LIA Executive Board Members

Nick Rentz lives with his wife, son, and daughter on the South Side of Grand Lake St. Marys, in Aqua View Estates. He is a graduate of Wright State University and is currently employed as the marketing manager for S&K Products in Celina, Ohio. A great deal of Nick’s childhood was spent in and around Grand Lake St. Marys, and he wants nothing more than to see it healthy again so future generations can experience the lake in the same ways.

Ted and Diana Bertke have three daughters , 4 grand kids as well as 2 step grandsons and a new grandchild expected in June. Diana is a retired teacher but is still involved in education as a part time instructor at Wright State University. Ted is an Agent/Owner with Leugers Insurance in Maria Stein, OH.

Both Diana and Ted graduated from Marion Local High School and Defiance College.

Ted and Diana have owned a property at Bass Landing for over 15 years and enjoy sharing the lake with family and friends by pontoon whenever possible.

Keith and his wife Sheila built their home in 2013 and love living at the lake.  They moved there following Keith’s retirement from Marion Local Schools where he taught Industrial Technologies and coached for 35 years.  Keith and his family, originally from Ada, spent their growing up years enjoying Indian Lake and all the water sports it had to offer. It wasn’t long after building their retirement home, that they wanted to become active with the Lake Improvement Association. After attending several meetings they was impressed by the dedicated people committed to a progressive approach to increasing the quality of the Lake and surrounding communities.

Tom Rampe has been a Lake Improvement Association member for 7 years and a LIA trustee for 4 years. He is retired after a career in facilities construction and management. He is a licensed professional engineer in Ohio and has an extensive training and experience in environmental engineering. Tom represents the LIA as a member of the Ohio NRCS State Technical Committee and as a member of the Lake Restoration Commission. Tom, and Mary, his wife, have three children and a grandson and they all enjoy boating on the lake.

Born and raised in St. Marys, Seth currently resides there with his wife, Abby. Seth is a graduate of the University of Northwestern Ohio and is employed at Crown Equipment Corporation. Like most residents of the area, Seth has enjoyed many great times on and around the lake. Seth is a member of LIA to help guide the continuous improvement of Grand Lake St. Marys and the communities that surround it.