Secretary, Board of Trustees
Richard is a Birthright member of Middleton Ohio Friends Meeting (Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends, Conservative). Head of School, Olney Friends School (2003-2011); Business Manager, Olney Friends School (1999-2003); Self-employed coowner of Sidwell Division, Raven Rocks Concrete, Beallsville OH (1975-1999). CoFounder and Treasurer of Raven Rocks, Inc. a 1250 acre wilderness preserve and alternative energy demonstration center near Beallsville, OH (1970-Present). Founding and current Board member of the Barnesville Area Rails to Trails Committee (part of the Ohio Valley Trail Association; Past President and member of the Barnesville Rotary Club. Other board service: Ohio Association of Independent Schools; Friends Council on Education; Barnesville Blue Ribbon Economic Development Committee. Past Executive Director of Captina Conservancy Land Trust and current board member. Also member of the board of Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions (Agraria). 1968 B.A. (History and Secondary Education) graduate of Wilmington College; While at Wilmington was a Work-Study participant (Randall Auto parts), Soccer player, residence Hall counselor, and scholarship recipient. Rich served as the Wilmington College Board of Trustees Chair, 2021-2023.