I am excited to serve on the Park Board. I am fully committed and focused on Strategic Planning for the Park District. I wish to help establish goals and create a vision for future growth.
I am a native of Orrville and after graduating from Ohio University I began my longtime career in teaching at Ashland Jr. High and Wooster High School. My career in education also includes research, program administration, and technology.
For many years, I have done long distance bicycle touring. Along the way, I have ridden on many trails that were created from abandoned railways that were converted to multi use paths. I like to call them “linear parks”. These parks preserve a natural corridor and protects the land from development. Wayne County needs to develop , support, and maintain a system of parks and trails that will protect places that provide public access to the natural world for knowledge, recreation, and simple pleasures of being outdoors.
I am looking forward to seeing what the future is beyond Barnes Preserve; our first park. We are far behind our neighbors of Ashland, Stark, and Medina but I know we can move in that direction!
