CHET J. CHANEY

Chet J. Chaney was born in West Chester, Ohio in 1962. He is a graduate of Lakota High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration from the University of Cincinnati.

In 1985, he accepted a position with the late Governor Meryl Shoemaker at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources; and currently serves as the Market Development Administrator for the department.

In 2005, Chet was elected president of the Worthington Hill's Civic Association, representing over 4,500 residents in northwest Franklin County. In 2006, he was appointed to the Perry Township Board of Zoning Appeals which hears unresolved cases related to zoning requests or protests to zoning requirements.

Chet is the President-Elect of the boosters’ association for the Bishop-Watterson Athletic Association and is currently involved with the school's capital improvement drive for a new athletic complex. He is also an active member of Our Lady of Peace Church and served as its school’s Athletic Director.

He is married to Catherine Cincione Chaney, an instrumental music teacher with the Columbus Public School system; and is a father of two children, Nicholas (19) who is presently attending Xavier University and Alison (17) a student at Bishop Watterson High School.