Vanessa White

Vanessa Y. White is the mother of five children who attend three Cincinnati Public Schools. She has been an active and effective school and CPS volunteer, having served as a member of the superintendent's Budget Committee, the district's strategic planning committee, president of the Sands Montessori Parent Teacher Organization, and board chair for Parents for Public Schools of Greater Cincinnati. In that capacity, she helped implement the “Parent Leadership Institute” by enlisting CPS and other community partners. The program trains parents locally and across the state to be leaders in their schools. As Director of Community Engagement and Strategic Initiatives for the Fine Arts Fund, Vanessa works with the corporate community and engages in several regional arts and cultural partnerships, including with her work with the Strive Arts Education Student Success Network. Vanessa was educated in the Cincinnati Public Schools and is a graduate of Walnut Hills High School. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from Xavier University. She lives with her husband, Byron, and their children in Cincinnati's North Avondale neighborhood.