Ward Murrey began his term on the Board on January 1, 2008.  Mr. Murrey retired from the State of Ohio after 37 years of serving as Director of the Southeastern Ohio Regional Library System (currently the Serving Every Ohioan Library Center).  He is a longtime advocate for libraries, especially rural and small libraries.

Mr. Murrey is a member of the Noble County Chamber of Commerce.  He currently serves on several local boards and the sixteen county Eastern Ohio Development Alliance, an independent, non-profit organization created to promote economic growth in eastern Ohio through regional cooperation.