Resident shares the inside scoop to working and living in Dayton, Ohio.
Amanda Bergmann is a senior manager of business programming at the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, where she is deeply engaged in her hometown and loves living in Dayton, Ohio. Bergmann grew up in Centerville, a southern suburb of Dayton, and attended the University of Dayton for college. “My family joked that it was maybe three stop lights from our house,” she says, “but I toured it, and I loved it.”
With a major in political science, she moved to Columbus after graduation and worked for Mike DeWine, the governor of Ohio. After seeing how downtown Dayton was being revitalized, she wanted to be closer to home and be a part of the change. She found her job at the chamber, where she enjoys being active in the community and networking with leaders.
What’s your favorite local restaurant and what dish do you order?
I love Mamma DiSalvo’s, an Italian restaurant in Kettering. They have an adjacent deli that serves subs, pasta salads and amazing desserts. If I’m not at the actual restaurant ordering gnocchi, which is my favorite pasta, I’ll typically be at their deli for an Italian sub…