Brian Cossel: cossbr@wapak.org

Mr. Cossel has served on the board since January 2018.  He is a familiar face around Wapakoneta as he has been employed by the United States Post Office for many years and much of that time was spent as a mail carrier. Brian was driven to serve on the Board in order to help the school district in any way possible.  He has previously worked with the children in our district as a coach, as well.  He and his wife Shawna have one son.  He is motivated to help the district knowing that his young son will be in our school buildings learning for many years to come.  

Ron Mertz: Board President mertro@wapak.org

Mr. Mertz has served on the Board since January 1, 2000.  Ron is retired from the Dana Corporation in Lima, Ohio as a Maintenance Software and Parts Specialist.  He is married to his high school sweetheart, Elaine (Jones).  They have three daughters, four grandsons, and two granddaughters.  Mr. Mertz is community minded and feels "you need to get involved.  That's how we can ALL make a difference."  Mr Mertz is also a member of the Apollo Board of Education. Ron is retired from the Cridersville Fire Department with 40 years of service, ten as Chief.  He is a member of Harvest Baptist Church and is a supporter of Redskin Arts and Sports Programs.   

Willie Sammetinger: Vice-President wsammetinger@yahoo.com

Mr. Sammetinger has served on the board for over 20 years.  His main reason for wanting to serve is to be involved in the community and give back to the district he cares about.  Willie is a 1971 graduate of WHS and has lived in Wapakoneta his entire life.  Mr. Sammetinger has been employed as a masonry supervisor for Tuttle Construction for many years.  Willie is also a former member of the Apollo Board of Education and believes that hands on learning and hard work are vital skills for many of our students and their success.  In addition he has served as the Wapakoneta ACME baseball coach for 19 years.  During Willie's time on the Board much has been accomplished and he looks forward to assisting the district and its students in the future.  Willie has been married to Sharon and they have three boys; Craig, Chris, and Nick.

Jennifer Grundey grunje@wapak.org

Jennie (Mosler Kline) Grundey grew up in Wapakoneta and graduated from Wapakoneta High School. She cares deeply about youth and the community and chose to serve on the Board of Education to support the success of students, staff, and the district. She has taught and facilitated Experiential Education at Ohio Northern University, Raabe College of Pharmacy since 2006. She lives in Wapakoneta with her husband and three sons. Her late husband, Jason Kline, served the Wapakoneta School District as a teacher, coach, and administrator from 2000–2010.

Ron Kanter kantro@wapak.org

Ron Kantner is a Wapakoneta High School graduate and comes from a family of educators. Both Ron’s parents retired as teachers from our school system.  His brother and his sister-in-law were also both educators.  Ron has been a Doctor of Chiropractic in Wapakoneta for over 35 years and now focuses his work on horses. This is Ron's second term on the school board, as he was a member from 2004 until 2008.  The City of Wapakoneta and the school system are very important to Ron, as his children and now grandchildren attend the school district.  His goal is to work with our school board, administration, and staff to continue to make our district the very best it can be for our students and the community!