Athens for Everyone
Template:TOCnestleft Athens for Everyone is a left-progressive political organization with over 1000 members fighting for social and economic justice and transformational change oriented toward action at the local and state level. We do this work through community organizing, issue advocacy, and participating in elections.[1]
Board of Directors & Committees
Board of Directors Athens for Everyone Board of Directors, 2020 Rachelle Berry (she/they), Claire Bolton (she; secretary), Stephanie Flores (they), Austin Jenkins (he), Gabi Lichtenstein (she), Erin Stacer (she; president), Adrienne Tolbert (she/they), Chad Whitley (he; treasurer), Ramin Zareian (they; vice president)
A4E Committees
The Board of Directors receives advice and recommendations from two committees: Policy and Elections (PEC) and Finance and Ops (F&O).
Policy and Elections Committee This committee consists of the following members: Rachelle Berry, Claire Bolton, Hillary Brown, Broderick Flanigan, Stephanie Flores, Adam Lassila, Irami Osei-Frimpong, Erin Stacer and Ramin Zareian.
PEC has the power to determine A4E’s official position on matters of government policy and legislation (e.g. whether A4E supports or opposes certain bills making their way through the state legislature). PEC also gives advice to the Board of Directors on the endorsement of political candidates.
Finance and Operations Committee
This committee consists of the following members: Rachelle Berry, Claire Bolton, Hillary Brown, and Chad Whitley.
F&O does not have any formal powers, but makes a number of important recommendations to the Board of Directors. For example, F&O crafts the organization’s yearly budget and a number of internal policies and procedures as well. F&O also handles the paperwork necessary to keep A4E in compliance with federal, state and local authorities.[2]