2025-2026 Board of Directors

Executive Committee 

Deanne Kelbley, RD, LD

President

Amherst Exempted Village SD

Jessica Walker, SNS

President-Elect

West Clermont Local SD



Ron McWhorter

Vice President

Little Miami Local SD


Judi Hunter (2028)

Secretary/Treasurer

Northridge Local Schools


Megan Grippa

Immediate Past President

Lebanon City Schools



Mikaela Stemen 

Lead Regional Director

Sycamore Community Schools




Sydney Spears

Executive Director (ex officio)

School Nutrition Assn. of Ohio



Appointed/Elected/Ex-Officio 


Michelle Gifford (2028) 

Marketing 

Riverside Local Schools



Brooke Huhn (2028) 

Membership 

Goshen Local School District 

Stacey Bettis (2028)

Legislation

Stark County ESC



Kathleen Bayes (2027) 

Professional Development 

Trotwood-Madison City Schools 


Krys Hess, SNS (2027) 

Nutrition

Western Brown Local Schools


Liz Helmbright, SNS (2029) 

Resolution & Bylaws 

Sycamore Community Schools 

Brian Davis

ODEW Child Nutrition Representative (ex officio)

Assistant Director


REGIONAL DIRECTORS




Jennifer Rex (2027)

Northeast Regional Director

Plain Local Schools


Bethany Lenko (2027) 

Central Regional Director

Olentangy Local SD


John Amspaugh (2028) 

North Central Regional Director 

Sunshine Communities 


Mikaela Stemen (2028) 

Southwest Regional Director 

Sycamore Community Schools 



Clint Hufford (2028) 

West Central Regional Director 

Troy City Schools 


Marissa Coil (2027)
Northwest Regional Director

Celina City Schools
Industry Advisory Council 
Mike Rykaceski
Industry Advisory Council Council Chair (ex-officio)

SESCO

Mackenzie Saffell 

Industry Advisory Council Vice-Chair (ex-officio) 

DD Reckner 













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