Nickie J. Antonio was elected to the At-Large seat for Lakewood City Council in November of 2005. She chairs the Health and Human Services Committee, is a member of the Public Works Committee and serves on the Lakewood Hospital Board. She also serves as the Council liaison to the Community Relations Advisory Commission.
Council member Antonio strives to work responsively and collaboratively in the community to improve the health, safety and viability of our city for all its citizens. She is a strong proponent of the arts as an economic catalyst and believes that civic engagement is key to building a strong and safe community.

Antonio holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Cleveland State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxine Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. A former special education teacher, adjunct professor and non-profit administrator she has served in numerous capacities as an in organizational consultant for non-profit and governmental organizations.

Antonio is the past chair of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Event and Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus. She has been active in various civic organizations including membership in the Ohio Women’s Leadership Forum, Grow Lakewood Committee, Lakewood Schools Fifty Years Committee, The Beck Center, LHS Athletic Boosters, Lakewood Soccer Association and Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice. She also served as the Chair of the Lakewood Citizens Advisory Committee for three of her four years on the committee. Past advocacy involvement includes the creation of the 2003 “CommUNITY Conversations,” dialogue model that fosters neighborhood community building through positive communication and the development of a Women’s Peace and Community Conference at Cleveland State University in 2002. In 1996 she served as United States delegate to Japan and the Philippines with the IIE program-ASIA Pacific WINGS. She is a founding member and past Chair of the NorthCoast HIV/AIDS Coalition, past President of the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the National Organization for Women, and former board member of the Domestic Violence Center.

Daughters Ariel and Stacey, both Lakewood High School graduates, have made Nickie and partner, Jean Kosmac very proud as the girls engage in their post-secondary pursuits.