Stephen D. Wood was appointed to the board in December, 2008. He retired after 30 years from the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library where he served as its Director for 20 years.

He has been an active member in the library community including leadership roles within the Ohio Library Council, CLEVNET, OPLIN,and CAMLS.

In addition, Stephen has been a mentor to four classes of Library Leadership Ohio and an adjunct professor at the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science. He is also a member of its Alumni and Friends Council. "These are challenging times for all libraries, school, public and academic," said Wood. "My entire career has been committed to innovation and customer service. I believe I can be most beneficial to the State Library, its Board and the constituencies they serve."