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Term: 2021-2030
Residence: Rocky River, Ohio  

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Pamela E. Bobst to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees. She will serve through May 16, 2030.

Trustee Bobst currently serves as the Board's secretary and chair of the External Relations and Philanthropy Committee.

Trustee Bobst currently serves as mayor of the city of Rocky River in Cuyahoga County, a position she has held since 2006, following six terms on the Rocky River City Council.

She also serves as the Board of Trustees member of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation Board. Since 2017, Trustee Bobst has served as a board member on the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission, and since 2008, she has been a board member of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA). She also serves on the executive board of the Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association, and is the organization’s chair of legislative affairs.

Trustee Bobst has been involved in many civic boards, including the Community West Foundation, the Fairview Hospital Community Advisory Board, and the Rocky River Chamber of Commerce. 

She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northeastern Illinois University, majoring in healthcare access/public health, and a Master of Education degree from Kent State in community health education. She also earned a dental hygiene degree from the University of Minnesota.

Throughout her career, Trustee Bobst has been dedicated to advancing education and practice at local, state and national levels on community health issues. Previously, she served various roles with the American School Health Association (ASHA) and has worked with the Research Institute of the American Dental Association (ADA).