Here to listen to Prairie Township resident’s voices & strengthen the community’s support of local business.
Rod Pritchard
1959 Moved to Prairie Township with my family, living in New Rome and Little Farms Addition.
1975 Graduated from Westland High School.
1979 B.A. Political Science, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota
Retired from the City of Columbus, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging after working for 43 years. Housing and Grants Director responsible for coordinating the distribution of Federal Older Americans Act, Ohio State Block Grant and Alzheimer’s State funds for the eight county Central Ohio region.
Prior to COAAA, Rod worked for the Columbus Development and Human Services Departments.
Vice-Chair Prairie Township Board of Trustees. Currently serving for the Township on the Board of the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission, the Transportation Advisory Committee for MORPC and the Big Darby Accord Review Team (Bdart). Former Treasurer of the Ohio State Beekeepers Association. Past President and trustee of the Central Ohio Beekeepers Association. Served as Secretary on the Board of Directors for Housing Services Alliance, a developer of low-income affordable housing including senior and housing for persons with disabilities. Past member of the Home Weatherization Assistance Program Advisory Committee for the State of Ohio. The Customer Advisory Panel for AEP/Ohio to develop educational programs about electric deregulation. The Board of Trustees for Catholic Retirement Communities; the Bishop Ready High School Athletic Board; the Board of Zoning Appeals for Prairie Township; the Ohio and Franklin County Senior Housing Task Force; the Victorian Village Commission, and Vice-President of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 1632. Trained in dispute mediation and a 1993 graduate of the Upper Arlington Leadership Program.
Co-owner of Iacovetta Properties, commercial and residential real estate investments.
Rod is married to his wife Dru and is a father and grandfather. He and Dru live, work and enjoy living in Galloway.
To learn more reach out at; www.pritchard4prairie.com or email, rod@pritchard4prairie.com