John Bodart, vice president of North American tire manufacturing operations at Cooper Tire, and Mary McCallister Lehman, former educator, recently were elected to serve on the Board of Trustees of The University of Findlay.            

Bodart, a native of Fostoria, joined Cooper in 1986 and was named to his current position in 2009. Bodart has experience with the company in plant management, quality assurance, mold operations, tire testing and product development. He most recently worked as plant manager in Texarkana. Bodart is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toledo and a master’s degree from UF.            

Bodart resides in Findlay with his wife, Julie, and their two children.            

Lehman, a retired educator, serves as treasurer of Neptune Church of God, treasurer of West Central Ohio School Foundation and is a member of the Churches of God General Conference administrative council. While pursuing her teaching career, Lehman completed more than 40 hours of postgraduate work on learning theory, implementing computers in the classroom and educating the gifted.

She held many leadership roles during her career. Following retirement, Lehman was a supervisor of pre-service education students for Wright State University, Lake campus. She is active in the Neptune Church of God and serves a variety of roles there.            

Lehman earned a bachelor’s degree from The University of Findlay, a master’s degree from Northern Michigan University and completed postgraduate work at Bowling Green State University, Baldwin-Wallace College, the University of Dayton and Wright State University.

She resides in Mendon.