Atlanta City Council to host Atlanta Commission on Women June 11

ATLANTA—Atlanta City Council members will host the Atlanta Commission on Women(ACOW) meeting on Tuesday, June 11, 6:30 p.m., at Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. S.W., Atlanta.

In 2000, the Atlanta City Council approved legislation authored by former City Council members C.T. Martin and “Able” Mable Thomas to establish the Atlanta Commission on Women to create its membership, address the needs of women as it relates to education, health, insurance, employment salaries, and other related issues. The Commission meets monthly.

ACOW representatives appointed by each district Council member are:

District 1: Meredith Y. Lilly, Esq. (State Director for U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock)

District 2: Jan Bryson (Chairwoman, BenchMark Management)

District 3: Anissa Ferrell – President (Assessment Program Coordinator, Pearson)

District 4: Luretia “Dany” Craig (Associate Broker, Keller Knapp Real Estate)

District 5: Angerla Fusaro (Co-Founder and CEO, Physician 360)

District 6: Ashley Keyes (Executive Chef, C.H.O.I.C.E.S)

District 7: Kandice Allen Mitchell (Vice President of State and Local Government Affairs, Ohio River South)

District 9: Jo Anna Powell (Program Assistant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

District 10: Kajara Anderson (Legislative and Research Policy Manager Director- Atlanta Department of Transportation)

District 11: Maeryia Williams (Delta Airlines, Lead Auditor in Production Control, D234)

District 12: Tekesia Shields (City of Atlanta Assistant/Senior Liaison District 12)

Post 1 At-Large: Qri Montague (Employment Specialist, Good Will of North Georgia)

Post 2 At-Large: Audra Luke, J.D. (Community Partnership Coordinator, Wholistic Stress Control Institute Inc.

Post 3 At-Large: Annette Abernathy (President and CEO of the Ralph David Abernathy, III Foundation)

CCN President: Karli Swift (General Counsel, BlocPower)

AT A GLANCE:

WHO: Atlanta City Council

WHAT: Atlanta Commission on Women (ACOW) monthly meeting

WHEN: Tuesday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. SW, City Council Chambers