[4] When Dave Bing proposed a water rate hike, she was among those who voted in favor.
[5] In 2009, Cockrel joined the adjunct faculty of Wayne State University's Irvin D. Reid Honors College.
[6] She became the founder, CEO and president of Crossroads Consulting Group, a firm that assists companies in helping local governments.
[7] Cockrel is a Detroit native whose parents, Louis and Justine Murphy, founded the Catholic Worker Movement there.
They oversaw the operations of the St. Martha House of Hospitality, a home for men and a soup kitchen for the needy.