esports ohio Board of Directors
Jacob gebers - President
I currently work at Napoleon Area City Schools as the Technology Coordinator. I have worked at Napoleon Area Schools since 2015. I graduated from Tiffin University in 2017 with a bachelors in Information Technology. As long as I can remember, I have always had an interest in video games, mostly playing console games during my childhood. After college graduation, I began to explore and play more PC games and have continued to this day. In the spring of 2018, I helped start an esports program at Napoleon, with a focus on getting more kids involved with extracurriculars. We were one of the first high schools in Ohio to have dedicated machines, and a dedicated lab for our athletes to compete in, that included 14 machines. I have been involved with Esports Ohio since the inception of the league and have continued to help promote esports throughout Ohio. I firmly believe that esports is a great avenue for kids to be both competitive, but also help gain valuable life skills. I hope that esports as well as Esports Ohio continues to grow to continue to give more kids opportunities for scholarships, camaraderie, and competitive gaming.
Jake Molyet - League Director / co-Vice President
He grew up in Old Fort, he atteneded Baker College and graduated with a Bachelor of Information Technology and Security. Jake enjoys following esports, specifically Cloud9. He plays several games on consoles and mobile but he specializes in League of Legends. He has been an enthusiast since he picked up the game in 2016. Jake is married with two children. He loves spending time with his family as well as golfing on the weekends.
Discord: JMoylet [Mohawk]
Matt Hirschfelt - co-Vice President/Tournament operations
Jared Craigo - Secretary
Jared Craigo is a content creator and life-long gamer applying communication, media production, and gaming knowledge in the eSports industry. After interning for ESO as a content creator, Jared dedicated himself to the organization and was promoted to the Board of Directors in less than a year. He graduated with a Bachelor’s of English from Cleveland State University in 2020 where he honed his skills in writing, editing, graphic design, video editing, communications, education, and more. Jared began call-casting for Oberlin High School’s League of Legends eSports team in the fall of 2021 and has been inspired to be more involved with scholastic eSports since. Adaptable and dependable, Jared hopes to further the development and outreach of Esports Ohio for everyone.
Jessie Dorman- Treasurer
Jessie Dorman has is in her 15th year teaching science. She graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Microbiology and then went on to work biodefense at Battelle in West Jefferson, Ohio. While enjoying science, she did not like the grant chasing and politics involved and decided to become a teacher. She has always enjoyed playing games, and has played most consoles since the Atari. When not grading or doing tasks for the Virtual Eagles (New Albany's Esports team) she is often playing video games with the family. Jessie loves coaching Esports because even though she doesn't play the games offered, she does game and it is fun to just hop on and pay a joke around with the kids.
Discord: Dorman [New Albany]
Chris McClellan- Head of Middle School Program
NAte Meeker- College Advisory Concil Member
Jeff Caranna- Advisory Council Member
Chalin Cahlik - College Advisory Council Member
Chalin has competed in the esports scene for 14 years, starting in the early days of Halo 2 and leading into the current League of Legends era. Chalin created the Great Lakes Esports Conference (GLEC) in which many teams currently compete in. Chalin is a graduate of Tiffin University where he majored in communications with a concentration on electronic media and completed his MBA in 2017.
Nick Rider - Founder/Advisory Council Member
Nick Rider is the Founder of the educational non-profit, Esports Ohio, which specializes in the organization, oversight and competition structure of scholastic esports at the high school level. Nick recently has helped develop a curriculum in esports coaching and management and serves as an adjunct professor at Rhodes State College. Throughout his 15 years of education experience, he has spearheaded several STEM initiatives, served on several educational advisory committees, most notably the Ohio Department of Education Digital Task Force, and has been selected to present innovative strategies at countless educational technology conferences.