317 Board Governing Board

Athens County

  • Heather Batin, Chair
  • Jayne Darling
  • Dr. Tom Davis, Executive Committee
  • Ralph Evans
  • Maeve Gallagher
  • Dr. Joe Gay
  • Dr. Ron Luce
  • Anne Sessums Rubin
  • Dumitru “Raz” Sabaiduc
  • Shei Sanchez

Hocking County

  • JoAnna Carter
  • Rhea Hopstetter, Chair-Elect
  • Tammy Norway
  • Robert Salizzoni
  • Jacqueline Stobbs, Executive Committee

Vinton County

  • Tonya Bowden, Chair-at-Large
  • Robert Orth
  • Tricia Robinette

What Does the 317 Board Do? 

  • Creates a “network of care” for people who need treatment for mental illness and/or alcohol and drug addiction.
  • Contracts with local non-profit and government agencies to deliver services to our friends, families and community members.
  • Obtains funds, designs policies, and monitors services for those seeking help.
  • Promotes educational and prevention programs to raise community awareness of behavioral health issues.

The Ohio Revised Code prohibits the following individuals from serving on the 317 Board’s board of directors:

  • Board members of any of the 317 Board’s contracted service providers
  • Employees of any of the 317 Board’s contracted service providers
  • Individuals whose spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law serves as a member of the board of one of the 317 Board’s contracted service providers
  • Individuals whose spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law serves as a county commissioner of Athens, Hocking, or Vinton counties.

317 Board members must be a resident of either Athens, Hocking, or Vinton counties.

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services appoints members through an application process. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Board, please complete this form.

Athens-Hocking-Vinton County Commissioners

The Athens-Hocking-Vinton Commissioners appoint community members from their county. Please contact your commissioner’s office for more information. 

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