Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Findlay resident, Molly Dible, to a second two-year term to the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council. Dible is currently the vice chair of the DD Council and will remain on the council through 2026. She will also be serving her second term with Hancock County resident Matthew LaFontaine. 

 

Since 2012, Dibble has been involved in multiple Blanchard Valley-sponsored advocacy groups. She has been the secretary for the Aktion Club of Hancock County, a member of the Speaks Out advocacy group, a trainer for Project Steps Toward Independence and Responsibility, was the secretary of the Northwest Region of the Ohio Self Determination Association and an advocate for We Thrive Together.

 

Dibble serves as a member of the Community Living Committee, Outreach Committee, Leadership Committee, Bylaws and Policies Committee, and Children and Health Committee. These committees all fall under DD Council umbrella. 

 

The DD Council comprises 30-members that are appointed by the governor. Council members are people with either developmental disabilities, parents and guardians of people with disabilities, representatives from concerned state agencies, nonprofit organizations and local agencies providing services to people with disabilities.