Serving the City She Loves in More Ways Than One

Annette Nance-Holt made headlines and shattered the glass ceiling in 2021 when she became the first African American woman to be appointed Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department. But to those who have known and worked with her, this is simply the latest--and most significant--moment in a career of passionate service to the City of Chicago that goes back more than three decades.

Throughout Annette Nance-Holt’s career, she has served as Firefighter, Lieutenant, Captain, Battalion Chief, Deputy District Chief, and First Deputy Fire Commissioner. Nance-Holt has also founded two nonprofit organizations, Purpose Over Pain and the Blair Holt Scholarship Foundation. She became a prominent gun-control activist after her 16-year-old son, honor student Blair Holt, was fatally shot in 2007 on his way home from school as he tried to shield a classmate from gunfire.

Please join us when this remarkable woman, Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt, addresses the First Friday Club on Friday April 1st, 2022.

After registration, a confirmation email will be sent. The last week of March and on the day of the event, multiple reminder emails will be sent with the video link for the 12 noon presentation on Friday, April 1st.

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