Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee Named to NCBEMO Board of Directors

Carrboro mayor Barbara Foushee has been named to the board of directors for the North Carolina Black Elected Municipal Officials, an arm of the state’s League of Municipalities. She was officially sworn in during NCBEMO’s annual summer conference last week in Greensboro.

“I’m really excited to work with NCBEMO and the North Carolina League of Municipalities,” Foushee told 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey last week. “I’m very excited to have been sworn in to that important board.”

Foushee was one of nine members elected to the board and will serve a two-year term. NCBEMO, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, “has taken the lead in supporting public service as a way to implement change for citizens of North Carolina,” according to a release from the Town of Carrboro.

“NCBEMO strives to achieve political and community transformation through training, education, collaboration, advocacy and outreach programs that promote the mission of the organization,” the release read.

Featured image via Barbara Foushee For Mayor of Carrboro

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