Meet the team.

Get to know your team of co-owners, designers, and construction professionals, who are working for you to deliver modern learning environments to the Celina community.

Celina City Schools

Co-owner

The $127 million building project is a co-funded effort between Celina City Schools and the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission. Celina City Schools’ vision, mission, and beliefs are:

  • The Celina City Schools community will challenge, prepare, and empower every student to become a lifelong learner who can contribute to the betterment of society.

  • All students will discover their unique learning style and apply these skills to problem solve, collaborate, and communicate.

    Challenge: All students will be exposed to a rigorous curriculum and self-assess their learning to promote maximum growth.

    Prepare: All students will be exposed to relevant learning opportunities that include 21st century skills and satisfy individual learning styles and interests that will allow them to be successful in life after high school.

    Empower: All students will understand where they are as a learner and will know where they need to go next.

  • Positive relationships foster lifelong learning.

    Every student belongs to all of us.

    Professional respect for everyone.

    Curriculum and learning environments are equitable and rigorous for all learners.

    Collaboration is the responsibility of everyone, regardless of strategy or initiative.

    Learn more at celinaschools.org


Ohio Facilities Construction Commission

Co-owner

The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) oversees capital projects undertaken by state agencies and state-supported institutions of higher education; manages Ohio's school facility programs which provide support for the construction and renovation of public K-12 schools; and administers the funding for community-based cultural and sports facilities projects. In 2021, the Commission celebrated 100 years of public construction in the Buckeye State. As a co-owner, the OFCC is co-funding Celina’s building project with $51 million from the state.

Learn more at ofcc.ohio.gov

Garmann Miller’s community engagement team partnered with the Bulldog Levy Committee to pass the local bond issue and fund the new schools in May 2021. GM is a top 50 U.S. K-12 design firm that was established in Minster, Ohio, in 1993 with other locations in Columbus, Ohio; and Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Indiana. The firm is a one-stop resource for new and renovation facility design projects with over 120 professionals across multiple services. Listed annually on Zweig Group’s Best Firms to Work For, GM specializes in providing K-12 planning and design solutions and is a preferred partner to many WBL and MAC school districts.

Learn more at creategm.com

Garmann Miller

Architect / Engineer of Record

Peterson Construction Company is a construction manager/general contractor for large-scale facilities such as schools, correctional facilities, and water/ wastewater treatment plants. Over the decades, Peterson has successfully led the development of over 70 schools in West Central Ohio and has developed a reputation for delivering high-quality, on-time results. Peterson is based in Wapakoneta and takes pride in its dedicated staff, 200 field employees, and working with integrity. Peterson partners with Owners, design firms and other industry professionals to build a broad range of facility solutions from the ground up.

Learn more at petersonconstructionco.com

Peterson Construction

Construction Manager at Risk