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Community Relations Department

The BWC’s Community Relations Department was formed in 2006 as the Department of Stakeholder Relations. The mission of the department is to inform and educate community groups and stakeholders of BWC’s programs, processes and policies.

Housed within BWC’s Communications and Marketing Division, members of the community relations team serve as liaisons to statewide business, labor, community and economic development organizations. The department provides Ohio’s employer community a voice in the state’s workers’ compensation system through one-on-one communication; educational outreach; large group presentations; and participation in industry trade shows and conferences across Ohio.

To contact a BWC community relations representative contact the approprite person listed below. To schedule a BWC educational program click here.


Maria Smith, community relations director
Phone: (614) 728-8045
Fax: (614) 621-9413
E-mail: Maria.Smith@bwc.state.oh.us


south/southeast region

Sherri Simpson, community relations coordinator
South/southeast regional representative
Phone: (614) 728-8473
Fax: (614) 621-5799
E-mail: Sherri.S.2@bwc.state.oh.us
Serving counties: Athens, Fairfield, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton


west/southwest region

Shane Blair, west/southwest regional representative
Phone: (513) 785-4580
Fax: (614) 621-3412
E-mail: Shane.B.1@bwc.state.oh.us
Serving counties: Adams, Allen, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, Van Wert, Warren


northeast/east region

Kevin Quinn, northeast/east regional representative
Phone: (330) 430-1985
Fax: (614) 621-3043
E-mail: Kevin.Q.1@bwc.state.oh.us
Serving counties: Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Monroe, Noble, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Washington, Wayne


central/northwest region

Janet Wilks, north central/northwest regional representative
Phone: (614) 466-4722
Fax: (614) 621-3042
E-mail: Janet.W.2@bwc.state.oh.us
Serving counties: Ashland, Crawford, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Franklin, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Knox, Licking, Lucas, Marion, Morrow, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Union, Williams, Wood, Wyandot



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