Business Advisory Council

The mission of the Ottawa County Business Advisory Council is to engage the business and education communities to understand and support the educational and employment needs within Ottawa County.

Our Story

The Ottawa County Business Advisory Council (BAC) was established in the summer of 2014 as a means for business leaders and K-12 educational leaders to partner together to understand and support employment needs within Ottawa County. In addition, the BAC has a goal to engage our youth in better understanding the career opportunities available in their community. Members of the BAC consist of representatives from education (superintendents, principals and career coaches) and business leaders of Ottawa County’s leading industry sectors. The BAC would not be where it is today without the support of its community partners. The BAC was established based on the efforts of the OCIC and our partners to build a stronger relationship between education and business in an effort to develop a pipeline for our future workforce. 

Since 2014, the BAC has seen over 4,500 students participate in the annual career showcase event, 72 students complete the CHOOSE Program, 62 students graduate from the Skilled Trades Academy, held five successful teacher boot camp events and eight student boot camps, and collaborated on other ventures that have allowed students to gain real world experience and prepare them for life after high school.

The BAC believes that 100% of Ottawa County students should graduate from high school with a plan for their future. While Ottawa County school graduation rates are above the state average, the BAC believes that every student should graduate from high school with a solid foundation and plan for future career, college, military and/or vocational employment. The BAC aims to educate and expose Ottawa County students to the skills and continuing education needed to fill in-demand jobs in Ottawa County.

Our Brand

The Ottawa County BAC’s tagline “think | learn | work | succeed” represents our overall goals and initiatives.

  • THINK: The lightbulb represents ideas that come out of our BAC, and what we can do when schools and businesses work together to assist our youth and enhance our local workforce.
  • LEARN: The books represent information the BAC takes away during discussion on workforce initiatives and programs.
  • WORK: The wrench in hand represents collaboration and working together as a whole, as well as preparing students to enter the workforce.
  • SUCCEED: The checkmark represents success; as workforce initiatives and programs succeed, our students succeed, and when our students succeed, our BAC succeeds.

The colors of our logo do not associate with a specific Ottawa County school, but rather represent a major asset here in Ottawa County – Lake Erie.

4 STAR BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL

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North Point Educational Service Center’s BAC (includes business advisory councils of Huron, Erie, Ottawa and Sandusky Counties) was recognized as a four-star council (one of five in Ohio). 

ANNUAL REPORTS

Our Partners

Education

  • Danbury Local School District

  • Put-in-Bay Local School District

  • Port Clinton City Schools

  • Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District

  • Genoa Area Local Schools

  • Woodmore Local School District

  • Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Center

  • North Point Educational Service Center

  • Owens Community College

  • Penta Career Center

  • Miami University

Community

  • Ottawa Co. Community Foundation

  • Ottawa County Improvement Corporation

  • Greater Sandusky Partnership

  • GLCAP

  • Lt. Governor Liaison

  • Ottawa County Commissioners/Administrator

  • OSU Extension

  • Ottawa County Juvenile Court

  • Ottawa County Dept. of Job & Family Services

  • Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron & Ottawa

  • Family Advocacy Center

  • Clearwater Council of Governance

Business

  • GenoaBank

  • Civilian Marksmanship Program

  • Erie-Ottawa International Airport

  • Port Clinton Manufacturing

  • Ohler & Holzhauer

  • Shores & Islands Ohio

  • Signature Label

  • Materion

  • Genoa Retirement Village

  • Magruder Hospital

  • LogistiQ

  • Ottawa County Health Department

  • Ottawa County Sanitary Engineers

  • Northern Manufacturing

  • Marine Tech Concepts

  • Telamon Construction

  • Vistra (Davis Besse)

  • Happy Days Boating

  • Luther Home of Mercy

  • Riverview Healthcare Campus

  • Liberty Aviation Museum

  • C Nelson Manufacturing

  • Chef Stacy Maple Culinary Services

  • United States Gypsum Company (USG)

  • Lakeside Chautauqua

  • Gill Construction

  • Catawba Island Club

  • Croghan Colonial Bank

Board of Directors

President | Clay Finken, Erie-Ottawa International Airport

Vice President | Pat Adkins, Port Clinton City School District

Secretary | Katherine Adams, Ottawa County Improvement Corp.

Treasurer | Chris Singerling, Ottawa County Improvement Corp.

Manufacturing Rep. | Emily Messino, LogistiQ

Education Rep. | Greg Edinger, Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Center

Healthcare Rep. | Jason Kraus, Magruder Hospital

Hospitality & Tourism Rep. | Stacy Maple, Chef Stacy Maple Culinary Services

OCIC Board President | Justin Moore, GenoaBank

At-Large Community Partner | Makenna Laser, Greater Sandusky Partnership

FOLLOW US

Learn more about the Ottawa County Business Advisory Council and other workforce development initiatives.

Katherine Adams

Director of Workforce Innovation
567.262.3302

8200 W. State Route 163
Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449

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