Members of the 317 Board
Fiscal Year 2021

Athens County
Hocking County
Vinton County

Rebecca Barber

Jayne Darling

Dr. Tom Davis

Deborah Dreifort

*Dr. Steven Evans

Rhea Hopstetter

*Tonya Bowden

*Candy Kemmerer

Tammy Norway

Roger Stivison

*Jacqueline Stobbs

Maeve Gallagher

Dr. James Gaskell

Dr. Joe Gay

Paul Grimes

*Executive Committee

*Greg Polzer

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.

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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.

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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. 

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Board Member Resources 

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