Northwest Section
Upcoming NWOWEA events can be found under the events tab.
The Northwest Section covers the following counties:
Allen, Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot Counties.
Questions or comments? Email the NWOWEA Executive Committee at nwsection@ohiowea.org.
2024-2025 Executive Committee
President
Eric MacMichael, Buckeye Pumps
Vice President
Kevin Connor, City of Defiance
Second Vice President
Justin Waid, City of Wapakoneta
Secretary
Seth Rosselit, City of Findlay
Treasurer
Dave Sprague
Past President
Renee Bodkins, Village of Crestline
State Delegate
Doug Borkosky, Baker & Associates
Contact Hour Coordinator
Benjamin Schroeder, Wessler Engineering
Contact the NWOWEA EC if you are interested in
applying for a position on the NWOWEA Executive Committee.
Committees
| Collections | Matt Witter / Mark Davis |
| Personnel Education | Jeff Lamson / Eric MacMichael |
| Government Affairs | Eric Davis |
| Pretreatment/Industrial Waste | Vacant |
| Laboratory | Tony Hintze |
| Residuals Management | Aaron Harter |
| Safety | Mark Lehnert |
| Operations | Joe Tillison |
| Watershed | Jeff Thompson |
| Young Professionals | Lori Komorowski |
| Historian | Josh Wehring |
| At large | Kim Furry |
| Awards | Elizabeth Wick / Kim Furry |
Past Presidents
1937 | Benjamin H. Barton |
1938 | A. F. Redrup |
1939 | Arthur H. Niles |
1940 | L. B. Barnes |
1941 | L. B. Hagerman |
1943 | C. Deckard |
1944 | Walter Leatherman |
1945 | Earl Wittmer |
1946 | Curt Decker |
1947 | W. R. Bowman |
1948 | Elmer Pollex |
1956 | Kenneth Keegler |
1957 | Richard Elliot |
1958 | John Haberman |
1959 | Ray Whitbeck |
1960 | Galen Gault |
1961 | George Kessmaul |
1962 | Charles Venson |
1963 | Dewey Williams |
1964 | Russell Davies |
1965 | John McGinness |
1966 | Charles D. Sweet |
1967 | Herb Piper |
1968 | Nolan Tuckerman |
1969 | Roland Nevergall |
1970 | Donald L. Clair |
1971 | Larry Moon |
1972 | Leon Page |
1973 | Chester A. Chwalik |
1974 | Stanley Davis |
1975 | Edward F. Mohler |
1976 | Gayle K. Mann |
1977 | Keith A. Radick |
1978 | Lou Risser |
1979 | Cliff Merritt |
1980 | Gino Silvestri |
1981 | Brad Wiens |
1982 | Dan Bryan |
1983 | Steven Wordelman |
1984 | Jon Drescher |
1985 | Rex Katterheinrich |
1986 | Ted Lovejoy |
1987 | Gene Rigby |
1988 | Bob Osstifin |
1989 | Larry Hanes |
1990 | Leon Smith |
1991 | Tom Fishbaugh |
1992 | Al Zamora |
1993 | Phil Anderson |
1994 | Terry Spiegel |
1995 | Jim Johnson |
1996 | Brad Borer |
1997 | Tim Hausch |
1998 | Rich Engle |
1999 | Jon Eckel |
2000 | Elizabeth Wick |
2001 | Jim Scisson |
2002 | Dave Sprague |
2003 | Doug Keller |
2004 | Doug Clark |
2005 | Dan McElhatten |
2006 | Doug Borkosky |
2007 | Jeff Lamson |
2008 | Frank D'Ambrosia |
2009 | John Motycka |
2010 | Kim Riddell |
2011 | Tom Horn |
2012 | Brad Lowery |
2013 | Josh Wehring |
2014 | Joe Tillison |
2015 | Roberta Streiffert |
2016 | Jeff Thompson |
2017 | Walter Ariss |
2018 | Gary Bauer |
2019 | Mark Lehnert |
2020 | Todd Saums |
2021 | Tony Hintze |
2022 | Andy Gall |