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, Ottowa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot Counties.


Questions or comments? Email the NWOWEA Executive Committee at nwsection@ohiowea.org.




2023-2024 Executive Committee


President 

Renee Bodkins, Village of Crestline


Vice President

Eric MacMichael, Buckeye Pumps


Second Vice President

Kevin Connor, City of Defiance


Secretary

Justin Waid, City of Wapakoneta


Treasurer

Dave Sprague


Past President

Andy Gall, Ohio EPA


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

CollectionsMatt Witter / Mark Davis
Personnel Education Jeff Lamson / Eric MacMichael
Government Affairs Vacant
Pretreatment/Industrial Waste Vacant
LaboratoryTony Hintze
Residuals Management Aaron Harter
SafetyMark Lehnert
OperationsJoe Tillison
WatershedJeff Thompson
Young Professionals Lori Komorowski
HistorianJosh Wehring
At large Kim Furry
AwardsElizabeth 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