Kettering mayor named new board member for state group

Kettering Mayor Don Patterson was appointed as a board member to the Ohio Mayor’s Alliance, after receiving nomination from Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley.

Whaley nominated Patterson after informing the membership she was stepping down from the board in preparation for her gubernatorial run.

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“Mayors and elected leaders from different parts of the state need a forum to communicate, share ideas, and better understand the differences that sometimes divide us,” said Patterson. “The Ohio Mayors Alliance provides that forum, and I’m glad to be a part of it.”

The Ohio Mayors Alliance is a bipartisan organization comprised of mayors from among Ohio’s largest cities by population.

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