Gale Jones Carson

VP of Communications

Ms. Carson is the VP of Communications for the NWPC (formerly VP of Membership); serves as a VP on the Executive Committee of the NAACP Memphis Branch; IWF/TWF/MWF (International Women’s Forum/Tennessee Women’s Forum/Memphis Women’s Forum) member, University of Memphis Journalism & Strategic Media Alumni Club member, Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis Executive Committee.

When elected as Chair of the Shelby County Democratic Party, she was the first female to run for that position and the first female to chair the local party. She served on the TN Democratic Executive Committee for 24 years and as the Secretary of the TNDP, she was the first African American elected as a constitutional officer, a position she held 21 years making her the longest serving officer for the TNDP.

She was elected to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 2008, 2012 and 2016.I n 2017, she was elected by the Southern Regional Caucus to serve on the DNC’s Executive Committee. She was appointed to Chair the newly created Communications Committee for the Southern Regional Caucus.