Cuyahoga Soil and Water
Conservation District
 Supervisor Election

Soil and Water Conservation Districts, located in all 88 counties, are legal subdivisions of Ohio’s government providing natural resource management assistance to county landowners and other units of local government.  The Cuyahoga SWCD is currently funded through county and municipal appropriations, and state match dollars through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 

Any resident 18 years of age or older who resides within the county may vote in the  election of SWCD supervisors.

 

The Nominating Committee presents Kevin Kubovcik of Cleveland and Thomas Marsalis of Mayfield Village as candidates for the one open position.

Residents of Cuyahoga  County may vote for their favorite candidate by absentee ballot or at the Conservation Day event on August 28th from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.  For an absentee
ballot, contact the office at 216-524-6580, ext. 10 for the required ballot request form or click here for an absentee ballot.


Please make an informed decision by reviewing the candidate biographies below.

 

KEVIN KUBOVCIK

Kevin Kubovcik has served as the Fiscal Agent for the Cuyahoga SWCD since being elected to this position for the term commencing in January 2008. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, cum laude from the University of Phoenix in 2003.  His passion for improving his “neck of the woods” is evident in his participation in grassroots efforts.  Kevin Kubovcik is a 15-year resident of Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood and  currently serves on the board of Old Brooklyn Community Development  Corporation’s Greenspace Committee and promotes the need to re-use vacant parcels of land by converting them into urban farms and community gardens. Kevin is also a member of the National Wildlife Federation and his backyard has been certified as a natural wildlife habitat that he enjoys with his 2 dogs. Mr. Kubovcik is an ardent believer that we should all serve as responsible stewards to protect and preserve our natural resources.

 
 

THOMAS MARSALIS

Tom Marsalis received a Bachelor of Science from Cleveland State University. He retired from the City of Cleveland Division of Water Pollution Control in 2009 where he served as Deputy Commissioner, and supervised all areas of sewer maintenance including personnel, budget, vehicle maintenance, engineering, construction, inspection, customer service, outreach, sewer repair, sewer cleaning, and the Capacity Management Operation and Maintenance program. He served as the City of Cleveland's representative on the Cuyahoga RAP Technical Committee since 1990 and was an active member of the Northeast Ohio Storm Water Task Force that proposed storm water activities in the area to comply with USEPA Storm Water requirements. Tom wrote the City of Cleveland Storm Water compliance permit application and the annual reports and has
lectured on storm water controls at conferences locally, nationally, and abroad.  He has also been involved in coordinating public events, including the Big Creek clean up and Public Works Day.