Partners in Excellence AwardCommissioned in 2006, this Annual Award is presented to a County Board of Developmental Disabilities or other Developmental Disabilities System Stakeholder Staff Member who exemplifies service in offering his or her expertise to a workgroup or specific project that benefits the DD system as a whole. The award is presented to deserving individual(s) as determined by OACB and are recognized either at the Annual Convention, or at a local Board meeting of the recipient.
For 2021, in recognition of the hundreds of hours of volunteer leadership they provided during the pandemic, OACB is presented Partners in Excellence Awards to each of the superintendent association officers and regional representatives.
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2021 Award Winners
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Brian Green, Superintendent, Miami DD Ed Stark;Superintendent, Trumbull DD Leia Snyder, Superintendent, Hamilton DD Bill Whitacre, Superintendent, Mahoning DD Wendy Gorrell, Superintendent, Morgan DD Sarah Zimmerman, Superintendent, Sandusky DD Kristine Hodge, Superintendent, Delaware DD Dan Ottke, Superintendent, Clermont DD Julie Monroe, Superintendent, Lawrence DD Stacey Maleckar, Superintendent, Medina DD
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Past Award Winners:
2019 Jennifer Meadows, Hamilton DD
2018 Amber Gibbs, Cuyahoga DD Karin Crabbe, Franklin DD Latrice Smith, Hamilton DD Jodi Travers, Lake DD
2017 Nancy Richards, Executive Director, Clearwater Council of Governments James Steele, Executive Director, Ohio Valley Residential Services Kate Haller, Deputy Director, DODD
2016 Carrie Beier, Superintendent, Erie County Board of DD Koinonia Homes Ravi Shankar, Business Manager, Clark County Board of DD
2015 Lisa Guliano, Superintendent, Butler County Board of DD Steve McPeake, President and CEO, North Coast Community Homes David Visocky, Chief Financial Officer, Cuyahoga County Board of DD
2014 Rick Black, CFO, Butler County Board of DD Laura Zureich, Superintendent, Champaign and Shelby County Boards of DD
2013 Chuck Frobose, Superintendent, Crawford County Board of DD Bethany Schultz, Director of Community Living Services, Clark County Board of DD Clay Weidner, Fiscal Administration, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
2012 Kellie Brown, Superintendent, Guernsey County Board of DD Mary Jo Allen, Residential Services Coordinator, Cuyahoga County Board of DD
2011 Stephanie Griffiths, Director of Service and Support Administration, Richland County Board of DD (Richland Newhope) Patrick Rafter, President and CEO, Creative Housing, Inc.
2010 Bill Angel, Director of Investigative Services, Montgomery County Board of DD Bob Beavis, Human Resources Director, Miami County Board of DD
2009 Michael Boaz, Business Manager, Putnam/Van Wert County Board of DD Willie Jones, Operations Manager, Belmont County Board of DD Melanie Stretchbery, Superintendent, Wood County Board of DD
2008 Dick Williams, Business Manager, Seneca County Board of DD; Dee Dee Kabbes, Superintendent, Champaign County Board of DD; Scott Erenpriess, Financial Services Manager, Franklin County Board of DD
2007 Beverly Smith, Director of Childrens' Services, Hamilton County Board of DD; Jennifer Rousculp, Director, Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG); John Parkowski, Medicaid Services Manager, Cuyahoga County Board of DD; Jeannie Stahl, SSA Director, Allen County Board of DD
2006 Gary Smith, Business Manager, Licking County Board of DD; Larry Macintosh, Director of Administrative Support Services, Franklin County Board of DD |