The Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education has announced the names of four finalists for the vacant seat on the board. The following candidates were selected from a pool of 76 applicants:
- Stacy Dunbar;
- Martin Johnson;
- Kevin O’Brien; and
- Gene Oliver.
Board members will conduct interviews with each of the finalists during an Executive Session on Tuesday, August 3, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Once the interviews are complete, the board will return to Regular Session and vote on the selection of the new member, who will be sworn in on Wednesday, August 4.
“We are gratified that so many in our community have expressed an interest in serving as a Board of Education member,” said Board President Julie Wagner Feasel. “It is this level of community commitment that has helped to make Olentangy Schools the great place that it is and will help to ensure our continued progress.”
The new board member will fill the remaining 1.5 years of the unexpired term left open when former member Jennifer Smith resigned from the board on July 6. Under Ohio Revised Code, the remaining members of the board may fill a vacancy within a window period of 10 to 30 days following the date on which the vacancy occurs.