Samuel W. Speck PhD- Harvard University MA- Harvard University BA- Muskingum College  Sam Speck served as Ohio's Director of Natural Resources for eight years, retiring from state service in January 2007. At the time of his appointment as director he had been president of Muskingum College for over a decade. Prior to becoming college president he was an associate director of the Federal Management Agency, served in Ohio's General Assembly for 13 years as a state representative and a state senator and was a member of the Muskingum College faculty. While Ohio's director of natural resources, he served as a member and chair of the Ohio Lake Erie Commission and the Great Lakes Commission. He also served as chair of the Council of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers Water Management Working Group which developed the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and Agreement. In July 2004, he was one of three state officials in the U.S. to receive the National Governors Association's annual award for Distinguished Service in State Government. He is currently affiliated with the Ohio Consulting Group and serves on a number of boards and commissions.