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About Charlie Winburn

Charles E. Winburn has led a progressive career in public service policy-making and administration. He served seven years as an elected City Council member and 20 years in various administrative/management positions in public and non-profit organizations.

As a member of Cincinnati City Council from 1993 to 2001, Winburn established policies that helped improve the quality of life for Cincinnatians and enhanced economic growth. He left office 11 months before his term was up to help his wife through breast cancer recovery.

While on City Council, Winburn, known as Cincinnati’s Crime Fighter, championed a program that won the National League of Cities Award in 1998 for the most effective mobilization of police and citizens in combating drug trafficking in Cincinnati. Winburn worked to train and organize 1500 citizens to march and protest in front of drug dealer’s homes in an effort to stop the drug trade.

Winburn chaired the Law and Public Safety Committee when Cincinnati’s crime level was at a 20-year low and served on the Finance Committee, where he set policy direction for the city's budget. He chaired various other committees including the Subcommittee on Tourism.

He also served as Deputy Director in the Cincinnati office of Ohio’s Department of Administrative Services and Executive Director of the State Employee Compensation Board. In February 2001, Winburn was appointed as a commissioner to the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in urban management and a master’s degree in social foundations of education, both from the University of Cincinnati. Winburn also completed the urban leaders program at Harvard University. He and his wife, Coleen, reside in Cincinnati with their three children.