Underground Railroad Center Implementation Team

Purpose & Duties

(A) Will serve as the primary advisory body to the City Council during the design, fundraising, construction, and implementation phases of the Underground Railroad Center.

(B) In conjunction with City staff, the Oberlin Underground Railroad Implementation Team will be the conduit for communication between the architectural firm of Moody-Nolan, Oberlin City Council, the future financial supporters of the Underground Railroad Center, other stakeholders, and the citizenry of Oberlin.

(C) Will have completed its appointed tasks when construction contracts are awarded, fundraising is complete, and recommendations regarding future Underground Railroad Center operations have been finalized for the Underground Railroad Center project.

Meeting Times

Meetings of the Underground Railroad Center Implementation Team (URCIT) are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Please note the change of day as of the April 2012 meeting. Unless otherwise noted, meetings will take place in Conference Room #1 of Oberlin City Hall.

Please refer to the City of Oberlin Calendar of Events for official dates.

Current Members

Member	Title	End of Term
George Abram	Chair	Unlimited Terms
Leo Evans	Member	Unlimited Terms
Barb Bickel	Member	Unlimited Terms
Sharon Pearson	Member	Unlimited Terms
Meeko Israel	Member	Unlimited Terms
Tony Mealy	Member	Unlimited Terms
Barbara Mehwald	Member	Unlimited Terms
Jessie Reeder	Member	Unlimited Terms
Kenneth Sloane	Member	Unlimited Terms
Ron Rimbert	Council Liaison
Darlene Colaso	ACM/HRA, Staff Support
Diane Ramos	Secretary