Board of Trustees
Mark Wagner, President
Barb Chew, Vice President
Barb served as the Student Services Coordinator at Buckeye Career Center for 11 years and Assistant Treasurer for 3. She retired in 2011 with 27 years of services (including 3 years at Tuscarawas Valley as Assistant Treasurer and 10 years at Conotton Valley as Elementary Secretary.) Barb came back to Buckeye’s Adult Education part-time as Financial Aid Assistant and continues in that capacity. She graduated from Ohio University with an AAS in Accounting. Barb serves on the Worship Committee and sings in the choir of Bowerston Trinity United Methodist Church. She is also currently the Vice-President of the Bowerston Women’s Club.
Ann Gano, Treasurer
Ann Gano is a Certified Public Accountant and owner of Keeping Tabs, Inc. Ann has spent the last 21 years working with farmers and small business owners, helping them with financial record keeping, income tax planning and preparation, cash flow planning, and other financial matters. Ann is proud to share that she was employed by Buckeye Career Center Adult Education 16 of those 21 years, as a Farm Business Planning and Analysis Consultant. Ann is also an active board member of the New Philadelphia Quaker Foundation, Buckeye Career Center Foundation, and Frontier Community Connections.
Chrissy Blackwell, Secretary
Chrissy Blackwell is the Marketing & Communications Specialist for First Federal Community Bank and owns a virtual assistance business. A BCC alumna and former Adult Educator, she is a lifelong resident of New Philadelphia and credits the education from BCC as the inspirational force behind her professional success.
Christy Bennett
Greg Kimble
Greg Kimble P.E. is the Senior Engineer at Kimble Companies with a B.S.E.E. from the University of Cincinnati and forty years of oil field experience in exploration drilling and production.
Frank Polen
Frank Polen is the Curriculum, Instruction & Adult Education Director at Buckeye Career Center. Prior to BCC, Frank served 8 years as the principal of Warsaw Elementary in the River View Local School District. Previous to that he served as a middle school teacher at both River View Junior High and Indian Valley Middle School. During each of those teaching assignments Frank also served as the varsity boys basketball coach at both River View and Indian Valley High Schools. Frank has an additional four years of collegiate experience at Ohio Dominican and Denison University. Frank earned his Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education at Ohio Dominican University, and received his Master of Educational Leadership from Salem International University.
Rose Paul – Ad Hoc Member
Steve Rippeth – Ad Hoc Member
Steve Rippeth is the Assistant Director of Adult Education at Buckeye Career Center.
Brian Swartzwelder
Greg Triplett
Jeff Williams