Camille Baca O’Donnell, a Realtor has lived in Queen Anne’s County for over 20 years, while being involved in community and civic organizations.
During the last couple of years, Camille directed the efforts of the builders group, Citizens for Moderate Growth, aka “Save Our Jobs”. Camille was heavily involved in local politics and was instrumental in the last three Queen Anne’s County commissioner races.
Camille has fought for private property rights while attending numerous commissioner and planning and zoning meetings and public hearings.
She was also elected to the county central committee and served from 1998-2002.
As a tribute to the watermen and seafood industry, Camille was one of the three founders of the Maryland Watermen’s Monument that stands proudly in the Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Md.
Camille’s background in journalism has afforded her many opportunities to have her work published in Chesapeake Publishing newspapers and regional magazines. Camille is the publisher of the 2006 QAC Tricentennial publication (the magazine was buried in the county time capsule during the Tricentennial celebrations).
During the 1990’s, Camille was chosen as one of the twenty delegates to represent Maryland at the US Small Business Conference in Washington DC. As a result, US President Bill Clinton issued O’Donnell a small business citation for her efforts as a small business advocate.
As a public relations entrepreneur, Camille created the Queen Anne’s and Talbot County Home and Garden Show, which was later sold to Chesapeake Publishing.
Camille earned a BA in journalism and a minor in sociology from Northeastern Oklahoma State University and also attended New Mexico State University, Chesapeake College, Anne Arundel Community college and the CU Online University of Colorado at Denver.
Camille currently publishes a daily blog about the housing market at: www.qachousingmarket.com.
