Her family resides in northern Richland County and her two teenagers, a boy and a girl, are in 4-H and plan to show goats, hogs and cows at the Ashland County Fair in September. 'I have an appreciation for education and teaching and I want to bring that here to Malabar,' she said before a crowded room of volunteers, some with 30-plus years of service to the state park and working farm, home of the late Louis Bromfield who was an author and conservationist.
While there, she was able to return to college and obtain her master's degree in environmental and natural resources. She said she thought she was going to be a teacher forever and then after having children and being a stay-at-home mom for awhile she went on to work for the Ohio State University Extension Office in Ashland County. Roar said after she graduated from Crestview High School she went to Ashland University and received a bachelor's degree in education. Her mother Peggy Elchert was a guidance counselor at Crestview Schools. 'There is a lot of good work here at Malabar and a lot of good work to do,' she said.
