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Board of Directors Meeting Dates & Minutes Steve Stirn Board President State Board of Directors, August 1, 2008-July 31, 2010 Superintendent, Logan-Hocking Local Schools, Logan 2019 E. Front St., Logan 43138 B: 740-385-8517; Fax: 740-385-3683; E-mail: sstirn@loganhocking.k12.oh.us
Steve began his career in 1971 at Ironton St. Joseph as a third grade teacher and coached football, basketball, and baseball. Two years later he moved to Chillicothe Schools as a teacher, football, basketball, and tennis coach. Steve moved on to Chillicothe Zane Trace High School in 1978 as a teacher, guidance counselor, and high school principal. He was also the head football and baseball coach. In 1992, he accepted the Chillicothe Unioto High School principal's position. He was superintendent of Blanchester Local Schools between 1995 and 2000 before moving into his present position as superintendent of the Logan-Hocking Local School District in 2000. In addition to Steve's educational career, he has officiated high school and college basketball as well as baseball and softball. Steve was elected to the Southeast District Athletic Board in 1991 and 2002. In 1995, he had to give up his seat due to his move to Blanchester. This is his first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors. Steve and his wife, Anne, live in Logan. They have two daughters, Stephanie, a University of Cincinnati graduate, and Carrie, a graduate of Mount Carmel College of Nursing. They also have one granddaughter, Riley. Rocco Nero  Rocco began his teaching career in 1977 at Cortland Lakeview High School. He taught physical education and health and coached football and basketball. He served as head girls basketball coach from 1984-86. In 1986, Rocco became elementary principal in the Joseph Badger School District in Kinsman. He also served as middle school principal in that district. In 1992, he moved to the Trumbull County Educational Service Center as a curriculum consultant. He moved to Howland Middle School in Warren in 1996 as principal. In 2000, he became superintendent of Bristol Local Schools in Bristolville and in 2004 he accepted his present position as superintendent of Lowellville Local Schools. Rocco served on the board of directors of the Ohio Association
of Secondary School Administrators from 1995-2000 and was president-elect his last year.
He was elected to the Northeast District Athletic Board in 2003 and is serving his first
term on the OHSAA Board of Directors.  Teresa
is a 1983 graduate of Lancaster Fairfield Union High School. She received a Bachelor of
Science degree in biology in 1987 from Muskingum College and a master's degree in
educational administration from Ashland University in 2005.
Teresa began her career in education as a math and biology teacher at Garaway High School in 1987, at which time she also coached volleyball and softball. She served as the athletic director for Garaway Local Schools from 1992 to 1999. Teresa has been principal at Garaway since the fall of 2005. She was elected to the East District Athletic Board in 2007. This is her first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors. Teresa resides in Sugarcreek with her husband, Gary, and her daughter, Rose.
Dave Gray Steve Keller Steve was elected to the Northwest District Athletic Board in 2007. This is his first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors. He and his wife Brenda reside outside of Rockford. They are the parents of three children, Steven, a graduate of Wright State University; Stephanie (Kevin), a graduate of Capital University; and Katie (Mike), a graduate of the University of Cincinnati. Steve's hobbies include road races and triathlons, of which he has been involved for over 30 years. Mike Rotonda
His career in education began in 1968 with the Columbus Public Schools, where he was a social studies teacher at South High School. During that time he also coached football and baseball and led students on a total of over 1,400,000 field trip miles to study various cultures in Ohio and the Southwest states. In 1980 he received his first administrative assignment as an assistant principal at Mifflin High School. In 1982 he began work as an assistant principal/athletic director at Whetstone High School and in 1988 assumed the same duties at Northland High. In 1990 Mike became the school district's supervisor of athletics and student activities, and in 1996 he was promoted to that department's director, a responsibility he continues to enjoy today.
Mike has been on the executive council of the
Central Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (COIAAA)
for 23 years. He served six years on the State OIAAA Board and has been a
member of the Central Ohio Medical Association Sports Medicine Committee for
16 years. He is serving his second term on the Central District Athletic
Board and was elected as that board's president. He has been a member of the
OHSAA District Review Board for three years; is a founding member of the
OHSAA Diversity Committee; serves as the OIAAA LTC 504 state presenter; is
certified and has taught the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching course, and has
presented at five national conferences and several state workshops. This is
Mike's first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors.
Mike and his wife Debbie, an accountant for the Ohio Legal
Assistance Foundation, reside in Pickerington, where they also assist in the
care of Mike's father. Walt is a 1987 graduate of
Shadyside High School. He received his bachelor's degree from Muskingum
College in 1991 in clinical psychology and his master's degree from the
University of Dayton in 1992 in education administration. He then completed
additional coursework through Franciscan University to receive
superintendent's certification. Currently, Walt is in the last phase of
completing his doctorate degree in education administration through Ohio
University.
Steve Zimmerman State Board of Directors, August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2011 7th & 8th Grade Representative Athletic Administrator, Nagel Middle School, Cincinnati 1500 Nagel Rd., Cincinnati 45255 B: 513-474-5407; F: 513-474-5584; E-mail: steve.zimmerman@foresthills.edu  Steve is a Livonia, Michigan native, graduating from Bentley High School in
1979. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history education from Michigan
State University in 1983 and a Master of Arts degree in education from
Northern Kentucky University in 1992.
He began his career in education by teaching social studies at Norwood High School for 15 years and serving the last seven as athletic director for grades 7-12. During his time at Norwood he also served as varsity softball coach for 12 years and varsity boys soccer coach for two years. He has also coached soccer at three Cincinnati schools, Anderson High School, Summit Country Day School and Sycamore High School. Steve was named athletic director at Nagel Middle School in the Forest Hills School District in Cincinnati in 2002. He oversees a program consisting of nine sports, over 30 teams and a coaching staff of 50. He assisted Norwood High School (2001, 2002) and Nagel Middle School (2003-present) to earn the OHSAA Harold A. Meyer Sportsmanship, Ethics, and Integrity Award. An active member of both the Southwest Ohio Athletic Directors Association (SWOA-DA) and the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA), Steve earned his Certified Athletic Administrators (CAA) certification in 2005. Steve was elected as the 7th-8th grade representative to the Southwest District Athletic Board in 2007. This is his first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors. Steve and his wife Edie reside in Anderson Township with their three
children. Courtney, 20, is a junior at the University of Kentucky; Hannah,
17, is a senior at Turpin High School, and Matthew, 14, is a freshman at
Turpin. State Board of Directors, August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2011 Ex-Officio, Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Representative Athletic Administrator, Tipp City Tippecanoe High School 615 E. Kessler-Cowelsville Rd., Tipp City 45371  B: 937-669-6364; F: 937-667-0912; E-mail: mshomper@tippcity.k12.oh.us Matt is a 1989 graduate of Huber Heights Wayne High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics in 1993 from Earlham College and graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a master's degree in educational leadership. He began his career in education as a mathematics teacher in 1993 at Princeton High School in Cincinnati, where he also coached football, basketball and baseball. Matt was a mathematics teacher at Springboro Junior High and high School from 1998-2000 before becoming the Springboro High School athletic administrator through 2006. While working in Springboro, Matt coached baseball and basketball and was the varsity softball coach. He accepted his current position as the athletic administrator at Tippecanoe High School in 2006. Matt was elected secretary of the Southwest Ohio Athletic Directors Association (SWOADA) in 2007. He is currently the president of that organization and will continue to serve as an officer of SWOADA through the 2012-13 school year. In 2008, he was selected to fill the secretary position of the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA). He will become that association's president-elect this fall and will continue to serve as an officer of the OIAAA through October 2015. Selected as the Southwest Ohio's Athletic Director of the
Year during the 2007-08 school year and again in 2008-09, Matt was also
named as both the OIAAA Athletic Director of the Year and the NIAAA State
Award of Merit recipient for 2008-09.
Jeff Jordan
Jeff graduated from From 1999 to 2006, Jeff served as the
Treasurer and member of the Board of Governors of The Ohio State University Marching Band
(TBDBITL) Alumni Club. Additionally, he became an OHSAA registered basketball official in
1991 and is currently a member of the Central Ohio Basketball Officials Association in Jeff resides near
Chesterville with his wife,
Robin, and sons Myles (5)
and Chase (1). |
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Steve is a 1967 graduate of Ironton St. Joseph High School. He received
his bachelor's degree from Muskingum College and his master's degree in guidance and
educational administration from Xavier University. He completed additional work at Ashland
University and Ohio University for his superintendent's certificate. 
State University in 1968 in business and
economics and his master's degree from Xavier University in 1970 in
educational administration. He has completed additional work at Ashland
University, Bowling Green State University and the University of Dayton for
his superintendent's certification.
Mike received his high school diploma from
Columbus Bishop Hartley High School. He completed undergraduate work at
Xavier University and Capital University, graduating from Capital in 1968
with a bachelor's degree in political science. He completed his master's
degree at Xavier in 1973 in education and administration. Additional
graduate work has been completed at the Ohio State University and the
University of Montana. 
