Delta Soror Sharon Cole enters race for Cuyahoga County Council

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Sharon Cole – an engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the private, nonprofit and public sectors and who has worked on the local, state and federal levels of government – entered the Cuyahoga County Council race in District 10 yesterday.

District 10 consists of Cleveland Wards 10 and 11, Bratenahl, East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights.

“I am anxious to devote my energy and skills toward putting Cuyahoga County on a path to economic growth and restoring faith and confidence of residents in their elected representatives,” said Cole.

Raised in East Cleveland by her grandparents after the tragic death of her mother, Cole’s life and career have been defined by optimism, perseverance and a commitment to excellence.  She worked hard to earn engineering degrees from Purdue and Case Western Reserve Universities, two of the best engineering schools in the country, has managed technology projects for large corporations at Andersen Consulting, once one of the country’s top consulting firms, and has served Greater Clevelanders in a number of roles in the nonprofit and public sectors where she found her true calling.

Inspired to enter the public sector by the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, on whose staff she worked as the economic and business development liaison, Cole is working hard to earn the support of many of the same constituents she served as a Congressional staffer.

Cole made the decision to seek the council seat in District 10 after the passage of Issue 6 last November.

“I owe it to my community to put my passion and ability to work in a greater capacity,” said Cole, who has worked for elected officials for the last five years of her career.  “While I know firsthand that serving constituents and being a behind-the-scenes advisor and staffer is important work, I realize that to make real change, I have to take greater risks,” she added.

Cole has always made time for community and political involvement.

She worked on successful campaigns of several elected officials, including State Representative Barbara Boyd, East Cleveland Council President/Mayor Gary Norton, East Cleveland Municipal Judge Sandra Walker, and Representative/Councilman Eugene R. Miller.

She has served as a member of both the Cuyahoga County Central and Executive Committees and was a delegate to 2008 Democratic National Convention.

In addition, she is a member of public service sorority Delta Sigma Theta where she serves on the Social Action and Technology committees, serves on the board of WECO, an organization working to increase financial literacy among low-income people and is an active member in her block club.

Cole’s complete biography is available on her campaign’s Facebook page, Sharon Cole for Cuyahoga County Council, District 10.

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