Denise Andrea Campbell
Denise Andrea Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 Jamaica |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Youngest president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women |
Denise Andrea Campbell[1] (born 1975) is the Jamaican-Canadian Executive Director of Social Development at the City of Toronto who was also the youngest president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women.
Early life
Campbell was born in Jamaica in 1975 and moved to Canada in 1980.[2]
Career
She became the youngest president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women in 2001, but resigned soon after given fundamental difference with the Executive about how to solve NAC’s financial challenges as the organization faced financial crisis.[3]
Campbell is Executive Director of Social Development at the Municipal government of Toronto[4] where she runs an $11 million program[5] to improve responses to mental health emergencies. The Toronto Community Crisis Service was launched in Spring 2022.[6] In 2016, working with Mayor John Tory, she led the development of the City’s Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism. In 2021, she spoke of how much work was needed to tackle racism and encouraged Toronto City staff to collaborate with organizations that were already addressing problem before starting new initiatives.[7]
Family life
Campbell is married and has twin boys.[6]
References
- ^ "'Time for change': Toronto launching service to respond to mental health crisis calls". Toronto. 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ Williams, D. P. (2002). Who's who in Black Canada: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada : a Contemporary Directory, 2002. Canada: D.P. Williams & Associates. p1995
- ^ Azzi, S., Gough, B. M. (2021). Historical Dictionary of Canada. United States: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- ^ "Creating a more equitable city". The Toronto Star. 2015-10-25. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ Ehrenworth |, Daniel (2021-11-18). "The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2021". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ a b Yousif, Nadine (2021-04-25). "Toronto approved non-police crisis response teams. This woman is trying to build them". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ "Building trust is key to combating systemic racism, council told". GuelphToday.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.