Cuyahoga SWCD 2025 Board of Supervisors Election

CUYAHOGA SWCD 2025 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ELECTION

Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors are elected public officials tasked with helping shape and direct the Cuyahoga County’s conservation priorities. Five (5) supervisors serve on the board, each serving a three-year term. Annual elections are held for open positions and Cuyahoga residents and landowners over 18 years of age are eligible to vote in the elections.

The 2025 Board of Supervisors election was open from September 19th through October 18th, 2025.

164 eligible residents cast their vote in person at our office, absentee, and at the 2nd Annual Stormwater Run-Off and Cuyahoga SWCD’s Annual Meeting & Pancake Breakfast.

Congratulations to Divya Sridhar for winning the election! Divya will start her term on our Board of Supervisors in January 2026.  Thanks to Mike Jirousek for running a close campaign and for his many years on the Board!

DIVYA SRIDHAR

Divya Sridhar is a sustainability professional with training in architecture and certification in permaculture. She is passionate about people, planet, and urban systems, and works at the intersection of practice, policy and community priorities. Prior to founding RE Collective consulting, she led climate resiliency and sustainability initiatives at Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, where she worked closely with the City of Cleveland and local nonprofits on tree canopy, green infrastructure and circular economy programs. She served on Cleveland’s Forestry Commission until 2024 and currently serves on the boards of Power Clean Future Ohio,  Near West Theater, and Green Triangle. She lives with her family in Cleveland, and enjoys kayaking, bird watching, winter-hiking and theater when not home, reaping the joys of her native pollinator and abundant food garden.