Chad Doll (R)

Chad Doll (R)

Council President

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Chad Doll is the President of Wapakoneta City Council, a high school social studies teacher, Social Studies Department Chair, and quiz bowl coach at St. Marys Memorial High School. Mr. Doll earned his BA in Political Science and BS in Social Studies Education at Miami University and a Master’s Degree in Education at Bluffton University.

Mr. Doll also serves as one of the city’s representatives on the Wapakoneta Area Economic Development Council.

Mr. Doll is a past president of the Ohio Council for the Social Studies, Auglaize County Historical Society, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and the St. Marys Education Association. He also assists with instructing Bible studies at his church.

Mr. Doll and his wife Kristin have three children, John, Lauren and Nathan. Following spending time with his family, Mr. Doll’s other favorite interests include reading, following sports, and trivia.

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Ross Kantner (R)

Ross Kantner (R)

1st Ward Councilor

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Ross Kantner is currently in his second term serving the residents of the First Ward as a member of Wapakoneta City Council.

Ross earned his BA in Business Administration at Malone College and a Master’s Degree in Education at Wright State University.

Ross retired in 2021 after eight years of service as a high school Special Education Coordinator at Apollo Career Center.  Prior to Apollo, Ross’ business career included co-owner of a medical billing entity, systems analyst for a local bank, and office manager for a trucking company.

Ross is Chair of the Wapakoneta City Council’s Parks Committee and also serves on the Finance Committee as well as the Lands & Buildings Committee.  He is the city’s representative to the Wapakoneta Area Economic Development Council.

Ross and his wife Beth (retired Wapakoneta Elementary School teacher) have two married children, Ryan (Abby) and Kaitlin (Sean Mulligan), and five grandkids.  Spending time with family is their favorite past-time, and can often be seen walking or jogging in the neighborhood.

Ross can be contacted via email at rkantner@wapakoneta.net or by text/or phone at 419-234-8133.

Daniel Lee (R)

Daniel Lee (R)

2nd Ward Councilor

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Dan Lee has been married to his high school sweetheart for over 30 years. They have 3 children, Noah, Jonah, and Rebekah. He is currently marketing for Auglaize and Sidney Audiology and is the Lead Pastor at Westside United Methodist Church in Lima Ohio. Prior to working at Auglaize and Sidney Audiology, Dan has been a car salesman, loss prevention specialist, juvenile and adult probation officer, substitute teacher, and marketer for long term nursing.

He is now the longest consecutive serving councilman for Wapakoneta.   Dan is past President of the Wapakoneta Chamber of Commerce and has served on many church boards both locally and statewide.

Dan serves the community by refereeing high school soccer and track and field.  He currently serves on the Area Agency on Aging board of Directors.

He and Vanessa were both born and raised in Wapakoneta where they returned after their education to start their family and their businesses.

Dan serves on the Utilities Committee, Health & Safety Committee, Communications Committee, and Lodging Tax Committee.

Brandon Miller (R)

Brandon Miller (R)

3rd Ward Councilor

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Brandon Miller is a second-term member of city council, representing the 3rd ward. He was born and raised in Wapakoneta, graduating from Wapakoneta High School in 2013. Mr. Miller attended Miami University in Oxford, OH, where he earned both Masters and Bachelors degrees in Economics and a minor in Actuarial Science.

Mr. Miller has worked both in the digital marketing and consumer finance sectors, specializing in data analytics and statistics. He is currently a full-time faculty member in the College of Business at the University of Northwestern Ohio where he primarily teaches Economics. Brandon also advises the university’s eSports club.

Mr. Miller also serves as Vice President of First on the Moon, Inc, an organization in Wapakoneta devoted to enhancing the public understanding and appreciation of Wapakoneta’s unique identity as the home of Neil Armstrong, first person to walk on the moon. He has also volunteered at his church, St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Wapakoneta.

Brandon serves as chair of the Finance committee while also serving on the Streets and Parks committees. He enjoys athletics, video and card gaming, and playing/performing music. You can often see him playing shows at local venues in and around Wapakoneta.

Mr. Miller looks forward to meeting you! You can contact him via email at bmiller@wapakoneta.net, via phone at 567-356-7334, and you can follow his thoughts on Facebook below:

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Alex Greve (R)

Alex Greve (R)

4th Ward Council

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Alex Greve was appointed to the 4th Ward in January 2023. He is Chairman of the Health & Safety Committee and serves on the Utilities and Street & Alleys Committees.

Alex was born and raised in Wapakoneta along with his siblings, Adam & Katie. His parents are Jeff & LeeAnn Greve.   He graduated from Wapakoneta High School in 2013 and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from The Ohio State University.

Alex serves as a High School Catechist at St Joseph Catholic Church as well as a Men’s Retreat Member for “Christ Renews His Parish”.

Mr. Greve worked as a Manufacturing Engineer at Crown Equipment in New Bremen for 5 years. He now works at ATR Contractors as a Project Engineer.

Alex is married to Paige Greve. In his spare time, he enjoys following Ohio State athletics and spending time with family and friends at the lake or poolside.

Terry Campbell (R)

Terry Campbell (R)

Council At Large

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Terry Campbell is a retired Engineering Coordinator from Honda of America Mfg. as of 2017, and currently has an Associate Degree in Architectural Engineering.

Terry and his wife of 29 years have three children, Amanda, Adam, and Jocelyn and 5 grandchildren.

Mr. Campbell is the Chair of the Streets & Alleys Committee. He serves on the Utilities and Lands & Buildings Committees and is representative on the CIC Board. Terry also serves on the Superior Credit Union Advisory Committee.

As an active member of the Harvest Baptist Church he serves on the Mission Board, Helping Hands Ministry, and teaches religion classes to 3rd and 4th grade boys for AWANA youth ministry.

John Sheipline (D)

John Sheipline (D)

Council At Large

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John Sheipline was appointed to fill Rodney Metz’s council position. John is a graduate of Wapakoneta High School and Greer Technical Institute in Chicago. John was in the Army serving three years, two of those spent in Germany. John worked 17 years at Wapakoneta Machine Company, and 33 years in transportation at British Petroleum, Flying J, Pilot Petroleum. In addition, he farmed 700 acres. John and his wife Doris have been married 53 years. They have three children Amy, Andy, Tony and seven granddaughters. John is also on the tree commission. John will chair the Communication Committee and serve on the Parks and Recreation and Health and Safety Committee as a member of council. John is a poll worker for Auglaize County. John is currently the Department of Agriculture certified Weights and Measures· inspector for Auglaize County Auditor.

Chad Dunlap (R)

Chad Dunlap (R)

Council At Large

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Chad Dunlap has been married to his beautiful wife Mandy, for 27 years. Together they have 2 grown children, Shyla & Dylan. Being a dad is one thing, however, for the last two and a half years Chad has been a grandpa. Nothing compares to having a little human look up to you and call you Papa!

Chad is the owner of Upshift with Chad (Upshift). Upshift is a coaching business that he started in 2018. Chad uses Upshift as a platform to speak on mental health awareness with an emphasis on suicide awareness. He is also the Business Development Manager at Frost Roofing and has had that position for the last 10 years.

Chad actively serves as a board member for the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties.

Chad will serve as chair of the Lands Committee. He will also be serving as a member of the Health and Safety and Communications Committees.

In his off time he enjoys weight training, fishing, traveling and spending time with his family.

 

 

Terry McDonald

Terry McDonald

Clerk of Council

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Clerk Terry McDonald was raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio, attending grade school at Buckland Elementary and graduating from Wapakoneta High School in 1998. She achieved a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from The Ohio State University in 2005, majoring in Natural Resources. Terry served as Park Ranger for Columbus Metro Parks from 2005-2012, graduating Police Academy and becoming a Commissioned Park Officer. She spent several years as a Field Training Officer, as well as Incident Command Officer in Charge.

In 2012, Terry and her husband, Daryl J. McDonald, returned to their hometown of Wapakoneta, Ohio where she then became Clerk of City Council that same year. She took an immediate interest in her role as Clerk and caretaker of the City’s most historic record books, some dating as far back as 1853. She advocated for their preservation over several years, obtaining City Council’s approval in 2021 to have the oldest Wapakoneta Council minutes & ordinance books professionally restored, digitized and preserved for future generations. Terry became a Certified Municipal Clerk with the State of Ohio in 2016 and recently celebrated her 10th year as Wapakoneta’s Clerk of Council.

In addition to her Clerk responsibilities, Terry also continued her role with park lands and natural resources by accepting a position in 2015 with Heritage Trails Park District as Administrative Assistant. You can find “Ranger Terry” throughout the year hosting nature hikes along the Miami Erie Canal towpath, or conducting educational programs about chimney swift birds & native wildflowers in Auglaize County. She can also be found promoting Auglaize County park lands at annual events such as the ‘Walk with Nature Fall Festival’ and the Auglaize County Fair.

Outside of her Clerk and Park District duties, Terry’s time is spent enjoying adventures with her dog, Inspector Clouseau, as well as gardening, photography and local history.