Commission

MORPC’s board of commissioners determines the strategic direction of the agency. Our local government members appoint elected officials and staff to serve as their representatives to the commission. All meetings are open to the public.

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 

MORPC Virtual Meeting Policy

February 13

March 13

April 10

May 8

June 12

August 14

September 11

October 9

November 13

December 11

February 8

March 14

April 11

May 9

June 13

August 8

September 12

October 10

November 14

December 12

Committee Leaders

Chris Amorose Groomes

Chair

Mayor, City of Dublin

Ben Kessler

Vice-Chair

Mayor, City of Bexley

Laurie Jadwin

Secretary

Mayor, City of Gahanna

Upcoming Meetings

August 13, 2026, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

September 10, 2026, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

November 12, 2026, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

December 10, 2026, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

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