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Olentangy Board Elects Brandon Lester as President; Elizabeth Wallach Named Vice President

Olentangy Local School District Board of Education · January 9, 2026

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Summary

At its Jan. 8 organizational meeting, the Olentangy Local School District Board elected Brandon Lester as board president and Doctor Elizabeth Janelle Wallach as vice president. Both officers were sworn in and will serve in leadership for 2026.

The Olentangy Local School District Board of Education elected Brandon James Lester as board president and Doctor Elizabeth Janelle Wallach as vice president during its Jan. 8 organizational meeting in the Berlin Room of the district offices.

A board member nominated Brandon Lester for board president; with no other nominations the board closed nominations and voted. Roll call recorded yes votes from Doctor Lee Wallach, Mister O'Brien, Miss Schreiber and Doctor Kevin Dabrico; Lester abstained. Board members then administered the oath of office for Lester as board president.

Doctor Elizabeth Janelle Wallach was the sole nominee for vice president. The board closed nominations and voted; roll call registered affirmative votes from Mister O'Brien, Miss Schreiber, Brandon Lester and Doctor Kevin Dabrico, with one abstention. Wallach took the oath and accepted the vice-presidential duties.

The elections were held as part of the board’s organizational sequence, which also included administering oaths of office to re-elected members. The board immediately moved into regular business after completing the organizational items.

The board did not identify any additional contested nominations; procedural roll-call votes recorded the outcomes and the district recorded the swearing-in on the meeting record. The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Jan. 22, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Berlin High School.