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2222 Marion Mount Gilead Rd
Marioin, OH 43302
Phone: (740) 389-4681

Tammi Cowell has returned to Tri-RIvers Career Center to serve as Treasurer/CFO.  She was employed as the Assistant Treasurer for ten years prior to leaving to become Treasurer/CFO at Northmor Local School District from 2014-2019.  She has been an active member of OASBO for many years serving as both a volunteer, co-chair and chairperson for the annual conference and has recently become a mentor to help prepare beginner Treasurers in their new position.

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100 Executive Dr
Marion, OH 43301
Phone: (937) 206-4034

Tammy Hrosch is the EMIS Manager for META Solutions and leads a team of twenty three EMIS specialists across five META locations. She has been reporting EMIS data for 19 years and is actively involved with the Ohio Association of EMIS Professionals serving on a variety of committees and former treasurer of the organization. She is a member of the ODE EMIS Advisory Council and is the developer and trainer of materials for the ODE EMIS Alliance grant. Tammy holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and holds an Ohio school treasurers license. 

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3594 N Snyder Rd
Trotwwood, OH 45426
Phone: (937) 854-3050

Janice Allen has been the Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Trotwood-Madison City School District for the last eight years.  Prior to that, she worked for Dayton Public Schools for 20 years, the last eight years as the Assistant Treasurer. She is actively involved in OASBO serving this year as the Chair of Volunteers and the President of the local Miami Valley chapter.  She is a sports enthusiast and loves watching basketball, football and track. She has two sons Sean and Evan and a daughter-in-law, Tia.  Her claim to fame is that she was born one of a set of triplets, identical sister and fraternal brother.

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380 Elm St
London, OH 43180
Phone: (740) 852-5700

Kristine Blind is the CFO/Treasurer for the London City School District in Madison County. She previously held this position from August 2011 through August 2017 before leaving for the same position with Gahanna-Jefferson Local Schools.

Kristine has been involved in school finance since 1996, beginning as a support staff member in Washington County. She has held several positions throughout her career before becoming a Treasurer in 2009. As a long-time OASBO member, Kristine has participated in numerous committees and serves as a seminar director, mentor as well as frequent presenter.

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6393 Oak Tree Blvd
Independence, OH 44131
Phone: (216) 225-8548

Ryan Pendleton is the Executive Director of the North
Coast Shared Services Alliance where he coordinates financial and operations
support for northeast Ohio school districts through the Educational Service
Centers of Northeast Ohio, Medina, and Lorain Counties.

Ryan is very active in state and federal issues
concerning education and the potential impact on the students of Ohio. He is a
member of the Fair School Funding WorkGroup, co-chairing both the Base Cost and
Analysis and Support Groups.  As an inaugural member of the WorkGroup,
Ryan made significant contributions to creating and advocating for Ohio’s new
state funding formula.  His efforts contributed to the Fair School Funding
Formula being included in the 2022-2023 Biennium Budget.

Ryan is a Leadership Akron Class 32 graduate and
dedicated to serving the community, in particular the students across
Ohio.  Prior to working at North Coast Shared Service Alliance, Ryan was
the CFO/Treasurer of Akron Public and Barberton City Schools and worked
previously as a financial advisor.  

Ryan earned a BA in Business Administration from Malone
College and an MBA from Cleveland State University. 

Nory.Gonzalez equitable.com
525 Washington Blvd Ste 34
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Phone: ( 513) 264-2105

Background: 
- 20+ years in the financial services industry
- FINRA Series 7, 63
- B.A. from State University of New York at Albany

Knowledge and Experience:
- New business development in higher education, healthcare, K-12 and not-for-profit/501(c)(3) markets
- Employer retirement benefit strategies, 403(b), 457(b) and 401(a) plans
- Investment options and multiple recordkeeping platforms

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175 S 3rd St Ste 290
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 246-2263

Megan is an associate with Weston Hurd LLP in the Education and Labor & Employment groups. She focuses her practice on providing general counsel to school districts in board governance, personnel, and student matters, including discipline, records, board policies and procedures, collective bargaining agreements, arbitration, parliamentary procedure, residency and custody disputes, social media, Constitutional rights, and discrimination concerns. Megan also assists districts with collective bargaining needs, including contract review and negotiation.