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222 WEST CENTER STREET, MARION, OHIO 43302
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- Mail:
- Gus Comstock,
- Director of Marion CAN DO!
- 222 W. Center St.
- Marion, Ohio 43302
- Phone:
- (740) 387-2267
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HOW CAN WE HELP?

- GUS COMSTOCK
- Director
- Office: (740) 387-2267
- Cell: (740) 272-0687
- gusc@marioncando.com

- DENNY FERGUSON
- Executive Assistant
- Office: (740) 387-2267
- denny222@marioncando.com
2020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Logistics, Distribution and Intermodal
Manufacturing, Food and Agriculture
- Tim Anderson, Retired Director, Finance, Whirlpool Corporation - Marion Division
- George Bowman, Plant Lead, Whirlpool Corporation - Marion Division
- Todd Petrie, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Sika Corporation
- Rob Sarlls, President & CEO, Wyandot, Inc.
- Gary Sims, President, Sims brothers Recycling
- Howard Smith, President, The Wilson Bohannan Company
Government
- Honorable Kai Meade, Councilman, Marion City Council
- Honorable Kerr Murray, Marion County Commissioner
- Honorable Scott Schertzer, Mayor, City of Marion
- Roxane Somorlot, Director, Marion County Job & Family Services
- Evelyn Warr-Cummings, Director, Marion County/City Regional Planning
Health Care
- Curtis Gingrich, MD, FACHE, COO, OhioHealth Marion General Hospital
- Dal Madia, MD, Retired
Education
Utilities
- Scott Ballenger, Area Manager Marion/Tiffin, Aqua Ohio
- Joe Jakubick, Regional External Affairs, FirstEnergy
Banking, Investment, Real Estate & Small Business
- Dan Dreher, Agent, Generations Reality
- Lars Olson, Senior Vice President, Merrill Lynch - Olson, Vincent, Sharma Group
- Lowell Thurston, President, Carroll's Jewelers
Legal Counsel
Board Member Emeritus
- Dan Burkhart, Retired Utilities CEO
- Ken Lengieza, Special Projects Director, Marion County/City Regional Planning
- Rex Parrott, Retired CEO, Wyandot, Inc.
Partner with MARION CAN DO!
Marion CANDO! (Community Area New Development Organization) began in 1993 by a group of citizens who believed it was time for the community to focus its resources on rejuvenating the area economy. Today, CANDO! is a 501c(3) corporation marketing Marion’s assets and is governed by a 21-member board of trustees. The composition of the Board represents a public/private partnership with seven public sector and fifteen private sector member appointments. The Board is primarily responsible for the establishment of policies and the general direction of the organization’s work.
Investors in Marion CANDO! are public and private partners working together to guide our collective funding, expertise, technologies, and united power to attract new business investment to the region. Want to be an investor? Please contact Marion CANDO! by email gusc@marioncando.com