Tiff Piko is a designer, educator, and farmer in Appalachia Ohio. In 2019 she became the first woman to run for mayor in her hometown of Lancaster, Ohio. Running a zero-dollar grassroots campaign designed to get more people involved in local politics. Her experience was documented and featured on Good Morning America. She continues to work politically as a consultant for unlikely candidates. Having received her BA in Sustainable System Design and a minor in Urban Planning at Parsons the New School for Design, she worked for the Neighborhood Preservation Center through college before joining the board in 2020.

In 2020 she began restoring a 1790s log cabin on the historic Zane’s Trace where she cofounded the Puppy Town Farm Project with her partner in 2022. The farm project was designed to promote the area’s agricultural / community assets, to trade locally grown foods, and to foster dogs from the local, overcrowded shelter. As an avid runner, she coaches youth track and field at the junior high level.