Commissioner Biographies

 

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 1987 - 1994, Perry Township Trustee
* 1994 - 1999, Columbiana County Commissioner
* 2007 - 2011, Perry Township Trustee

Mike. Halleck, President

 Education:
  * University of Kentucky, A.A
  * Youngstown State University, B.A.
     
  Organizations and Memberships:
  * Perry Lodge * 185, F & A.M.
  * Valley of Youngstown, 32nd Degree
  * Columbiana County Farm Bureau
  * District XI Office on Aging
  * National Rifle Association
  Member::
  * County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Board of Directors
  * Chairman 911 Committee
  * Ohio Supreme Court Dispute Resolution Section

 

Commissioner Jim Hoppel is a lifelong resident of Columbiana County and is serving his 11th year as County Commissioner and in 2007 and 2010 as President. Jim has been married for 32 years to his wife Bonnie and together they have four children, Wendy, Jim, Steven and Kara. Prior to serving the County as Commissioner, Jim was a school teacher and coach for the Board of Education. In his seven years on the Board, he spent five of those years as President. Jim also owns a real estate company (River Valley Realty) and in 1969 was inducted into the Bowling Green State University Athletic Hall of Fame.

 

Jim Hoppel, Vice President

 Education:
  * Graduate of East Liverpool High School
  * Undergraduate Degree from Bowling Green State University
  * Masters Degree from Bowling Green State University
  Organizations and Memberships:
  * Columbiana County Farm Bureau
  * Beaver Creek Area Association of Realtors
  * Columbiana County Township Association, Associate Member
  * National Rifle Association
  * Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
  Member::
  * County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Member

 

Commissioner John H. Payne resides with his wife, Ann, in Madison Township near the County airport in the Beaver Local School District. He served as the Director of the Columbiana County Board of Elections, and was presented the "Spirit of America" award by the Secretary of State for his election and administrative leadership. Commissioner Payne is a former teacher, coach, principal, and mayor as well as being a former college administrator. He is a woodworker and he and Ann visited a taping session for making a Windsor chair with Norm Abrams of the New Yankee Workshop in Boston.

 

John H. Payne, Member

 Education:
  * B.S. from Kent State University
  * M.S. from the University of Dayton
  * 45 additional Graduate hours in Educational Administration
  * Additional hours in chemistry and math at El Camino College and U.C. at Riverside
  * Ph.D. from Northwestern International University in Public Administration
  * Certification in Finance and Leases from GMAC
  Organizations and Memberships:
  * PERI
  * National Rifle Association
  Member::
  * County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Member