
- Whitehall – Kim Maggard
- Whitehall – Zachary Woodruff
- Worthington – Bonnie Michael
- Worthington – Robyn Stewart
February 9
- Meeting Packet
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Update
- Membership Services Quarterly Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- 2024-2050 Population Forecasts
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Central Ohio Air Quality End of Season Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
March 9
- Meeting Packet
- Nominating Committee Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Draft 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program
April 13
- Meeting Packet
- Nominating Committee Report
- Executive Director’s Report
- City of Newark
- Village of South Bloomfield
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
May 11
- Meeting Packet
- The Columbus Region Federal Funds Initiative
- MORPC Website Refresh
- Membership Services Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
June 8
- Meeting Packet
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Data Agenda Draft
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
August 10
- Meeting Packet
- MORPC Messaging Platform
- Drive Investment Update
- Community-Based Planning Assistance
- Membership Services 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
September 14
- Meeting Packet
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2023 TRAC Priorities
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- 2023 Population Estimates
October 12
November 9
December 14
February 10, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Membership Services Quarterly Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Monthly Legislative Update – February 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
March 10, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Regional Intel Listening Session Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Monthly Legislative Update – March 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
April 14, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- 2022 ICMA Annual Conference
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Monthly Legislative Update – April 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
May 12, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Membership Services Quarterly Update
- RAPID 5 – Moving the Visions Along
- National Guard Association of the United States & Ohio National Guard Association
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Metropolitan Transportation Plan Overview
- Fiscal Year 2023 Planning Work Program
- U.S. EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- May 2022 Monthly Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
June 9, 2022
August 11, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Quarterly Membership Update
- MORPC’s Economic Development District
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- August 2022 Monthly Legislative Update
September 8, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Drive Investment – Retooling Our Approach
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
- Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Trail Town Framework
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2020-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Amendment
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
October 13
- Meeting Packet
- Strategic Framework – Pay it Forward
- 2022 Population Estimates
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Monthly Legislative Update – October 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Sustainable2050 Recognition – New Albany
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
November 9
- Meeting Packet
- Honda: Growth & Investment in the Region
- Strategic Framework – Build Value for Our Members
- 2023 MORPC Meeting Schedule
- Quarterly Membership Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- November 2022 Monthly Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- Transportation Improvement Districts
December 8, 2022
Committee Leaders

Chris Amorose Groomes
Council Representative At Large, City of Dublin

Michelle Crandall
City Manager, City of Hilliard

Ben Kessler
Mayor, City of Bexley