Eighteen Franklin County citizens make up the ADAMH Board of Trustees. All are volunteers and come from various walks of life. Ten members are appointed by the Franklin County Commissioners, four by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and four by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.
Ronald Rotaru - Chair
Dona England-Afek - Vice Chair
Dennis Lieb - Treasurer
Dr. Tamara Davis - Secretary
Derek Anderson
Jerry R. Bahlmann
Thomas Bonasera
J.S. Jindal M.D.S.
Kim Kehl
Mitzi Kirkbride
Rory McGuiness
Kathleen Pajer M.D., M.P.H.
Preston N. Stearns
Jonathan Sadler
Laura Thielbar
Eric Troy
The Board of Trustees meets twice per month at the ADAMH Board (447 E. Broad Street). Board meetings are open to the public and you can download a Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board Meeting schedule here. If you wish to speak to the Board of Trustees, please come to the Full Board meeting and complete a speaker's request slip. Speakers are given three to five minutes for public comment. You may also send written correspondence to the attention of any board member to the ADAMH Board, 447 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215.