Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Chairperson: Jan Reynolds
Jan and her husband Tom live in Apple Valley in Howard Twp. and have five
grown children. Jan graduated from OSU with B.S. in education and holds a
master degree from MVNU. She has taught at Fredericktown Elementary School
for 24 years and has been an education partner with Knox SWCD in its Partnering
for Elementary Environmental Education program for the last 15 years.
In 2000 Jan was recognized by the Knox SWCD Board as their outstanding
cooperator in recognition for her role in helping to establish and develop the
Knox SWCD "Partnering for Elementary Environmental Education" program. Tom farms
in the Gambier area where they raise sheep and cattle and grow hay, corn, and
soybeans with both minimum-till and no-till practices.
Vice-Chairperson: David Mitchem
David Mitchem, and his wife Emily,
reside in Milford Township. David operates a grain and livestock operation. The
farm operation consists of corn, soybean and wheat rotation, and also a farrow
to finish hog operation. David is a member of the Centerburg United Methodist Church where he has
served as a trustee and is currently on the SPR Committee, a former member of
the Centerburg School Board, a Farm Bureau member, and was a member of the state
Young Farm Couple Committee. David has installed water ways, buffer strips, and has installed
130,000 feet of tile.
David feels the conservation programs have to reflect the diversity of our
county. We have to help our urban neighbors, but we cannot forget our
agricultural roots. This county has always been at the forefront of any advances
in technology be it for home building or crop production.
Tyler
Brown, Member