2026
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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- Michael Ginnetti – President (22-24) (25-27)
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- Nick Pavlick – Vice President (24-26)
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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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- Hal Brown (26-28)*
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- Sandy Gill (19-20) (21-23) (24-26)
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- Gabrielle Schmucker (24-26)
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- Brenda Stearns (26-28)*
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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.
2027 applications are due AUGUST 1, 2026
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
Michael Ginnetti (President)
Nick Pavlik (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
Hal Brown (Chair)
Michael Ginnetti
Rob Brian
Steve Blausey
Chris Smalley
Troy Bateson
Doug Caldwell
Bob Willman
Annette Wells (Staff Liaison)
Marissa Muniz Kolhoff (Staff Liaison)
Finance Committee
Dave Hollinger (Chair)
Frank Butwin
Todd Waggoner
Denny Nemec
Matt Oestreich
Dave Hollinger
Annette Wells (Staff Liaison)
Collections Committee
Sandy Gill (Chair)
Hal Brown
Millie Broka
Dana Nemeth
Nick Pavlik
Marnie Pratt
Chase Fleece
Holly Kirkendall (Staff Liaison)
Annette Wells (Staff Liaison)
Sub & Ad-Hoc Committees
Development Committee
Stephanie Walters (chair)
Dave Steiner
Gabrielle Schmucker
Susan Winters
Breanda Stearns
Annette Wells (staff liaison)
Marissa Muniz Kolhoff (staff liaison)
Membership Committee
Sandy Gill (chair)
Susan Winters
Annette Wells (staff liaison)
Policy Committee
Hal Brown (chair)
Frank Butwin
Denny Nemec
Brenda Ransom
Annette Wells (staff liaison)
