Board Member
Ms. Nannette Whitsett (2023)
contact: nannette.whitsett@wssd.org
About Nannette Whitsett
Nannette Whitsett is serving her second year of a two-year term for the Third Ward which began in the Spring of 2021. Nanette also serves as a member of the Educational Affairs and Policy committees. A life-long resident of the Media Borough, she moved to the community of South Media in 1992 and has two grown children who attended WSSD schools K through 12. Nannette is a graduate of Delaware County Community College with an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts. Her expertise spans education, wellness, and community partnerships. Over a 21-year career, she worked as a Program Specialist, Supervisor, Case Manager, and Counselor in Elwyn. She also worked for St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Woodlyn, PA as a preschool teacher, where she fell in love with teaching. She is a member of the Nether Providence Township Parks and Recreation Committee and the Founder and Chair of South Media Neighbors United (SMNU). In her capacity at SMNU, she was on the team that advocated to create and design plans to re-name and refurbish Martha Burton Community Park. As the chair of the organization, she successfully advocated for the Township to apply for grants that would clean the creek beds, improve the playground area, and add ADL entrances in the park.
