The number of representatives is based on the rules established in the governing documents: the Articles of Agreement and the Commission Bylaws. These same documents outline the policies, procedures, and rules of conduct including adherence to MORPC’s current Code of Ethics.
Membership offers important benefits to communities. For more information, contact Eileen Leuby at 614.233.4135.
Meeting Materials
Chris Amorose Groomes, City of Dublin | Board Chair
Michelle Crandall, City of Hilliard | Vice Chair
Ben Kessler | Secretary
- Alexandria – Sean Barnes
- Ashville – Steve Welsh
- Bellefontaine – David Crissman
- Bellefontaine – Wes Dodds
- Bexley – Carol Kauffman
- Bexley – Ben Kessler
- Blendon Twp. (FRA) – Pat Myers
- Bloom Twp. (FAI) – Anne Darling Cyphert
- Brown Twp. (FRA) – Pamela Sayre
- Buckeye Lake – Linda Goodman
- Canal Winchester – Joe Steager
- Chillicothe – Tammy Eallonardo
- Chillicothe – Luke Feeney
- Circleville – Michelle Blanton
- Circleville – Hannah Wynne
- Clinton Twp. (FRA) – Dave Medley
- Columbus – Kristen Atha
- Columbus – Lourdes Barroso de Padilla
- Columbus – Jennifer M. Fening
- Columbus – Pamela Hykes O’Grady
- Columbus – Bill LaFayette
- Columbus – Rory McGuiness
- Columbus – Erin Prosser
- Columbus – Bernita Reese
- Columbus – Stephen Sayre
- Columbus – Michael Schadek
- Columbus – Elissa Schneider
- Columbus – Kelly Scocco
- Columbus – Alana Shockey
- Columbus – Chloe Siens-Nunez
- Columbus – Andrew Williams, Jr.
- Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks – Tim Moloney
- Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority – Charles Hillman
- Columbus Metropolitan Library – Kristin Sutton
- Delaware – Paul J. Brake
- Delaware – Kent Shafer
- Delaware – Tim Wilson
- Delaware County – Jeff Benton
- Delaware County – Ronald Bullard
- Delaware County – Tracie Davies
- Delaware County – Brad Ebersole
- Delaware County – Barb Lewis
- Delaware County – Glenn Marzluf
- Delaware County – Gary Merrell
- Delaware County – Andy Volenik
- Delaware County Engineer – Lee Bodnar
- Dublin – Jeremiah Gracia
- Dublin – Chris Amorose Groomes
- Dublin – Megan O’Callaghan
- Educational Service Center of Central Ohio – Tom Goodney
- Etna Twp. (LIC) – Gary Burkholder
- Fairfield County – Steve Davis
- Fairfield County – Jeff Fix
- Fairfield County – Dave Levacy
- Fairfield County – Jeremiah Upp
- Fairfield County – Tony Vogel
- Franklin County – LaGrieta Acheampong
- Franklin County – Herbert Asher
- Franklin County – Kevin Boyce
- Franklin County – Erica Crawley
- Franklin County – John O’Grady
- Franklin County – Kris Long
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County – Vacant
- Franklin County Engineer – Brad Foster
- Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District – Jennifer Fish
- Franklin Twp. (FRA) – Bob Arnold
- Franklin Twp. (FRA) – Steve Mazer
- Gahanna – Laurie Jadwin
- Gahanna – Trenton Weaver
- Galena – Jeff Kinnell
- Gambier – Ralph Wise
- Grandview Heights – Emily Keeler
- Granville – Herb Koehler
- Granville Twp. (LIC) – Bill Habig
- Grove City – Cindi Fitzpatrick
- Grove City – Christine Houk
- Grove City – Richard “Ike” Stage
- Groveport – Benjamin King
- Heath – John Geller
- Heath – Mark Johns
- Hebron – Brittany Misner
- Hilliard – Greg Betts
- Hilliard – Michelle Crandall
- Hocking County – Joy Evangelista
- Hocking County – Greg Fraunfelter
- Jackson Twp. (FRA) – Shane Farnsworth
- Jefferson Twp. (FRA) – Susan Lewis Kaylor
- Jefferson Twp. (FRA) – Joseph Laborie
- Jerome Twp. (UNI) – Brandon Standley
- Johnstown – Sean Staneart
- Knox County – Sam Filkins
- Knox County – Jeff Gottke
- Knox County – Bill Pursel
- Lancaster – Stephanie Bosco
- Lancaster – Chasilyn Carter
- Lancaster – Don McDaniel
- Licking County – Rick Black
- Licking County – Dave Dicks
- Licking County – Alexis Fitzsimmons
- Licking County – Rob Platt
- Licking County – Vacant
- Licking County Soil & Water Conservation District – Kristy Hawthorne
- Lithopolis – Eric Sandine
- Lockbourne – Christie Ward
- Logan County – Joe Antram
- Logan County – Michael Yoder
- London – Rex Castle
- London – Patrick Closser
- Madison County – David Kell
- Madison County – Rob Slane
- Madison Twp. (FRA) – Susan Brobst
- Madison Twp. (FRA) – Derek Robinson
- Marble Cliff – Matthew Cincione
- Marion – Mike Bodine
- Marion – Bill Collins
- Marion County – Kerr Murray
- Marion County – Evelyn Warr-Omness
- Marysville – Terry Emery
- Marysville – Eric Phillips
- META Solutions – Jim Sotlar
- Mifflin Twp. (FRA) – Jamie Leeseberg
- Minerva Park – Tiffany Southard
- Morrow County – Jamie Brucker
- Morrow County – Brent Russell
- Mount Sterling – Tom Hale
- Mount Vernon – Richard Dzik
- Mount Vernon – Matthew Starr
- New Albany – Sloan Spalding
- New Albany – Joe Stefanov
- New Lexington – Eric Emmert
- Newark – Jeff Hall
- Newark – Mark Mauter
- Newark – Nick Shultz
- Obetz – Stacey Boumis
- Pataskala – Mike Compton
- Pataskala – Tim Hickin
- Perry County – Ben Carpenter
- Perry County – Scott Owen
- Perry Twp. (FRA) – Beth Beatty
- Pickerington – Greg Butcher
- Pickerington – Dave Gulden
- Plain City – Haley Lupton
- Plain Twp. (FRA) – Ben Collins
- Powell – Christina Drummond
- Powell – Andrew White
- Prairie Twp. (FRA) – James Jewell
- Prairie Twp. (FRA) – Rod Pritchard
- Reynoldsburg – Joe Begeny
- Reynoldsburg – Eric Meyer
- Reynoldsburg – Shanette Strickland
- Riverlea – Dan Schlichting
- Shawnee Hills – Dan Mathews
- Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio – Joe Lombardi
- Somerset – Kelly Beem
- South Bloomfield – Joe Allen
- Sunbury – Daryl Hennessy
- Truro Twp. – Jason Nicodemus
- Union County – Dave Burke
- Union County – Bill Narducci
- Union County – Vacant
- Upper Arlington – Heidi Munc
- Upper Arlington – Steve Schoeny
- Urbancrest – Joseph Barnes, Sr.
- Violet Twp. (FAI) – Lori Sanders
- Violet Twp. (FAI) – Vince Utterback
- Washington Twp. (FRA) – Eric Richter
- West Jefferson – Tom Hale
- Westerville – David Efland
- Westerville – Nate Lang
- Westerville – Kenneth Wright
- Whitehall – Michael Bivens
- Whitehall – Joe Long
- Worthington – Rebecca Hermann
- Worthington – Robyn Stewart
- Worthington – Vacant
February 8
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- Attributable Funds & Complete Streets Policies Updates
March 14
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
April 11
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
May 9
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- MORPC Complete Streets & Attributable Funds Policies
- Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
June 13
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Central Ohio Greenways Wayfinding Strategy
August 8
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Driving Economic Growth in Central Ohio
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
September 12
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- 2024 Population Estimates – Draft
- Responding to the Housing Crisis
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024 ODOT Transportation Review Advisory Council Priority List
October 10
- Meeting Packet
- RAPID 5
- Executive Director’s Report
- Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- MORPC Title VI and Non-Discrimination Program
November 14
- Meeting Packet
- Executive Director’s Report
- Quarterly Membership Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Safe Streets – Safer Communities
December 12
February 9
- Meeting Packet
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Update
- Membership Services Quarterly Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- 2024-2050 Population Forecasts
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Central Ohio Air Quality End of Season Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
March 9
- Meeting Packet
- Nominating Committee Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Draft 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program
April 13
- Meeting Packet
- Nominating Committee Report
- Executive Director’s Report
- City of Newark
- Village of South Bloomfield
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
May 11
- Meeting Packet
- The Columbus Region Federal Funds Initiative
- MORPC Website Refresh
- Membership Services Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
June 8
- Meeting Packet
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Data Agenda Draft
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
August 10
- Meeting Packet
- MORPC Messaging Platform
- Drive Investment Update
- Community-Based Planning Assistance
- Membership Services Report
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
September 14
- Meeting Packet
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2023 TRAC Priorities
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- 2023 Population Estimates
October 12
- Meeting Packet
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- 2023 Population Estimates & 2024 Member Dues
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Regional Water Study
- Sustainable2050
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
November 9
- Meeting Packet
- Membership Services Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable & Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- RAPID 5 Update
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
December 14
February 10, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Membership Services Quarterly Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Monthly Legislative Update – February 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
March 10, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Regional Intel Listening Session Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Monthly Legislative Update – March 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
April 14, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- 2022 ICMA Annual Conference
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Monthly Legislative Update – April 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
May 12, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Membership Services Quarterly Update
- RAPID 5 – Moving the Visions Along
- National Guard Association of the United States & Ohio National Guard Association
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Metropolitan Transportation Plan Overview
- Fiscal Year 2023 Planning Work Program
- U.S. EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- May 2022 Monthly Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
June 9, 2022
August 11, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Quarterly Membership Update
- MORPC’s Economic Development District
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- August 2022 Monthly Legislative Update
September 8, 2022
- Meeting Packet
- Drive Investment – Retooling Our Approach
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
- Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Trail Town Framework
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2020-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Amendment
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
October 13
- Meeting Packet
- Strategic Framework – Pay it Forward
- 2022 Population Estimates
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- Monthly Legislative Update – October 2022
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Sustainable2050 Recognition – New Albany
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
November 9
- Meeting Packet
- Honda: Growth & Investment in the Region
- Strategic Framework – Build Value for Our Members
- 2023 MORPC Meeting Schedule
- Quarterly Membership Update
- Regional Data Advisory Committee Update
- Regional Policy Roundtable Report & Legislative Update
- November 2022 Monthly Legislative Update
- Sustainability Advisory Committee Report
- Metropolitan Planning Organization Report
- 2024-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
- Transportation Improvement Districts
December 8, 2022
Committee Leaders
Chris Amorose Groomes
Mayor, City of Dublin
Michelle Crandall
City Manager, City of Hilliard
Ben Kessler
Mayor, City of Bexley