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Dr. John Bender brings to the Ohio State Board of Education:
Experience-
Seven years representing the 62nd district in the Ohio House of Representatives
Ranking minority member of the House EDUCATION committee
Ethics and Standards Committee
Economic Development and Small Business Committ
Five years as Member-at-Large on the Elyria City Council
Educational Leadership-
Seventeen years in adminsitration at Lorain County Community College
Background-
PhD in Educational Adminsitration from the University of Pittsburgh
M.A. in Guidance from the University of Pittsburgh
B. Sci. in Biological Science Education from the University of Pittsburgh