City manager to join Leadership Ohio class

Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein will join the 2021 class of Leadership Ohio, a group of accomplished professionals from the government, non-profit and for-profit sectors.

Dickstein is one of 43 Fellows chosen by the statewide organization to participate in a year-long virtual learning experience designed to enhance leadership abilities through individual and col- laborative work. The Fellows will engage with a network of scholars, activists, inno- vators and influencers and will be supported in developing Ohio Impact Projects that respond to conditions of inequity and injustice.

Dickstein was appointed city manager by the Dayton City Commission in Febru- ary of 2016. As city man- ager, Dickstein oversees a municipal budget of over $670 million and a work- force of approximately 1,900 employees. She has 20 years of urban administration and economic development expe- rience, leading to the creation or retention of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in development in Dayton.

The 2021 Lead e rs h ip Ohio class includes four elected officials and multiple appointed officials representing both public and private sector leadership. More than half are women and 35% are minorities. The class is the organization’s 38th learning cohort. construction and field work to ensure reliable electric service for AES Ohio customers. Vest has been with AES Ohio for almost 27 years and serves on the local Junior Achievement board.