OKI Taps Plenty Of Locals For 2019 Board

The OKI Regional Council of Governments has announced members of its 2019 Board of Directors.

(Cincinnati, Oh.) – Local leaders and office holders will have a hand in planning projects aimed at improving the quality of life and economic vitality of the Cincinnati region.

The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments is “federally mandated and funnels about $40 million in transportation funds to construction and planning projects throughout its eight-county, three-state region that includes: Ohio’s Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties; Kentucky’s Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties and Dearborn County, Indiana.”

OKI has named 118 people to its 2019 Board of Directors. Officers on the board are President Kenton County Judge Executive Kris Knochelmann, First Vice President Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moor, Second Vice President Clermont County Commissioner David Painter, Treasurer resident at-large Kenneth Reed, and Past President Butler County Commissioner T.C. Rogers.

“For many years, the OKI board has built an admirable reputation of trust and professionalism in serving the public,” said Knochelmann. “As transportation becomes more important in our lives, our new board leadership is dedicated to ensuring that OKI will continue to provide vital support to our communities.”

Other local members of the 2019 board include:

Boone County Engineer Scott Pennington as a resident member

Boone County Fiscal Court Commissioner Cathy H. Flaig

Dearborn County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Eric Kranz as a resident member

Dearborn County Commissioner Rick Probst

Dearborn County Engineer Todd Listerman

Dearborn County Planning & Zoning Director Mark McCormack

Dearborn County Township Association's Craig Beckley as a resident member

Greendale Mayor Alan Weiss

Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus as a resident member

Hamilton County Commissioner Stephanie Summerow-Dumas as a resident member

Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune

Harrison City Council member Henry Menninger

Indiana Department of Transportation Seymour District Planner Jim Ude

Kentucky State Representative Sal Santoro (R-Boone County)

Lawrenceburg City Clerk-Treasurer Richard Richardson

The complete list of 118 OKI Board of Directors members can be found at https://www.oki.org/2019-oki-board-of-directors/.