Leadership
Tom Austin is the OPBA Executive Director. Tom served as a Trustee and Executive Secretary on the OPBA Executive Board prior to being appointed to Executive Director in August 2014. Tom was unopposed in his current elected term.
Tom holds a degree in Criminal Justice and is a retired police sergeant.
Daniel has served as Chief Legal Counsel for the OPBA since 2015. Daniel served as a firefighter/paramedic from 1990-2008. During that time, he was president of the firefighter's union, where he successfully negotiated two collective bargaining agreements and handled the day-to-day activities.
Attorneys
Joseph is an Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law with over twenty-five years of experience in all aspects of litigation and administrative practice concerning labor and employment related matters. Prior to practicing law, Joseph worked as a fire fighter/paramedic.
Mark has been an attorney with OPBA since 1999, representing members in litigation, contract negotiations, mediation, fact-finding, conciliation, disciplinary matters, grievances and arbitration. Mark’s administrative practice includes representation before the State Employment Relations Board and State Personnel Board of Review.
George is an independent practitioner working for the OPBA.
Prior to practicing law full-time, George served as a police officer in Ohio, where he was a patrol officer, detective and supervisor at the police academy.
Yvonne is an attorney in OPBA's Toledo office. Yvonne served as an intern at the Lucas County Common Pleas Court while pursuing her undergraduate degree. While in law school, Yvonne worked as a chief law clerk/bailiff for the Honorable Mary Grace Trimboli (Retired) of the Toledo Municipal Court. In 2005, she entered into private practice and opened her office in downtown Toledo.
Adam is an OPBA attorney in the Cleveland office. While in law school, Adam worked as a law clerk at the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio. Additionally, he served as a legal extern for Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor.
Dominic has worked only for unions and union-side law firms. Before joining the OPBA, he was awarded a prestigious Peggy Browning Fellowship by the United Steelworkers of America. He advised the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA), AFSCME Local 11. He also organized and represented over 1,500 employees on the eastern side of Ohio with AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO.
Danielle is an OPBA attorney in the North Royalton office. Danielle received her Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Biology from Ohio Northern University, where she studied different forensic techniques, including fingerprinting, DNA processing, toxicology and crime scene analysis.
Amanda is an OPBA attorney at our North Royalton office. Amanda interned with both the OPBA and American Greetings’ legal department in 2022, joining the OPBA full time in 2024 upon passing her bar exam. While in law school, she competed with the Ault Mock Trial team and was an editor on Case Western Reserve’s Journal of International Law.
Business Agent/Field Services
Jeff joined the OPBA in 1994. At the OPBA, Jeff works with various OPBA units in the Northern Ohio area.
In his free time, he enjoys watching sports, hiking, working out, listening to music and reading.
Education
Cleveland State University, M.B.A.
Ron has been an OPBA member since 1995 and a director for over 20 years. Ron currently serves as a field services representative. His duties include responding to critical incidents and servicing the Cuyahoga County corrections officers. In his spare time, Ron coaches numerous high school sports and enjoys outdoor activities.
Reoin previously worked at the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department as a corrections officer for twenty years, where he was a director and negotiator. He currently serves as a field services agent for the OPBA and mainly works with corrections officers. Reion received a degree in private investigations and security from Penn Foster in 2015.
Digital
Jackie brings over a decade of experience in digital content marketing to OPBA, where she tells member stories and helps forge connections in our communities across Ohio. A few things she enjoys are reading and writing fantasy, playing ukulele, pausing every five yards on "hikes" to identify flora and fauna, and attending the theater.
Support Staff
Trish is the Office Manager for the OPBA and has been a vital part of its operation since 1993. She handles the day-to-day operations of the office including bookkeeping, payroll and member services.
Michele has served as a paralegal for the OPBA since 2020.
Wendy has been a legal secretary for the OPBA for 25 years.
