County Women's Commission selects officers for its 2023-24 session

Published on July 19, 2023

Wayne County Women's Commission members have elected Soummer Crawford as chair for their 2023-24 meeting sessions.

Crawford is a director of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association. She was elected to the post by her fellow commissioners at their meeting on Thursday, July 13.

At the same meeting, commissioners elected Cynthia Douglas as vice-chair.

Douglas is past president of the NAACP Grosse Pointes-Harper Woods.

“These are outstanding women who will be outstanding leaders for the women's commission,” Wayne County Commission Chair Alisha Bell said.

Both have served since the women's commission was founded in 2021.

Chair Bell created the women's commission under a recommendation from Sarah Roberts, a former state representative and the outgoing women's commission chair.

The commission addresses issues of concern for women living in Wayne County with special emphasis on health care, housing and employment opportunities.

Its 19 members are appointed by the Wayne County Commissioners. They include four members appointed at large, including Crawford and Douglas, and 15 members appointed from each county Commission district.

The women's commission meets monthly via Zoom. Its meetings are accessible to the public under the state's Open Meetings Act.

County Women's Commission selects officers for its 2023-24 session(PDF, 157KB)