Susan Wren

Interim President

Ms. Susan Wren is the Regional Rental Assistance Manager at Great Lakes Community Action Partnership. She has worked at GLCAP for 10 years and in that role works with agency sub-contractors, data quality and compliance, coordinated entry, training and emergency COVID programs. She is lead of the Homeless Planning Region 2 and the Coordinated Entry Liaison for Region 2. Ms. Wren graduated from Bowling Green State University with a BA in Psychology. Susan has been on the board of First Step since 2019 and is currently serving as Interim President.

Scott Harlow

Treasurer

Scott Harlow has served on the Board of Trustees as Treasurer of First Step since 2011. He has assisted in various Finance and Management capacities and has taken a more active role in some areas of daily operations in recent years.

Scott received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1984 and practiced in Public Accounting for eight years. Since 1992, he has served as Chief Financial Officer for a distributing company headquartered in Fostoria.

Rebecca Terry

Secretary

Becky is a nursing instructor at Terra State Community College and a staff nurse at Good Shepherd Home. Her nursing practice experiences include public health, acute care, long term care, mental health, obstetrics, and pediatrics. She is involved at Grace Community Church – Children’s Ministry in Fremont, Ohio. Mrs. Terry graduated from University of Toledo with Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Consortium with Medical College of Ohio. She earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Northern Kentucky University.

Kevin Risner

Board Member

Kevin Risner is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and Winebrenner Theological Seminary in Findlay. He is currently employed at Winebrenner Theological Seminary where he serves as the Student Success and Records Coordinator. Risner has lived or worked within Sandusky or Seneca Counties in the past, serving as a local church pastor, as a substitute teacher, and as a newspaper reporter. Risner also spent a brief season as an employee of First Step, serving in a Community Relations position.

Elyse Cramer

Board Member

Elyse graduated from Mohawk high school, then went on to Bowling Green University where she received a B.A. in psychology and sociology. Elyse also has her M.A. in Marriage & Family counseling from Wright State University and a Master of Divinity from Winebrenner Theological Seminary. She served for seven years as a counselor and is currently a pastor at Trinity UCC in McCutchenville.

Lydia Bauler

Board Member

Lydia Bauler is a Wyandot county native and aspiring social worker with a passion for storytelling as healing and empowerment. She earned a B.A. in English Literature from Berea College (Berea, KY). As a student, she had the opportunity to work with the Brushy Fork institute, a nonprofit focused on supporting grassroots community development in Appalachia. After graduating college in ‘17, she has held an eclectic assortment of positions from reporting at the local Review Times to working as a development assistant in higher education on the East Coast. She is excited to have returned to her “homeplace” and get involved in the communities where she grew up.