Three employees of the city of Chattanooga are among members of the first board of directors of Emerge Tennessee, an organization designed to prepare Democratic women to run for public office, a news release states.
Maura Sullivan, chief operating officer of the city; Enora "Nori" Moss, founder of the Nori Cares nonprofit organization and a professional speaker; and Stacy Richardson, chief of staff to Mayor Andy Berke, join 12 other women from across Tennessee on the panel.
"We believe that if families, women and children are to succeed in Tennessee, then we must start by electing Democratic women to focus on the critical policies like education, health care, transportation, jobs, affordable housing and equity," said Carol Brown Andrews of Nashville, a founding member and board member. "Our mission is to recruit, train and empower Democratic women to run for office on every level to make our communities stronger from the grassroots up."
The organization is seeking an executive director and plans to open its first training program in March.