Overview:

Board of Trustees

Mission: The Council shall provide the necessary means – by collaborating, coordinating and advocating for services – to assist children and families to achieve their potential.
Vision: Clark County is a place where families, children, and adults live in safe, healthy neighborhoods, value each other, and succeed in school, the workplace, and life.
Slogan: Achieving the Possibilities

2024 Meeting Schedule

The Clark County Family & Children First Council meets four times each year. Meeting are held in March, May, September and November. The current schedule is:

Meetings are held at the Clark County ESC, 4170 Alium Court, Springfield, OH 45505. Meetings convene at 3:30 pm and adjourn by 4:30pm. Meetings are open to the public and all who support the Mission and Vision of the Council are welcome to attend. To be placed on the email list for meeting notifications or for additional information, click ‘Contact Us’.

The Clark County Family and Children First Council Board of Trustees for 2024 includes:

OFFICERS

President, Dr. Robert Hill, Superintendent, Springfield City School District

Vice President, Dr. Greta Mayer, CEO, Mental Health Recovery Board of Clark, Greene, and Madison Counties

Secretary, Denise Estep, Deputy Director, Family & Children Services,  Clark County Job & Family Services 

Treasurer, Virginia Martycz, Director Clark County Job & Family Services

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS

Anita Biles, Director of Health & Nutrition, Miami Valley Child Development Centers, Inc.

Melanie Bender, Chirstina Gathany, Jennifer Taft Young, Family Representatives

William Bagnola, Superintendent, Developmental Disabilities of
Clark County

Aaron Clark, Springfield City Community Development

Patrice Edwards, Junior Parole Officer, SW Region Ohio Department of
Youth Services

Lowell McGlothin, Commissioner, Board of Clark County Commissioners

Kerry Pedraza, Executive Director, United Way of Clark, Champaign, &
Madison Counties

Dan Bennett, Superintendent ESC, representing County schools

Chris Cook, Health Commissioner, Clark County Combined Health District

Shannon Chatfield, Collaborative Co-Chair

Judge Katrine Lancaster, Judge, Clark County Juvenile Court