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Jan-Michele Kearney
Jan-Michele is Vice Mayor of the City of Cincinnati.
Jan-Michele was born in Cincinnati and is a proud graduate of Cincinnati Public Schools: Rockdale Elementary School and Walnut Hills High School. She graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. While at Dartmouth, she attended an exchange program at an HBCU, her father’s alma mater, Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama. She earned a masters degree in counseling and consulting psychology from Harvard University Graduate School of Education and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School. She was in the class with her friend, President Barack Obama. She was elected first class marshal of her law school class and gave the commencement speech at graduation.
Jan-Michele practiced law with the firm of Taft, Stettinius and Hollister LLP, then branched out into a solo law career when she helped to start the multimedia publishing company, KGL Media Group, Inc. dba Sesh Communications. Sesh owns the award-winning Cincinnati Herald, The Northern Kentucky Herald, The Dayton Defender, seshPRIME Magazine, and PIX (News in Pictures), and hosts the popular annual Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance, the BRIGHT Awards for 18-30 year olds, and the Nefertiti Awards for outstanding women. Jan-Michele initiated free community workshops in Cincinnati and Dayton, in collaboration with other institutions, to promote homeownership (“Owning It!”) and small business growth (“Growing It!”).
Jan-Michele was a co-host for WLWT Channel 5’s shows “Issues” and “Let’s Talk Cincinnati” and she is one of the founders of the Greater Cincinnati Association of Black Journalists, the local chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.
In 2019, Jan-Michele co-chaired the national convention for the National Newspaper Publishers Association whose members represent more than 200 Black-owned newspapers across the country. Her work for the NAACP includes twice chairing the Cincinnati NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, and working on the media teams for the two recent National NAACP conventions in Cincinnati. She previously served on the Cincinnati NAACP Legal Redress Committee.
Her board memberships now include the Women’s City Club and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
Eric Kearney
Eric H. Kearney is active in law, business, and politics.
As a state senator, Eric served as Ohio Senate Minority Leader. He championed a number of causes including adoption, children's health, small business development, and pension reform. Annually, he led a 107-mile walk from Cincinnati to Columbus to highlight an important, children's health issue. On a national level, Eric was a member of President Barack Obama's national finance committee when he ran for U.S. Senate and President. He was a member of President Obama’s vet team for presidential personnel.
Eric has been a leader in Ohio's legal community. Eric is managing partner of Kearney & Kearney, LPA where he provides government relation services. He is licensed to practice in Ohio and the United States District Court as well as before the United States Supreme Court.
In addition to politics and law, Eric has been a leader in the business community. He is an independent director on the boards of Red Fiber Holdings, Union Savings Bank, and Arlington Memorial Gardens. He is the President/CEO of the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce. Also, he is the DEI Director of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Eric serves on some of Cincinnati's most influential and prestigious civic and community boards. He serves on the boards of: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Legal Aid, Creative Ohio, FreeStore FoodBank, Northern Kentucky University Foundation, and Bethesda Hospital Foundation.
He has been recognized by the Ohio State Medical Association, Business Courier’s 40 Under 40 and 2nd Act, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati’s Joseph A. Hall Award for Promoting Diversity, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Cincinnati, College of Law.
He enjoys fly fishing, squash, and running. He has completed 8 marathons.
Eric earned a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati, College of Law.
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