SYLVANIA TOWNSHIP Trustees

Sylvania Township is directed by a three member Board of Trustees. The Township Officials are elected to staggered four year terms.

Trustees:

Carol has lived in Sylvania Township for over 40 years and has been a life-long volunteer in the Sylvania community and Northwest Ohio. She is a practicing attorney in Sylvania Township and a former high school English teacher. Carol was valedictorian of Sylvania High School, Class of 1969, is a cum laude graduate of Denison University, and an honors graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law, Class of 1978.

Carol and her husband Charlie have been married 30 years and have two adult children, Dave and Katie, both of whom graduated from Sylvania Northview. In 1990, Carol and Charlie established Contrada & Associates, located in Sylvania Township, and dedicate their trial law practice to representing injured people.

Carol’s professional and volunteer commitments include the Toledo Area Metropolitan Council of Governments Executive Board, TMACOG Leadership Committee, Lucas County Improvement Corporation Board of Trustees, Sylvania Area Community Improvement Corporation Executive Committee, Sylvania Area Joint Recreation District Board of Trustees, Toledo Bar Association, Toledo Women’s Bar Association, the Ohio Trial Lawyers Association, the League of Women Voters, and the Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce. Carol is a past member of several Sylvania Schools Redistricting Committees, past president of the Northview Choir Boosters, and actively supports the Sylvania Schools. She serves as the Township representative to the Sylvania Area Fire/EMS Advisory Board. She enjoys reading, knitting, cooking, travel, music and theater, and is an avid bridge player and football fan.

Elected in November, 2003, Carol began serving as a Township Trustee January 1, 2004. Carol is committed to preserving and improving the integrity and quality of life in Sylvania Township through her support of community service agencies, the Sylvania Schools, and her focus on strong neighborhoods. Carol encourages and welcomes citizen input and participation in Township issues.

Kevin, a native of Toledo, graduated from Woodward High School and attended Toledo University before following his dreams to become a cosmetologist in 1978. Soon after graduation, he opened his first Salon on Woodville Road. For the past 20 years, Kevin has owned and operated, Kevin Haddad’s Design Group on Monroe Street.

Kevin and his wife, Kathleen, have been married for 22 years and are parents to their 3 daughters, Tia, Cassie, and Gabby. Kevin and his family moved to Sylvania Township in 1994 and his daughters all attended Southview High School.

Kevin has always been interested and active in local politics and became the newest addition to the Sylvania Township Board of Trustees in 2009. His motivation and passion for politics is to get things done without wasting taxpayer dollars. He’s committed to defending the Township’s assets, keeping taxes low, and making sure Sylvania Township stays solvent well into the future.