Nancy Drees and her husband, David, have lived in Upper Arlington since 1991. They are the proud parents of three Upper Arlington High School graduates: Erin, Emily and Dave.

Nancy earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and previously worked as a corporate assistant vice president at U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis.

Drees serves on a number of nonprofit boards including the Upper Arlington Education Foundation, the Upper Arlington Community Improvement Corporation, and the Upper Arlington School District Business Advisory Council.

She led the parent-teacher organizations at Upper Arlington High School and Greensview Elementary School and also co-chaired the Hastings Middle School Outdoor Learning Center committee.

Nancy Drees received the Upper Arlington Rotary Woman of the Year Award in 2010. She was elected to the Board of Education in November of 2011. Her first term began January 1, 2012 and her second term will end on December 31, 2019.