Linda Oda

Linda Oda was elected November 2007 to a four-year term as Fiscal Officer. The term expires March 31, 2012. She replaced James Dalton, who retired after holding the position for 20 years.

As Fiscal Officer, Mrs. Oda performs all the daily activities of a chief financial officer for the township, which has a budget of about $13 million. She personally handles all accounts payables/receivables, payroll functions, withholdings, tax payments and paperwork, and retirements. In addition, she also manages the township’s investment portfolio, which currently stands at about $12 million.

Previous work experiences includes three years as Director of Advocacy Services for the Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities (formerly MRDD) where she worked with state and federal legislators on issues affecting people with disabilities; 10 years of public school communication (Kings Local, Loveland City and Springboro City school districts), and 20 years in the newspaper industry, where she held positions ranging from sports editor to publisher. The final six years of her journalism career were spent at the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Mrs. Oda has been active in the community. From 2004 to 2009, she served on the Warren County Board of MRDD, where she was vice president. She is a founding member of the Anthony Munoz Foundation. She has chaired various Warren County Republican Party events.

Other affiliations include:
Graduate, JoAnn Davidson Leadership Institute – 2010
Graduate, Ohio Township Association Leadership Academy – 2011
Attends Springboro Baptist Church
Legislative Chair, Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities
Member, Miracle League of Warren County/Greater Dayton
Member, Springboro Chamber of Commerce
Member, Warren County Area Progress Council
Warren County Chair, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor and Supreme Court Judge Judith Lanzinger 2010 campaigns.

Past President, Warren County FOP Auxiliary
Warren County Women’s Charity Organization
Warren County GOP Board Member
Warren County Republican Women’s Club
Warren County Republican Century Club
Warren County Farm Bureau, member

A 1978 graduate Springboro High School, Mrs. Oda graduated from Miami University in 1987, and has completed additional coursework at Miami University in the business field.

Don and Linda Oda have been married for 18 years and have two children. Don recently was re-elected to his second term as Warren County Court Judge, and also has a private practice.

Craig Colston, Assistant Fiscal Officer

Craig Colston was hired as assistant fiscal officer in September 2008. A graduate of Lebanon High School and Wilmington College, Mr. Colston has been a financial adviser for more than 17 years. A lifelong Warren County resident, Mr. Colston is active in the community, and served two terms on the Springboro City Community School District, where he was elected President three times.