On Monday The Trotwood City Council appointed Nicole Johnson to fill the Ward 1 council seat vacated when Joyce Sutton advanced to the mayor’s slot. At 38 Johnson is the youngest person to serve on the Trotwood council in recent years.
Johnson purchased her first home in Trotwood in the Sycamore Woods subdivision two years ago. A Dayton area native she has also lived in Englewood and Harrison Township. She attended a private high school in New England and studied history and African-American studies at Brown University in Rhode Island.
Johnson has been thinking about serving in Trotwood government since moving here. She attended the city’s first Citizen Volunteer Academy in 2008.
“Government policies have always been a passion for me,” said Johnson. “I worked on the Dukakis For President campaign before I could even vote.”
“One of the things I shared in the interview with city council is we (the city) haven’t taken information technology to the next level.” She hopes to use more of the available Internet social platforms like Twitter and Facebook to help keep citizens better informed.
“This is particularly important if we are going to promote a technology center on the Salem Mall site,” said Johnson. “We need to be using the leading edge.”
That fits right in with her current job at Care Source in Dayton where she works in the Decision Support Informatics department.
She is also concerned with the outbreak of graffiti in the community and hopes to get residents and businesses more involved. “We need to come together as a community on this issue and work beyond the criminal aspects of the problem.”
Johnson has been attending council meetings for some time and is already familiar with many of the issues of the day. She looks forward to hearing from citizens. “I appreciate everyone that lives in this community especially those that have lived here over 50 years.”
Trowood's newest city council member Nicole Johnson (center) was sworn in on April 19. She was welcomed by Trotwood Mayor Joyce Sutton Cameron and State Representative Roland Winburn.
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Mrs. Johnson will be a much needed addition to the city council I am excited about her appointment.
ReplyDeleteShe will far exceed all the city's expectations. She is no nonsense and will be an advocate for all those she has sworn to serve. Congratulations Trotwood!
ReplyDeleteTrotwood is fortunate to attract a young, dynamic, and intelligent professional like Nicole Johnson who possesses the vision and skills needed to collaborate with others in moving the city towards a prosperous future.
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