Ohio Department of Education State Board of Education

The State Board of Education is made up of 19 members - 11 who are elected and eight who are appointed by the governor. The chairs of the education committees of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate serve as non-voting ex officio members. The Superintendent of Public Instruction serves as secretary of the State Board of Education.

To contact your State Board of Education representative, please click on the link under their picture or call the Office of Board Relations at (614) 728-2754.

2013 State Board of Education Members

		Kathleen A. McGervey Avon District 2		Debe Terhar Cincinnati District 4 (President)
	Ann E. Jacobs Lima District 1				Mary Rose Oakar Cleveland District 11
Jeffrey J. Mims, Jr.  Dayton District 3					Bryan C. Williams Fairlawn District 5
Sarah Fowler Rock Creek District 7					Deborah Cain Uniontown District 8
		Stephanie Dodd Hebron District 9	Vacant District 10	Michael L. Collins Westerville District 6

At-Large Members

Angela Thi Bennett East Cleveland At-large	Tess Elshoff New Knoxville At-large	Joseph L. Farmer Baltimore At-large	Darryl D. Mehaffie Greenville At-large
Thomas W. Gunlock Centerville At-large (Vice President)	C. Todd Jones New Albany At-large	Vacant At-large	Dr. Mark A. Smith Circleville At-large