Women's Voices Women's Vote has just put out a statement that Amy C. Young will be the group's new executive director.

Young was previously president of consulting firm Progressive Solutions Group. She has also worked as executive director for the group Voices for Working Families. Young was Midwest and deputy political director for the Democratic National Committee, and she was executive director for the Ohio Democratic Party. She's also worked for some liberal heavyweights: the AFL-CIO, Service Employees International Union, and the American Civil Liberties Union. Young is a native of Ohio, with a bachelor's degree from University of Dayton.

Women's Voices. Women's Vote is a 501 (c)3 educational and research group focused on unmarried women in the electorate. The group's founder and president is Page Gardner. John Podesta, former White House chief of staff and president of Center for American Progress, sits on the group's board of directors.