until Friday, Sept. 07, 2012
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 2011 Executive Committee
David Salzman
President
 David Salzman is president of the
Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. He is responsible for opening and closing each
meeting. He is an advisor to the Director General.
Salzman
is a registered nurse and currently works at Selby General Hospital as a staff
nurse on the Med-Surgical Unit. Prior to that, Salzman worked at Marietta
Memorial Hospital as a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit.
Salzman
graduated from Hocking College’s Registered Nurse program in 1994 and
Washington State College’s (now Washington State Community College) Licensed
Practical Nurse program in 1988. He is a 1970 graduate of Marietta High School.
Salzman resides in Marietta.
Cheri Seevers
Director General
 Cheri Seevers is Director General
of the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. She is responsible for the planning,
supervision and conduct of the annual festival. She is also responsible for
submitting the budget for approval and conducting monthly committee meetings.
She is
also on the Corporate Finance and Entertainment Facilities committees of the
festival. This is her second time serving as Director General.
Seevers
is a registered nurse and currently works for Marietta Memorial Hospital as a
Documentation Improvement Specialist. From 1988 to 2007 she was the Director of
Nursing at Heartland of Marietta.
Seevers
received an associate’s degree in nursing from Hocking College. She is a 1980
graduate of Marietta High School. Seevers and her husband Jeff have a son, JT.
Seevers resides in Marietta with her husband and dog, Jewell.
Jon Coppernoll
Vice President
 Jon Coppernoll is vice president
of the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. He is responsible for presiding over
meetings if the president is unable to do so. The vice president becomes
Director General of the festival following his or her term as vice president,
subject to approval of the Board of Trustees of the festival.
He also serves as the Community Relations chairperson of the festival.
Coppernoll
is employed by the Washington County Sheriff’s office as Major. As Major, he is
responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Criminal Division and the
Jail Division of the department. Prior to Major, Coppernoll was Captain,
Assistant Jail Administrator, Executive Officer, Lieutenant and Road Patrol
Deputy, which is where he started his career.
Coppernoll
is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from Ohio University. He
is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and holds an associate’s degree in
Police Science from Hocking College. He is a 1984 graduate of Marietta High
School. Coppernoll and his wife, Cathy, reside in Marietta.
Cathi Cummins
Recording Secretary
 Cathi Cummins is recording
secretary for the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. She is responsible for
recording the minutes of each committee meeting. She is also responsible for
setting up all of the meetings for the year.
She is also chairperson for the Photo Contest and the Valley Gem Race Ride
committees. She served as Director General in 2002.
Cummins went to West Virginia University for two
years and majored in Education with a concentration in Physical Education and
English. She is a 1960 graduate of Parkersburg High School. She has a son and a
daughter, who both live in Tampa, Fla. Cummins resides in Williamstown.
Bonnie Parks
Corresponding Secretary
 Bonnie Parks is the corresponding
secretary for the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. She is responsible for
getting the mail, maintaining an accurate log of all mail and distributing the
mail to various committee chairpersons and officers. She is also responsible
for recording the minutes of a meeting in the absence of the recording
secretary.
Parks is
temporarily working for Paul Bertram III as a legal secretary. She has been retired for a year and a
half from working in the law profession as a legal assistant. Prior to that she
was a certified laboratory technician at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Parks
attended Marietta Memorial Hospital’s certified medical laboratory technicians
program from 1968 to 1969. She is a 1967 graduate of Marietta High School.
Parks has three married sons and five grandchildren. Parks resides in Marietta.
Aaron Huck
Treasurer
 Aaron Huck is treasurer of the
Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. He is responsible for reporting receipts and
disbursements of funds at each meeting. He is also responsible for submitting
financial reports as well as assisting in the budget process.
Huck received an associate’s degree in
Accounting Technology from Muskingum Area Technical College (now Zanesville
State College). He is a 1976 graduate of Fort Frye High School. Huck resides in
Beverly. 
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