Council Members
“Together, we can do more to help our children”

The Geauga Family First Council is a collaborative of local agencies and community representatives who pool resources and work together to strengthen Geauga families. Through prevention, early intervention and the provision of services which support the entire family the Council is strongly committed to helping remove barriers for Geauga’s children. The Council has helped develop, and now funds, a wide range of community-based services. Our membership is mandated, in part, by the state legislature which created Family First Councils and includes:

Council Members

President – Don Rice, Executive Director – Geauga County Board of DD
Vice President – Evan Schrader – Family Representative
Administrative Agent –Craig Swenson – Geauga Job & Family Services

Shelby Cooper – Family Representative
Bob Faehnle – City of Chardon
Jennifer Felker – ESC of the Western Reserve
Ron Graham– Geauga Health District
Betsy Griffin – Starting Point
Mike Hanlon Superintendent – Chardon Local Schools
Laura Hopkins – Executive Director – Lake-Geauga Head Start
Christine Lakomiak – Geauga Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services
Ken Latz, Family Representative
Tim Lennon – Geauga County Commissioner
Hasani Ngozi – Department of Youth Services
Karen Perko – Geauga United Way
Lindsay Svarovsky - Family Representative

Staff

Tim Kehres – Council Coordinator
Lori Babik – Service Coordinator
Rachael Tetlow – Program Evaluator

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