Licking Memorial Hospital (LMH) is pleased to announce the recent addition of community leaders Marcia Downes and Alex R. Miller, Ed.D., to the Board of Directors.  In addition, the LMH Board of Directors elected the following officers for 2020-2021: David E. Doney, Chair; Jaqueline H. Parrill, Ed.D., Vice Chair; Sharad Thakkar, Ph.D., Secretary; and Brian J. Mortellaro, Treasurer.
 
Marcia has lived in Licking County for 40 years.  She currently serves as Executive Director of The Works, Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology in Newark.  She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in cultural geography from Radford University in Radford, Virginia.  Marcia serves as member of the LMH Development Council’s Community Relations Committee.  She also is a board member for The Ohio State University – Newark and is an active member of Newark Rotary and A Call to College.  Marcia and her husband, Jonathan, have three grown children, Helen, Jonathan and Taylor, and five grandchildren.
 
Alex is new to Licking County and resides in Granville.  He recently became Vice President for Student Development at Denison University.  Alex received his Bachelor of Arts degree in communication and journalism from Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan.  In 2002, he earned a Master of Arts degree in student affairs administration from Michigan State University College of Education in East Lansing, Michigan, and he received his Doctor of Education in adult and higher education administration from Northern Illinois University College of Education in DeKalb, Illinois, in 2016.  Alex is a member of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.
 
Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) has a separate Board of Directors to oversee all aspects of three corporations – Licking Memorial Hospital, Licking Memorial Professional Corporation and Licking Memorial Health Foundation.  It is comprised of nine community leaders, who set policies and guide LMHS through its day-to-day operations.  The LMHS Board of Directors elected Michael Massaro as Secretary/Treasurer for 2020 following the annual elections.  Linda Dalgarn, Chair, and Patrick Guanciale, Vice Chair, will continue their terms for 2020-2021.