Meet Christina Campos

Aurora Public Library District Foundation board member believes in giving back to the community she loves.

For over 50 years, Christina Campos has made the City of Aurora her home.  Passionate about the nonprofit world, Christina works for the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry as the Donor and Constituent Relations Director.

“In this role I assist with fund development and community relations, educating the public about the Food Pantry and the services we provide,” she said.

Prior to her role at the food pantry, Christina worked at Family Focus in Aurora, sharing information about community resources, public benefits, training workshops and other opportunities that are available for the residents of Aurora.

Giving back to the community

Christina believes in giving back to the community she loves and as such has given of her time serving as a director on several nonprofit boards over the years. Christina is currently the President of the Aurora Public Library District Foundation (APLDF) Board and has been a member of that board for the past 8 years.

“What I love most about the APLDF is that it is community based. The library is for everyone.  From babies to senior citizens, it is for everyone.”

She said the programming includes bilingual programs, study groups, curbside pickups, teen advisory, and the maker space, to name a few.  She believes these programs add so much value to the community.

Mission and Vision

Christina said the mission and vision of the Library and the Foundation are a big reason she is proud to be a part of the organization.

“I am very passionate about the mission of the Foundation. It aligns with who I am as a person.  I love to give back to the community,” she said.

Christina said it is very rewarding to be part of the Bookmobile campaign and the Foundation, because even during the pandemic, the Foundation continued to reach out to families to provide support.

“Even with the pandemic, when the Bookmobile campaign was on hold, the Foundation came together with the food pantries to provide literacy packets and dual language books to families,” she said.

“Marie Wilkinson’s statue is outside the library as a testament to the partnership between the Library and the Food Pantry.  We go hand in hand with the library,” she said.

Christina said she encourages people to continue to visit the Library and the Foundation’s websites to see what’s going on and to help out when they can.

“Look for opportunities to help out.  If you can contribute $5 a month, it all goes back to the community,” she said.