2025
Medina
City Council
President of Council
John M. Coyne III
- Term expires 12/31/27
Biography: A resident of Medina County for most of his life, John is married to his wife Jennifer and they have three children, two daughters and one son. John is an attorney at the law firm of Roetzel & Andress where he practices in the area of transactional real estate.
Education: Buckeye High School, 1986 University of Tennessee, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, major in Finance, 1990 Cleveland State, Cleveland/Marshall College of Law – Juris Doctor and Masters of Business Administration, 1994
Other Experience: John has been a member of Medina City Council since 1998.
Appointments: Chair of the Finance Committee, Medina City Economic Development Committee, Chairman of the Strategic Plan AdvisoryCommittee, Business Development Committee, member on the Community Investment Corporation Board, member of the JEDD Board.
Contact Information:
1165 Ty Drive Medina, Ohio 44256
Phone: 330-723-9998
Office: 330-849-6677
Cell: 330-730-1763
Email: [email protected] or
Ward 1 Council Representative
Chet Simmons
- Term expires 12/31/25
Biography: Chet is married to Jan and they have three adult children, Jay (deceased), Whitney and Quinn. Chet has lived in Medina Since 1978. Chet is retired after a career wtih Plasti-Kote and Ryerson.
Education: Highland High School 1973 and Otterbein College 1977 with Accounting concentration.
Appointments: Finance Committee, Chair of Medina Water & Utilities Committee, Streets & Sidewalks Committee, Special Legislation Committee, Cable ACCESS, CRA Housing, ESID Board, Medina County Planning Commission.
Other Experience: Leadership Medina County 1992 graduate, Medina Area Chamber of Commerce past President, Friends of the Cemetery, Medina County Friends of the Parks, Medina Breakfast Kiwanis, Feeding Medina County, Medina County Historical Society.
Contact Information:
431 W. Washington
Phone: (330) 321-2165
Email: [email protected]
Ward 2 Council Representative
Dennie R. Simpson
- Term expires 12/31/27
Biography: Dennie has been a Medina resident for 46 years. He has been employed as a paramedic with Medina Life Support Team for 33 years and a Basic fire fighter for the Medina City Fire Department for 5 years. He is married to Phebe and has three children, Nathan, Zachary, and Nicholas and two step children, James and Aubrey.
Contact Information:
951 Shorewood Dr. Medina, Ohio 44256
Phone: 330-725-3302
Email: [email protected]
Education: Medina High School, 1971 Akron University Allied Health Cuyahoga Community College Paramedic Program
Other Experience: Public Safety 33 years as a paramedic and 5 years as a firefighter. Served on several committees Medina General Hospital Affiliate member AHA.
Appointments: Member of the Finance, Public Properties, Chairman of Health, Safety & Sanitation Committee, Water and Utilities, Firemen’s Dependents Board, Cemetery Commission, Board of Building Code Appeals, EMS Advisory Board, Joint Ambulance District, Pro QA Steering Committee, Fire District Advisory Committee.
Ward 3 Council Representative
Regi Haire
- Term expires 12/31/25
Biography: A resident of Medina for over 40 years; Regi has two daughters, Sydney and Sierra Thomas.
Education: Cloverleaf High School, Associate of Arts in Business from Cuyahoga Community College, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Akron.
Profession: Retired Accountant and Operations Manager for an Akron engineering company. Coached girl’s varsity lacrosse at two Medina County high schools for 8 years.
Other Experience: Was President of two Medina City Non-Profit Sports Associations, has been an adult and youth volunteer coach in Medina for soccer, softball, basketball and lacrosse for over 30 years, and was a Medina At-Large Councilwoman in 2003.
Appointments: Chair of Streets & Sidewalks Committee, Water & Utilities Committee, Finance Committee, Health Safety & Sanitation Committee, Medina County Transportation Task Force, Representative for Medina County Planning Commission.
Contact Information:
640 Pleasant Valley Dr.
Cell: 330-722-7471
Email: [email protected]
Ward 4 Council Representative
Jim Shields
- Term expires 12/31/27
Biography: Jim is a life long resident of the City of Medina. He has served as the Ward 4 Councilman since 2001.
Education: Miami University, B.A. in Political Science; University of Akron School of Law, Juris Doctorate
Profession: Medina City Schools – Director of Human Resources/Legal Counsel
Appointments: Finance Committee, Chair of Public Properties, President of Council Pro-Tem, Emerging Technologies Committee, Audit Committee, Strategic Plan Advisory Committee, Alternate for Medina County Planning Commission.
Contact Information:
327 Cardinal Drive Medina, Ohio 44256
Phone: 330-722-8402
Email: [email protected]
Council at Large
Paul Rose
- Term expires 12/31/25
Biography: Paul has been a resident of Medina City since 1987. He and his wife, Joelle, have been married for over 40 years. They have 3 grown children. Paul’s professional career has taken him through Republic Steel, LTV Steel, and Andersen Consulting.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, John Carroll University 1976 MBA, Cleveland State 1984
Other Experience: Member of the Storm Water Utility Commission, Member of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Appointments: Finance Committee, Streets and Sidewalks Committee, Planning Commission, Emerging Technologies Committee, Special Legislation Committee (Chair), CRA Housing, Firemen’s Dependents Board, and Community Investment Corp.
Contact Information:
345 Lakeview Dr. Medina, OH 44256
Phone: 330-723-3459
Email: [email protected]
Council at Large
Natalie Harjar-DiSalvo
- Term expires 12/31/27
Biography: A resident of Medina since 1998, Natalie is married to Samuel (Chip) DiSalvo, and they have three children, two sons and a daughter, and two grandsons. Natalie is a teacher at McKinley Sr. High School, and works with students is grades 9-12.
Other Experience: Distribution Manager, Manco Inc. (Now Henkle America), 1989-1995. Committee member Medina County Leadership Ball in service to Feeding Medina County, 2007-present.
Appointments: Finance Committee, Health, Safety & Sanitation Committee, Public Properties Committee, Emerging Technologies Committee (Chair), Representative for Medina County Planning Commission.
Contact Information:
Phone: 330-353-8279
Email: [email protected]