Posted: 8/8/03
Cobb leaving CBF leadership
ATLANTA (ABP)–Reba Cobb, chief operating officer of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will leave CBF Sept. 1 to become religious action director for the Children's Defense Fund in Washington, D.C.
Founded in 1973, the Children's Defense Fund is a private non-profit organization that advocates for children's issues.
Cobb, 60, has been with the CBF since 2001. She serves as coordinator for the organization's Resource Center in Atlanta and supervises the 52-person staff.
She was recommended for the new position by a friend and was contacted in May, she said.
Cobb has “a passion” for the work of Children's Defense Fund, she said. In her new position, she will enlist support from religious groups for issues that affect children, such as providing health care and education and preventing violence.
“Our goal is to provide the best possible start for children,” she explained. “I will be working with all the faith groups.”
Cobb is experienced in interfaith work. She was executive director for Kentuckiana Interfaith Community in Louisville, Ky., when she was hired by CBF.
CBF has not announced whether it will fill Cobb's position or restructure it. She was hired for the new position two years ago to free Daniel Vestal, CBF's national coordinator, to focus on external relations.
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