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.



2022-2023 Executive Committee


President 

Andrew Gall, Ohio EPA


Vice President

Renee Bodkins, Village of Crestline


Second Vice President

Eric MacMichael, Buckeye Pumps


Secretary

Kevin Connor, City of Defiance


Treasurer

Dave Sprague


Past President

Tony Hintze, City of Fremont


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
Personnel Education Jeff Lamson
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


1937Benjamin H. Barton
1938A. F. Redrup
1939Arthur H. Niles
1940L. B. Barnes
1941L. B. Hagerman
1943C. Deckard
1944Walter Leatherman
1945Earl Wittmer
1946Curt Decker
1947W. R. Bowman
1948Elmer Pollex
1956Kenneth Keegler
1957Richard Elliot
1958John Haberman
1959Ray Whitbeck
1960Galen Gault
1961George Kessmaul
1962Charles Venson
1963Dewey Williams
1964Russell Davies
1965John McGinness
1966Charles D. Sweet
1967Herb Piper
1968Nolan Tuckerman
1969Roland Nevergall
1970Donald L. Clair
1971Larry Moon
1972Leon Page
1973Chester A. Chwalik
1974Stanley Davis
1975Edward F. Mohler
1976Gayle K. Mann
1977Keith A. Radick
1978Lou Risser
1979Cliff Merritt
1980Gino Silvestri
1981Brad Wiens
1982Dan Bryan
1983Steven Wordelman
1984Jon Drescher
1985Rex Katterheinrich
1986Ted Lovejoy
1987Gene Rigby
1988Bob Osstifin
1989Larry Hanes
1990Leon Smith
1991Tom Fishbaugh
1992Al Zamora
1993Phil Anderson
1994Terry Spiegel
1995Jim Johnson
1996Brad Borer
1997Tim Hausch
1998Rich Engle
1999Jon Eckel
2000Elizabeth Wick
2001Jim Scisson
2002Dave Sprague
2003Doug Keller
2004Doug Clark
2005Dan McElhatten
2006Doug Borkosky
2007Jeff Lamson
2008Frank D'Ambrosia
2009John Motycka
2010Kim Riddell
2011Tom Horn
2012Brad Lowery
2013Josh Wehring
2014Joe Tillison
2015Roberta Streiffert
2016Jeff Thompson
2017Walter Ariss
2018Gary Bauer
2019Mark Lehnert
2020Todd Saums
2021Tony Hintze