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Tom Campbell

After high school, I attended Central Missouri State. I received A Bacelor of Science in Education in 1967. I was on the swim team for 4 years serving as a co-captain in 1966. I was president of the Senior Class in 1967.
The following paragraphs are pulled from my website and give you an idea what I have been up to in the years since 1962.


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Tom has lived in Savannah for 43 years. He is a state approved instructor in the fields of Insurance and Real Estate. He is the former owner of Oglethorpe Realty and Construction Co, and has been a school teacher, having taught in Sydney, Australia, as well as Savannah. Tom is married and has two daughters and one grand daughter. His wife is a former teacher who taught students with learning disabilities. Tom has been active in civic affairs for many years. His past activities include:

•President of the Optimist Club
•Board of Directors of the Chatham Association of Retarded Citizens
•Board of Directors of Junior Achievement
•Vice Chairman of the Metropolitan Planning Commission
•Savannah Area Young Life Committee
•Leadership Savannah Graduate
•Economic Advisory Council of the Coastal Area Planning and Development Commission.
•Board of Directors of STEPS, a summer program for students with disabilities.
•Business Consultant for 10 years in the Junior Achievement Advanced Economics program at Windsor Forest High School
•Member of the Society of Human Resource Managers
•Citizens Advisory Council of the Chatham Urban Transportation Study Committee
•President of the Small Business Chamber




Recently Tom served on the Board of Directors of the Small Business Chamber. For 31 years Tom has been Chairman of "Kids Helping Kids", which has resulted in over 300,000 toys being collected for needy children in the Savannah area and overseas. He serves on the Business Advisory Council of Quantum Inc/Coastal Center of Developmental Services. He is a member of the Savannah Triathlon Team. Tom has participated in many Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce functions. Because of his efforts on behalf of the small business community he received the year 2000 "Small Business Champion Award". In 2009 he was the recipient of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce "Helen Head Small Business Advocate Award". As a result of his community involvement, Tom was chosen to run the Olympic Torch in Savannah for the Atlanta Summer games and in Jacksonville for the Salt Lake City Winter Games.

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