Statewide board and staff
Board of Directors
Ellis Jacobs (Yellow Springs), President: Profile
Caroline Beidler (Marietta), Secretary/Treasurer: Profile
Jennifer Cooper (Akron): Profile
Mary Johnson (Dayton) Profile
Marie Kocoshis (Cincinnati): Profile
Laurie Perin (Columbus) Profile
Laura Rench (New Lebanon) Profile
Barbara Wood (Columbus)
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund
Board of Directors
Tom Trimble (Columbus), President: Profile
Hal Madorsky (Cleveland), Secretary/Treasurer: Profile
Willa Bronston (Dayton)
Florence Beidler (Marietta) Profile
David Raack (Ada) Profile
Anne Wise, M.D. (Cleveland)
Dick Wittberg (Parkersburg, WV) Profile
The Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund, formerly the Citizens Policy Center, is the non-profit education and research affiliate of Ohio Citizen Action. Its Executive Director is Rachael Belz.
Senior staff
Organizational structure
Executive Director: Sandy Buchanan, (216) 861-5200
Cleveland area program: Liz Ilg, (216) 861-5200
Cleveland area canvass: Sara Woodson, (216) 861-5200
Organizer: Kate Russell, (614) 263-4600
Columbus area canvass: Melissa Anderson, (614) 263-4600
Southwest Ohio campaign: Melissa English, (513) 221-2100
Southwest Ohio canvass: Alison Auciello, (513) 221-2100
Field canvass: Don Wolcott, Regional; Curt Moultine, Ohio
Phone canvass: Stephen Gabor, (216) 861-5200
Field recruitment and development: Rachael Belz, (513) 221-2100
Finance and administration: Lynn Scheerhorn, Shelley Gross, Angela Oster, Tim Wrightsman, (216) 861-5200
Legislative, Money in Politics Project: Catherine Turcer, Director; Leontien Kennedy, Program Director, (614) 221-6077
Website editors: Angela Oster, Sara Dalton, (216) 861-5200
Organizing: Paul Ryder, (614) 263-4600
Ohio Citizen Action's annual meeting includes campaign reports to members and the election of the Board of Directors. For the place and time of the meeting or for a proxy voting form with the names of all Board nominees, write Sandy Buchanan, Executive Director.