Candidate for
Council Member; City of Cincinnati

ROXANNE QUALLS

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• STRATEGIC PLANNING
• PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT/ ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
• COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZING AND LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING

2007 Member of Council, City of Cincinnati

2004-2007 Visiting Professor, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky

1993 - 1999 Mayor, City of Cincinnati
1991 - 1999 Member of Council, City of Cincinnati
1983 - 1991 Cincinnati Citizen Action and its Toxic Action Project, Cincinnati, Ohio
Director (1985-91)
Associate Director (1983-85)
1984 - 1985 Administrative Assistant, Councilmember Marian Spencer, City of Cincinnati
1981 - 1983 Owner and Manager, Re: Crafters (Remodeling Co.)
1977 - 1979 Executive Director, Women Helping Women, Cincinnati, Ohio
1975 - 1977 Director, Northern Kentucky Rape Crisis Center, Covington, Kentucky
1974 Community Coordinator, Northern Kentucky Senate on Aging, Covington, Kentucky
1973 - 1974 Assistant Director, Bond Hill Community Education Program, Cincinnati, Ohio

EDUCATION

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Kennedy School of Government Cambridge, MA

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, College of Design, Architecture and Art Cincinnati, OH
1973-1975
THOMAS MORE COLLEGE Crestview Hills, KY
1971-1973
FELLOWSHIPS

2000-2001 Loeb Fellow, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
2000 Fellow, Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS 2008 State of Ohio 21st Century Transportation Task Force, Member

2009 Transportation Matters, Board Member
2007- Hamilton County Planning Partnership, Executive Committee Member

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS (partial)

2006-2007 Greater Cincinnati Urban League. Member
2006-2007 Vision 2015 Regional Stewardship Council, Member
2006-2007 Great Rivers Girl Scout Council, Board Memeber

2000-2008 The Congress for New Urbanism, Board Member
2000 - 2002 The Holocaust Memorial Library, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio
1998 - 2000 Vestry Member, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, Ohio
1995 - 1999 National Association of Regional Councils (NARC)
First Vice President (1997-1999)
Second Vice President (1996-1997)
Board Member (1995-1999)
1993 - 1999 Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, Co-chair
1992 - 1999 Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, Inc.
President (1995, 1996)
First Vice President (1994)
Second Vice President (1993)
Executive Committee (1992-1999)
1989 -1999 Shuttlesworth Housing Foundation
Advisory Board (1991-Present)
Board Member (1989-1991)
1990 Governor's Commission on the Storage and Use of Toxic and Hazardous Materials, Member
1989 - 1991 Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority,
Chairperson (1990-1991),
Commissioner (1988-1991)
1989 - 1992 Lower Price Hill Task Force, Member
1988 - 1991 Solid Waste Advisory Committee of the State of Ohio, Member
1987 - 1990 Governor's Waste Minimization Task Force of the State of Ohio, Member
1987 - 1990 Solid Waste Task Force of the City of Cincinnati,
Chairperson (1988-1990),
Member and Vice Chair (1987-1988)
1985 - 1988 Hazardous Material Advisory Committee of the City of Cincinnati, Member

AWARDS (partial) Post-Corbett Award Special Award in Arts Education for ARTWORKS, 1997 National Homebuilders Association, Public Official of the Year, Region C, 1997 Project Interchange Seminars in Israel, American Jewish Committee, Women Leaders Exchange, 1997 Honorary Doctorate, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, 1996 Ohio Public Employees Lawyers Association Award for Outstanding Service, 1996 National Association of Social Workers, Public Official of the Year, State and Cincinnati Region, 1996 YWCA, Women of Achievement Award, 1994 Cincinnati Women's Political Caucus, Outstanding Achievement Award, 1994