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cool place … I get emotional thinking about my little girl.”

She wants her daughter to have pride in her community.

“If we instill that really early on in our young people, they will have a love for their community and they will want to give back,” Chew said.

She sets an example by investing in long-term endeavors, including Studio 12 and the Montessori Academy, that give back to the community and show it’s a valuable community.

Studio 12, located in 12 Points, includes an art gallery and Eric’s Humble Pies; her husband is the pie baker. Studio 12 displays art from all local artists and sells it for the artists without taking a commission.

Nominations for 12 under 40 acknowledge Chew’s efforts to improve her community.

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Cox also writes, “Campbell-Miller sets the standard as an exemplary social worker.”

Tiffany Baker praised Campbell-Miller for her leadership at the Pride Center and her efforts to help grow the organization “into the integral part of our community that it is today.”

Campbell-Miller is a strong activist within the Black and LGBTQ+ communities and consistently advocates for inclusive policies, Baker wrote in a nominating letter.

At Sarah Scott, “Nichelle has become the go-to person for her students, particularly when they need a support person through a crisis, a trusted adult to discuss complex issues or a mentor to encourage their dreams,” Baker stated.

Campbell-Miller said her goal is to treat people, and students, with kindness and empathy and “meet everybody where they are at … If I can do that, then we can do anything.”

As to future goals, she hopes one day to be a building principal and to implement therapeutic interventions for students.

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