TMACOG - Key Persons
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- Water Quality Administrative Assistant
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- Director of Transportation
Northwood Mayor Ed Schimmel is currently serving his third term as mayor of Northwood. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from the University of Toledo. He has been an attorney in private practice for just over 20 years.
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- Director of Water Quality Planning
- Vice President of Water Quality Planning
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- Transportation Planner / Database Analyst
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- Deputy Director of Communications
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- Commissioner, Ottawa County
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- Member of Committee
- Water Quality Planner
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- Director of Communications
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- Transportation Administrative Assistant
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- Executive Director
- Certified Ohio Economic Developer
Sandy Spang is currently serving as the sixth executive director of Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments.
She previously served as the deputy director of economic development for the City of Toledo and as an elected member of Toledo City Council. Spang, also a business owner, spent her time on council and with the administration focused on finding ways to help entrepreneurs support their businesses and access programs designed to support their success. She worked with the economic development team to create and update grant programs that help business owners offset costs for façade, fire, accessibility, and building code upgrades.
Spang also led the team that created Permit Planner, a scoping tool that helps businesses and residents understand what permits, incentives, and special restrictions apply to their construction projects. She facilitated the Forward Cities E3 program, which brought the community's entrepreneurial support organizations together to create a more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem and resulted in the launch of the Toledo Ramp (www.tolramp.biz), an online platform for free counseling, events, and access to capital.
Spang is a certified Ohio economic developer who has served on the National League of Cities Community and Economic Development National Committee. She's also a founding member and co-chair of the Northwest Ohio Women's Business Council and a board member for Lott Industries.
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- Coordinator
- Member of Committee
- Water Quality Planner
Perrysburg Mayor Tom Mackin is currently serving his second term as mayor of the City of Perrysburg. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Muskingum College and is an honor graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law. Mackin was in private practice for 25 years until 2015, when he joined Lucas Metropolitan Housing as its chief legal officer. He is a member of the Ohio, Toledo, and American Bar Associations.