Meet Rebecca
Key Facts
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Troy City Council Member, 2020-25.
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Mayor Pro Tem, 2022-23.
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Ph.D. London School of Economics.
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Leadership Oakland Class XXIX, a program for regional leaders on key issues affecting Oakland County.
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Proud Troy resident since 2016.
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Neighborhood Block Captain, 2017-24.
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Troy Downtown Development Authority & Global Troy Advisory Committee Member, 2016-20.
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Michigan Municipal League Board Trustee.
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Adjunct professor, Performance Metrics in Nonprofit Management, Oakland University.
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Philanthropist in Michigan's top charitable foundations since 2014.
Serving Troy
Building Troy’s Tomorrow Begins Today
The City of Troy turns 70 years old in 2025. In just seven decades, Troy has become an award-winning city — recently named the top-10 best place to live in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. I’m proud to raise my family in Troy.
To make sure the next 70 years will be even more extraordinary, we need to begin building Troy’s tomorrow — a tomorrow that is safe, strong and financially secure.
To build Troy’s tomorrow, I will leverage my 5 ½-year track record of putting residents first on Troy City Council. I will utilize my background working at the world’s leading international finance institution, the World Bank, where I ensured communities had a say in the development impacting them. I will draw on my decades of experience with policy and economic development, having briefed U.S. government officials as a recognized expert with a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics.
I currently work for a leading charitable foundation in Michigan, established nearly a century ago by the automotive pioneer behind General Motors. I previously worked for The Kresge Foundation, headquartered in Troy and a leader in economic revitalization across the country. My years in philanthropy taught me about the power of partnering across public and private sectors to tackle today’s most intractable challenges.
Being a lifelong learner and educator, I've taught performance metrics and evaluation at Oakland University. Evaluation is an important skill to help governments learn from what they do — ensuring our tax dollars are spent wisely. In my time on Troy City Council, I put this background to work, ensuring our tax dollars prioritized public safety and enhanced the city’s quality of life and resident engagement.
As a wife, mother and philanthropist, I put people first when making tough decisions. I have the strategic vision, policy experience and resident-driven mindset to steer Troy on a stable path and into an extraordinary future.
Now is the time to shore up a safe, strong and secure Troy. Let’s build Troy’s tomorrow together!
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Council Member Chamberlain's Community Involvement
We will stand together, we will work together,
and we will build tomorrow together.
Our Challenge
You can count on me to rise to the challenges ahead and to work hard to create a bright future in Troy. I have spent my professional life working at organizations dedicated to revitalizing local economies and to ensuring residents have a say in the decisions that impact them. I brought that background to City Council to help Troy through the pandemic and its aftermath. I now bring it to help us create tomorrow together.
The way forward is together.
Why Troy
My husband and I chose Troy as the place to raise our son because of its strong neighborhoods, award-winning schools and rich diversity. It’s where we belong.
I'm passionate about giving back to a community that has given me and my family so much. Prior to joining City Council in 2020, I was a member of the City's Global Troy Advisory Committee and Downtown Development Authority, where I oversaw the approval of the Quality Development Initiative to promote a vibrant streetscape and high-quality amenities along the Big Beaver Corridor.
As a Council Member, I've had to dive into six budgets around $200 million each and lead a city through a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Thanks to the skillful stewardship of myself and fellow Council colleagues, Troy is well positioned for a resurgence.