Official biography, campaign background, leadership story, and community service highlights.
Yolanda Cooper-Sutton is a Memphis City Councilwoman representing Super District 8-3, a certified Healthcare Advocate, and a community leader focused on families, neighborhoods, youth, healthcare, libraries, and public service. Her work includes council leadership in libraries and neighborhood improvement, public services, arts, and youth initiatives, along with community service through healthcare advocacy, neighborhood organizations, youth programming, and civic partnerships.
Yolanda Cooper-Sutton is a Memphis City Councilwoman and community advocate whose work is rooted in public service, healthcare advocacy, neighborhood improvement, and youth opportunity. She represents Super District 8-3 on the Memphis City Council and serves in leadership roles connected to libraries, neighborhood improvement, public services, arts, and youth initiatives.
Professionally, Cooper-Sutton has worked in community healthcare and is a certified Healthcare Advocate. She holds a University of Pennsylvania Professional Development Certificate in Health Care Innovation and received education from Riley Business College in Dothan, Alabama. Her community work includes involvement with Respect The Haven Community Development Corporation, the Westwood Neighborhood Association, Union Mission Homeless Shelter, Tillman Community Center after-school programming, Junior League of Memphis, Friends of the Memphis Public Library, and her faith community.