Board of Directors Meeting Dates & Minutes

Phil Stevens

Board President
State Board of Directors, August 1, 2011 – July 31, 2013
Ethnic Minority Representative
Athletic Administrator, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East High School
3565 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights 44118
B: 216-382-6100 ext. 107; Fax: 216-382-6119: Email: pstevens@lutheraneast.org

Phil is a 1979 graduate of Cleveland John Adams High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Central State University in 1983 and a master’s degree in educational leadership administration from Ashland University in 1988.

A 29-year educator, Phil began his career in 1984 with the Cleveland Municipal School District as a teacher and coach. He moved to the Cleveland Heights/University Heights School District the following year to begin a 13-year stint. While there, he taught and coached before also serving as middle school athletic administrator from 1990 to 1998. During that period he also spent time as a freshman and varsity basketball coach at Bedford High School. Phil was appointed district athletic administrator and student activity coordinator for the Warrensville Heights City Schools, where he has served since 1998.

This is Phil’s second term on the OHSAA Board of Directors after serving as the ethnic minority representative during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 school years. He was elected to the Northeast District Athletic Board in 2005 and was that board’s president during the 2010-11 school year. He also has been a registered OHSAA football and basketball official since 1991 and has been an active member of the OHSAA Diversity Committee and the Northeast Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association

Phil resides in Bedford Heights, where he has been a member of the school board of the Bedford City Schools since 2010 and is currently the board’s president. He and his wife, Barretta, have two children, Phil Jr., a 2011 graduate of Bedford High, and Kristen, who attends Cleveland State University.

Troy McIntosh

Board Vice President
State Board of Directors, August 1, 2011 – July 31, 2013
Class A Representative, Central District
Assistant Superintendent, Worthington Christian Schools
6670 Worthington-Galena Rd., Worthington 43085
B: 614-431-8210; F: 614-431-8213: E-mail: troy.mcintosh@worthingtonchristian.com

Troy graduated from Canton McKinley Senior High School in 1987. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wheaton College (Ill.) in 1991 and a master’s degree in education from The Ohio State University in 1994. He has completed additional graduate work at Columbia International University.

Troy began his educational career after a brief stint working on staff at the Ohio General Assembly. He has been at Worthington Christian Schools since 1994, serving as a teacher and moving to principal in 1998 before being promoted to assistant superintendent in 2004. He also had coaching stints at the school as the head coach of the varsity softball, varsity boys tennis and the middle school golf teams. He has served as site manager for numerous OHSAA district basketball and volleyball tournaments. He has represented Class A schools on the Central District Board since 2006. This is his first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors.

Troy and his wife Julie live in Westerville with their three daughters, all of whom attend Worthington Christian Schools.

Bill Axe
State Board of Directors, August 1, 2011 – July 31, 2013
Class AAA Representative, Northwest District
Assistant Principal/Athletic Administrator, Toledo Central Catholic High School
2550 Cherry St, Toledo 43608
B: 419-255-2280; F: 419-259-2848; E-mail: baxe@centralcatholic.org

Bill is a 1969 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in 1973 and earned a master’s degree in education from Wright State University in 1979 and education specialist certification from the University of Toledo in 1999.

An educator for 38 years, Bill has spent 34 years as an athletic administrator, 19 years as a baseball, basketball and golf coach and 22 years as an assistant principal. He has been at Central Catholic since 1978, serving as the head boys basketball coach, an English teacher and the yearbook moderator through 1992. He added ath- letic administrator duties in 1987 and was promoted to assistant principal in 1992 when he gave up his coaching, teaching and yearbook duties. Prior to joining Central Catholic, Bill held various coaching and teaching positions at Lancaster Fairfield Union (1972-73), St. Marys Memorial (1973-74), Minster (1974-77) and Genoa Area (1977-78) high schools.

Bill has been a member of the OHSAA’s Northwest District Athletic Board since 1999, is past president of the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) and served on the OIAAA Executive Board for several years. This is his first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors, although he represented the OIAAA as an ex-officio member of the OHSAA Board during the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 school years. During that time he also served as a member of a committee to study the OHSAA’s constitution and bylaws.

Bill and his wife Kim reside in Toledo. They have two sons, Bill Jr. (BJ), 21, who resides and works in Toledo, and Caleb, 18, a freshman at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Ron Bond
State Board of Directors, August 1, 2011 – July 31, 2013
7th-8th Grade Representative
Principal, Dover Middle School
2131 N. Wooster Ave., Dover 44622
B: 330-364-7121; F: 330-364-7127; E-mail: bondr@dover.k12.oh.us

Ron is a 1974 graduate of Indian Valley South High School in Gnadenhutten. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Kent State University in 1980 and his master’s degree in educational administration from Ashland University in 1993.

He began his teaching and coaching career in 1980 at Dover Middle School, where he taught sixth and seventh grade. During that time he coached boys and girls cross country, boys basketball and boys and girls track and field. In 1993, Ron was named the assistant principal/athletic administrator of Dover Middle School. He held that position until 2008, when he assumed the principal’s position.

Ron was elected to the OHSAA’s East District Athletic Board in 2007 as the 7th-8th grade representative. In 2009, he was selected as the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) and the East OIAAA Middle School Athletic Administrator of the Year. This is his second term on the OHSAA Board of Directors after serving a two-year term in 2000-2002 as the state representative for the 7th-8th grades.

Ron lives in Dover with his wife Barb, a school nurse in the West Lafayette Ridgewood School District. Together, they have three grown children, Erin (husband Troy), an 8th grade math teacher in Dover; Ryan (wife Katie), a fourth grade teacher in Delta, Colo., and Randy, a veterinary student at The Ohio State University. Three grandchildren, Claire, Ethan and Emma, complete the family.

Jim Borchik

State Board of Directors, August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2014

Class AAA Representative, Northeast District

Assistant Principal/ Athletic Administrator, Copley High School

3807 Ridgewood Rd., Copley 44321
B: 330-664-4951; Fax: 330-664-4951: Email: jim.borchik@copley-fairlawn.org

Cleveland native Jim Borchik graduated from Rhodes High School in 1973. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Denison University in 1977 and a Master’s of Education degree from Bowling Green State University in 1978.
 

Jim’s professional career began in the 1977-78 school year as a graduate assistant basketball coach at BGSU. He then served as an instructor and coach of various sports at Marietta College (1978-79), Walsh College (1979-80) and Thiel College (1980-83). Jim moved to secondary education in 1983 when he became a teacher and a basketball coach at Barberton High School. Since 1993, he has been an administrator at Copley High School and is currently serving as assistant principal/ athletic administrator.

Additional experiences in athletic administration include being a charter member of the Greater Akron Basketball Coaches Association (serving as president, 1990-91), managing the OHSAA Copley Division 1 Boys Basketball Sectional/District Tournament for 10 years and directing the Century Cage Camp since 1981.

Jim has been on the OHSAA Northeast District Board since 2008, serving as the 2011-12 board president, and he is a member of the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) and the Northeast OIAAA.

Jim and his wife of 30 years, Linda, live in Copley, where their four sons, who were each multi-sport athletes, graduated from Copley High School: Jamie in 2003, Jason in 2006, Daniel in 2008 and David in 2011.

Tim Erickson
State Board of Directors, August 1, 2011 – July 31, 2013
Ex-Officio, Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Representative
Athletic Administrator, Toledo Ottawa Hills High School
2532 Evergreen, Toledo 43606
B: 419-536-8429; F:419-534-5384; E-mail: terickson@ottawahillsschools.org

Tim is a 1980 graduate of West Catholic High School in Grand Rapids, Mich. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education and sports medicine from Iowa State University in 1985, and he graduated from Ohio University with a master’s degree in education in 1989.

He began his career as an athletic trainer in 1985 in the Seattle Mariners’ minor league system. In 1986 he worked with the Salinas Spurs and was selected as the trainer for the California League All-Star Team. In 1987 he was with the Wausau Timbers of the Midwest League, where he again was named as the All-Star Game trainer.

After graduate school, Tim worked as an athletic trainer at Ferris State University until 1991 before serving the next year as athletic trainer and travel coordinator for the men’s basketball team at the University of Toledo.

Tim was hired as the athletic administrator for the Ottawa Hills Local Schools, where he has served since 1993. He has twice been elected president of the Toledo Area Athletic Conference and has been an active member of the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, where he serves on the executive committee and is currently the president-elect.
Tim resides in Toledo with his son Nathaniel.


Beth Hill

State Board of Directors, August 1, 2012 – July 31, 2014

Female Representative, Central District

Principal, Newark Catholic High School

1 Green Wave Drive, Newark 43055
B: 740-344-3594; Fax: 740-344-0421; Email: bhill@cdeducation.org

Beth is a 1979 graduate of Newark Catholic High School and received a Bachelor
of Arts degree in history in 1983 from Walsh College, where she earned 10 varsity athletic letters. She continued her studies at Kent State University, earning a Master of Arts degree in sport administration, and she received her principal and superintendent certification through studies at the University of Dayton.

Beth taught in the English, social studies and theology departments while coaching volleyball at Newark Catholic High School from 1984 until 1994. Her 1984, 1988 and 1989 teams won state championships, and the 1987 and 1993 teams participated in the state final four. Her teams won five Licking County League championships, two Central Catholic League championships and six Central District championships. She was named Central District Coach of the Year in 1987, 1989 and 1990; Class A Coach of the Year in 1990, and Licking County Coach of the Year in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989. She was also named “Outstanding Coach of the Year” in 1990 by the National Collegiate Hall of Fame.

Beth was inducted into the Walsh College Hall of Fame in 1994, into the Newark Catholic High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 and into the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2008. She served as athletic director at Newark Catholic from 1992 through 1994. She then went to Marion Catholic Jr./Sr. Preparatory High School to serve as principal from the fall of 1994 until 1997. She has been principal at Newark Catholic for the past 15 years.

Beth was elected to the Central District Athletic Board in 2004 and previously filled an unexpired term on the OHSAA Board of Directors during the 2006-07 school year. Beth resides on a small farm north of Newark with her family.

Mark Hughes
State Board of Directors, August 1, 2011 – July 31, 2013
Class AA Representative, Southwest District
Director of Athletics and Student Activities, Dayton Oakwood High School
1200 Far Hills Ave., Dayton 45419
B: 937-297-5342; F: 937-297-7805; E-mail: hughes.mark@oakwoodschools.org

Mark graduated from Gahanna Lincoln High School in 1978. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 1982, and a Master of Education degree in sports administration from Ashland University in 1987.

Mark began his teaching career at Willard High School in 1982. While there, he coached golf and baseball. In 1985, Mark returned to Gahanna Lincoln as a high school teacher, assistant athletic administrator and softball coach, and he was named the school’s athletic administrator in 1990. He earned his Certified Athletic Administrators (CAA) certification in 1994.

In 1995, Mark became the director of athletics and student activities at Oakwood High School in Dayton. He is a member of the Southwest Ohio Athletic Administrators Association (SWOADA), the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). He was elected to the OHSAA’s Southwest District Athletic Board in 2006 and was reelected in 2008, serving as that board’s president during the 2008-09 school year. This is his first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors.

Mark and his wife Betty reside in Oakwood with their two children, Maya, 20, a junior at The Ohio State University, and Mason, 18, a freshman at The Ohio State University.


Ron Hurst

State Board of Directors, August 1, 2012 – July 31, 2014
Class A Representative, East District

Athletic Administrator, Strasburg-Franklin High School

140 N. Bodmer Ave., Strasburg 44680
B: 330-878-5571; Fax: 330-878-7900; Email: ronhurst@omeresa.net

Ron is 1969 graduate of Newcomerstown High School. He received his bachelor’s
degree in physical education and special education from West Liberty University in West Virginia.

Ron began his teaching career at Strasburg in 1974 and has remained there through his entire career of 38 years. He has served as the athletic director for 23 years. Along with teaching duties of physical education, he was the head football coach for 31 years. He also coached girls basketball for 15 years and is currently the girls track coach, a position that he has held for 27 years.

This is Ron’s first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors after being elected to the East District Athletic Board in 2008.

Ron resides in Strasburg with his wife Bobbi. They have been married for 41 years and have three grown children, daughters Heather and Kari and son Heath. They are proud grandparents of Brodie (3) and Aubrey (5 months).

Mark Knapp

State Board of Directors, August 1, 2012 – July 31, 2014
Class AA Representative, Southeast District

Superintendent, Wheelersburg Local School District

620 Center Street, PO Box 340, Wheelersburg 45694
B: 740-574-8484; Fax: 740-385-3683; Email: mark.knapp@wheelersburg.net

Mark is a 1979 graduate of Green High School in Franklin Furnace, Ohio. He holds bachelor’s degrees from The Ohio State University (1983) and Ohio University (1989) and earned a master’s degree in education from Ohio University (1995). He has since completed additional graduate courses in educational leadership from Ashland University and Ohio University.

Mark has served two districts in Ohio during his 20 years in education. He began his career in the Washington-Nile Local School District in 1993 as a high school mathematics teacher. In addition to his teaching assignment, Mark coached boys freshman and junior varsity basketball at Portsmouth West High School. He also served as Portsmouth West’s athletic director for five years and was assistant high school principal for one year before moving to the Wheelersburg Local School District in 2001.

An employee of the Wheelersburg Local School District for 12 years, he served for a brief period as assistant high school principal/athletic director before being appointed high school principal in August 2001. Mark has served as superintendent of Wheelersburg Schools since August 2005.

He was first elected to the Southeast District Athletic Board to fill an unexpired term in May 2006. Mark serves as co-chair of the Southeast District’s Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Committee and has recently served on an OHSAA committee for Division I football. This is his first term on the OHSAA Board of Directors.

Mark resides in Wheelersburg with his wife Mary Beth and daughters Katie and Molly.