07/12/2023
Cheri L. Hottinger
Public Member
Dates of Service: July 2023 - June 2029
Cheri Hottinger has dedicated most of her career to helping a wide variety of constituencies, with a particular focus on public service.
Throughout her career, Cheri has accumulated vast business knowledge, beginning in 1995 when she led the operations of the Jay Company, Inc., an industrial electrical contractor, in partnership with the IBEW, Local 1105. In addition to her administrative duties, she worked closely with labor representatives, while serving on the Health & Welfare Board of Local 1105.
A few years later, Cheri entered public service when she was elected Councilwoman-At-Large for the City of Newark, Ohio, a position she held from 2000-2003 and, again, from 2021-2023.
In the summer of 2003, Cheri expanded her civic engagement, when she was named President & CEO of the Newark Area Chamber of Commerce – a position she held for the next 12 years. During her tenure, the Chamber grew into the Licking County Chamber of Commerce and was listed as the largest Chamber in Central Ohio. Consequently, Cheri was named Chamber Executive of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio. In addition, Cheri was a co-founder of Grow Licking County Community Improvement Corporation and Newark Development Partners Community Improvement Corporation, both of which focused on economic development activities throughout Newark and Licking County. Cheri was also responsible for bringing the BWC Group Rating Program to the Chamber and its 900+ members.
In 2016, Cheri made a career change by joining Park National Bank as a Vice President and Business Development Officer for the Commercial Loan Department. She continued to serve the Newark community in this new role, representing the bank on several non-profit boards, including Grow Licking County CIC, Newark Development Partners CIC (Treasurer and Board Member), Downtown Newark Special Improvement District (Treasurer and Board Member), Licking Memorial Hospital (Board Member and Development Council Member/Vice Chair) and the Newark Rotary Club (Board Member).
Cheri and her husband, Jay, live in Newark and have three daughters and a new granddaughter.
