Karen has been a summer resident of Woods Hole for decades. She retired here in 2017, following many years of teaching at the University of Michigan. She is a member of the Upper Cape Women’s Coalition Steering Committee and volunteers locally with other organizations including the Woods Hole Woman’s Club and the local radio station, WCAI. If she is not in town, she’s likely in New Zealand or Dallas, visiting her daughters and granddaughters.

SYLVIA SZULKIN, SPOKESPERSON & STEERING COMMITTEE

Sylvia Szulkin is a retired trial attorney who engaged in both civil and criminal trial practice in Massachusetts for 22 years. Since retiring, she has served on the following Town of Falmouth elected and appointed volunteer committees: Board of Trustees of the Falmouth Public Library, Affordable Housing Committee ("AHC"), and the AHC Roundtable Subcommittee. She has also served as an officer of the League of Women Voters of Falmouth, an officer of Health Imperatives, a private non-profit that provides health care and social services to low income residents of southeastern Massachusetts, and the Falmouth Public Library Support Fund, Inc., a private non-profit that raises and distributes funds for library projects, programs and services not funded by the Town of Falmouth. When not attending committee meetings, Sylvia can often be found perfecting the art of power napping. 

MISTY NIEMEYER, MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR & STEERING COMMITTEE

Misty is one of the newest members of the board . She is a biologist who works for a local non-profit organization and has a passion for environmental and marine conservation. She moved to Falmouth 15 years ago from the west coast and has since become involved in many aspects of local community work in Falmouth, including being a co-founder and member of the leadership for Engage Falmouth allowing her to work on variety of local issues.  She serves as the liaison between the two organizations and serves on the Falmouth LWV voter services committee, as the two organizations collaborate to get out the vote and educate local voters, allowing them to make informed choices and encourage them to get more involved in their community

RICHARD JOHNSON, NATURAL RESOURCES CHAIR & STEERING COMMITTEE

Richard Johnson joined the League in 2017 and is the Observer for the Zoning Board of Appeals and Chair of the Natural Resources Committee and was also the Centennial Committee Chair. He is a registered Landscape Architect and has taught at Virginia Tech and Rhode Island School of Design. 

 DENISE MORREALE, OBSERVER CORPS CHAIR

Denise lives in North Falmouth Village and serves as Chair of the Observer Corps. Denise is also the former Bulletin Editor. She has been a member of the League since the early 1990s. Denise was on the committee of study which produced "Children in Focus". She also previously served on the transportation committee and most recently on the Local Study for Transportation.

JUDY ZISS, LEGISLATIVE & CIVICS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR

Judy is a lawyer who was born in the Bronx, grew up on a poultry farm in a small Connecticut town, and lived in New Jersey, New York and Wellesley before moving to Falmouth. She started her legal career in the U.S. Department of Justice and later was associated with a firm in Boston.  Now retired, Judy is active in grass roots politics and once helped establish a group called Prevent Foreclosures Cape Cod. In the Falmouth League, she is our Legislative Committee Chair and also serves on our Civics Committee, a recently-formed group which acts as a resource for the Falmouth Schools as they implement the new state civics education law

JACKIE RIDER, VOTER SERVICE CHAIR

 I've been coming to Falmouth for many years, since my parents had a summer home in Woods Hole. My husband and I recently moved here yearround from New York City, where I worked as an archivist at New York University. I've transitioned into user experience design and information architecture, which I love. I was a member for 20+ years of the League of Women Voters of New Castle in Chappaqua, NY, where my husband and I raised our two sons. My husband is a retired Episcopal priest turned freelance photographer. 

MARY FRAN BUCKLEY, COMMUNICATIONS CO-CHAIR & BULLETIN CO-EDITOR

Before moving from Washington, D.C. to Falmouth in 2007, Mary Fran’s career was in publishing, in particular as the editor for association monthly magazines. She also served as the director of communications at a private girls school in Washington, D.C. Mary Fran joined the staff of Eight Cousins Bookstore in May 2007 and worked there until her retirement on December 31, 2020; her last six years at Eight Cousins were as a co-owner.  In joining the Falmouth League of Women Voters, Mary Fran follows in the footsteps of her mother, Fran Weiffenbach, an active League member and voting rights activist.

EILEEN MATTINGLY, COMMUNICATIONS CO-CHAIR & BULLETIN CO-EDITOR

 Eileen was a classroom teacher (middle school through college) in Falmouth, the Philippines, New York City, and Maryland for over 30 years. She has a B.A. in International Studies from Georgetown University and M.A. degrees from St. John’s University and the Johns Hopkins University. Eileen has been a curriculum consultant for PBS, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Center for Learning. She served as Director of World Wise Schools, the National Peace Corps’ K-12 program on cross-cultural education, and was founding principal of an independent high school focusing on global studies near Annapolis, Maryland. She is now Director of Education at Journeys in Film, a non-profit organization committed to designing interdisciplinary cross-cultural curriculum to help students understand and appreciate people from other cultures.

MARO V. TITUS, ANNUAL MEETING CHAIR

Building upon a successful career in healthcare administration, Maro Titus is now actively involved in housing efforts on all sides of the equation.  She is a Realtor with Kinlin Grover Compass Real Estate Associates. Prior to joining Kinlin Grover, Maro held executive leadership roles in strategic planning, government affairs, and business development.   

The Falmouth Community has been part of Maro's life since childhood.  She is a past Commissioner for the Town's Commission On Substance Use, and currently serves on the Housing Advisory Task Force of the Cape and Island Real Estate Board.  Maro is also a freelance contributor to The Falmouth Enterprise, she remains active in several organizations throughout the Cape.  Maro an active volunteer for the Cape Cod and the Islands Association of Realtors (CCIAOR), and the Smith College Club of Cape Cod.  Maro values the opportunity to give back to the world around us. She holds a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Smith College and a master's degree in Health Policy and Law from Columbia University.

LYNNE ROZSA, DIRECTOR AT-LARGE

Lynne has been a resident of Falmouth for fifteen years   Shie is the League's Falmouth Community Television representative. She is an active volunteer: Falmouth Service Center, Falmouth Eats Together, WE CAN, Belonging to Each Other, Falmouth Jewish Congregation, and Litter Free Falmouth are currently the organizations that keep her busy.

CHINNA D. MAPP, DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE DIRECTOR

China Mapp is a career educator who got her start at her alma mater in Norway, South Carolina.  She has taken her skills to several districts in the United States including Washington, DC and now Falmouth Public Schools. While in the United Arab Emirates, she served as a Subject Matter Expert, Advanced Placement Coordinator for the College Board program, and Chemistry Lead for the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program.  While teaching in DC, China served as the Area Coordinator for the DC area STEM Fair and posted the district’s highest pass rate of 96% on the DC CAS assessment. While in Prince George’s County Maryland, China served as Instructional Lead, participated in the New Leaders for New Schools Emerging Leaders program, and facilitated Hyattsville Middle School’s first ever Virtual STEM Fair.

 In 2020, China was one of 83 charter members of the first Alumnae Chapter in the Gulf region of her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated, a service organization for women of color.  She diligently served as the inaugural chair of the chapter’s Nominating Committee, a role she held for two years. China and her family moved to Falmouth from Dubai in September of 2021, and they’re enjoying engaging in community events.

OFF-BOARD:

JOAN BOYER, WEBMASTER

A North Falmouth resident and a long-time LWV member, she has been President, First Vice-President, Treasurer, and Bulletin Editor. She also served as LWVMA Treasurer for two years. 

PENNY DUBY, FACEBOOK EDITOR

Penny serves as the coordinator for Facebook outreach to members and the community.  This augments our website as a means to interact, share photos /videos and provide updates on news from Leagues at the national, state and regional levels in a close to real time available format.