Board of Supervisors Election
Gallia County residents and/or landowners who are at least 18 years of age are eligible to vote. There are three (3) ways an eligible voter can cast a ballot:
- At the Gallia SWCD Office from September 9th until October 8th during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; or
- At the Gallia SWCD Annual Meeting, which will take place at the Holzer Leadership and Innovation Institute on October 8th from 6:00pm-6:30pm; or
- Voting absentee from September 9th until October 8th, by requesting the Ballot Application and Election Ballot from the Gallia SWCD office at 111 Jackson Pike Suite 1569 Gallipolis, Ohio 45631, by calling (740) 446-6173, or by emailing [email protected]. Absentee ballots (mailed or delivered in-person) must be received by the Gallia SWCD office by Thursday, October 8th.
Meet the 2026 Board of Supervisors Candidates
Kaitlin Angell-Beaver: Kaitlin resides in Patriot, Ohio, with her husband, Zachary Beaver, and their two children, Jase and Jennings. She is the owner of Angell Tax & Bookkeeping Inc. in Proctorville, Ohio, where she provides tax preparation and bookkeeping services to individuals, families, and businesses.
A lifelong advocate for agriculture, Kaitlin and Zachary have farmed together since 2012, continuing the farming traditions they both inherited from their families' tobacco farms. While their operation initially focused on tobacco production, they have successfully transitioned to row crops, hay, and cattle, adapting to the changing agricultural landscape while remaining rooted in their farming heritage.
Kaitlin has demonstrated a strong commitment to public service through her role as the elected Fiscal Officer for Harrison Township since 2020. She also serves as Fiscal Officer for the Scioto County Agricultural Society, helping oversee the financial stewardship of one of the county's premier agricultural organizations.
Dedicated to both her profession and her community, Kaitlin values the importance of family, agriculture, and service. In her free time, she enjoys supporting her children's involvement in showing cattle, passing on the work ethic, values, and passion for agriculture that have been a cornerstone of her life.
A lifelong advocate for agriculture, Kaitlin and Zachary have farmed together since 2012, continuing the farming traditions they both inherited from their families' tobacco farms. While their operation initially focused on tobacco production, they have successfully transitioned to row crops, hay, and cattle, adapting to the changing agricultural landscape while remaining rooted in their farming heritage.
Kaitlin has demonstrated a strong commitment to public service through her role as the elected Fiscal Officer for Harrison Township since 2020. She also serves as Fiscal Officer for the Scioto County Agricultural Society, helping oversee the financial stewardship of one of the county's premier agricultural organizations.
Dedicated to both her profession and her community, Kaitlin values the importance of family, agriculture, and service. In her free time, she enjoys supporting her children's involvement in showing cattle, passing on the work ethic, values, and passion for agriculture that have been a cornerstone of her life.
Mark Carter: Mark & Mary Lisa Carter live in Patriot, Ohio on his multi-generational farm, and rent other nearby farms. They raise beef cattle, horses & grass. Mark has served on the SWCD Board for the past 6 years.
Over the past few years Mark has installed fence, access roads, heavy use feed pads, automatic waterers, gutters, and creek crossings though the EQIP program.
They feel it has been very helpful to be able to use the Soil and Water Office’s no-till drill to plant warm season grasses in the summer. They also rent it in the fall to plant cool season grasses for grazing. Their goal is to keep grasses growing about 300 days per year to decrease the need for hay production which in turn lowers costs. This also helps with conserving the soil integrity. They have experimented with several different grasses.
Many of their pastures are on creek bottoms. It is a challenge to find the best grasses to tolerate the conditions there. They have settled on a 6-way mixed grass for summer grazing with wheat & rye for the cool season grazing.
Projects such as this also help with carbon issues that we have today with the cattle industry and the changing environment.
They appreciate these opportunities that our local Conservation District offers. It is important that our local ranchers & farmers learn about and get involved with these projects for their future. We are a dying breed.
Over the past few years Mark has installed fence, access roads, heavy use feed pads, automatic waterers, gutters, and creek crossings though the EQIP program.
They feel it has been very helpful to be able to use the Soil and Water Office’s no-till drill to plant warm season grasses in the summer. They also rent it in the fall to plant cool season grasses for grazing. Their goal is to keep grasses growing about 300 days per year to decrease the need for hay production which in turn lowers costs. This also helps with conserving the soil integrity. They have experimented with several different grasses.
Many of their pastures are on creek bottoms. It is a challenge to find the best grasses to tolerate the conditions there. They have settled on a 6-way mixed grass for summer grazing with wheat & rye for the cool season grazing.
Projects such as this also help with carbon issues that we have today with the cattle industry and the changing environment.
They appreciate these opportunities that our local Conservation District offers. It is important that our local ranchers & farmers learn about and get involved with these projects for their future. We are a dying breed.
Brian Hendrickson DVM: Brian and his wife Sherry live in Bidwell, Ohio with their son William. Brian and Sherry own and practice at Riverbend animal clinic. They also operate Hendrickson Show Lambs. With 60 mature ewes producing both fair and market lambs.
Brian rents Gallia SWCD’s no till drill to plant his seasonal grasses. He has recently Worked with Gallia SWCD and NRCS installing cross fencing to do rotational grazing, as well as a heavy use pad and automatic waters to reduce waste.
Brian rents Gallia SWCD’s no till drill to plant his seasonal grasses. He has recently Worked with Gallia SWCD and NRCS installing cross fencing to do rotational grazing, as well as a heavy use pad and automatic waters to reduce waste.