If you would like to know how we organized our Bicentennial Celebration, contact Bari Stith at geaugacountyarchivist@alltel.net or Anita Stocker at anitastocker@geaugaced.org.

Mission Statement | Board Members

Mission Statement

The mission of the Geauga County Bicentennial Celebration Board of Managers is to promote and coordinate county-wide participation in Geauga County's Bicentennial events in 2005/2006. The focus shall be on education, commemoration, legacy, and celebration.

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Bicentennial Board Members

The Geauga County Bicentennial Board of Managers was formed on August 7, 2001 by the Geauga County Board of Commissioners per Ohio Revised Code Section 347.02. The eight-member bicentennial board consists of members representing the Public/Government sector, the private sector, and the community-at-large.

Bari Oyler Stith, Ph.D, President

County Archivist, Geauga County Archives and Record Center
Adjunct Faculty, Department of History, John Carroll University
Adjunct Faculty, Ursuline Studies, Ursuline College

Anne Prusha, Vice-President

Public Relations and Marketing Officer, Geauga County Public Library
Geauga Arts and Culture Council,

Anita Stocker, Treasurer

Director, Geauga County Community and Economic Development
Stockers on the Park

Dave Beten

Paul Newman

Newman and Brice, Attorneys at Law
Geauga Veteran's Memorial Committee
Burton-Middlefield Rotary

Bill Patterson

VP,Patterson Farms, Inc.

Alice Sems

Director Emeritus, Leadership Geauga

Teresa Runion

Special Events Coordinator, Geauga County Park District
Geauga Arts and Culture Council

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