The Lorain County Children Services Board consists of thirteen (13) Board members appointed by the Lorain County Commissioners. LCCS Board members generally serve four-year terms. The Board meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 5:00 p.m., unless posted otherwise. LCCS Board meetings are open to the public.
Lorain County Children Services Board Members:
Jim Miller, Board Chair- Mr. Miller is the Director of the Lorain County Port Authority.
Andrew Lipian, Board Vice Chair- Mr. Lipian is a Grafton Administrator, an Elyria Councilman, and serves in the USAF.
Christina Doran, Board Secretary- Ms. Doran is the Financial Supervisor with The Sherwin Williams Paint Co.
Kenneth Glynn - Mr. Glynn is the Adult Outreach Associate for Lorain County Community College.
Martin Heberling- Mr. Heberling is a Teacher for Lorain City Schools and Councilman at Large for the City of Amherst.
Lee Armbruster- Ms. Armbruster is the Coordinator of Community Partnerships and Educational Opportunities for North Ridgeville City Schools.
Dan Gross- Mr. Gross is the Facilities Management Director for Lorain County.
Tamara Newton- Ms. Newton is the Deputy Clerk of Courts for the City of Lorain.
Roberto Davila- Mr. Davila is the Assistant Principal for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
Rania Assily- Ms. Assily is an Assistant Professor at Cuyahoga County Community College.
Kim Withrow- Ms. Withrow is a Retired Pediatric RN with experience at EMH, CCF Homecare and Cleveland Schools.
Thomas Patrick- Mr. Patrick is the Owner of Patrick Electric.
Martin O'Donnell- Mr. O'Donnell is the Retired Interim Director for the Cuyahoga County Child Support Enforcement Agency and Retired Council President for the City of Avon Lake.
Public Comment
If you are interested in providing Public Comment during an upcoming LCCS Board meeting, please review the Guidelines for Providing Public Comment at the Lorain County Children Services Board Meetings, then click here to notify the Board Chair and Executive Director of your interest. If you are unable to notify the Board ahead of time, you may also notify the Board Chair on the day of the Board meeting, prior to the start of the meeting whenever possible, or during the Public Comment agenda item. The Board Chair will allow public comment upon the Board Chair’s discretion pending adherence to these Guidelines. For additional questions, please contact the agency at (440) 329-5340 during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Board Meeting Agenda/Minutes
Agendas for the upcoming meeting will be posted in advance. Once minutes to the meeting have been approved (at the following month's Board meeting), the agenda will be replaced with the actual minutes.
2025 Meeting Minutes
July 16, 2025 Agenda
2024 Meeting Minutes
June 12, 2024 (Rescheduled from June 19, 2024 due to the Holiday)
2023 Meeting Minutes
2022 Meeting Minutes
December 14, 2022 (Rescheduled from 12/21/22)
July 6, 2022 (Rescheduled from 7/20/22)
2021 Meeting Minutes
2020 Meeting Minutes
December 21, 2020 Special Session
April 22, 2020 (Rescheduled from 4/15/20)
March 24 2020 (Rescheduled from 3/18/20)
February 25, 2020 (Rescheduled from 2/19/20)