Director of Community Relations Joyce Searcy was elected as Vice-Chair of the Nashville Public Library Foundation’s Board of Directors this summer, serving with Attorney Keith Simmons as Chair. Searcy is currently helping coordinate Belmont University’s efforts for the Nashville Public Library’s Ring the Bell campaign.
In June, Searcy served as a panelist for an online event hosted by the Women’s Political Collaborative of Tennessee: “Racism: Then and Now – Have we Changed?” The panel was moderated by Larry Woods, attorney, civil rights activist and professor of criminal justice for Tennessee State University. Other speakers included Executive Director at the American Muslim Advisory Council Sabrina Mohyuddin and Former Editorial Writer for The Tennessean, Author Dwight Lewis.
