Board of Supervisors
John Mangan - Chairperson
John is a member of the Board of Directors of Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts representing counties in Southwest Ohio. He currently serves as chairperson of the Mill Creek Alliance, and is a Hamilton County Environmental Action Commissioner.
John, retired from the technology industry, is active in community sustainability and conservation initiatives. He has a B.S. in biology and an M.Ed. from Xavier University.
John, retired from the technology industry, is active in community sustainability and conservation initiatives. He has a B.S. in biology and an M.Ed. from Xavier University.
Michael C. Miller, Ph.D - Vice Chairperson
Professor Emeritus from Biological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati, has studied the waters of S.W. Ohio and the Ohio River for more than 40 years and has been a board member of many nonprofits working to improve water quality and minimize impacts of urban runoff . For his research and public service on rivers, he received the first Fremont Lifetime Achievement Award (2009) from Rivers Unlimited. He has worked on the impacts of urbanization from hydromodification, pulsed flow from rainfall runoff , WWTP effluents, and nutrients on many primary streams to our regional rivers through research projects and by helping coordinate the monthly examination of water quality by volunteers for 10 years, now reaching 300 sites.
Jane Wittke - Treasurer
Jane Wittke managed planning projects for water quality, ground water protection, storm water impacts and other environmental issues in the greater Cincinnati area for more than 37 years before retiring in 2016 from OKI, the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments. She has frequently collaborated with soil and water conservation districts, including Hamilton County, with health departments, community groups, drinking water and waste water treatment providers, and with environmental managers and elected officials at the local and state levels. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in speech and communications from Miami University and Northern Illinois University, which have helped her work with groups ranging in size from 3 to 300 to get things done. The American Society for Public Administration honored Jane with one of its first regional public service awards in 1998 and repeated the honor in 2015, and the National Ground Water Association awarded her a life-time membership in 2012 for her work in ground water protection.
Scott P. Huber - Secretary
Scott is a life-long resident of Colerain Township and volunteers in several community oriented groups. He is a member of the Northwest Local School District's Finance Committee, is President-Elect of the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter and helped create a local Land Surveying Scholarship fund. During the July 4th holiday, Scott can be found volunteering on Colerain Township Fireworks crew.
For the past 17 years, Scott has been employed at a local civil engineering and land surveying firm providing residential and commercial land development services for a variety of projects, many of which are in Hamilton County. Scott already has experience in dealing with the District's field staff and knows the situations they encounter on an almost daily basis. Scott looks forward to helping the District continue to solve problems and provide a balanced approach to soil and water conservation.
Scott is a Registered Professional Engineer, a Registered Professional Surveyor and a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. During the spring and fall, Scott teaches evening classes as an Adjunct Instructor at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in the Civil Engineering Technologies Department.
For the past 17 years, Scott has been employed at a local civil engineering and land surveying firm providing residential and commercial land development services for a variety of projects, many of which are in Hamilton County. Scott already has experience in dealing with the District's field staff and knows the situations they encounter on an almost daily basis. Scott looks forward to helping the District continue to solve problems and provide a balanced approach to soil and water conservation.
Scott is a Registered Professional Engineer, a Registered Professional Surveyor and a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. During the spring and fall, Scott teaches evening classes as an Adjunct Instructor at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in the Civil Engineering Technologies Department.
Kara Schirmer - Program Chairperson
Kara Schirmer holds the position of Grant Writer at Great Parks of Hamilton County and is a member of the Grant Professionals Association, Green Umbrella, the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association, and the Cincinnati Chamber. Her background provides her with experience in the areas of natural resources, water quality, grants & development, program establishment, education, and citizen science. She worked locally at the Mill Creek Watershed Council of Communities (now Mill Creek Alliance) for four years and two years at the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District. Her educational background includes a B.S. in Environmental Studies and Journalism from Central Michigan University and a Professional Writing Graduate Certificate from the University of Cincinnati. She earned an Inspection and Maintenance Certification for Stormwater Control Measures in Ohio and completed the 2017 program of the Ohio Environmental Leaders Institute from The Ohio State University. She is also a Qualified Data Collector through the Ohio Surface Water Credible Data Program.
Outside of work, she is involved in the Young Professionals Choral Collaborative and enjoys exploring local and state parks, visiting farmers markets, riding her bike, playing tennis, and tending to her backyard garden. She and her husband very much enjoy living in the City of Sharonville.
Outside of work, she is involved in the Young Professionals Choral Collaborative and enjoys exploring local and state parks, visiting farmers markets, riding her bike, playing tennis, and tending to her backyard garden. She and her husband very much enjoy living in the City of Sharonville.