Detective Sandra Campanella (Retired) began her law enforcement career in 2003 at the Longmont Police Department. She spent time as a patrol officer, school resource officer and ultimately, ten years as a detective in the Longmont PD Domestic Violence Unit (2010-2020). She became a DV Investigator for the Boulder County DA’s Office in 2020 and helped create the DV Acute Response Team. Ms Campanella was assigned to that unit until she retired from law enforcement in June 2024. She was selected in 2011 for the Beth Haynes Award, an honor bestowed by the Boulder County DV Task Force for officers who demonstrate a clear knowledge of DV. In 2019 and again in 2024, she received the Beth Haynes Special Recognition Award for exceptional service to victims. Longmont PD honored her in 2020 with the Lifesaving Award for her work in DV and dedication to victims. She testifies as an expert witness in DV trials and is an instructor with the Ending Violence Against Women project. Ms Campanella lectures and trains DV throughout the Metro area and various venues out of state. She serves on the Domestic Violence Offender Management Board, CO DV Fatality Review Board and DVOMB Application Review Committee.

Prior to her law enforcement career, Ms Campanella served in Military Intelligence in the US Army and earned a Master of Arts degree in History with a focus on Women’s History.