About Us
Leadership
The OOA Board of Trustees has divided the state into ten districts and is responsible for enforcing requirements relative to their organization and maintenance. OOA members in each district elect a trustee to serve a three-year term on the state board. Districts also send representatives to the annual OOA House of Delegates, where they set policies, elect state officers and select delegates for the American Osteopathic Association's House of Delegates.
Board of Trustees
PRESIDENT Nicklaus J. Hess, DO | PRESIDENT-ELECTDouglas W. Harley, DO |
VICE PRESIDENT Edward E. Hosbach II, DO | TREASURERAndrew P. Eilerman, DO |
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTJennifer L. Gwilym, DO | DISTRICT 1 TRUSTEE (NORTHWEST OHIO) Nicholas G. Espinoza, DO |
DISTRICT 2 TRUSTEE (LIMA)Luis L. Perez, DO | DISTRICT 3 TRUSTEE (DAYTON)Chelsea A. Nickolson, DO |
DISTRICT 4 TRUSTEE (CINCINNATI) Michael E. Dietz, DO | DISTRICT 5 TRUSTEE (SANDUSKY)Nathan P. Samsa, DO |
DISTRICT 6 TRUSTEE (COLUMBUS)Charles R. Fisher, DO | DISTRICT 7 TRUSTEE (CLEVELAND)Katherine H. Eilenfeld, DO |
DISTRICT 8 TRUSTEE (AKRON/CANTON) Gregory Hill, DO | DISTRICT 9 TRUSTEE (MARIETTA) Melinda E. Ford, DO |
DISTRICT 10 TRUSTEE (WESTERN RESERVE)John C. Baker, DO | OU-HCOM STUDENT GOVERNMENT TRUSTEEJasan S. Sandhu, OMS II |
OU-HCOM STUDENT GOVERNMENT TRUSTEEJonathan C. Peters, OMS II | OU-HCOM STUDENT GOVERNMENT TRUSTEEMarisa M. Vislay, OMS II |
RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVENicholas W. Salupo, DO | SPEAKER, OOA HOUSE OF DELEGATESDavid A. Bitonte, DO |
VICE SPEAKER, OOA HOUSE OF DELEGATESMichael E. Dietz, DO |
Liaison Representatives
Past President, American Osteopathic AssociationRobert S. Juhasz, DO | Trustee, American Osteopathic Association Jennifer J. Hauler, DO |
Trustee, American Osteopathic AssociatiionRobert W. Hostoffer, Jr., DO | Executive Dean, Ohio University HCOMKenneth H. Johnson, DO |
Chair, Ohio Delegation to the AOA HouseGeorge Thomas, DO | State Medical Board of OhioSherry L. Johnson, DO |