Ronald F. Twining has a five-year degree in Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University. His work experience includes three years with the Lorain County Regional Planning Commission, three years with Lorain County Metropolitan Park District, eleven years with the City of Oberlin as the Oberlin Community Development Director, interim Oberlin City Manager, nine years as the Director of the Lorain County Community Development Department and most recently appointed in 2007 as the Assistant County Administrator.

Ron’s entire professional career has been in Lorain County in Public Administration specifically in the fields of Economic Development; Parks and Recreation; and Planning and Zoning.

Ron’s former and current responsibilities and achievements have included planning reports; subdivision reviews; development of ordinances, resolution, policies and procedures; grant writing and administration, budget preparation and execution, operation of a six (6) year Capital Improvement Plan with annual reviews, staff management; and administration of numerous economic development programs. Ron is the current Director of the Lorain County Port Authority, a financial arm in economic Development.

Ron grew up in and still remains in rural Huntington Township in the southern end of Lorain County. He has been married to his wife Cindy for thirty-seven (37) years and has three children: Nick, Kemery and Laura.

Ron’s Professional Memberships:

• Former member of the Black River Local School Board
• Former member of the Oberlin Rotary Club
• Paul Harris Fellow with Rotary International (1995)
• Member American Planning Association (APA)
• Member of the Ohio Planning Conference (OPC)
• International Who’s Who of Public Officials (2001)
• Vice President, Member of the Natural Resource Advisory Council, District 9
• Member of Lorain County Workforce Investment Board
• Member & Director of the Lorain County Port Authority