The Conestoga Program Planning Team is dedicated to stabilizing neighborhoods and improving the lives in every community .
 KIRK W. HALLIDAY, Ph. D., currently serves as the Executive Director of the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Erie and Ottawa Counties. In previous positions, he has been in charge of Community Development and Economic Development programs with Portage County, The City of Cleveland Heights, and the City of Wilmington, Ohio. He has also served as AA-EEO officer in several jurisdictions, as well as Secretary of the Fair Housing Board of Wilmington, Ohio. He received his Masters and Doctorate Degrees from Kent State University in Political Science and Public Administration, with a Cognate area in Psychology.
 Cindy is the Principle of CKG Consulting. CKG Consulting specializes in working with nonprofit collaborations and projects, such as multi-tenant nonprofit facilities and neighborhood stabilization.
 Christine Galvin has been:
- Director, United Way in Ottawa County 1993 – present
- Community Relations Coordinator, St. Vincent Medical Center 1986-1993
- Executive Director, Sandusky County Alcohol/Drug Program 1983-1986
- Community volunteer while SAH Mom
Using her strengths – Activator, adaptability, ideation, strategic and achiever to help others discover their own strengths to make our communities the best they can be. She thrives when she is facilitating group process and watching ideas emerge. Her favorite words are family, serendipity, procrastination and inspired serenity. She believes in the Girl Scout Law, the Apostle’s Creed and the power of one. Her dream job is to be a member of an idea incubator.
 Linda is the Executive Director of the Ottawa County Transitional Housing, Inc. and Ruth Ann’s House. Additionally, Linda is the Port Clinton City Council President.
Dave Mehl and is the Conestoga Program Neighborhood Engagement Coordinator. He joined United Way of Ottawa County in October of 2007, working for Director Chris Galvin, to work with the people in the neighborhood to help them form an “association” to deal with the various issues confronting the area. These include: abandoned homes, deteriorating infrastructure, and several junk cars in the neighborhood to name a few.
In addition, working with the Conestoga Core Planning Team, with the help of the City of Port Clinton, obtaining grant money, working with area banks, social agencies, etc., the goal is to help the neighborhood rebound with an influx of new residents and improve the financial stability of existing residents.
His background comes from a work career mostly in the private sector working with people to help bring about change. In addition, He have consulted with many companies in the areas of team building, change, and leadership development.
Carrie Handy
Charlene Adams
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