Violet Edwards

Experience

1. Commissioner, Madison County District 6

   Madison County Commission

   Nov 2020 — Present · Huntsville, AL, US

   Commissioner Edwards has a proven track record of advocacy, service, and leadership that has directly impacted Huntsville and the residents of Madison County\'s District 6. She was elected to office in 2020, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the county commission. Commissioner Edwards is most known in the local non-profit sector for her tireless work with various agencies, including Christmas Charities Year-Round (CCYR) and the North Alabama Coalition for the Homeless (NACH). She draws from a long list of unique career experiences that included a 13-year journalism career (both television and radio), non-profit management, working from the home (stay-at-home-mom), as an adjunct lecturer, and as a university development officer. CURRENT SERVICE AND LEADERSHIPGirls Inc- Board Member Leadership Greater Huntsville - Class 36 Academy of Academics and Arts Band and Choir Association - President Wellstone Behavioral Health - Advisory CommitteeHuntsville City Schools, Magnet Advisory CommitteeCURRENT AFFILIATIONSAlabama County Commissions Association; Minority Steering Committee, Legislative Committee, Resolutions Committee Madison County Democratic Executive Committee – District 6Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee – District 53Huntsville Metro Black Chamber of CommerceMocha Moms of Madison CountyDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Education

• The University of Alabama

  Bachelor’s Degree, Communication and Media Studies

• The University of Alabama in Huntsville

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Editing
• Media Relations
• Powerpoint
• Grant Writing
• News Writing
• Non-Profit Leadership
• Event Planning
• Fundraising
• Television News
• Teaching
• Nonprofits
• Research
• Fund-Raising
• Public Speaking
• Non-Profit Administration
• Volunteer Management