Name: Lelah Campo
Title: President
Company: Associated Builders & Contractors of CT, Inc.
Location: Rocky Hill, CT
Place of birth: Sacramento, Ca
Family: Married, three children ages 21, 18 and 13
First job unrelated to your current field: Office Manager - Doctor's Office
First job in current field: Business Development - Contracting Firm
What does your firm do now and its plans for the future? I run a trade association for open shop firms. Our goals are to improve the industry and create equal opportunity for qualified construction firms.
Hobbies: Politics and Roses. Seemingly unrelated; but I find they both appear glamorous but really are tons of hard work loaded with thorns
Favorite novel: Changes a lot. Currently, "Water for Elephants" and "The Help"
Favorite film: "Hunt for Red October"
Keys to success: Work hard, play fair, have fun
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Oprah, Reagan and currently at least a dozen Olympic athletes!
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Figuring I missed my chance for the FBI or CIA; real estate development. I live on realtor.com and track commercial properties on nights and weekends.
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