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Ericka Copeland-Dansby
Ericka Copeland-Dansby was an at-large representative on the Cincinnati Public Schools school board in Ohio. She was first elected in 2013. She resigned on March 6, 2019, to work for the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative.[1]
Biography
Copeland-Dansby earned a B.S. in organizational and industrial psychology from Wilberforce University in 1993. She later earned a M.Ed. from Xavier University in 2000. Copeland-Dansby worked for a decade as the executive director of Mercy Health Partners before opening SuccessStrategies in 2012.[2] As of 2013, she and her husband, Darrick, had one child attending district schools.[3]
Elections
2017
Four of seven seats on the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three incumbents sought re-election. Incumbents Melanie Bates and Ericka Copeland-Dansby and newcomers Ryan Messer and Mike Moroski defeated incumbent Daniel Minera, former candidate Marcia A. Futel, and newcomers Jacqueline Amos, David Brenner, Gary Favors, Christine Fisher, Renee Hevia, Kareem Moffett, and Kathy Young.[4][5]
| Cincinnati Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ryan Messer |
14.17% | 25,755 |
| Ericka Copeland-Dansby Incumbent |
13.03% | 23,671 |
| Mike Moroski |
11.74% | 21,330 |
| Melanie Bates Incumbent |
10.65% | 19,351 |
| Renee Hevia | 10.63% | 19,323 |
| Kathy Young | 6.86% | 12,471 |
| Christine Fisher | 5.80% | 10,547 |
| Jacqueline Amos | 5.27% | 9,582 |
| David Brenner | 5.22% | 9,482 |
| Marcia A. Futel | 4.56% | 8,286 |
| Kareem Moffett | 4.42% | 8,035 |
| Gary Favors | 4.09% | 7,439 |
| Daniel Minera Incumbent | 3.55% | 6,442 |
| Total Votes | 181,714 | |
| Source: Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Cumulative Report, General Election -- Official," accessed November 27, 2017 | ||
2013
Copeland-Dansby won election to the board against eight other candidates in the November 5, 2013 general election.
Results
| Cincinnati Board of Education, At-large, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Melanie Bates Incumbent |
18.1% | 27,469 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ericka Copeland-Dansby |
14.8% | 22,455 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elisa Hoffman |
13.8% | 20,861 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Minera |
10.9% | 16,537 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marcia A. Futel | 10.1% | 15,368 | |
| Nonpartisan | Betsy Shank | 9.7% | 14,752 | |
| Nonpartisan | Martha Good | 9.2% | 13,909 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sally O'Callaghan | 8.3% | 12,621 | |
| Nonpartisan | Victoria Straughn | 5% | 7,540 | |
| Total Votes | 151,512 | |||
| Source: Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections, "Official Results," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
The Brighter Future Fund PAC reported $17,334.05 in ad spending to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on October 23, 2013. This filing covered television ads on WLWT supporting Ericka Copeland-Dansby and Elisa Hoffman between October 28 and November 4.[6][7]
Copeland-Dansby reported no contributions or expenditures to the Ohio Secretary of State.[8]
Endorsements
On October 14, 2013, The Cincinnati Enquirer endorsed Copeland-Dansby for one of four seats on the board.[9]
Campaign themes
2013
Copeland-Dansby's campaign website listed the following themes for 2013:[10]
| “ | New, Innovative and Collaborative Approach to Problem Solving
"Strengthen/build relationships and partnerships that support all students and all families." Engage Parents, Families and Community in Decision Making and School Accountability "Educate and empower parents and community to involve themselves with local schools and decision making bodies." [11] |
” |
Recent news
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See also
- Cincinnati Public Schools, Ohio
- Cincinnati Public Schools elections (2017)
- Cincinnati Public Schools elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Ericka Copeland-Dansby resigns from Cincinnati Public Schools school board," March 6, 2019
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Ericka Copeland-Dansby," accessed September 12, 2013
- ↑ Copeland-Dansby for Cincinnati Public Schools, "About," accessed September 12, 2013
- ↑ Hamilton County, "Candidates and Issues List Filed for the General Election November 7, 2017," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Cumulative Report, General Election -- Unofficial," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Political Ad Sleuth, "Ad filings in Cincinnati, OH," November 4, 2013
- ↑ Federal Communications Commission, "Agreement Form for Political Candidate Advertisements," October 23, 2013
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting: Campaign Finance," accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Cincinnati Enquirer, "ENDORSEMENT: Leading the public school system," October 14, 2013
- ↑ Copeland-Dansby for Cincinnati Public Schools, "Priorities," accessed September 12, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Cincinnati Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Hamilton County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Melanie Bates • Incumbent, Ericka Copeland-Dansby • Incumbent, Daniel Minera • Jacqueline Amos • David Brenner • Gary Favors • Christine Fisher • Marcia A. Futel • Renee Hevia • Ryan Messer • Kareem Moffett • Mike Moroski • Kathy Young |
| Important information: | What's at stake? |
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