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Elected and Appointed Officials
Washington Township, like
other townships throughout the state, has four
elected officials: Three Trustees and a Fiscal Officer.
Each official serves a four-year term of office and is elected
by voters in both the unincorporated and the incorporated (City
of Centerville) portions of Washington Township. The following
elected officials represent the residents of Washington
Township:
Trustee President
Trustee Joyce Young, a township resident for more than 35 years, is known for her community activism and leadership on many civic boards, including the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, the Human Race Theatre Board and the Montgomery County Family and Children First Council.
Joyce was elected Chair in 2006 of the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, a statewide agency that partners with individuals with disabilities to achieve quality employment, independence and disability determination outcomes.
A trustee since 1995, Joyce is a delegate to the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission. Joyce served as co-chair of the Create the Vision committee that helped write Centerville/Washington Township’s Community Plan. She has four daughters and four grandchildren.
Email Joyce: jyoung@washingtontwp.org
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Vice President
Terry Blair is in his sixth term as a member of the Washington Township Board of Trustees and has served as president eight times.
Terry is the board’s liaison to the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission. He is president of Buckeye Pools, Inc. An active member of Centerville Noon Optimists, he has served as past president of the American Business Club of Dayton and is on the Finance Committee at the Church of the Incarnation. Terry owns, breeds, and races standard bred horses. A resident of Washington Township since 1971, he and his wife, Judy, have four children and seven grandchildren.
Email Terry: tblair@washingtontwp.org |
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Trustee
Lee Snyder, a township resident since 1961, began his first term as a trustee in 1998. Lee’s community service includes 18 years on the Zoning Commission, the board which makes recommendations to trustees on the Zoning Resolution and Map. He is the township liaison to the Regional HazMat Advisory Board. In the late 1960s, he was appointed as the first volunteer fire captain at Station No. 3 on Dayton-Lebanon Pike. Lee also served 35 years as a volunteer firefighter for the City of Kettering where he owns Snyder Brick and Block. He and his wife, Ruth, have two children and six grandchildren.
Email Lee: lsnyder@washingtontwp.org
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Fiscal Officer
Tom Zobrist brings over 40 years of management experience
to the post of Fiscal Officer, a position he has held since April
2004. As a former co-owner of Bell Optical Laboratory -- a family
business with five labs in Ohio and surrounding states -- his
responsibilities have included cash flow management, the computer
group, inventory, sales and marketing. He has lived in the township
more than 30 years and co-chairs the implementation task force
for the Create the Vision Community Plan. Tom and his wife, Patty,
who is a member of the Zoning Commission, have two sons, four
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Email Tom: tzobrist@washingtontwp.org
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Township Administrator
Jesse Lightle assumed responsibilities in February 2008 as Washington Township’s third administrator. She came to the township in 2006 as deputy administrator and, in that capacity, was involved in all aspects of township operations, with specific responsibility for the Fire, Recreation and Development Services departments.
Prior to joining Washington Township, Lightle served as assistant city manager for the City of Clayton where she was responsible for budget preparation, human resources, economic development and communications. She also has worked as assistant to the city manager for the City of Centerville, community project coordinator for the Wright State University Center for Urban and Public Affairs, and as an adjunct professor in the WSU Master of Public Administration Program.
Lightle has lived in Centerville/Washington Township since 2002. Email Jesse: jlightle@washingtontwp.org |