Victoria Jackson-Stanley

Mayor
City Government of Cambridge Maryland

What do you consider your most significant professional accomplishment?
I have overcome many obstacles in my life, however I consider my most significant professional accomplishment is being elected mayor for the City of Cambridge in 2008. This election resulted in my becoming the fi rst woman and first African-American mayor in the 324 years of our founding.

Please share a quote about your commitment to mentoring and the impact it has had on your life. Tie a specific experience if possible.
For more than 30 years I served as a mentor/leader with the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay, or youth of my church, or the young adults of our town and/or the school age youth in the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council. Working with these groups keeps me relevant as it relates to the thoughts, feelings and obstacles facing our young people. Through these experiences, I learned from them to calm down and listen because everything will work itself out.

This is a winner profile from The Daily Record's 2020 Top 100 Women awards. Information for this profile was sourced from the honoree's application for the award.