MHDAS Board of Directors

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health is responsible to appoint 4 Board members.  
​The Champaign County Commissioners and the Logan County Commissioners are each responsible to appoint 4 Board members.
​Board members may serve 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
Interested in becoming a Board Member?  Call our office at 937-465-1045 for more information!

Sara Wright
Board Chair
​Assistant Director, Champaign County Job and Family Services  
​(Champaign County)

 Lisa Vassar
  Board Vice-Chair
Coordinator of the Champaign County CISM Team
  (Champaign County)

Robert Hunter, PhD
​PEAC Chair
(Logan County)

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Chief Chris Marlow
​Personnel Chair
Bellefontaine Police Department Chief
(Logan County)

Cheryl Wears, BSN, RN, EMT-P
​Board Secretary
​Community Paramedic, Mercy Health (Champaign County)

Angela Haver
Finance Chair
​School Social Worker, Ohio Hi- Point (Logan County)

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Gretchen Lapp, PhD
Project Manager
State of Ohio​
(Logan County)

Robin Barton
NAMI Advocate
​(Logan County)

Elizabeth Smith 
Attorney
​(Champaign County)

Kim Ramsey
(Logan County)

Kathleen Ervin, MEd, LSW, LPCC-S
His Strength Christian Counseling, LLC
 (Champaign County)  ​

Missie Wright
Retired
(Champaign County)

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Upcoming FY2026 Board Meetings

April 21, 2026
April 28, 2026
​​May 19, 2026
​June 23, 2026

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