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.
New elected board member Ed Mowrer was born and raised in Orrville, Ohio. He attended Akron University, earning a degree in Electrical Engineering, and later received a MBA from Ashland University. Ed has been married to Mary for 36 years and they have three children. Ed and his family moved to St. Clairsville twenty- one years ago when AEP named him as the Bellaire Area Manager. He and his family have been active in Scouting, Church School and 4-H. Ed serves on the Ohio River Valley Council Board of the Boy Scouts, several local and conference church committees, and is a member of the St. Clairsville Rotary Club. In the past, Ed has been active on local and state boards such as The Chamber of Commerce, Belmont County CIC/DOD , Jefferson County CIC, Progress 2000, United Way , OMEGA, and the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum. Ed presently works at Belmont College as part of their Energy Institute. He and his wife are attending the Belmont Leadership Academy 2012, and are involved with the OSU Extension Master Gardener Program. |
Belmont SWCD SupervisorsBrad Allar Don Guindon Ed Mowrer Rick Oberdick Tim Wojchowski |
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. 
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 dad's laminate countertop business since he was twelve, Wojchowski decided to start his own business of selling Corian and Granite countertops. Tim's 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.