Please see the updated Board and committee information (new Board of Directors as elected at the June 2024 annual meeting) at our new website location: my.lwv.org/delaware/ncc
LWVNCC Board (as of December 2023)
Officers |
Directors |
Nominating Committee |
|
|
(Plus two Board Members to be
appointed to the nominating
committee at a later date)
|
Congratulations to all the new Directors and Officers elected June 12, 2023, and a hearty welcome back to our returning Board members! Update 11/28/2023: We've had some changeover since the summer, with one resignation and a pair of appointees. We are back to a full slate of 12 LWVNCC board members now in late November, 2023.
Committees
Voter Services
The LWVNCC Voter Services committee includes Patti Christopher, Ann Lopez, Tiffany Lydon and Letty Diswood, with Patti serving as our Voter Registration coordinator. Please see our Voter Services Request form if you'd like to request an LWV information table at your New Castle County location or event.
Also in the area of voter service, Joyce Ford is our new NCC Candidate Forum chair, and Jill Itzkowitz leads the VOTE411 online voter guide project statewide.
Fundraising
Lorraine Botticelli chairs the LWVNCC Fundraising committee, and she is always looking for able and enthusiastic volunteers to join in this task. Funding allows the League to do its important work in the community.
Scholarship
Carol Holt and Chuck Gebhart co-chair this committee, established in 2023 to create a student scholarship in honor of longtime League member and advocate Joann Hasse, who died earlier this year.
Advocacy Corps
The Advocacy Corps is a state-wide committee comprised of volunteer lobbyists and League members from all three counties. The Corps researches pending legislation, decides which bills to support or oppose, and testifies in committee or otherwise advocates for important changes to Delaware law. The Delaware Advocacy Corps also hosts "League Day in Dover" once a year in the spring. League Day is an educational event and luncheon followed by visits to our senators and representatives in Legislative Hall.
Some of the most important work of the League is done in the state Advocacy Corps. League members are encouraged to visit a meeting to observe and consider joining in their efforts. The Corps meets in Dover monthly during legislative sessions and most months in between. For more information contact Linda Barnett, Advocacy Chair.
Advocacy Corps Portfolio Teams
Several of the AC Portfolios have subcommittees that meet and concentrate on those issue areas. Some examples follow, with leadership points of contact for each one:
- Education Team - led by Susan Veitch-Mitchell
- Elections and Voting - led by Jill Itzkowitz
- Criminal Justice - led by Chris Asay
- Natural Resources - Charlie Garlow
- Climate and Energy - Peggy Schultz
- Housing - Vicki Sessoms
- Health - Judy Butler
- Government - Jack Young
- Social Policy - Linda Barnett
Land Use and Transportation
The LWVNCC Land Use/Transportation committee is chaired by Anna Quisel. This committee covers both local (NCC) and statewide concerns.
This committee keeps a watchful eye on development issues in our county, and transportation policy and open space preservation across the state. Based on a statewide study conducted by the committee, it has an ongoing commitment to advocate for improved public transit and neighborhoods characterized by walkability and bike-ability, a strong sense of place, mixed use with a broad range of housing choices, connectivity, compactness, and environmental integrity. The committee also has a particular interest in transportation and land use solutions which reduce the carbon footprint.
