Election & Service
Recently re-elected for the 2024-2025 term, Dan fills an At-Large position for City Council. He was appointed to serve on the Council’s Public Safety Committee and chairs the Public Ways Committee.
Career & Education
Dan graduated from Lakewood High School and received a bachelor’s of Mortuary Science degree from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He has been working in Funeral Homes since the age of 14. He has worked in funeral homes of various sizes including serving as Manager of Operations for the largest single funeral home in the state of Ohio. For three years he was an Account Executive for Homesteaders Life Company which is a Pre- Need Funeral insurance company. His territory included all of North East Ohio from Steubenville to Millersburg on the southern border up to Lorain along the lake and down the PA border. In 2006 he and his wife Belinda, who is also a licensed funeral director and embalmer, purchased Hilliard- Rospert Funeral Home.
Hobbies and Community Activities
Dan's hobbies include spending time with family, hunting, fishing, and most recently beekeeping. He served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of North East Ohio and is a former member and board member of the Wadsworth Rotary Club. He is currently a member of the Wadsworth Lions Club, a member of Wadsworth Lodge 385 F&AM, The Valley of Akron, and is involved in many other community groups. In August 2015, he invited the Wadsworth City Administration, Wadsworth City Council, Wadsworth City School Administration, and the Wadsworth City School Board together to discuss the rising opiate issues facing the community. From that first meeting and several others held, the Wadsworth Drug-Free Community Coalition was born. Currently administered and ran by the community members with tremendous leadership and guidance from the City Safety Director and the City School Superintendent.
Family
Dan & Belinda have been married for 35 years. Together they have 2 sons: Dr. Daniel, M.D is married to Dr. Samarchitha Magal, M.D. both Daniel and Samarchitha are serving Medical Fellowships at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX; and Dr. Thomas, DDS is in Dental Practice in Lewis Center, OH.