Members of the 317 Board

Rebecca Barber

Jayne Darling

Dr. Tom Davis

Ralph Evans

*Dr. Steven Evans

Maeve Gallagher

Rhea Hopstetter

*Candy Kemmerer

*Tonya Bowden

Tammy Norway

Roger Stivison

*Jacqueline Stobbs

Dr. James Gaskell

Dr. Joe Gay

*Greg Polzer

Anne Sessums Rubin

*Executive Committee

What does the 317 Board do?

Creates a Network of Care for people who need treatment for mental illness and/or alcohol and drug addiction.
Contracts with local agencies to deliver services to our friends, families and community members.
Obtains funds, designs policies, and monitors services for those seeking help.
Promotes educational and prevention programs to raise community awareness of behavioral health issues.

The Ohio Revised Code prohibits the following individuals from serving on the 317 Board's board of directors:

Board members of any of the 317 Board’s contracted service providers
Employees of any of the 317 Board’s contracted service providers
Individuals whose spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law serves as a member of the board of one of the 317 Board’s contracted service providers
Individuals whose spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law serves as a county commissioner of Athens, Hocking, or Vinton counties.

317 Board members must be a resident of either Athens, Hocking, or Vinton counties.

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services appoints members through an application process.

If you are interested in becoming a member of our Board, please complete this form.

Athens-Hocking-Vinton County Commissioners

The Athens-Hocking-Vinton Commissioners appoint community members from their county. Please contact your commissioner's office for more information.