NANA 2025 Annual Meeting

NANA Annual Meeting Guest Speaker Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney has dedicated her life to uplifting communities through education, advocacy, and service. A proud graduate of Cincinnati Public Schools, she attended Rockdale Elementary School and Walnut Hills High School before earning her undergraduate degree cum laude from Dartmouth College. While at Dartmouth, she also participated in a meaningful exchange program at Talladega College, an HBCU and her father’s alma mater.
Her academic journey continued at Harvard University, where she earned a master’s in counseling and consulting psychology from the Graduate School of Education and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. A classmate and friend of President Barack Obama, Jan-Michele was elected First Class Marshal and honored with the opportunity to give the commencement speech at her law school graduation.
She is married to former Ohio State Senator Eric H. Kearney, Esq., and together they are raising two children with a deep commitment to service and community