Springfield Schools drug counselor honored

Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide has chosen William Geha as part of its Top 100 Educators for his more than 50 years of success in education.

Mr. Geha currently serves as a drug counselor for the Sylvania and Springfield school districts. As a teacher, drug counselor and prevention specialist, he has traveled throughout the United States spreading a drug free message.

He started a Peace Project with 12 students and currently has more than 1,200 participants. As co-director of America’s Pride Drug Prevention Team of Toledo, with Dr. Ken Newbury, Mr. Geha’s team was twice named team of the year at the World Drug Conference.

With America’s Pride, his team worked with the Navajos of New Mexico, the Cree Indians in Canada and the Canadian and British governments on prevention.

Mr. Geha has received several national, state and local awards for his work in drug prevention and anti-bullying. He is a board member for the Lucas County Opiate Coalition, Lucas County Suicide Prevention Coalition, Springfield Township Prevention Coalition and Sylvania Community Action Team.

“He epitomizes the kind of professional that we, at Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide take pride in listing in our annual directory, as well as in our online directory,” said Hailee Matthews, Strathmore’s assistant editor.

Mr. Geha has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for five years–2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022.