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Nan Whaley is a proud to have chosen Dayton as her home. Originally from Indiana, Nan attended the University of Dayton and has lived in Dayton ever since. She has resided in the Five Oaks neighborhood since 2001 where she recently purchased a house with her husband, Sam.
Nan's career is distinguished by her commitment to public service, civic involvement and interest in local government. First elected to the Dayton City Commission in 2005, Nan was the youngest women ever chosen for a commission seat. Nan served on the Montgomery County Board of Elections and as a deputy to Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith. She is a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and a graduate of Leadership Miami Valley. She currently serves on the Family and Children First Council, the Human Services Levy Council, the Montgomery County Planning Commission and the Dayton Access Television Board of Trustees.
Nan is committed to making Dayton a bike and pedestrian friendly city. As chair of the Bike Walk Dayton Committee, Nan strives for Dayton to become a Bicycle Friendly Community. She is also a strong advocate for a county-wide landbank system to address the region’s housing crisis with a more regional approach.
In addition, Nan has been committed to the political process in local, state and national elections. While in college, she was instrumental in reorganizing the College Democrats and later served as Ohio Chair of the College Democrats. She also served as Co-chair of the John Kerry campaign for Montgomery County and is a two time delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 2000 and 2004. As an elector for Ohio’s Third Congressional District, Nan proudly cast an electoral vote for President Obama.
Nan has her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Dayton and received her Master’s of Public Administration from Wright State University.
Nan's career is distinguished by her commitment to public service, civic involvement and interest in local government. First elected to the Dayton City Commission in 2005, Nan was the youngest women ever chosen for a commission seat. Nan served on the Montgomery County Board of Elections and as a deputy to Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith. She is a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and a graduate of Leadership Miami Valley. She currently serves on the Family and Children First Council, the Human Services Levy Council, the Montgomery County Planning Commission and the Dayton Access Television Board of Trustees.
Nan is committed to making Dayton a bike and pedestrian friendly city. As chair of the Bike Walk Dayton Committee, Nan strives for Dayton to become a Bicycle Friendly Community. She is also a strong advocate for a county-wide landbank system to address the region’s housing crisis with a more regional approach.
In addition, Nan has been committed to the political process in local, state and national elections. While in college, she was instrumental in reorganizing the College Democrats and later served as Ohio Chair of the College Democrats. She also served as Co-chair of the John Kerry campaign for Montgomery County and is a two time delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 2000 and 2004. As an elector for Ohio’s Third Congressional District, Nan proudly cast an electoral vote for President Obama.
Nan has her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Dayton and received her Master’s of Public Administration from Wright State University.
