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Councilwoman Barbara Staggs, At Large
Councilwoman Barbara J. Staggs has been married for 45 years to Edward L. Staggs. Together they have three children and ten grandchildren, and have been residents of Trotwood for 54 years. Mrs. Staggs is currently serving her fourth term as a Trotwood City Council Member, and has previously served two terms as Vice-Mayor.
"For me, public service reflects what you put into it," City Council Member Staggs says. "In recent times time we've seen a major increase in community participation by going further to get our residents and staff much more involved in the actual decision-making. In my experience this leads to greater feelings of pride and accomplishment."
Mrs. Staggs serves as City Council Advisor to: the Board of Zoning Appeals; the Public Relations Committee; the Salem Avenue Vision Coalition; and the Tree Preservation Committee. For the National League of Cities, Mrs. Staggs: has been appointed to the First Tier Suburbs Council; serves on the Infrastructure, Technology and Communications Steering Committee; is Vice-Chair of the NLC Program Planning Committee; is a member of Women In Municipal Government (WIMG); and has served on the Human Development Committee. By gaining well-deserved national, state and local recognition resulting from her many awards for achievement, Mrs. Staggs has been listed in the Who's Who in American Women. She has reached the Diamond Level in Leadership Excellence within the Achievement in Leadership Program, part of the Leadership Training Institute.
Declares Staggs, "I believe the biggest change is that our City Council now works on every project as a team. For instance, with the Salem Mall's redevelopment it took a long time to get the feeling of going forward since until recently we had no real control. Now we can help preserve our good memories of it by building something that will once again make Trotwood a destination point."
When Mrs. Staggs isn't attending meeting and functions for the City, she serves as President of Choices in Community Living and on its various committees. She also serves on the non-profit Partners in Community Living Board she helped form, which is a partnership between Choices and Resident Homes she also raised funds for. As former Executive Director of the Trotwood Chamber of Commerce, she was one of six Chamber Directors to help form the Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance and also worked with the Dayton Chamber to form the Miami Valley Chamber Alliance. Mrs. Staggs has been a real pillar in the community with over 40 years of volunteer service to the City and Schools. She has been a board member for youth sports including organized baseball, football, soccer and softball for nearly 30 years. She has also served on commissions and boards for: the Trotwood Action Commission; the Charter Review Commission; the Special Wish Foundation; Heritage Days Committee; Recognition Night Committee; Retention & Expansion Task Force; National Night Out for Crime; Celebrate Ohio; and the Cancer Society.
For more information please contact Clerk of Council Lois Singleton at (937) 854-7212 or lsingleton@trotwood.org.
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