Local Urban League President and CEO Warren Logan takes a national role this year with his election as president of the National Urban League’s Association of Executives.
He said he hopes to unite the Urban League’s national priorities with those of affiliates at the local level, focusing on such priorities as strengthening schools in urban areas and boosting job skills.
“My goal is to make sure we’re all singing out of the songbook and on the same page,” he said.
The Association of Executives is the representative body for Urban League presidents across the country. In his role as president, Logan also serves on the National Urban League’s board of trustees and executive committee.
The Urban League is focused on economic empowerment as a means to improve underserved urban communities of color. The civil rights organization’s Chattanooga chapter launched in 1982, and Logan has led it for 15 years.