Belmont SWCD Supervisors Belmont SWCD Supervisors|
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The Belmont Soil & Water Conservation District is governed by a five-member board that serve staggered, three-year terms.
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Belmont SWCD SupervisorsBrad Allar Don Guindon David Lash Jr. Ed Stenger Tim Wojchowski |
Newly elected Board member Brad Allar has operated Triple A Construction Company since 1992. He normally does contract work for Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Abandoned Mine Land (AML) projects and holds the federal contract for the Emergency Mine Program covering six local counties including Belmont. He has worked with local farmers on a variety of agriculture projects and with the Division of Wildlife on constructing test facilities in the Captina Creek watershed. Brad is a member of the Elks and Masonic Lodge #25 and he, and his wfe Debra, have two sons. 
Guindon co-operates the Olney Taber Farm with Mike Britton for the Olney Friends School in Barnesville, Ohio. The 350 acre farm is home to more than fifty Jersey cows and houses 105 animals. In September of 2003, Guindon was honored as one of Ohio's top five Conservation Farm Families. Because of Guindon's conservation views, the Olney Taber Farm follows stringent stewardship practices. Guindon is a member of the Stillwater Friends, Dairy Service, Dairy Farmers of America and a trustee on the Belmont County Farm Bureau Board. In 2006, Guindon received the prestigious Environmental Stewardship Award from the Ohio Livestock Coalition. Guindon, and wife Jan, have 2 daughters, Caroline and Allison.
David P. Lash, Jr. has been a life long resident of Colerain, Ohio, where he has been a beef cattle farmer for 40 years. He has implemented many conservation practices on the farm, including springs, heavy use pads, access roads and rotational grazing. He is also a member of the Colerain Presbyterian Church and is a Farm Bureau member. Lash has also owned and operated Lash Paving & Excavating for the past 35 years. He has served 20 years as a Colerain Township Trustee. Lash has two sons, Daniel and David, who work with him at Lash Paving. He also has three grandchildren.
Newly elected Board member Rick Oberdick is a life-long resident of Belmont County. He resides on a small farm in the Colerain area where he raises Hereford cattle. A graduate of Belmont Technical College, he has earned an associates degree in civil engineering and is in the process of completing a bachelor's degree at Ohio University. Rick is currently employed as a draftsman at the Belmont County Engineers office and was previously the Urban Technician of the Belmont SWCD where he spearheaded the district stormwater program. 
Tim Wojchowski was raised and has resided in St.Clairsville, Ohio, for the past 46 years. He attended St.Clairsville High School. Wojchowski and wife, Margie, have been married for 26 years and have two daughters. After working for his dads laminate countertop business since he was twelve, Wojchowski decided to start his own business of selling Corian and Granite countertops. Tims Custom Installation was started in his garage and is now located in the Industrial Park in Belmont County. The business has been going strong for 16 years and also sells windows and doors. Wojchowski recently ventured into the Bull Bucking business with the Thorsell Family from Burbank, Ohio. Wojchowski owns property in Bethesda, Ohio, where the family intends to bring the cattle, fish in the ponds, and build a new home.