Cheryl is a graduate of the University of Georgia. She lives in Decatur with her husband, Karl, and their two sons. 

Cheryl is the executive director for the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta. She previously worked as the director of communications and development for Trees Atlanta, a nonprofit. 

Supports small businesses and purposeful economic development.

Believes in supporting small businesses through resources, training, mentorship, affordable commercial rent, grant funding, and minimizing vacancies.

Believes in supporting small businesses through resources, training, mentorship, affordable commercial rent, grant funding, and minimizing shopfront vacancies.

- Supports small businesses and purposeful economic development.
- Believes in supporting small businesses through resources, training, mentorship, affordable commercial rent, grant funding, and minimizing shopfront vacancies.

Economy

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Public Services

Believes in prioritizing affordability and inclusivity through diverse housing options, accessible infrastructure, and meaningful civic engagement. Supports small businesses and purposeful economic development.

Believes in prioritizing affordability and inclusivity through diverse housing options, accessible infrastructure, and meaningful civic engagement. 

Believes in balancing compassion for the unhoused with respect for community concerns, and supports continued investment in resources, outreach, and partnerships with local organizations to address homelessness in Decatur.

Supports continued investment in resources, outreach, and partnerships with local organizations to address homelessness in Decatur.

- Believes in prioritizing affordability and inclusivity through diverse housing options, accessible infrastructure, and meaningful civic engagement. 
- Supports continued investment in resources, outreach, and partnerships with local organizations to address homelessness in Decatur.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Believes Decatur's walkability and bikeability should guide future planning to balance accessibility for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists, and supports putting people first to ensure safety and accessibility for all.

Believes in meeting residents' needs while balancing accessibility for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists.

- Believes in meeting residents' needs while balancing accessibility for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Believes in strengthening climate resilience by protecting tree canopies, investing in sustainable infrastructure, and preparing the community for climate change challenges.

Believes in protecting tree canopies, investing in sustainable infrastructure, and preparing the community for climate change challenges.

- Believes in protecting tree canopies, investing in sustainable infrastructure, and preparing the community for climate change challenges.

Energy & the Environment

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Cheryl Kortemeier

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Cheryl Kortemeier is from Augusta, Georgia. She has a bachelor of business administration from the University of Georgia. She lives in Decatur, Georgia, with her husband, Karl, and their two sons, Milo and Ollie.

Cheryl is the executive director of the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC), a nonprofit membership organization that helps more than 110 Metro Atlanta companies align their business strategies with civic engagement and social impact goals. Before joining the CVC, she served as the director of communications and development for Trees Atlanta. She also worked in corporate communications for Equifax, Inc., and designed and executed peer-to-peer medical trainings for Boron LePore & Associates and Bristol Myers Squibb.

Cheryl's campaign for Decatur City Commissioner, District 2 is her first entry into politics.

Promises to prioritize affordability in office.

Supports the Decatur City Commission's Reparations Task Force, which examines the city's historical role in Black land and property loss.

Supports affordable housing initiatives like the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, Missing Middle zoning, and the Decatur Land Trust.

Supports the creation and mission of the Reparations Task Force.

Supports improving pedestrian and cyclist safety.

Cheryl Kortemeier is from Augusta, Georgia. She has a bachelor of business administration in marketing and management from the University of Georgia. She lives in Decatur, Georgia, with her husband, Karl, and their two sons, Milo and Ollie.

Cheryl is the executive director of the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC), a nonprofit membership organization that helps more than 110 Metro Atlanta companies align their business strategies with civic engagement and social impact goals. She previously served as the director of communications and development for Trees Atlanta. Earlier in her career, she worked in corporate communications for Equifax, Inc., and designed and executed peer-to-peer medical trainings for Boron LePore & Associates and Bristol Myers Squibb.

Plans to prioritize affordability in economic policies.

Supports affordable housing initiatives such as the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, Missing Middle zoning, and the Decatur Land Trust.

Supports lowering speed limits to improve pedestrian safety.

- City commissioners work together with the rest of the commission to set and implement city policy. 
- The city commission is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City commissioners work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City commissioners represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city commissioners in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 