Councilwoman Michelle Chambers is a native of Fort Wayne, and the business owner of Signing Closers LLC, wife of Dr. Benny Fair Jr, DPM owner of Lafayette Foot and Ankle Clinic located in Fort Wayne. Prior to assuming office she has been strong community advocate serving on several civic and nonprofit boards for the last decade in Fort Wayne. She holds the distinction of being National Urban Fellow and Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Child Development.  Additionally, she holds two additional certificates: one in Executive Leadership from Kansas University and another in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California.

Councilwoman Chambers public service career spans over two decades, working in local municipalities, over-seeing human services and workforce development programming for underserved communities, at-risk youth and their families, direct oversight of multimillion-dollar community, economic and redevelopment projects. She’s an Adjunct Professor at Vincennes University where she teaches Business and Political Science classes for East Allen County University, in addition to her professorship, she teaches Entrepreneur Business Startup classes for the City of Fort Wayne’s Build Program.

Councilwoman Chambers assumed office on January 1, 2020, she created Fort Wayne political history being 1 of 2 first African American Women elected to City Council and the first women to hold the At-Large Council Seat. SHe is currently the co-chair of the City Public Works Committee. Michelle's current term ends on January 1, 2024.

Councilwoman Michelle Chambers can be reached at:

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A lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, Paul Ensley is a graduate of Bishop Dwenger High School (Class of 2008) and an honors graduate from the University of Saint Francis. 

Elected in 2015, he represent Fort Wayne's First District, which is comprised of the northeast area of the city. Paul is currently co-chair of the City Council's City Utilities Committee.

Paul believes in government that works for the people, emphasizing infrastructure and public safety.

Councilman Paul Ensley may be contacted at:

10174 Maysville Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN  46835
(260) 255-5176
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Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Prior to being elected as City Clerk of Fort Wayne, Clerk Keesling held an executive position in a privately held company managing finance, information technology, and human resources. Prior to that, she was a small business owner for ten years. Clerk Keesling holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, graduating with Honors, and an MBA.

Clerk Keesling is a Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Alumni, and was named Volunteer of the year for the Girl Scouts Northern Indiana Michiana in 2009. She serves on the Metro Human Relations Commission as the Vice-Chair, PTC/Citilink Board serving on the Legislative and Finance boards, League for the Blind where she is the Finance Chair and sits on the Governance board, and the Fort Wayne Government Access Board.  She is the Past President of the Allen County Purdue University Extension Advisory Board where she still remains on the Advocacy Committee. Clerk Keesling has volunteered her time each week for the last 3 years to the Study Connection which tutors students.  In addition, she is the President of the Allen County Republican Women's Group and a member of the Downtown GOP Club. Clerk Keesling also is proudly endorsed by Right to Life.

As an entrepreneur, businessperson, community leader, mom, and volunteer, Clerk Keesling brings a unique perspective for many different avenues of community involvement. She has brought a new voice that is making a positive impact on the leadership of Fort Wayne.

Clerk Keesling is married and enjoys time at the lake with their seven children and ten grandchildren.

Councilman Jason Arp was elected to represent the residents in Fort Wayne's 4th District in November 2015, and is currently serving as the President of the Fort Wayne City Council.

Jason is the president of J. Arp & Company, LLC, where he has managed a variety of proprietary investments since 2006. Previously he was a Vice President and Fixed Income Trader in Bank of America's Corporate Investments Division in Charlotte, NC. There he specialized in mortgage-backed securities and interest rate derivatives. Before joining the Corporate Investment Division, Jason had stints in Global Corporate Investmen Banking Operations in Chicago, where he managed derivative operations for Balance Sheet Management, and in Mortgage Finance in Charlotte, NC where he did hedge accounting for mortgage servicing rights and secondary marketing.

Jason grew up in an Army family, attending school in Fayetteville, NC, outside Fort Bragg, home of the 82nd Airborne Division. He earned a BSBA in Finance from East Carolina University.

Jason and his wife, Cindy, chose to live in Fort Wayne after leaving BofA in 2006. Cindy grew up in Fort Wayne, graduating from Northrop High School. Jason became fond of Fort Wayne on their many visits while living in Chicago's Lincoln Park. The Arp's have two daughters and enjoy living in southwest Fort Wayne.

Currently, Jason serves as the Co-Chair on the City Council Finance Commitee, and the Fort Wayne Community Legacy Investment Committee.  

Councilman Jason Arp may be reached at:

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200 East Berry Street, Suite 120
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
(260) 427-2977