NOACA President Steve Hambley, NOACA Executive Director Howard Maier, Congressman Bob Gibbs, North Royalton Service Director Tom Jordan in Washington DC (2011)
Steve Hambley, elected Medina County Commissioner in 1996 and
re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2008 served as a Brunswick City Councilman for five years chairing the city's Planning and Zoning Committee and Economic Development Committee in the early 1990's.
He received a Ph.D. from the University of Akron in 1993, and was
awarded a Martin Scholarship in History for two years. He is currently an adjunct professor at Lorain County Community College.
Over the last 15 years of teaching at various colleges, Dr. Hambley has
taught courses in American National Government, State and Local Government, Introduction to Politics, Comparative Politics, Introduction to Urban Studies, Contemporary World Problems, History of Civilization and U.S. History.
Prior to becoming county commissioner, Dr. Hambley worked at the Public Services Institute at LorainCounty Community College for a year and one-half and at the Center for Urban Studies at the University of Akron for five years, where he served as Project Manager for the Northeast Ohio Urban University Municipal Solid Waste Consortium.
In 2011, served as President of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), the metropolitan planning agency for the 5 county Cleveland area, a post he was previously elected to in 2001 and 2006.
Over the past year, Dr. Hambley has also served as Chairman of the Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium. The Consortium was created by The Fund for Our Economic Future and several of its member foundations, in combination with more than 30 public and private sector organizations, who were awarded a $4.25 million dollar grant from the U.S. Sustainable Communities Program. The initiative is designed to support regional approaches to land use, housing, environmental and economic development issues. The Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium was one of 45 communities selected nationwide.
re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2008 served as a Brunswick City Councilman for five years chairing the city's Planning and Zoning Committee and Economic Development Committee in the early 1990's.
He received a Ph.D. from the University of Akron in 1993, and was
awarded a Martin Scholarship in History for two years. He is currently an adjunct professor at Lorain County Community College.
Over the last 15 years of teaching at various colleges, Dr. Hambley has
taught courses in American National Government, State and Local Government, Introduction to Politics, Comparative Politics, Introduction to Urban Studies, Contemporary World Problems, History of Civilization and U.S. History.
Prior to becoming county commissioner, Dr. Hambley worked at the Public Services Institute at LorainCounty Community College for a year and one-half and at the Center for Urban Studies at the University of Akron for five years, where he served as Project Manager for the Northeast Ohio Urban University Municipal Solid Waste Consortium.
In 2011, served as President of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), the metropolitan planning agency for the 5 county Cleveland area, a post he was previously elected to in 2001 and 2006.
Over the past year, Dr. Hambley has also served as Chairman of the Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium. The Consortium was created by The Fund for Our Economic Future and several of its member foundations, in combination with more than 30 public and private sector organizations, who were awarded a $4.25 million dollar grant from the U.S. Sustainable Communities Program. The initiative is designed to support regional approaches to land use, housing, environmental and economic development issues. The Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium was one of 45 communities selected nationwide.
Commissioner Steve Hambley, Ohio Speaker of the House Bill Batchelder, Rod Knight
