Service Opportunities
OPEG is a completely volunteer-run organization. Board members as well as regular members serve OPEG in various ways. Below are the service committees and other activities on which we regularly need assistance. Currently active volunteers are listed. We greatly thank them for their contribution of time and other resources. Please contact the point person listed if you would like to participate in any of the listed activities.
Program Committee
Contact: Nancy Hood
Description: Plans and organizes the Spring Exchange and Fall Workshop. Includes determining meeting theme, reviewing members' proposals for the Spring Exchange, selecting keynotes, deciding lunch menus, and developing additional activities during these events.
Meetings: Monthly conference call.
- Nancy Hood - Lead Evaluator, Ohio Quits, Westerville
- L. Shon Bunkley - Research Associate, Community Research Partners, Columbus
- Susan English - Consultant, Strategic Evaluation, Wooster
- Rick George - Associate Director, Center for Human Services Development, Youngstown State
- Julianne Manchester - Director, NTACC / Geriatric Education Centers, Case Western, Cleveland
- Chip Partridge - Consultant, C.H.I.P Evalution Consulting, Columbus
- Shiloh Turner - Director, Health Data Improvement, The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
- Jan Upton - Consultant, Institutional Research Consultants, Powell
- Marsha Zabecki - Administrator, ODMH Office of Program Evaluation and Research, Columbus
Membership Committee
Contact: Debbie Crawford
Description: Recommends activities designed to engage existing members and recruit new members.
Meetings: Conference calls as needed.
- Debbie Crawford - Consultant, Consulting Services for Org. & Program Improvement, Columbus
- Barbara Gunning - Director of Health Services, Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, Toledo
- Rachel Holbert - Consultant, Usable Research, Upper Arlington
Newsletter Committee
Contact: Rick George
Description: Assist with writing and editing articles for OPEG newsletter.
Meetings: Conference calls as needed.
- Rick George - Associate Director, Center for Human Services Development, Youngstown State
- Debbie Crawford - Consultant, Consulting Services for Org. & Program Improvement, Columbus
- Nancy Hood - Lead Evaluator, Ohio Quits, Westerville
Photographers at OPEG Meetings
Contact: Jan Upton
Description: Take photos at OPEG Spring Exchange and Fall Workshop for possible inclusion on web page or newsletter.
Meetings: None. Contact via e-mail and at OPEG meetings.
- Alec Boros - Research Manager, Oriana House, Inc., Akron
- Barbara Gunning - Director of Health Services, Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, Toledo
- Elise McMath - Research Associate, Ohio University, The Voinovich School, Athens