Janice Nelson,
District 3

First Elected or Appointed: May 1997

Janice Nelson has a focus of finding opportunities to include all people.  She spends many hours building relationships with community organizations and events such as the Soroptomists, Auburn Chamber of Commerce, Uniquely Auburn committee (of which she is co-chair), Auburn Downtown Association, City of Auburn’s Parks and Recreation department, Reaching Out Fair, and Summer Youth Information Fair.  “Partnerships and collaborative efforts are such an important part of this community,” says Ms. Nelson.  Ms. Nelson has lived in Auburn since 1992 and her daughter attends Auburn schools.  She is a community/employment specialist for Trillium, an employment service for people with developmental disabilities.