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Dec 17

Written by: news editor
12/17/2010 1:00 AM 

Rick Barrera has been named the 2010 Administrator of the Year by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Watercraft.


COLUMBUS, OHIO
– Rick Barrera has been named the 2010 Administrator of the Year by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Watercraft. A resident of Somerset, Barrera serves as the division’s watercraft registration and titling services manager.

Barrera joined ODNR in 1980 as an inventory control specialist. Honored before, he received his first Administrator of the Year award in 1990. In 2000, he was promoted to his current position, managing all watercraft titling and registration services for the State of Ohio. In 2010, Ohio had a preliminary record total 421,111 registered watercraft representing more than 200,000 Ohio boat owners.

The ODNR Division of Watercraft administers Ohio’s boating programs. The agency oversees watercraft registration and titling operations, provides funding to local communities for education, enforcement and boating access facilities, educates the public, and enforces boating laws on Ohio’s waterways. More information may be found online at www.ohiodnr.com/watercraft or by following the Division of Watercraft on Facebook or Twitter.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR Web site at www.ohiodnr.com.

For more information, contact:
John Wisse, ODNR Division of Watercraft
614. 265. 6695

Heidi Hetzel-Evans, ODNR Media Relations
614. 265. 6860

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