By Sarah Gideonse, Communications Team
A celebration and a fundraiser, Woman’s City Club is honoring three “feisty” women for the contributions to the club and to the community.
This year’s honorees include two WCC members and a community member:
Valerie Daley is Senior Program Office at LISC Daley has worked with community leadership on neighborhood plans and housing strategies in the Cincinnati area for more than 15 years and is active with the Cincinnatus Association in leadership roles.
Nina E. Lewis, Ph.D., has worked professionally in the health care, mental health care, substance abuse treatment, and social service fields. Currently, she is employed by the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services in the Office of Systems, Partnerships and Community Solutions, and is an adjunct professor of social work at the University of Cincinnati. Lewis has served on numerous nonprofit boards and coalitions, including the Ohio Justice and Policy Center, Health Care Connections, and Hospice of Cincinnati. In 2021 she received the Statewide Lifetime Achievement Award for the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She is the current vice president for membership of the Woman’s City Club.
Jeanette Rost, Esq., a retired lawyer and longtime WCC member, is loyal, responsible and dedicated to the mission and goals of Woman’s City Club. She has served on the board and various committees, especially finance and the annual National Speaker Forum. A lawyer, she is an excellent legal and financial steward. As a member, she is also a warm hostess. For years she hosted the National Speaker celebratory dinner at her home. She is a shining example of endurance, perseverance and loyalty to WCC.