Trustees & Staff
Board of Trustees
(As of October 2023)Honorary Chair
Fran Dewine
Elected
President: John Sullivan, Plain City
Vice-President: Katie Brandt, Columbus
Secretary: Bryan Loar, Columbus
Treasurer: L. Bradfield Hughes, Columbus
Amelia Adams, Logan
Gillian Berchowitz, Athens
Ashley Bethard, Dayton
Rudine Sims Bishop, Columbus
Helen F. Bolte, Columbus
Dionne Custer Edwards, Columbus
Mary Curran Hackett, Cincinnati
Negesti Kaudo, Columbus
Helen Kirk, Maumee
Todd Kleismit, Columbus
David Siders, Cincinnati
Caroline Stevens, Columbus
Emily J. Taft, Columbus
Kerry S. Teeple, Findlay
Deborah Urton, Westerville
Rekha Voruganti, Dublin
Betty Weibel, Chagrin Falls
Jay Yurkiw, Columbus
Appointed By the Governor of Ohio
Carol Garner, Mount Vernon
Amy McClure, Dublin
Brian M. Perera, Upper Arlington
Tracey S. Monroe-Winbush, Youngstown
Trustees Emeritus
Ann Bowers, Bowling Green
Christina Butler, Ph.D., Columbus
Cynthia Puckett, Columbus
Daniel Shuey, Westerville
Robert Webner, Columbus
Ohioana Staff
David E. Weaver
Executive Director
Kathryn Powers
Assistant DirectorCourtney Brown
LibrarianMiriam Nordine
Program CoordinatorMiriam graduated with a B.A. in English from Ohio State University in 2020, with minors in Education and Studio Art. She joined the Ohioana team in 2021 and describes herself as an artist and writer. She is passionate about supporting Ohio's authors and illustrators.