State Council

The State Council is composed of the executive leadership team, regional coordinators, committee chairs, and other volunteer members who wish to serve on the State Council to guide the future of the organization. The executive leadership team is elected in two-year terms at biennial state conferences.

Your Executive Team

STATE DIRECTOR

Kendall Mays Headshot Cropped

Kendall Mays
(he/him)

ASSOCIATE STATE DIRECTOR

Kurt Bateman
(he/him)

PAST STATE DIRECTOR

Headshot of Region 7 Co-Coordinator Matthew Noodsij-Jones, MD

Matt Noordsij-Jones, MD
(he/him)

SECRETARY

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Johnathon Ross, MD
(he/him)

TREASURER

Sachi Jindal, MD

Your Regional Coordinators

REGION 1 – NORTHEAST OHIO

Open Position

Volunteer today at span@spanohio.org.

REGION 2 – NORTHWEST OHIO

Open Position

Volunteer today at span@spanohio.org.

REGION 3 – SOUTHEAST OHIO

Headshot of the Region 3 Coordinator, Beth Workman

Beth Workman

(she/her)

REGION 4 – SOUTHWEST OHIO

Suzanne Fuhrman & Chot Vanausdall

(she/her) & (he/him)

REGION 5 – CENTRAL OHIO

Kurt Bateman

(he/him)

REGION 6 – East Central Ohio

Jennifer Lopez

(she/her)

REGION 7 – WEST CENTRAL OHIO

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Matt Noordsij-Jones, MD

(he/him)

REGION 7 – WEST CENTRAL OHIO

Headshot of Region 7 Co-Coordinator, Bill Davis

Bill Davis
(he/him)

Your Committee Chairs

Cliff Brown, Business

Kurt Bateman, Labor

Bob Parker, Communications

Dee Chavez, Lobby

Johnathon Ross, M.D., Conference

Nancy McCrickard, Equity

Cathe Caraway, Mobilization

Bill Davis, Membership

Remainder of State Council

Nabila Babar

Tim Bruce

Brad Cotton

Cris Elstro

Carol Farris

Alice Faryna

Regina Freeman

Suzanne Fuhrman

Marlene Goldheimer

Connie Hammond

Mindy Hedges

David Hodges

Pat Hoffman

Pia Kanistros

Bob Krasen

Al Navarro

Donald Rucknagel

Arlene Sheak

Dennis Slotnick

Kim Stricklin

Marilyn Webster

Matt Weaver