Keith Dimoff
Executive Director
Keith Dimoff, Executive Director, is responsible for overall direction of the organization, performing the duties of the chief executive, and supervising the OEC's top managers. Working with the OEC's board of directors, Keith oversees the organization's financial health, program priorities, membership development, and public affairs.
Before being appointed executive director, he was the OEC's Deputy Director for five years. As the top aide to the chief executive, Keith supervised the work of the OEC's policy, public affairs, and outreach staff, and served as liaison to the board's strategic planning committee.
Prior to joining the OEC, Keith gained extensive experience as an officer with nonprofit community groups and spent five years at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, where he earned the statewide 1989 Employee of the Year Award.
He graduated with honors from the Ohio State University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a minor in the liberal arts. Keith serves on the Strategic Directions Committee of the State Environmental Leadership Program and is a board member of the national Clean Water Network, as well a graduate of the Great Lakes Executive Director Leadership Program.
Contact: Keith@theOEC.org
David R. Celebrezze
Director of Air & Water Special Projects
David shares his time with both the Air and Water teams at the OEC. He organizes meetings and works with local school district fleet managers on the OEC’s diesel campaign. His focus in the Water Program is the Wetlands and Streams Project. He supports and encourages sound policy to protect the quality of water in Ohio by working with several local watershed groups.
Prior to joining the OEC, David was part of a national mental health organization, coordinating over 130 centers throughout the United States. He has also served as a senatorial aide at the Ohio Statehouse. These experiences honed David’s ability to organize several different groups towards a common goal. He has a B.A. in Sociology from the College of Wooster.
Contact: David@theOEC.org
Dawn Dixon
Senior Director of Administration
Dawn is responsible for management of office administrative activities and administrative staff, coordination of special events, supervising the volunteer and intern program, managing printing requests, and handling membership renewals.
Contact: Dawn@theOEC.org
Trent A. Dougherty, J.D.
Staff Attorney, Director of Legal Affairs
Trent first joined the OEC in May, 2004 during law school and worked as a legal intern and later Law Fellow for the OEC’s Ohio Environmental Law Center. In July 2006, Trent joined the OEC full time as staff attorney responsible for legal and policy analysis for the Water and Air programs. Trent’s Water Program duties focus on CAFO's and other Clean Water Act issues, and representing the OEC on Ohio Department of Agriculture and Department of Natural Resources advisory committees. His Air Program responsibilities concern Ohio EPA rule changes to air pollution policy, as well as Diesel and Climate Change policy. Trent is also responsible for supervising the Ohio Environmental Law Center, its projects, and staff of law student interns and Law Fellows. Prior to joining the OEC, Trent worked in the Business Services Division, Legal Division, and Constituent/Client Relations for the Office of the Secretary of State of Ohio.
Trent is licensed attorney in Ohio and holds a Juris Doctorate from Capital University Law School with an Environmental Law Concentration, as well as a B.A. in English from The Ohio State University.
Contact: Trent@theOEC.org
Lisa Estrella
Administrative Assistant
Lisa is reponsible for providing administrative support to various OEC initiatives as well as providing support to the OEC senior management team.
A Southern California native who relocated to Columbus in 2003, Lisa has extensive experience with both private and non-profit fine arts organizations.
Contact: Lisa@theOEC.org
Joe Logan
Director of Agricultural Programs
Joe Logan, served as the director of governmental affairs for the Ohio Farmers Union from 2006 until joining the OEC in fall 2008. Prior to taking that position at Ohio Farmers Union, he served as that organization’s president from 2002-2006. He also served on the board of directors of the National Farmers Union during that same interval, where he chaired the Finance Committee.
Currently, he serves as the co-chair of the board of directors of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, and is the past president and current board member of the Ohio Conference on Fair Trade. He has served as the president of the National Association of Farmer Elected Committees, where he represented locally elected administrators of Federal Agricultural Programs. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the Dairy Farmers of America, the nation's largest dairy cooperative, and vice chair of its predecessor Milk Marketing Inc.
Contact: Joe@theOEC.org
Ellen Mee, J.D.
Director of Environmental Health Policy
Ellen Mee is Ohio organizer for the Keep Antibiotics Working campaign and serves as the principal investigator for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences' Midwest Consortium. In this function she works with communities around Ohio to promote awareness of environmental and public health threats, and to teach citizens how to report hazardous environmental releases. Ellen is also responsible for administering the OEC’s fish consumption advisory program, leading workshops for WIC clients, hospitals, and community groups to help citizens lower the risk and increase the benefits of eating Ohio’s sport fish.
Before joining the OEC, Ellen taught courses in health law and policy at the University of Florida College of Law and served as health policy specialist for the National Conference of State Legislatures in Washington D.C. She has holds a J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington.
Contact: Ellen@theOEC.org
Kristy Meyer, M.S.
Director of Agricultural & Clean Water Programs
Kristy is responsible for managing projects and budgets, researching technical issues, establishing positions on water issues, conducting outreach with local watershed groups, coordinating the OEC’s Great Lakes Basin Water Resources Compact/ Sustainable Water Resource Agreement (Annex 2001), and Great Lakes restoration work. In this capacity, Kristy forms partnerships with traditional and non-traditional allies to develop and pass strong and protective measures for the waters of Ohio. The particular focus of her advocacy is Lake Erie, through state, regional, and federal policy and citizen-based outreach efforts.
Prior to joining the OEC, Kristy worked part time as Ohio’s outreach specialist on Keep Antibiotics Working, The Campaign to End Antibiotic Overuse in animal agriculture, whose overuse and misuse promotes the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Kristy obtained a M.App.Sci. from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, where she worked with Aboriginals on Natural Resource Management Issues and formed a “Greening Strategy,” for all of Northern Australia, including Papua New Guinea. Kristy also has a B.S. in Environmental Biology and Business Administration from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio.
Contact: Kristy@theOEC.org
Nolan Moser, J.D.
Staff Attorney, Director of Energy & Clean Air Programs
Nolan provides management and strategic leadership of all Energy and Clean Air Program work, funding, resource allocation and planning. Nolan also directs the OEC's energy-related litigation efforts at the Public Utilities Commission and beyond; coordinating the activities of the OEC staff attorneys and outside counsel focused on energy.
Nolan acts as the OEC's representative on a variety of boards and appointed positions, and is responsible for the development of OEC policies and positions on energy and climate change.
Nolan began his tenure with the OEC as a legal intern during law school and is a licensed attorney in both Ohio and Michigan. He has authored several published articles on environmental litigation and regulation, energy law, and international law. Nolan received a J.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 2006 and B.A. degrees in political science and history from Austin College in 2003.
Contact: Nolan@theOEC.org
Raenell Nagel, J.D.
Senior Director of Policy & Strategic Planning
As the leader of strategic planning for the OEC, Raenell directs both the Energy & Clean Air and Agriculture & Clean Water policy programs. She also manages the OEC's Ohio Environmental Law Center and acts as the liaison with the Board Strategic Planning Committee.
Raenell holds dual B.A. degrees in Political Science and Justice, Law & Society from American University, a J.D. with a concentration in environmental law from Boston University, and a M.F.A. in Film and Electronic Media with a specialization in film theory and social documentary film from American University.
Prior to joining the OEC, Raenell worked with a variety of non-profit organizations and government agencies, including COSI in Columbus, Ohio, the Agricultural Conservation Innovation Center, the Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, and Public Citizen's Congress Watch. She has also worked in higher education at Baruch College/CUNY in New York City and at American University in Washington, DC.
Contact: Raenell@theOEC.org
Will Reisinger, J.D.
Staff Attorney
Will Reisinger worked as a student intern for the OEC's Ohio Environmental Law Center in 2007 and rejoined the organization after graduating from law school.
He assists with the Law Center's litigation and provides legal analysis and support for the organization's Air & Energy, Agriculture & Clean Water, and Legislative Affairs programs.
He is a licensed attorney in the state of Ohio and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Will holds a B.A. in English and Political Science from Emory & Henry College in Virginia and a J.D. from Ohio Northern University. Will is also a FAA-licensed pilot and enjoys viewing Ohio’s natural beauty from the air.
Contact: Will@theOEC.org
Jodi Segal
Senior Director of Advancement
A native of Pickerington, Ohio, Jodi has been politically and socially aware since an early age. After majoring in cultural diversity at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, she went on to a career in social change advocacy and fundraising for environmental-conservation organizations including MASSPIRG in Boston and CALPRIG in Santa Barbara.
Jodi works directly with the OEC's Executive Director to create and implement strategies for expansion of the including planned giving, the Green Giving Club, corporate donations, group memberships, fundraising events, and member relations.
Contact: Jodi@theOEC.org
Jack Shaner
Deputy Director, Senior Director of Legislative
& Public Affairs
As Deputy Director and Senior Director of Legislative & Public Affairs, Jack Shaner brings more than 25 years of experience in public interest advocacy and legislative service to Ohio’s environmental-conservation community. Beginning his thirteenth year as the director of the OEC's legislative program and earned media efforts, Jack is well recognized in Statehouse corridors in Columbus and in newsrooms across the state as the premier environmental policy advocate at Capitol Square.
Before joining the OEC, Jack served as policy director for the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus and staffed the caucus’ members on the Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment Committee. A native Buckeye, Jack is a graduate of the Ohio State University and the Environmental Leadership Institute.
Contact: Jack@theOEC.org
Allison Thomas
Director of Marketing & Communications
As Director of Marketing & Communications, Allison develops and implements strategies to cultivate environmental awareness while supporting the OEC's policy and program campaigns. Responsible for leading the expansion effort to strengthen the OEC's overall organizational marketing efforts, Allison engages and involves members and supporters to make personal and political change to protect Ohio's environment.
Before joining the OEC, Allison served as Director of Public Relations for Broadway Across America in Columbus and managed the marketing, public relations and communications efforts for one of the largest Conservatories & Botanical Gardens in North America, Franklin Park Conservatory. A proud Ohio native, Allison holds a B.S. in Communication from Ohio University.
Contact: Allison@theOEC.org
Devan Willemsen, M.C.R.P.
Director of Air & Land Use Special Projects
Devan works on diesel cleanup and energy projects for the OEC, specifically the school bus diesel retrofit program throughout Ohio and climate change issues. She grew up in northeast Ohio where the impacts of industrialization on the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie and the effects of urban sprawl were constantly apparent. Her goal at the OEC is to advocate for ways of living, working, and commuting that reduce harmful impacts upon the environment.
Devan holds a B.A. in International Studies and a Masters degree in City and Regional Planning from the Ohio State University.
Contact: Devan@theOEC.org
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