Cathy Woolard has served in the Peace Corps and on the Atlanta City Council. She has run for mayor and faced the demons and dragons that come with a 40-year career in politics, but nothing could have prepared the 64-year-old politician for her latest job.
Woolard has recently been tasked with repairing the reputation of Georgia’s largest elections operation to prevent a state takeover. All while finding a new director.
Six weeks into her appointment as chair of the Fulton County Registration and Elections Board, she is inundated with board meetings, special-called meetings, emails, and, of course, elections. And an upcoming runoff.
