Slemons leaves for state association post

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Greg Slemons, Youngstown City Schools chief financial officer, will be leaving the district.

Slemons, who had a 12-month contract for an annual salary of $133,000, will be leaving for the Ohio Association of School Business Officials. His last day as Youngstown City School District’s chief financial officer is Jan. 12.

Slemons will begin the following week as OASBO’s chief learning officer, a new position at the organization.

“I’m sorry to see Greg go, but I understand he believes the opportunity is too good to pass up,” said city schools CEO Krish Mohip in a statement released Wednesday. “I appreciate all of his hard work in helping to straighten out district finances and processes during his tenure. OASBO is lucky to have him, and I wish him well in his new position.”

In his new post, Slemons will work to develop curriculum for school business officials that’s aligned with the Ohio Department of Education’s professional standards for school business officials and with licensure requirements. He will also administer the association’s mentoring program and seek grants to fund various educational programs.

Slemons is not the first of Mohip’s leadership team to leave.

In August, the city schools’ former chief operations officer, Joe Nohra, left for a superintendent position in Liberty Township.

Nohra was one of many hires in January with an annual salary of $115,000. The announcement of his departure came in April.