January 7, 2008

Peggy Schmitz has been a member of CC&J since 1987. Her practice is primarily in the areas of employment and labor law and commercial and business litigation. A native of Rittman, Ohio, she is an honors graduate of both Bowling Green State University, where she obtained her B.A. in English and Political Science, and of the University of Akron School of Law, where she obtained her J.D. in 1978.

Prior to joining CC&J, Peggy served for four years as the Executive Director of the Wooster-Wayne Legal Aid Society, and for five years with the Wayne County Prosecutor's office, handling more than 100 jury trials.

Peggy is a member of the Wayne County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. She is also active in a variety of civic organizations, having served as President of the Board of Trustees of STEPS at Liberty Center, Hospice of Wayne County, The Wayne Center for the Arts and the Wooster Rotary Club. Peggy also serves on the Boards of the United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties, the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Church Residences, and as Moderator of the Permanent Judicial Commission of the Synod of the Covenant, Presbyterian Church U.S.A.

Peggy is also a member of the editorial advisory board and regularly contributes articles pertaining to labor and employment law to "The Regulatory Advisor", a monthly publication of The Council on Law in Higher Education.

Mayor Richard K. Mavis was elected to his position in 1996.  Prior to that, he was Knox County Commissioner for 20 years, during which time he was also owner/operator of Westgate Mobile Home Park and owner of Mavis Sporting Goods, after a career in education in California, Wooster and Mount Vernon, where he taught science and math and coached football, basketball and track.  He is currently involved with the State Solid Waste Advisory Council, Policy Committee for the Knox/Delaware/Morrow/Marion Solid Waste District, Senior Citizen Board, Woodward Development Corp., Knox County Regional Planning Commission, District 17 Executive Committee, and Area Development Foundation.  Mayor Mavis has served on a number of other committees and organizations.  He hails from Danville High School and Otterbein College where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education.  He and his wife, Peggy, reside in Mount Vernon.

 State Representative Thom Collier

 90th Ohio House District

 State Representative Thom Collier was appointed to the Ohio House of Representatives in September of 2000.  Thom is now serving his fourth full term in the Ohio House.  He represents the 90th House District, which includes Morrow and Knox Counties as well as portions of Richland and Ashland Counties. 

 Representative Collier serves as Chairman of the House Economic Development and Environment Committee.  He is also on the Commerce and Labor, Education and State Government Committees. 

Prior to joining the House, Representative Collier served on City Council in Mount Vernon.  He is a licensed Realtor and property manager in Mount Vernon.  Representative Collier is also the President of Thom Collier & Associates providing public speaking, consulting, and small business brokering.

Collier has been given several legislative awards in his tenure; some of those include recognitions from the American Council of the Blind of Ohio, the Ohio Association of Medical Equipment Services, AMVETS, Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership (BILLD) and the Council of State Governments Toll Fellow. 

Representative Collier has been active in his community through his involvement with the National Speakers Association-Ohio Chapter, Big Brothers/Big Sisters in Knox County, the Knox County Mental Health Association, Knox County Right to Life and the National Exchange Club.  He is also a leader in his church. 

 Thom is a life long resident of Knox County and resides in Mount Vernon with his wife Diane and their two daughters, Cathern and Natoli. 

March 3, 2008

Student Night

Speech Contest Winner

April 7, 2008