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Supervisors are respected conservation leaders elected by county residents to represent them in directing soil and water conservation and natural resources management in Delaware County. Board members are elected to a three-year term as public officials and serve without pay. Elections occur at the Annual Meeting.
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Sue Cunningham
Chairperson
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Sue, husband Phil, and daughter, Trish, are partners in Scioto Farms and Troyton Grain Inc. They are currently utilizing conservation tillage, grassed waterways, subsurface and surface drainage, and a complete manure management plan. Sue teaches nutrition at Marion Technical College. She serves on the Delaware County Farm Bureau Board and the Ohio Pork Council Women.
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Jim
Sherman
Vice-Chair
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Jim Sherman, his wife Denise, and two sons own and operate a corn, soybean, and wheat grain farm in Porter Township. No-tillage, grassed waterways, and systematic subsurface drainage are part of Jim's conservation plan. Jim is also a U.S. Postal Service Rural Route Carrier. Jim has served as a Delaware SWCD Supervisor since 1985.
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Ted Colflesh
Secretary/Fiscal Agent
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Ted is a partner with JELAWR Family Farms in Brown Township. He has two children. Practicing soil conservation and systematic tile drainage, they produce corn, soybeans and wheat with conventional and reduced tillage systems. They also have a hog operation. Ted has served as a SWCD Supervisor since 1987.
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Steven Sheets
Member
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Steve and his wife Linda own and operate Sheets Farms, a 1500 acre grain and feeder cattle operation in Kingston Township. Steve has used no-tillage and subsurface drainage to enhance his conservation farming operation. Steve has served as a SWCD Supervisor since 1991.
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John
Miller
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John is a geologist working in the oil and gas industry for Enervest Operating LLC. Throughout his career, John has worked in the geotechnical field on projects throughout the state. Currently he serves on the Board of the Delaware County Farm Bureau, and is the Treasurer of the Ohio Geological Society. Additionally, John served two years in the Army as an Infantryman in the 24th Infantry Division. John holds a bachelor's degree in geology from Kent State University, and a Master's Degree from The Ohio State University. John and his wife Janet Cassidy reside in Berlin Twp. in a century home on 4 acres where he is a part-time beekeeper and market gardener.
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