Overview:
• Vada Stephens, Chief of Staff for Hamilton County Commission President Alicia Reece, has been selected for Harvard Law School's Future Leaders in Law Fellowship.
• He is the youngest person to hold the position in the county government and comes from a lineage of civil rights advocates.
• Stephens is actively involved in several community organizations.
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Vada Stephens, a Miami University graduate and Greater Cincinnati native, currently serves as Chief of Staff for Hamilton County Commission President Alicia Reece. He is the youngest person in history to occupy this role in county government.
As the senior advisor and top aid, he works diligently to plan, manage, and execute the Commissioner’s policy agenda, communication strategies, and serve as a liaison for our community, businesses, organizations, civic leaders, and more.
Recently, Vada was selected out of hundreds of diverse applications from across the world to participate in Harvard Law Schools “Harvard Future Leaders in Law Fellowship” program starting this July. Participants are selected from a range of lived experiences for a residential fellowship and year long preparation to help them to apply for admission to law schools around the nation. Fellows engage with faculty, staff, students, and alums while on campus and cover test and application preparation, mentorship, field trips, and more.
Vada is 1-30 professionals from around the world chosen for this prestigious fellowship. Vada comes from a long lineage of civil rights and community driven advocates, with his grandparents organizing for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and registering voters. Vada has dedicated his time and energy toward serving the community and is very active as President of the Southwest Ohio Young Black Democrats, member of the Urban League Young professionals, member of the Greater Cincinnati National Action Network, and more.