Mentor — On April 7, 2012, Philip R. Sindelar II becomes the 29th Postmaster of Mentor. Sindelar will be responsible for overseeing mail collection, delivery services, and Postal retail operations within the 44060 ZIP Code. The 104 employees of the Mentor Post Office service the 55,521 residents of Mentor, delivering to 28,572 residential and business locations.

Prior to this assignment, Sindelar held the position of Postmaster of Ashtabula. Earlier assignments include Manager of the East Akron Branch Post Office and Supervisor of Customer Services for the Willoughby Post Office. Sindelar has also held the positions of Acting Postmaster of Painesville, and Acting Manager for the Fairview Park Branch Post Office, the Fairlawn Branch Post Office, and the Akron North Hill and Five Point Stations. Sindelar began his career in 1993 as a letter carrier for the Willoughby Post Office.

Sindelar is an alumnus of Willoughby South High School and Lakeland Community College. A lifelong resident of Lake County, Sindelar says, “Mentor is a great community – one that I am very proud and happy to be part of. I look forward to serving the residents and business customers of the community.”

Since 2005, Sindelar, his wife and their daughter have resided in Mentor.

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