FAIRFIELD CITY SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES
Jerome Kearns, President
Term: 1/1/08 - 12/31/11
Biography: Born in Columbus, Ohio. Married (Dawn). Together have three children; two children attend the Lakota Local School District and one child attends Fairfield Middle School. A resident of Fairfield Township since 2004.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in social work from The Ohio State University; master’s certificate in state and local government contract management from George Washington University.
Professional: Assistant Director at Butler County Department of Job and Family Services. Over 18 years experience working in the public sector in management positions.
Community involvement: Member, Fairfield Township Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association; board member, Shared Harvest Foodbank; member, Fairfield Kiwanis; board member, Workforce One Investment Board of Southwest Ohio.
Biography: Originally from Owensboro Kentucky. Married to Leonard Barry Ko. Two sons, Ben is a student at University of Cincinnati, Tyler is a student at Fairfield High School. We moved to Fairfield in 1986. Education: Bachelor of Science in Recreational Therapy from Eastern Kentucky University.
Professional: Independent distributor for Premier Designs Jewelry. Sharon provided corporate training for area businesses and organizations and worked in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Community involvement: Past president of PTC (Parents and Teachers for Children) at West Elementary and Fairfield Middle School. Co-chair of Afterprom in 2008. Have remained active with the Afterprom committee. Volunteer with the Fairfield High School Marching Band and high school PTC. Volunteer at Vineyard Community Church.
Biography: Born and raised in Portland, Michigan. Married to Karen, two children: Melissa, FHS Class of 2009, now at Miami University; Emily, FHS Class of 2011. Fairfield resident since 1995. Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in public administration from Michigan State University; Master of Arts (M.A.) in political science from San Francisco State University; and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in political science from Miami University.
Professional: Senior project manager, Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs at Miami University. Also employed as part-time instructor for the Department of Political Science at Miami University teaching American government and public administration courses. Prior to Miami University, was employed for 10 years by Citibank (CA) in a variety of consumer credit and risk management positions.
Community involvement: Citizens for Fairfield Schools, John Wesley United Methodist Church, Rolling Hills Swim Team, Southwest Ohio YMCA Swimming (certified official).
Biography: Raised in Gloucester, Massachusetts; Married to Megan (Hughes); Three children: Halle, FHS Class of 2005; Thomas, FHS Class of 2008; and Brenna, FHS Class of 2012; Fairfield resident since 1990. Education: Gloucester High School, Class of 1973; Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, 1977; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1993.
Professional: Senior Environmental Engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cincinnati, Ohio; Registered Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and State of Ohio; Board Certified Environmental Engineer, American Association of Environmental Engineers; Represented the United States as Co-Director of the NATO Science for Peace and Security, Pilot Study on Clean Products and Processes, co-chairing international meetings in Northern Ireland, Denmark, Lithuania, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Norway, Turkey, Portugal, and Germany.
Community involvement (past and current): Golden Triangle Youth Hockey Association, Hamilton, Ohio: Hockey Coach; City of Fairfield: Civic Center Citizens Advisory Committee; Representative to Hamilton to New Baltimore Groundwater Consortium, Wellhead Protection Appeals Advisory Board; Planning Commission; Fairfield City School District: Building Excellent Schools Together (BEST) Committee; Co-Chair, Citizens for Fairfield Schools; and Chair, Central Elementary Scholarship Committee.
Biography: Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. Married to Dennis, two children; Denton FHS class of 2020 and Brielle FHS class of 2022; Fairfield Township resident since 2001.
Education: Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Master of Science in mechanical engineering, University of Cincinnati.
Professional: Currently managing a publishing company focusing on neighborhood publications. Worked as a combustion design engineer at General Electric in Evendale, Ohio, prior to having a family. Also worked as a stress and fatigue analyst with the Boeing Company responsible for the structural integrity of the Empennage section of the 737 Next Generation aircraft line.
Community involvement: Fairfield Township Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, Community Advocate and Events Planner, Parent Classroom Helper, Parent Resource Team for the District.
