The Results Are (Hopefully) In! Now What? A Conversation with Donald Sherman, Executive Director and Chief Counsel of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and Terry Vo, Nashville Metro Council Member

Barring any delayed vote-counting, the results should be in! So now what? Come join ACS on Monday, November 11 to discuss just that. We will be hearing from Donald Sherman, the Executive Director and Chief Counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), and Terry Vo, Nashville Metro Council Member for District 17. They will be discussing the ethics concern facing our democracy, from a federal down to a city level, based upon the election results.

CREW was founded in 2003 on the belief that Americans deserve a government that is ethical, accountable, and open. CREW uses aggressive legal actions, in-depth investigations, and innovative policy and reform work to achieve that vision. Since CREW’s founding in 2003 as a nonpartisan non profit 501(c)(3) organization, they have achieved major successes holding those who abuse the system to account, compelling the government to be more open and transparent, and driving secret money and influence into the light. But they are not only focused on exposing wrongdoing. CREW is also deeply committed to reforming ethics and campaign finance laws, and working alongside policymakers to turn that into reality. CREW has been laying the groundwork for key reforms to restore ethics and accountability to our government and shore up our democracy against attacks.

Donald K. Sherman serves as CREW’s Executive Director and Chief Counsel. Sherman has served in various oversight, ethics, and policy roles in the Executive Branch and Congress including the White House, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the House Ethics Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Sherman earned a Bachelor’s degree cum laude from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Terry Vo has been a member of the Nashville Metro Council since August, 2023. In her work on Metro Council, she is the Vice Chair of the Public Facilities, Arts, and Culture Committee, Treasurer of the Minority Caucus, and Member of the Planning and Zoning Committee, the Ad Hoc East Bank Committee, and the Women’s Caucus. In addition to being deeply involved in numerous causes and organizations in Middle Tennessee, Ms. Vo is the co-founder and President of API Middle Tennessee, an organization devoted to working towards racial justice by building API community, lifting API voices, and celebrating API identities. Ms. Vo earned a Bachelor's degree cum laude from the University of Arkansas and a Master's degree in Government and Public Policy from the University of Queensland.