Kathy Campbell completed sixteen years of public service on the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners, five as the Board’s chairman and five as the vice chairman. She continues her public service as a member of the Lincoln Electric System Administrative Board and an appointment by the Nebraska Supreme Court to the Committee on Inquiry.

A native Nebraskan, born and raised in Norfolk, Kathy is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a B.S. and a Masters of Education.

In January 2003, she retired from active management in her family’s business, Campbell’s Nurseries, to become Executive Vice President of CEDARS Home for Children Foundation and CEDARS Youth Services.

Kathy currently serves on the boards of Leadership Lincoln and BryanLGH Medical Center. Appointed by Governor Heineman, Kathy is co-chair of the Nebraska Medicaid Reform Council. Her past volunteer leadership includes serving as Chair of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Counselors and Co-Chair of “Nebraska on the Move”, a statewide organization committed to support of transportation infrastructure and economic development.

Kathy is a co-founder of the United Way Women’s Leadership Council and a past president of the Junior League of Lincoln. She was appointed to eight Gubernatorial or Legislative state commissions, most recently, serving as Co-Chair of the Governor’s Task Force for Nebraska’s Future Transportation Planning. Last year, Kathy served as Co-Chair of the Lincoln Public Schools Student Housing Task Force and “Education is the Heart of the Community” Bond Campaign Committee.

In 2005, Kathy was named a “Woman of Distinction” by the Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women. The Lincoln Chamber of Commerce presented her with the Roger T. Larson Community Builder Award in 2006.

Kathy and her husband Dick reside in Lincoln and have two children, Andrew and Caroline.