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Board Composition and Responsibilities

By law, the bipartisan board is made up of nine members, three each representing residential consumers, organized labor and family farmers. These board members are appointed by the Ohio Attorney General for a term of three years. They are confirmed by the Ohio Senate.

2009 Board Meeting Schedule

February 11 (Rescheduled from January 21)	notice		minutes
March 18 (This Meeting was Canceled)	notice
May 27	notice	agenda	minutes
July 15* (Cincinnati, OH)			minutes
September 16	notice	agenda	minutes
November 18	notice	agenda

* The July Board Meeting will begin with OCC staff and board members taking a tour of Duke's Envision Center. The business meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. at 13 Triangle Park Drive Suite 1301 Cincinnati, OH 45246.

The board conducts regular public meetings in Columbus at least every other month, usually at OCC's office on the 18th floor in the One Columbus building (10 West Broad Street, Suite 1800). Meetings are conducted under the Open Meeting Law.

Current Governing Board Members

If you would like to write to any of OCC's Governing Board members, you may send correspondence to the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, 10 West Broad Street, 18th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215-3485, or e-mail your correspondence to: occ@occ.state.oh.us.

Jerome Solove
Chairman
Chairman, 1999 - present
Board Member, 1998-present
Representing Residential Consumers
Hometown: Powell
Term: 9/1/08 – 9/1/11

Jerome Solove was appointed to the Governing Board in 1998 to represent residential consumers, and became Chairman in 1999. He is the president and owner of Jerome Solove Development, Inc., headquartered in Columbus. Solove is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, as well as a former board member of the Columbus Area Apartment Association and the Rickenbacker Port Authority in Franklin County. Solove earned a bachelor of science in business administration with a dual major in real estate and finance from The Ohio State University, with a year of study at the London School of Economics.

John Moliterno
Vice-Chairman
Board Member, 2003 - present
Representing Residential Consumers
Hometown: Girard
Term: 9/1/06 - 9/1/09

John Moliterno was appointed to the Governing Board in 2003 to represent residential consumers and was appointed vice-chairman in 2006. He lives in Girard, Ohio and is president and CEO of Pegasus Printing Group which includes printing related companies in Ohio and Pennsylvania. In addition, he is the treasurer of the City of Girard. Previously, Moliterno served as president and CEO of the Youngstown/Warren regional Chamber of Commerce. He is a board member of the Youngstown State University Penguin Club, Better Business Bureau of Mahoning Valley and chairman of the Trumbull County Workforce Development Board.

Gene Krebs
Board Member, 2005 - 2007
Representing Residential Consumers
Hometown: Camden
Term: 9/1/07 – 9/1/10

Gene Krebs was appointed to the Governing Board in 2006 to represent the interests of residential consumers. Krebs is the state director of Greater Ohio, a campaign that is working to revitalize Ohio communities through land use reforms. He served as a State Representative for House District 60 from 1993 until 2000 and currently is serving on the Eminent Domain Task Force. Krebs serves as a board member of the Ohio Mathematics and Science Coalition as well as the Ohio National Road Association. Additionally, he is a member of the Camden Chamber of Commerce and the Preble County Farm Bureau. Krebs graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor's degree in biology.

Dorothy Leslie
Board Member, 2001 - present
Representing Family Farmers
Hometown: Upper Sandusky
Term: 9/1/08 – 9/1/11

Dorothy Leslie was appointed to the Governing Board in 2001 to represent family farmers. She lives in Upper Sandusky, Ohio where she has operated a family farm since 1951. Leslie previously served as the state executive director of the Farm Service Agency from 1989 to 1993 and as a research associate for The Ohio State University. She has earned many awards for her service to the farming community in Ohio over the years and is an active member of the Ohio Farm Bureau and is chairperson of the State Farm Service Agency for the state of Ohio.

Joe Logan
Board Member, 2007
Representing Family Farmers
Hometown: Kinsman
Term: 9/1/07 - 9/1/10

Joe Logan was appointed to the Governing Board in 2007 to represent the interests of family farmers. Logan serves as the President of the Ohio Farmers Union, and sits on the Board of Directors of the National Farmers Union, where he serves as the Chairman of the Budget and Audit Committee and Vice Chair of the Legislative Committee. He previously served as the President of the National Association of Farmer Elected Committees (NAFEC) representing the interests of the locally elected committees in the Farm Service Agency offices nationwide.

David McCall
Board Member, 2007
Representing Organized Labor
Hometown: Reynoldsburg
Term: 9/1/07 - 9/1/10

David McCall was appointed to the Governing Board in 2007 to represent the interests of organized labor. McCall is the director of District 1 (Ohio) of the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (United Steelworkers). He also serves as secretary of the Union’s Constitution Committee and chairs the Union’s Negotiating Committees for several of the member companies. McCall attended the labor studies program at Indiana University – Northwest and graduated from the Harvard University Trade Union Program.

Karen “Dee” Osterfeld
Board member, 2009 - present
Representing organized labor
Hometown: Centerville

Karen “Dee” Osterfeld joined the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in 1986, where she has served as a patrol deputy, evidence technician and detective. She has supervised the jail division, road patrol, traffic services, forensic services, the School Resource Officer and DARE programs. In 2004, she was promoted to captain and assigned to the Operations Division as the commander of the Washington Township Substation. She is a trained hostage negotiator and is commander of the regional hostage negotiation team. She holds an associate degree in law enforcement from Sinclair Community College and a bachelor’s degree in public safety management from Franklin University. An active member of the Fraternal Order of Police, she was treasurer of Lodge 104 from 1996 to 2000.

Roger Wise
Board Member, 2006
Representing Family Farmers
Hometown: Fremont
Term: 9/1/06 – 9/1/09

Roger Wise was appointed to the Governing Board in 2006 to represent the interests of family farmers. Wise is the district supervisor for Sandusky County Soil and Water and a trustee for Jackson Township in Sandusky County. He also is a lifetime member of the Ohio Farmers Union and currently serves as chair of its policy committee. Wise previously served on the Sandusky County Boards of Education and Health.