2025
Wood County Historical Society
Board of Directors
Appointed by the Board of Wood County Commissioners (*)
Appointed by the Wood County Park District (+)
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- Gordon Bowman – President (20-22)(23-25)*
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- Michael Ginnetti – Vice President (22-24)(25-27)
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- Dave Hollinger – Treasurer -(21-22)(23-25)
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- Brenda Ransom – Secretary (21-22)(23-25)
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- Lois Bowlus (21-23)(24-26)
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- Sandy Gill (19-20) (21-23)(24-26)
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- Gabrielle Holben (24-25)
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- Nick Pavlick (24-26)
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- David Steiner (22-24)(25-27)*
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- Anna Stuart (24-26)+
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- Lanny Traber (24-25)
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- Todd Waggoner (23-25)
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- Stephanie Walters (24-26)
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- Susan Winters (24-26)+
Join the Board
Complete a Board Application and submit at any time.
2026 applications are due AUGUST 1, 2025
A board election is held each November. All members in good standing can vote in the election.
At any time, if you would like to be considered for the Board of the Wood County Historical Society, print and submit this application to:
Wood County Museum
attn. Nominating Committee
13660 County Home Rd.
Bowling Green, OH 43402
or e-mail this application to:
museum@woodcountyhistory.org
To be considered as a Wood County Park District appointee, contact the Park District at 419-353-1897 for more information.
To be considered as a Wood County Board of County Commissioners appointee, click the button below.
Society Committees
The Wood County Historical Society has several committees and sub-committees to help with operations, fundraising, and event planning. The committees are open to board members as well as Society members.
Standing Committees
Executive Committee
Gordon Bowman (President)
Michael Ginnetti (Vice-President)
Brenda Ransom (Secretary)
Dave Hollinger (Treasurer)
Auditing Committee
Denny Nemec (Chair)
Denise Niese
George Stossel
Dave Hollinger (Society Treasurer)
Annette Wells (Staff Liaison)
Kelly LaPlante (Bookkeeper)
Nominating Committee
Lois Bowlus (Chair)
Gordon Bowman
Holly Ryder
Mike Ginnetti
Annette Wells (Staff Liaison)
Facilities & Property Committee
Michael Ginnetti (Chair)
Rob Brian
Steve Blausey (County Maintenance)
Chris Smalley (Park District)
Gordon Bowman
Dave Hollinger
Doug Caldwell (County Maintenance)
Bob Willman
Annette Wells (Staff Liaison)
Marissa Muniz Kolhoff (Staff Liaison)
Finance Committee
Dave Hollinger (Chair)
Frank Butwin
Gordon Bowman
Todd Waggoner
Denny Nemec
Matt Oestreich
Dave Hollinger
Annette Wells (Staff Liaison)
Collections Committee
Hal Brown
Millie Broka
Sandy Gill (Chair)
Dana Nemeth
Nick Pavlik
Marnie Pratt
Irma Wolf
Holly Kirkendall (Staff Liaison)
Sub & Ad-Hoc Committees
Development Committee
Dave Hollinger (chair)
Dave Steiner
Sandy Gill
Susan Winters
Annette Wells (staff liaison)
Marissa Muniz Kolhoff (staff liaison)
Membership Committee
Sandy Gill (chair)
Hal Brown
Frank Butwin
Annette Wells (staff liaison)
Event – Living History
Millie Broka (chair)
Hal Brown
Dick Martin
Keith Guion
Wendy Guion
Annette Wells (staff liaison)
Holly Kirkendall (staff liaison)
Marissa Muniz Kolhoff (staff liaison)
Policy Committee
Hal Brown (chair)
Gordon Bowman
Frank Butwin
Denny Nemec
Brenda Ransom
Annette Wells (staff liaison)
