Phil Ackerman
Board of Control President, 2007-2008
State Board of Control, August 1, 2006-July 31, 2008
Administrator, Ohio Valley Educational Service Center
749 Wheeling Ave., 3rd Floor, Cambridge 43725
B: 740-439-3558 Ext. 36; Fax: 740-439-0012; E-mail: ov_phil@omeresa.net
Phil
is a 1971 graduate of Skyvue High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in
education in 1975 from The Ohio State University and a master’s degree in educational
administration from the University of Dayton in 1984.
Phil began his career in education as a sixth grade teacher at Graysville
Elementary School in 1975, at which time he also coached basketball, cross country and
track at Skyvue High School. He served as an elementary
principal in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District from 1985-1990. In 1990, he
became an administrative assistant for the Switzerland of Ohio School Local District. Phil
served as the principal of Skyvue Elementary School from 1996-1998, and as an
administrative assistant from 1998-2001 in Switzerland of Ohio. From 2001-2005, he was the
superintendent of the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District. In 2005, he accepted an
administrative position with the Ohio Valley Educational Service Center.
Phil was elected to the East District Athletic Board in 2004.
This is his first term on the OHSAA Board of Control.
Phil resides outside of Lewisville with his wife Sally, who is a
second grade teacher at Woodsfield Elementary School. They live on Echo Hill Angus Farm,
where they raise registered Angus cattle. Phil’s children are Jason, Carey, Casey and
stepdaughter, Sarah.
Dan Bise
State Board of Control, August 1, 2006-July 31, 2008 (Vice President)
Assistant Principal/Athletic Administrator, Williamsport Westfall High School
19463 Pherson Pike, Williamsport 43164
B: 740-986-2911; Fax: 740-986-6311
Dan
received his high school diploma from Federal Hocking in 1975. He earned his Bachelor of
Science degree from Rio Grande College in 1979. Later he received a master’s degree
in education administration from Ashland University in 2000.
Dan began his 26 years in education as a physical
education teacher at Cadiz High School while serving as head boys basketball coach.
Dan’s career has also provided him the opportunity to coach and teach for Lima Perry,
Teays Valley and Waverly schools. Dan served as the athletic administrator at Logan Elm
Local Schools from 1997 to 2006.
Dan will begin the 2006-2007 school year as middle
school assistant principal and district athletic director for Westfall Local Schools.
Dan has served as a member of the SEOIAAA for nine
years, serving as president for two years and co-chairman of the 2004 OIAAA state athletic
director conference.
Dan was elected to the Southeast District Athletic
Board in 1998 and served two years as president. This is his first term on the OHSAA Board
of Control.
Dan and his daughter, Tiffany, reside in Circleville.
Karen
O'Hare
State Board of Control, August 1, 2006-July 31, 2008
Principal, Creston Middle School
161 S. Main Street. P.O. Box 4443, Creston 44217
B: 330-435-4255; Fax: 3330-435-4633; E-mail: nrcn_ohare@tccsa.net
Karen
is a 1978 graduate of Creston Norwayne High School. She received a Bachelor of Science
degree in education from the University of Akron in 1982 and a Master of Science degree in
outdoor education from the University of Akron in 1992. She completed a master’s
degree in educational administration from Ashland University in 2001.
In 1984, Karen began her career in education as a fifth grade
teacher at Burbank Elementary School in the North Central Local School District. Karen
moved to Creston Middle School, where she taught fifth grade math. While at Creston Middle
School, Karen served as athletic director for one year and coached girls’ eighth and
ninth grade volleyball for several years. Karen then moved to Norwayne High School to
serve as dean of students for three years. In 2003, she became building principal at Creston
Middle School, where she serves today.
Karen and her husband, Terry, are the parents of Brenden, age 24,
and Katie, age 20. The family resides in Orrville.
Phil
Stevens
State Board of Control, August 1, 2006-July 31, 2008
Athletic Administrator, Warrensville Heights High School
4270 Northfield rd., Warrensville Heights, OH 44128
B: 216-295-7779; Fax: 216-752-8116; E-mail: wa_stevens@lgca.org
Phil
received his high school diploma from Cleveland John Adams High School in 1979. He earned
a bachelor’s degree in education from Central State University in 1983 and a
master’s degree in sports administration from Ashland University in 1988. Phil has
completed additional graduate work in school administration at Ashland University.
In 1984, Phil began his teaching career at Carl F. Shuler Junior
High School in the Cleveland Public School system, where he taught industrial technology
and computers, along with serving as a track and basketball coach. Phil continued his
career at the Cleveland Heights/University Heights School system at Roxboro Middle School
in 1985, where for the next 13 years he taught and coached junior high volleyball, boys
and girls track, boy’s basketball, baseball and high school football. He also served
as athletic director from 1990 to 1998.
In 1998, Phil was appointed district athletic administrator and
student activity coordinator for the Warrensville Heights City School District, where he
continues to work today. In addition, Phil serves as a member of the National Federation
High School Equity Committee, Ohio High School Athletic Association Diversity Committee,
Ohio High School Officials Advisory Council, Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators
Association, and the Northeast Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
In 1991, Phil became an OHSAA registered basketball official and
continues to serve as an OHSAA certified basketball and football official, International
Association Approved Basketball Official (IAABO) and is a member of the Cleveland Football
Officials Association, and the Lake Erie Basketball Officials Association.
Phil and his wife Barretta have two children: Kristen, 19, a
student at the University of Toledo, and Phil Jr., 14, a middle school student.
Teresa Alberts
State Board of Control, August 1, 2007-July 31, 2009
Principal, Sugarcreek Garaway High School
146 Dover Rd., Sugarcreek 44681
B: 330-852-4292; Fax: 330-852-4382; E-mail: albertsteresa@garaway.k12.oh.us
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 Control.
Teresa resides in Sugarcreek with her husband, Gary, and her daughter, Rose.
Keith Bell
State Board of Control, August 1, 2007-July 31, 2009
Principal, Westerville South High School
303 South Otterbein Ave., Westerville 43081
B: 614-797-6000; Fax: 614-797-6088; E-mail: bellk@wcsoh.org
Keith
is a 1974 graduate of Toledo Woodward High School. He earned his bachelor's degree from
Defiance College in 1978 and a master's degree in education from Bowling Green State
University in 1979. He has completed additional coursework at Ashland University and at
Harvard University. In addition, he is completing his superintendent's certification and
additional coursework toward a Ph.D. at Ohio State University.
Keith is in his 28th year of education. He began his career at Grove City High School,
where he was a marketing education teacher and assistant basketball coach and served as
the school's head basketball coach for five years. Ketih moved to Gahanna Lincoln High
School in 1993 to serve as assistant principal, became the principal at Groveport Madison
High School in 2000 and moved to Westerville City Schools in 2000 to become the principal
at South High School.
This is Keith's first term on the OHSAA Board of Control after being elected to the
Central District Athletic Board in 2007. Besides his job at Westerville South, Keith sits
on the Board of Trustees at Defiance College, is a member of the National Jostens
Renaissance Advisory Board and has been a National Educator Presenter for the Renaissance
Program.
Keith and his wife, Toni, has two sons, Keith, a recent graduate of Gahanna Lincoln High
School, and Joshua, a junior at the school.
Robert Britton
State Board of Control, August 1, 2007-July 31, 2009
Principal, Marion Elgin High School
1239 Keener Rd. S., Marion 43302
B: 740-383-5118; Fax: 740-383-4228; E-mail: britton_b@elgin.k12.oh.us
Bob is a 1982 graduate of North Robinson Colonel Crawford High School.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in health and physical education from Ohio Northern
University in 1987 and his master's degree in educational administration from Ashland
University in 2001.
He began his career at St. Marys Memorial High School as a health
and physical education instructor while coaching both boys basketball and baseball. He was
selected to his first head coaching job at his alma mater, Colonel Crawford, in 1992-93,
coaching the boys basketball team and teaching at the intermediate school for five years.
In 1997-98, Bob moved to Mansfield Madison High School, where he taught physical
education, coached the freshmen football team, and was the boys assistant varsity
basketball coach. The next year Bob moved to Marion Elgin High School, where he was named
the boys varsity basketball coach. He also coached the junior high golf team, served as
assistant athletic director and taught physical education. In the summer of 2000 he was
named Elgin High School's principal, a position he still holds today.
Bob was elected to the Central District Athletic Board in 2004.
This is his first term on the OHSAA Board of Control.
He and his wife, Ingrid, reside in Prospect with their three
children Monroe, Madison, and McKinley.
Dale Gabor
State Board of Control, August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2008
Athletic Administrator, Cleveland St. Ignatius High School
1911 W. 30th St., Cleveland 44113
B: 216-651-0222: Fax: 216-961-2555: E-mail: dgabor@ignatius.edu
Dale
graduated from Cleveland St. Ignatius High School in 1966 and received his bachelor's
degree in classical languages along iwth master's degrees in both classics and humanities
from John Carroll University.
Prior to becoming athletic administrator in 1983, Dale coached basketball, cross country,
and track and field. Dale continues to be active in track and field, having served as an
official for the past 28 years and as a member of the OHSAA Track and Field Advisory
Committee. During the last 24 years in which Dale has served as athletic administrator, he
has been heavily involved at the local, state, and national levels. A former president of
the Northeast Ohio Athletic Administrators Association, Dale was the recipient of the
State Award of Merit in 2002 and the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrator of the
Year Award in 2004. In addition, he has served as an adjunct member of the faculty at
Notre Dame College, where has taught Introduction to Athletic Administration. In 1995,
Dale received his Certification in Athletic Administration (CAA).
Dale was elected to the Northeast District Athletic Board in 1998 where he served as
president in 2002 before being re-elected in 2003. He presently chairs the Tournament
Committee for that board.
Dale and his wife Linda, who also serves on the faculty at St. Ignatius, reside in North
Royalton. They have two children: Stephen, a Georgetown graduate and Tricia, a graduate of
Holy Cross College.
Gene Klaus
State Board of Control, August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2009
Principal, Clayton Northmont High School
4916 National Rd., Clayton 45315
B: 937-832-6000; Fax: 937-832-6001; E-mail: gklaus@northmontschools.com
Gene received a high school diploma from Delphos St. John's High School in 1963. He earned
a Bachelor of Science degree in education from the University of Dayton in 1967, a Master
of Education degree from Wright State University in 1971, and a Master of Science degree
in education from the University of Dayton in 1983.
Athletics have been a large and successful part of his life. He was a member of the
University of Dayton basketball team from 1964 to 1967, and was captain of the 1967 team
that was runner-up to UCLA for the national championship. Gene was inducted into the
University of Dayton Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 and into the Delphos St. John's Hall of
Fame in 2006.
In 1967, Gene began his teaching career at Kiser High School in the Dayton Public School
system, where he taught English and served as a cross country, basketball, and baseball
coach. Gene continued his career at Walter E. Stebbins High School, where he was a
teacher, counselor, and head basketball coach. In 1980, he accepted an administrative
position with Northmont City Schools in Clayton, where he is currently principal of
Northmont High School.
Gene was elected to the Southwest District Athletic Board in 1993, 1999, and again in
2005, and served as its president during the 1998-99 school year. This is his third term
on the State Board of Control, last serving the 2001-02 and 2002-03 academic years. He was
elected vice president of the Board of Control during the 1996-97 school year, president
of the Board during the 2002-03 school year and has served on numerous OHSAA committees.
Gene resides in Miamisburg. He has three children: daughter Kelly, a University of Dayton
graduate, and sons Brian, a graduate of Bowling Green State University, and Mark, a
graduate from Purdue University. Kelly and her husband Marty have three children: Sydney,
Tyler, and Summer. Brian and his wife Karen have a son, Andrew.
Bill Koppel
State Board of Control, August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2009
Principal, Mineral Ridge Middle School
3750 Main St., Mineral Ridge 44441
B: 330-652-2120; Fax: 330-505-1235; E-mail: william.koppel@neomin.org
Bill is a 1967 graduate of Girard High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in
education from Bluffton College in 1971 and his master's degree in educational
administration from Kent State University in 1994.
Bill began his career in education as a teacher and coach at the Bristol Local School
District in Bristolville in 1972. He coached cross country, track, and basketball and
served as the district's athletic director from 1980 through 1993. Bill moved to North
Ridgeville in 1993 and served as the district's athletic director for two years. He then
became an assistant principal at North Ridgeville High School until 1997. Since 1997, Bill
has been the principal at Mineral Ridge Middle School in Trumbull County.
He has served as the vice president of the Trumbull County Coaches Association and the
Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association. He also served on the Parks and
Recreation Department for the city of North Ridgeville.
Bill was elected to the Northeast District Athletic Board in 2007. This is his second term
on the OHSAA Board of Control, having served from 2004-06.
Bill and his wife Shirley have been married for 31 years and have three children. Kara is
an occupation therapist in Minneapolis, Kevin is a graphic designer in Lakewood and Erin
is a junior at Walsh University.
Mike Richards
State Board of Control, August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2009
Superintendent, Allen East Local School District, Harrod
9105 Harding Hwy, Harrod 45850
B: 419-649-6311; Fax: 419-648-5285; E-mail: richardsm@ae.noacsc.org
Mike is a 1969 graduate of Doylestown Chippewa High School. He received his Bachelor of
Arts degree in education from Bluffton College in 1973 and Master of Science degree in
educational administration from the University of Dayton in 1975.
Mike began his teaching and coaching career at Allen East High School in 1973. Since then
he also enjoyed the opportunity to teach and coach at DeGraff Riverside High School,
Columbus Grove High School, and Bluffton High School, where he also served as athletic
director. In January of 1987, Mike became principal at Perry High School. He remained in
that position until March of 1998, when he bgan his current position of superintendent of
the Allen East Local School District.
In addition to his administrative, teaching, and coaching experience, Mike has been a
registered OHSAA track and field official for 27 years.
Mike was elected to the Northwest District Athletic Board in 1995. This is his second term
on the OHSAA Board of Control, having also served from 2001 to 2003.
A resident of Bluffton, Mike and his wife, Jane, who teaches in the Cory-Rawson Local
School District, are the parents of three boys. Matt, a graduate of the Columbus College
of Art and Design and the Rhode Island School of Design, is a professional artist and
lives in New York City with his wife Laura. Bret, a graduate of Ohio University, is
employed by Wells Fargo Banks and lives in Silverthorne, Colo. Jeff is a senior education
major at Bluffton University.
Tom Farbizo
State Board of Control, August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2009
Athletic Administrator, New Philadelphia City Schools
343 Ray Ave. NW., New Philadelphia 44663
B: 330-364-0662; Fax: 330-364-0633; E-mail: farbizot@npschools.org
Tom is a 1963 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. He received a Bachelor of Science
degree in education in 1967 from Ohio State University and a C.B.A degree from Capital
University Graduate School in 1964.
Tom began his career in education as a physical education teacher in 1966 at the State of
Ohio School for the Blind, where he was also the varsity wrestling coach. He was a special
education teacher at Canton South High School from 1967 to 1968. Between 1968 and 1972,
Tom taught high school health/first aid and sophomore English and was an assistant
football coach at Strasburg-Franklin High School. He implemented a weight and conditioning
program while employed at Strasburg. During the summers he worked as a parks and
recreation assistant for the City of New Philadelphia. From 1973 through 1986, Tom was
employed in private industry. In 1986, he re-entered the education field. From 1986
through 1991 he was adult instructor of a small business management program at Massillon
Jackson High School and he taught at the Buckeye Career Center and Coshocton Career Center
from 1991 to 1994. Between 1994 and 1998, he was hired as an assistant faculty member at
Kent State University-Tuscarawas Branch and Belmont Technical College. From 1998 to 1999,
Tom became a special assistnat in economic development to the major of the City of New
Philadelphia. Tom accepted the position as athletic director for the New Philadelphia City
Schools in January 2000.
Tom was elected to the East District Athletic Board in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. This
is Tom's first term on the OHSAA Board of Control.
Tom resides in New Philadelphia with his wife Judy, who is a sales representative for
Newton Manufacturing Company. Tom's children are Amanda, Mike, Chris, and daughter-in-law
Tina and grandchildren Cayla and Cole.
Jeff Jordan
(Ex-Officio)
Associate Director of Grants Management, Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front St., Ground Floor, Columbus 43215
B: 614-752-1465; Fax: 614-728-1042; E-mail: jeff.jordan@ode.state.oh.us
Jeff’s appointment by Dr. Susan Tave Zelman,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, as an ex-officio member of the Board of Control
began August 1, 2001. Since February 2006, he has served with the Ohio Department of
Education as the Director of Finance and Management Services, which is responsible for
providing specialized expertise in school finance for Ohio’s school districts and
oversight of all fiscal caution, watch and emergency districts. Additionally, he retained
responsibility for the Office of Federal and State Grants Management, the division
responsible for financial management of over $1 billion in federal and state grant funds
each year, which he headed from 2001 to 2006. During his time in Grants Management, Jeff designed the financial portion of the
Comprehensive Continuous Improvement Plan (CCIP) used by Ohio’s school districts to
plan program resources and obtain grant funding for many educational programs. In 2005,
this system was submitted to the Harvard Innovations in American Government program as an
outstanding government service innovation. Prior to employment at the Department of
Education, he served with the Ohio Auditor of State as an Assistant Auditor from 1995 to
1998, Auditor-in-Charge from 1998 to 2000 and Deputy Auditor from 2000 to 2001. During his
tenure with the Auditor of State, Jeff managed audits of the Departments of Education and
Taxation, Rehabilitation Services Commission, Ohio Air Quality Development Authority and
the Treasurer of State.
Jeff graduated from Galion Northmor High
School in 1990 as class salutatorian. He went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in
business administration from The Ohio State University in 1995, majoring in accounting.
During his time at the university, Jeff was a member of The Ohio State University Marching
Band and Phi Eta Sigma/Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honoraries as well as an intramural
softball umpire and intramural basketball and flag football official.
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 Columbus.
Since 1991, Jeff has served as a Judicial and State Government Section Consultant and
Counselor for the American Legion Buckeye Boys’ State program, a non-partisan
government workshop for high school seniors. He has also been a member of the Government
Finance Officers Association, the Association of Education Federal Financial
Administrators, Association of Government Accountants, Institute of Internal Auditors and
an affiliate member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Jeff resides near Mt. Gilead with his wife,
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