Running together to improve the lives of all residents
Jaime Kinder
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Running together to improve the lives of all residents
Jaime Kinder
Meadville has made significant strides since Kinder became the city’s first Black and woman mayor in 2021. The city’s fire department started a public ambulance service that improved emergency responses. Council brought back pensions for the city’s police officers, added more officers to expand coverage to Vernon Township and at the Meadville Medical Center, and secured federal funds to introduce a crisis intervention officer. Significant investments were made to improve Meadville’s historic Huidekoper Park. Council adopted a Climate Action Plan and a nondiscrimination resolution. Delivering for Meadville’s majority renter population, Council instituted a rental safety inspection program after decades of discussion, passed an anti-retaliation ordinance, and adopted a plan to expand affordable housing citywide, ensuring safer housing and a higher quality of life for all of the city’s residents.
All of these improvements came while new revenues alleviated annual $1 million deficits, allowing the city to pass two consecutive balanced budgets without a tax increase under Kinder’s leadership.
As an organizer and advocate, Mayor Kinder has always believed that Meadville thrives when everyone who chooses to live, work, and build their lives here feels valued and they belong here. She believes there is a place for everyone in Meadville and that our differences add to the beauty of this community. This belief has been the foundation of her leadership, guiding her work as Mayor with dedication to serve the people that live here.
Kinder is proud of the progress made over the past three years. She remains committed to building a Meadville where all residents feel empowered, supported, safe and valued.
Mary Moody
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Moody grew up in a four-block radius from Linden, South Main, Market and Elm streets affectionately known as the “Bottoms.” As Moody began her career in social services, she soon understood that “Bottoms” was a literal term, more what many now know as areas of struggle or the “ghetto” where people experience bouts of homelessness and inadequate housing.
Moody’s desire is to see the people in the City of Meadville thriving and working together for the good of Meadville.
A graduate of Liberty University with a degree in counseling, theological studies, and psychology, Moody is an Licensed Evangelist and Missionary of Beacon Liberty St. Temple. She is the founder of a mentorship ministry called I See U S.I.S (Suffering In Silence), which empowers and improves the lives of women. Moody is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention trauma practitioner, having trained at Texas Christian University. She holds a Pennsylvania certification as a recovery coach. Moody’s ministry spans more than 17 years and includes advocacy and case management for women’s issues, teen pregnancy, domestic violence, substance use disorder, and mental health diagnoses.
Moody is the youngest of nine children. A mother to seven children and a grandmother to eight grandchildren, she knows it takes a village to raise a family. With support and encouragement, it is possible for everyone to succeed.
With this spirit, Moody wants to serve on Meadville City Council to further support the revitalization of the City of Meadville, its residents, and its businesses by increasing opportunities, community resources and support for all. Moody feels it is vital to address the needs of today’s community and lack of opportunity by creating more ways for Meadville’s residents to grow and thrive here. She lives in the belief that things can always get better through hard work and consistency.
Moody envisions a better Meadville where its residents live and thrive together. She wants to join the fight and further current housing initiatives, educational enrichment, employment opportunities, community enhancement, and involvement in arts and culture that celebrate all of our community members.
Moody says she has a determination to put Meadville first by supporting and investing in the locally owned businesses that make Meadville unique and our downtown vibrant.
Andrew Herbstritt
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