FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Ellen Moorhouse
Deputy Communications Director, RepresentUs
emoorhouse@represent.us
(413) 333-5656
FLORENCE, MASS. (April 22, 2020): RepresentUs, the nation’s leading right-left anti-corruption organization, has named Cherisse Eatmon as Senior Director of State Government Affairs.
Cherisse has over 10 years of experience in state government affairs. Prior to joining the RepresentUs team, she served as Senior Director of the State Caucus Network with the Millennial Action Project (MAP). At MAP, Cherisse led the bipartisan engagement of more than 900 young state legislators committed to fostering nonpartisan solutions to address issues impacting the millennial and future generations.
Before joining the Millennial Action Project, Cherisse was the Manager of Legislator Outreach with Women In Government Foundation Inc., a DC-based non-profit responsible for providing leadership opportunities, networking expert forums, and resources to nearly 1,800 female state legislators across the United States.
Cherisse has a Master's in Public Health and Policy Management from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor's degree in Biology earned at the same institution. She previously worked in the Government Affairs and Public Policy office of Novo Nordisk, Incorporated and the Office of Policy Analysis with the Central Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
“It is a true honor to have Cherisse join our team. Her experience with state policy, her expertise in state government, and her passion for creating a government that works for us all will be an incredible asset for RepresentUs,” said RepresentUs Director and Co-Founder Josh Silver.
"An electorate that is well-informed and engaged is essential to establishing a representative and functional government. I am proud to join the RepresentUs team and lead the advancement of statewide initiatives to eliminate corruption and fix our democracy," Eatmon said.
Prior to moving to Washington, DC, Cherisse worked at New Morning Foundation in Columbia, South Carolina where she managed a volunteer network of more than 100 professional leaders and organizations responsible for health policy advocacy in the community and at the statehouse.
Cherisse, who is based in the DC area, began April 20, 2020.
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