Board of Education

Email: mfink@ohschools.org
Phone: 419-297-5451
Address: 2545 Westchester Rd., Ottawa Hills, OH 43615
Education: B.A. - Clark University; J.D. – University of Toledo College of Law

Bio: Ms. Fink is a clinical professor at the University of Toledo College of Law. In addition to her law school activities, she currently serves on the boards/committees of several organizations including the Supreme Court of Ohio Dispute Resolution Commission, the Ohio Mediation Association, and the University of Toledo Law Alumni Affiliate.

She and husband Chris Hamilton have three children enrolled in Ottawa Hills Schools and a fourth who graduated in 2022. They have lived in the Village since the fall of 2012.

Ms. Fink has been active in the Ottawa Hills community and has served as a board member since January 2018.

Email: asmidi@ohschools.org
Phone: 419-466-0766
Address: 4244 Halifax Rd., Ottawa Hills, OH
Education: B.B.A: University of Toledo; MBA: University of Toledo; Ph.D. (in progress): Bowling Green State University

Bio: Mr. Smidi is the chief executive and principal owner of Joe's Autos, an automotive dealership in Toledo. He is completing the doctorate program in Organizational/Intercultural Communications at Bowling Green State University and served on the college’s Board of Trustees representing fellow graduate students. He currently serves on the board/committees of the Education Committee of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo and of the University of Toledo Family Business Center Advisory Board. 

He and his wife Rana, a local pharmacist, moved to the village in June of 2020 and have three children, Janeen, Yusuf, and Malik. 

Mr. Smidi has been a board member since January 2021.

Email: rgnepper@ohschools.org
Phone: 419-283-2963
Address: 2806 Falmouth Rd., Ottawa Hills, OH 43615
Education: B.A., Geography – The Ohio State University

Bio: Mr. Gnepper is Territory Business Manager - Non Viral Liver Disease for Intercept Pharmaceuticals. He and wife Colleen have lived in Ottawa Hills since 2003. They have three children: Reed, Blake, and Luke. He is a member of the Ottawa Hills Kindergarten Club and graduated from Ottawa Hills High School in 1991. Having grown up here, he has been extremely active in the community and the school system by volunteering on many committees and boards.

Mr. Gnepper has been a board member since January 2018.

Email: chupp@ohschools.org
Phone: 419-376-7166
Address: 3428 Brantford Rd., Ottawa Hills, OH 43606

Education: B.A., Political Science - The Ohio State University

Bio: Mr. Hupp is a commercial insurance broker with Alliant Insurance Services. He and his wife Sandy have three Ottawa Hills graduates; Noah (2014), Miranda (2017), and Jillian (2019). He has lived in the village since September 2000 and has been involved with OH Boosters, OH Youth Baseball, OHSPA, and OHLS Facilities Committee. Mr. Hupp previously served as a Village Council member (2012-2016) prior to being elected to the School Board in 2016. 

Email: klathrop@ohschools.org
Phone: 419-262-7799
Address: 3805 Sulphur Spring Rd., Ottawa Hills, OH 43606
Education: Bachelor's degree in psychology from Colgate University and a master's of business administration degree from the University of Toledo.

Bio: Kathy Lathrop is the Development Officer at Diabetes Youth Services. She and her husband, George, have lived in the village for 23 years. They have five children: Caroline, Sam, Elizabeth, Thomas, and Mary. 

Kathy recently completed service on the Ebeid Children's Hospital Board. She is a sustaining member and past board member of the Junior League of Toledo and ProMedica Toledo Hospital and Ebeid Children's Hospital Auxiliary.

In the village, she is a volunteer with the OH Boosters and OHSPA. In 2016, she co-chaired the biennial Green Bear Ball, a community fundraiser for Ottawa Hills Local Schools. She served as co-chair of the 2020 campaign that put two levey issues before voters (both were successful).