Biography and Achievements for Marty Campbell

Small Business Owner

Stadium Video, May 1994 - current
Voted "Best Video Store in Tacoma" 2007 - Readers of the Tacoma Weekly

Buzzard's Discs, October 1996 - current Voted "Best Record store in Tacoma" 2007 - Readers of the Tacoma Weekly

Downtown Merchants Group

President, 2005 to 2007
Representative on the Cross District Business Association
Transportation Committee Chair, 2004 to 2007
Advocacy Chair, 2007 to 2008

New Tacoma Neighborhood Council

Chair, 2007 to 2008
Vice-chair, 2004 to 2006
Elected to the board, 2003
Representative to Community Council 2007, 2008

Coordinator - 9th and Pacific community mobilization program
Committee on housing affordability in Tacoma

Downtown Parking and Transit Committee


Chair, 2007 to 2008
Member, 2005 to 2008

Cross District Business Association


Chair, 2008-2010
Representative 2006 to 2010

Grand Cinema Theater (Non-Profit Board)


Elected to the Board, 2005 to2008
Finance Committee Member, 2005 to 2007
Management Structure Committee, 2006
Judge 72 hour Film Festival 2005, 2006
Co-organizer - Academy Awards party fundraiser, 2006, 2007

Tacoma Film Club (Non-Profit Board)


Founding Board Member
Vice-Chair 2004 to 2005
Co-organizer - Academy Awards party fundraiser, 2005

Tacoma Arts Community (Non-Profit Board)

Co-coordinator for the Community Arts Summit, November 2005
Founding Board Member
Vice-President 2006 to 2009
Festival Committee Member
Co-organizer - Glass Roots Arts Festival, 2006
Co-organizer - Snowballed Arts Festival, 2006

One Voice - Eastside Festival to combat crime and grime

Steering Committee, 2006, 2007

Creative Cities Leadership Projects

Nominated by Councilmember Bill Evans
Team Leader - Communication and Coordination, 2006 to 2007

Professional & Technical Education Advisory Committee, TCC


Advisory Committee - 2007-2010

Tacoma Learning Summit

Nominated by Councilmember Connie Ladenberg
Organizing committee, 2006 to 2007
Community Conversation Facilitator, 2007

World Affairs Summit

Organizing committee, 2006 to 2007
Marketing committee, 2006 to 2007

Tall Ships Tacoma 2008

Advisory board member, 2006 to 2008

American Leadership Forum

Nominated by councilmember Bill Evans
A member of the American Leadership Forum class of 2007

Contributing Member

Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce
Stadium Historical Activities Group (Stadium Neighborhood Business Association)
Tacoma's Eastside Action Membership ( TEAM )
Tacoma Avenue Crime and Safety Group
Hillside Development Council
City Club

Pacific Lutheran University / Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program

Team Leader - Tacoma Small Businesses Recruitment Project, 2005

Blue Ribbon Panel

Committee reviewing Tacoma's policy on high risk/ high needs housing in Tacoma, 2005

Tacoma's Downtown Parking Advisory Committee, 2004-2007

UWT Traffic / Economic Impact study advisory committee, 2005-2007

Delegate - Chamber of Commerce's 22nd annual Washington to Washington Trip, 2006

Citizen Representative - Oversight committee for the Tacoma Police Department, 2006

Recent Awards and Honors:

City of Destiny Award, Adult Leadership Category, 2007
DMG Outstanding Leadership and Dedication - 2007
Art Popham Downtown Spirit Award, 2005
The Business Examiner's 40 under 40, 2005
Nominee - City Club, Emerging Leader of the Year Award , 2006

Vital Statistics

Born December 22, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska
Moved to Tacoma in August 1992
Married Sandy , August 1999
Eastside Tacoma resident
Hobbies / Interests: Urban Planning, Softball, Chess, Film-Making, Movies, Rainiers and Mariners.