The Aging in Place Committee advises City Council and Staff on matters, programs, and services affecting older adults and their caregivers. The Committee’s focus is creating an age-friendly community where residents of every age can enjoy all that Hilliard has to offer and thrive throughout each stage of their lives.
This Committee was established in April 2022 and consists of nine resident members who are age 55 or older plus one City Council representative.
Committee member since 2023
Background
Clark-Korkate is a graduate of The Ohio State University and worked in human resource management and in the group health insurance industry before retiring. Her experience in both work environments gives her the ability to work collaboratively with the Aging in Place Committee to represent seniors in our community with a goal of creating an age-friendly environment that links community development, programming, and services.
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She is a 30-plus-year Hilliard resident and retired recently. Volunteering on the Aging in Place Committee gives her the opportunity to give back to her community.
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She and her husband believe Hilliard is a family-friendly environment that supports its community through all stages of life.
Committee member since 2023
Committee member since 2022
Term ends 2025
Background
Grubbe is a retired physical therapist spending the majority of her 43-year career in the home health setting, with most of her clients being older adults. About 10 years ago, she continued her passion for working with older adults by obtaining a master’s degree in gerontology.
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She served as house manager for Hilliard Arts Council from 2018 to 2023
Dr. Deborah J. Mitchell
Vice-Chair, City of Hilliard Aging-in-Place
Member since 2022.
Term ends 2027.
Background
Dr. Mitchell is Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing at The Ohio State University, as well as founder and president of CypressTree Corp., a consulting firm that offers expert guidance in strategy and leadership development.
She received her bachelor’s degree in business administration (economics) from The Ohio State University, and both her M.B.A. (marketing) and her Ph.D. (behavioral science and marketing) from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Dr. Mitchell has served on several boards, including currently as a director and chair of the Senior Living and Affordable Housing Committee for Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio.
Hilliard community service
In addition to her work with the Heritage Lakes Homeowners’ Association, Dr. Mitchell is a founding board director of Home in Hilliard, Inc., a local nonprofit that serves Hilliard residents ages 55 and up. She is also a member and lay leader at Hilliard United Methodist Church, where she is active in volunteer and community outreach activities.
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Dr. Mitchell grew up on the west side of Columbus and has great memories of showing horses in 4-H each year at the Franklin County Fair showgrounds in Hilliard. She and her family moved to Hilliard in 2020. Her parents Ruby and Charles, both still active in their 90’s, enjoy attending events at the Hilliard Senior Center.
Committee member since 2022
Term ends 2026
Background
Meginnis has a bachelor’s degree in business and an MBA from the The Ohio State University. He served as radiology administrative director for Riverside Methodist Hospital. He has information technology support work experience for Eddie Bauer Catalog and Retail operations. He is using his health care and IT experience to help seniors in the Hilliard community.
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He and his wife have lived in Hilliard since 1972. Their three children attended Hilliard schools, played youth sports, and participated in music programs. He has served as a coach, board member, and president for the Hilliard Ohio Soccer Association. More recently, he was the first president of his condominium association. He and his wife have enjoyed their time at the Hilliard Community Center, including playing volleyball and tennis, and are currently members of the Hilliard Senior Center.
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He and his wife volunteer at the Ohio History Connection’s Ohio Village. He enjoys breakfast and lunch out with friends, raising orchids, landscaping, and helping others.
Committee member since 2022
Term ends 2025
Background
Reed’s educational and professional background is in gerontology and rehabilitation counseling, which provides experience in working with both aging and disability populations. With more than 31 years in state government, she also understands and is passionate about how public service can benefit the community at large. The early work on the Aging in Place Committee has energized her to continue understanding and improving the resources in the Hilliard community as they relate to seniors and their needs. She retired in 2019.
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Reed has been a regular volunteer at the Hilliard Food Pantry and serves in several capacities in her church.
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She and her husband have lived in Hilliard for 23 years. They have a 21-year-old son who graduated from Hilliard Davidson High School. They enjoy taking part in local activities in Downtown Hilliard and look forward to participating in more senior activities as well as they move into retirement.
Committee member since 2022
Term ends 2025
Background
Santry attended Otterbein University and studied elementary education. She retired after 25 years at Best Buy, where she was the community liaison. She implemented and coordinated Red Cross blood drives, walkathons, Secret Santa events, and donations to several Hilliard schools.
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Santry has 23 years of volunteer experience with the Hilliard City School District. She has served as room parent, interschool PTO member, PTO president at Memorial Middle School, PTO treasurer at Darby High School, and Darby band parent volunteer. She has also served on the district’s redistricting committees.
Now that her children are grown, she wants to focus her efforts on the 55+ community in Hilliard and work to make their lives safer and easier.
Committee member since 2022
Term ends 2025
Background
Sauer received his bachelor’s degree in English from The Ohio State University in 1964. He concurrently earned master’s degrees in divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, and social work from Loyola School of Social Work in 1970 after two years of active duty as a line officer in the U.S. Navy. He experienced combat duty in Vietnam from 1965 to 1966. His early professional work was in the field of gerontology, working as a social worker with isolated older adults in Oakland, Calif. This was followed by 10 years as a program director/fundraiser in Ohio with Church World Service, an international ecumenical relief and development agency.
In 2000, Sauer joined the international mission staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and served a short-term assignment as program coordinator in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal before returning to the denomination’s U.S. headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky. There, he assumed responsibility for coordinating all PC (USA) partnerships and personnel throughout South and Southeast Asia.
Hilliard community service
He is a member of the Hilliard Senior Center. He is active with the First Community Church Refugee Resettlement Team, where (for the past six years) he has helped welcome new arrivals, including Bhutanese/Nepali, Syrian, Iraqi, Somali, and Congolese. He is the 2023 president of the 28-year-old OWLS (Older, Wiser, Lifelong Learners) educational program for older adults throughout Central Ohio. Sauer is also on several program and coordinating committees of the Scioto Valley Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
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Upon retirement in 2009, he and his wife, Rev. Sharon A. Sauer, returned to Ohio. They moved to Hilliard in 2016 to be near their two children and five grandchildren. Before moving to Hilliard, he and his wife lived in Clintonville and were active members in the Clintonville “Village in the Ville” program for older adults, exploring ways to “age in place.”
Committee member since 2022
Term ends 2025
Background
Timan is a newly retired psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a 40-year career working with children as young as 3 and adults throughout the life span.
Hilliard community service
She is eagerly participating in the committee while recommending and participating in workshops, health fairs, luncheons, and other activities with Hilliard citizens.
After recently retiring from a career managing projects for a Central Ohio publishing company, Tina Cottone is now ready to help the City of Hilliard chart its course for the future in other ways as a member of Hilliard’s City Council.
Tina was elected to her first term as a member of City Council in November 2021, and says she is honored to have this opportunity to serve the Hilliard community and its wonderful citizens.
“As our city continues to grow, I will be a voice for the community to implement changes at the city level that reflect the wants and needs of all the people who live here,” she said.
Tina has been a regular volunteer at the Hilliard Food Pantry, delivering monthly grocery items to people in senior living communities. She is currently the secretary of her homeowners association, and frequently bakes casseroles and cakes for people who need help.
With her free time, she enjoys spending time outside walking, gardening and playing with her two Maltese dogs, Tank and Max. Tina is part of a book club that introduces her to books that are not mysteries. She loves public art and is a big fan of modern dance.
She graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in English.
She and her husband, Rick Adams, have lived in Hilliard since 2010.
Tina’s four-year term runs through December 2025.
Note: The Aging In Place Committee’s meetings for June, July and August have been cancelled. The group is scheduled to meet again in September 2024.
The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Municipal Builidng, 3800 Municipal Way. All meetings are open to the public.
For questions and further information, contact hip@hilliardohio.gov or call 614.334.2365.
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