Early Career
Prior to elected office, Campbell began her early career by holding leadership roles in several community organizations and advocacy groups. In 1975, she founded WomenSpace, a coalition of women’s organizations that, in addition to promoting the creation of Ohio’s first shelter for battered women, helped identify and promote women for community and government leadership.
Soon after in 1979, she worked as National Field Director for ERAmerica in Washington, D.C., coordinating national support for state coalitions supporting the Equal Rights Amendment. In the early 80s, as the executive director of the Friends of Shaker Square, a neighborhood on Cleveland’s east side, Campbell managed economic development, organized security patrols and expanded the historic district.
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