If you would like to submit suggestions for amendments to the OJCL Constitution and By-Laws, do so here at this link.
OJCL Constitution
This document states the purpose of the OJCL and sets up the governing principles of the organization.
- The most recent update to this document was March 9, 2025
OJCL By-Laws
The By-Laws provide a comprehensive guideline that explains various rules, duties, and other information regarding the OJCL.
- The most recent update to this document was January 25, 2025
Guides
Hana Conte’s Campaign Materials Resource Guide, 2025 Most of these are accessible with a library card in your region–please email parliamentarian@ojcl.org if you have resources to add to this list!
Krish Gupta’s Election Guide, 2020
Tullus Dean’s Guide to Running for Elected Office (2017)
OJCL officers often release guides for officers at the local and state level to use. The guides are meant to provide helpful information and tips on various aspects of the JCL.
- OJCL Historian Guide, written by Historian Ellie Kammerer (2017-2018)
Important dates for the OJCL Executive Board:
- Mid-April (Around Rome’s Birthday): Changeover Meeting
- End of July: NJCL Convention at colleges around the country
- Mid-September: Fall Planning Meeting
- Mid-October: OJCL Fall Forum
- Mid/Late-January: Winter Planning Meeting
- Mid-March: OJCL State Convention (officers are expected to arrive soon after 6:00 PM on the Thursday evening before convention)
Below are the emails to contact the various members who lead the OJCL.
This group includes: the 3 State Chairs; the 6 elected student officers; the 5 appointed student officers; and the officers of the Ohio Senior Classical League (college students who support the purpose of the OJCL).
If you’d like to contact the Executive Board, see our contact page or email us.
execboard@ojcl.org – all student officers + their sponsors + the state chairs
- President Hana Conte (Summit) – president@ojcl.org
- 1st Vice President Sai Basava (Seven Hills) – vpres1@ojcl.org
- 2nd Vice President Ana Smith (Walnut Hills) – vpres2@ojcl.org
- Secretary Nora Raab (Wellington) – secretary@ojcl.org
- Treasurer Manuel Cantillo (Summit) – treasurer@ojcl.org
- Parliamentarian Cameron King (Wellington) – parliamentarian@ojcl.org
- Historian Arpad Lallement (Indian Hill) – historian@ojcl.org
- Editor Divya Viswalingam (Sycamore) – editor@ojcl.org
- North Gubernator Carley Frey (Westlake) – northguber@ojcl.org
- Central Gubernator Phoebe Bong (Wellington) – centralguber@ojcl.org
- South Gubernator Casey De Blank (Indian Hill) – southguber@ojcl.org
- The 3 State Chairs – statechairs@ojcl.org
- Tullus Dean (sponsor at large, formerly of Xavier University, formerly of Summit), Chair of Technology & Convention – deantullus@gmail.com
- Samantha Frodge (Indian Hill), Chair of Sponsors & Contests – samantha.frodge@ihsd.us
- Lisa Mays (Summit), Chair of Students – mays_l@summitcds.org
OSCL – Ohio Senior Classical League
sclboard@ojcl.org Email all the OSCL officers
- OSCL Primary Adviser Margaret Kammerer (Indiana University, formerly of University of Cincinnati, formerly of McAuley) – msakammerer@gmail.com
- OSCL Secondary Adviser Julia Cardinal (at large, formerly of Duquesne University, formerly of McAuley) – jbcardinal33@gmail.com