CINCINNATI- On Wednesday June 10, 2009, the Board of Trustees for the Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati voted to add four new members. The Coalition’s four new board members are as follows (in alpha order): Christie Bryant, Patricia B. DeJarnett, Kyle Gearheart and Kerry Hill.
Christie Bryant is an attorney with Ulmer & Berne LLP in Cincinnati, OH. Prior to her graduation from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, she worked in the substance abuse prevention area. She is a member of the Avondale Community Council and is an active member of both her profession and community, serving on several nonprofit boards.
Patricia B. DeJarnett is currently the Director of School-Based Health Care for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She is an active member of the community and in her profession. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Governance Committee for the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, and is past President of the Ohio School-Based Health Care Association Board. She has served on a number of other local nonprofit boards as well.
Kyle Gearheart, CFP®, CFM®, CRPC is a Vice President with Merrill Lynch in Cincinnati. He has served several terms on the board of the Drug-Free Action Alliance, a statewide substance abuse prevention group located in Columbus, OH.
Kerry Hill is currently Executive Director of Pupil and Personnel Operations with Campbell County Kentucky Schools. He actively supports the Coalition’s survey efforts in his district and provides ongoing input to Coalition programs as needed, including the work of the Southern Campbell County Coalition, a member coalition of the Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati.
Each of the new members was elected by the Board of Trustees to serve a three year term. The Coalition welcomes the diversity of background, experience and thought that each new member brings to the Coalition’s ongoing effort to reduce underage use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs across the Greater Cincinnati region.
