Reid Park Academy “Reading Program”

MOVING CHARLOTTE FORWARD

LaWana Mayfield, a Democrat, represents District 3 on Charlotte City Council. Mayfield was elected in 2011 and is serving her first term. After the election Mayfield became Council’s 2nd African American elected female and the first Openly LGBT Elected Official in the City of Charlotte.

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LaWana
“ I believe my diverse experience has also taught me the value of listening to the concerns of the public and connecting those concerns with resources.”
- LaWana Mayfield, City Council District 3
WASHINGTON
“I congratulate LaWana on this accomplishment – this intense program for senior executives at the Harvard Kennedy School is transformational”
- Torey Carter, Managing Director of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute
New Growth Hair Magazine
" I didn’t feel like I was interviewing a politician, it seemed like I was having a conversation with my big sister."
- Rashad Phillips, Editor
Charlotte Observer
“She’s eager to put on a bandana, a T-shirt and a pair of sneakers to pick up trash, build Kaboom parks and Habitat for Humanity houses.”
- By Natash Morris, Reporter