Ann Cherry - Councilwoman

Ann Cherry was first appointed to Council in August of 1999 while serving in her second term as a member of the Village Planning Commission. She was then elected to 4 year Council terms in 2001 and 2005. A Waterville resident for 22 years, she has been involved in many community groups and has served for 9 years as Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee, is the Council Representative to the Tree Commission, is Vice President of AWAKE, the Anthony Wayne Community Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Community, and was a market manager for the Waterville Farmers’ Market for several years. Other memberships include the Chamber of Commerce and the Historical Society. She also regularly participates in forums and events of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG).

She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education from the University of Toledo and retired in 2005 after teaching for 30 years in the Washington Local Schools. She is the only Council member to have completed the Municipal Leadership Training Academy, a 2 year program of the Ohio Municipal League, to further her knowledge of the functions and operations of municipal government. Her husband Bill retired as an insulator for Local #45 and they have two daughters. Both Anthony Wayne H.S. graduates, Ruthann has received degrees in Finance and Accounting from Wright State University and is a financial analyst for Kettering Health Network in Dayton. Lisa graduated from Bluffton University and is a Promotions and Marketing Assistant in the athletic department of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Ann is pleased to have been part of the development of Waterworks and Prairie Trail Parks, the improvements at Stitt, Baer, and Conrad Parks, as well as the opening of the Anthony Wayne Community YMCA location in 2007. She can often be seen wherever there is the need for volunteer efforts in the community such as the Fishing Derby, 3^rd grade Mock Council, Easter Egg Hunt, Roche de Boeuf Day, Browning Masonic Car Show, or installing new playground equipment in the parks. Residents can easily contact her at home by phone (419-878-8071) or email: cherryfam@toast.net

“When Business Week Magazine ranked Waterville #9 in their Great Places to Raise Kids - for Less, it was based on safety, recreational and cultural activities, schools, and test scores. We all value and take pride in these qualities of our community. It is our responsibility as a council to continue to maintain these high standards while being financially responsible to its citizens, especially as growth and development continue to spread in this direction.”