{"id":21694,"date":"2026-06-05T16:25:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/robison-accepts-job-at-odh-wood-county-board-of-health-appoints-aeschliman-as-interim-commissioner-bg-independent-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:25:47","slug":"robison-accepts-job-at-odh-wood-county-board-of-health-appoints-aeschliman-as-interim-commissioner-bg-independent-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/robison-accepts-job-at-odh-wood-county-board-of-health-appoints-aeschliman-as-interim-commissioner-bg-independent-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Robison accepts job at ODH; Wood County Board of Health appoints Aeschliman as interim commissioner – BG Independent News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted By: Jan Larson McLaughlin<\/a><\/span> June 4, 2026<\/span>
By JAN McLAUGHLIN<\/strong>
BG Independent News<\/strong>
The Wood County Board of Health voted during a special meeting Thursday evening to appoint Rachel Aeschliman, deputy health commissioner, as interim health commissioner.
The vote came after the board accepted the resignation of Ben Robison, who has served as county health commissioner for almost six years and has taken a position at the Ohio Department of Health.
At next week\u2019s regular monthly meeting on June 11, the board expects to address the nationwide search it plans for the health commissioner search.
Prior to going into executive session to discuss the interim position, Board President D.J. Mears thanked Robison for his service.
\u201cYou came at a very good time for us with Covid,\u201d Mears said, noting that Robison came on board in September of 2020. \u201cI don\u2019t know how we would have made it through without you.\u201d
Robison came to Wood County after serving in the emergency response division of the Ohio Department of Health – which proved very valuable during the pandemic, Mears said. 
After Thursday\u2019s meeting, Mears talked about the selection of Aeschliman as interim commissioner. \u201cWe\u2019re lucky,\u201d to have someone of her qualifications, he said.
At the same time, Mears said the board feels the need to conduct a nationwide search for Robison\u2019s replacement. The board also expects to review the new position description for the commissioner job, potentially before the June 11 meeting.
\u201cWe owe it to the citizens of the county, and the clients at the clinic,\u201d Mears said after the meeting.
Aeschliman is a Northwest Ohio native, having grown up in Pettisville, and getting her masters degree in public health administration in 2018 from the Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health, a shared program between Bowling Green State University and University of Toledo. She has worked in public health and community health nursing since 2007.
\u201cI\u2019m happy to serve Northwest Ohio, specifically Wood County,\u201d she said after the meeting Thursday evening.
Aeschliman, who will be paid a temporary rate of $77.40 an hour in her new role, has been at the Wood County Health Department since September of 2024. She first served as director of nursing, then deputy health commissioner.
When asked if she is interested in the commissioner position beyond the interim role, Aeschliman said, \u201cthe board will determine what they are looking for.\u201d
Aeschliman said she is pleased with the accomplishments of the health department – expanding the health center coverage, offering mobile health center services, and improving prevention care throughout the county.
\u201cI\u2019m proud of the work the whole agency does,\u201d she said.
Aeschliman also praised the leadership of Robison, and his ability to look broadly at improving the health of Wood Countians.
\u201cI\u2019m really grateful for the leadership and vision that Ben has had for Wood County,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m happy to continue that.\u201d
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