In 2004, a small group of Fayette County women decided to hold a rally in the county for the Democratic candidate, John Kerry. Since that time, this small group has evolved and expanded into a strong, dynamic force of over 100 women that supports and strengthens all facets of the Democratic party and women’s participation in it.
FDW is an organization that empowers progressive Democratic women to be leaders and decision-makers in their county and beyond.
Elected Officers:
President
Pearline Booth Greene
1st Vice President
Sara Cookson
2nd Vice President
Naeemah Gentry
Secretary
Susan Samson
Assistant Secretary
Heidi Danis
Treasurer
Carolyn Edwards
Assistant Treasurer
Beverly Hood
Standing Committees:
Programs and Activities Committee
Sheryl Corke & Diana Galloway
Fundraising Committee
Connie James
Marketing Committee
Karen Rands
Elections, Voting, and Appointments Committee
Doris Shields
Bylaws Committee
Anne Hertzog
Political Action Committee
Chandra Wright & Stella Owens-Murrell
Ad Hoc Committees:
History & Archives
Dawn Oparah
GA Federation of Democratic Women
Sheryl Corke & Tish Naghise
Membership
Recruits new members to the organization and maintains a database of all current members.
Programs and Activities
Plans engaging programming for the monthly meetings, including securing dynamic speakers.
Fundraising
Plans, organizes, and executes fundraising events which allow the organization to make contributions to candidates and local charities.
Bylaws
Keeps the organization in compliance with local, state and national Democratic policies and procedures.
Marketing
Connects the organization to the community via media and social media, maintains the website and communicates the organizations’ events to the members in a weekly e-blast.
Elections, Voting, and Appointments
Leads voter education and registration efforts, recruits candidates for local positions, staffs polls during elections
Political Action
Works diligently to identify issues impacting women, children, and families. Provides information to members on the proposed and current state and national legislation, performs all facets of candidate support, monitors local government, lobbies legislators, protests issues.