Shenise Turner-Sloss

Dayton, OH

Mayor Shenise Turner-Sloss brings more than a decade of experience in local and federal government, she has developed expertise in logistics, community development, and program management. Formerly with the City of Dayton, she provided technical assistance in administering U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development programs. Her administration is focused on combatting the housing crisis, reinvesting in neighborhoods, reimagining public safety, and driving business and economic development.

She holds certifications in Life-Cycle Logistics and is a Housing Development Finance Professional. Currently, she serves as a Logistics Management Specialist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where she is a proud member of AFGE Local 1138. Turner-Sloss is deeply committed to visionary leadership and civic engagement, demonstrated through her involvement in various organizations. She is a graduate of Parity, Inc. Leadership Training and the Dayton Urban League Young Professionals, and a member of, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Matriots, and the Working Families Party just to name a few. She has served on boards for the African American Community Fund, Sunlight Village, and cofounded Neighborhoods Over Politics, a training and advocacy organization focused on neighborhood redevelopment and economic sustainability.

On January 3, 2022, Turner-Sloss made history as only the third Black woman to serve on the Dayton City Commission. Her proudest accomplishment as Commissioner was securing funding for previously unfunded Housing Policy Framework programs through $5.2 million raised via the Issue 6 income-tax levy renewal. On January 5, 2026, she began a four-year term as Mayor of Dayton, becoming only the second Black woman and the third woman overall to hold the office.