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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 29, 2013
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Northeast Ohio school board member nominated as OSBA president-elect
COLUMBUS — Tri-County ESC and Wayne County Schools Career Center board member Susie Lawson was recently selected as the Ohio School Boards Association’s (OSBA) 2014 president-elect nominee. If elected during OSBA’s statewide conference in November, she will become OSBA president in 2015, following her term as president-elect.
Lawson, a 26-year school board veteran, has served OSBA in multiple capacities at the regional, state and national levels. She currently serves on the Credentials and Audit committees, is a member of the Federal Relations Network and Student Achievement Leadership Team and is a Board Member Mentor and OSBA Ambassador for Education. Previously, she served as a member of the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and Capital Conference Planning Task Force. She is a member of the Northeast Region’s Executive Committee and was the region’s president in 2007 and 2011.
Lawson earned the OSBA Master Board Member Award in 2006, a lifetime distinction, and has received numerous OSBA Awards of Achievement. In 2002, she was named to the All-Ohio School Board, OSBA's highest honor.
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Lawson, a Doylestown resident, has been active with many educational committees, including the Wayne County Schools Career Center finance, legislative, curriculum and negotiation committees, the Tri-County ESC Legislative Committee, as well as with staff and student recognition programs at both schools. She was a founding member of the Tri-County Grass Roots Advocacy Group and has served as a judge at the National Skills USA contest.
Lawson also represented Ohio as a delegate to the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) Delegate Assembly and has served with other NSBA groups.
In its 58th year, the Ohio School Boards Association leads the way to educational excellence by serving Ohio’s public school board members and the diverse districts they represent through superior service, unwavering advocacy and creative solutions.
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Note: A photo of Lawson is available for download at: http://www.ohioschoolboards.org/sites/default/files/Lawson110122-3165.jpg