Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

JANET LAUER, STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR & 1ST VP

Janet Lauer

I grew up in northern Indiana and moved to Boston in 1977 after finishing nursing school. I finished my BSN at Northeastern U. I worked in the inner city for the Boston VNA for 18 years. We moved to Sudbury to raise our 2 sons. While on sebatical between jobs I joined the LWVSudbury and was a member for about 20 years. My last job was at MCIFramingham, the women’s prison, doing correctional nursing for 14 yrs,I retired in 2016

As empty nesters my husband and I moved back to Boston. In March 2020 we moved to our retirement home in Falmouth. I joined the LWVF in 2021. I also volunteer for Neighborhood Falmouth.


SYLVIA SZULKIN, SPOKESPERSON & STEERING COMMITTEE

Sylvia Szulkin

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 Neimeyer

 

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.

MEGHAN HANAWALT, 2ND VP AND STEERING COMMITTEE

Meghan Hanawalt

Meghan moved to Cape Cod in 2004 when her wife joined the WHOI family. They live in East Falmouth with their dogs, chickens and goats. Meghan joined the Leaque of Women Voters in the winter of 2017 and became Follow-Up Coordinator in the summer of 2018.

 

 

 

 

DENISE MORREALE, OBSERVER CORPS CHAIR

Denise Morreale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RICHARD JOHNSON, NATURAL RESOURCES CHAIR & STEERING COMMITTEE

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

OLIVANN HOBBIE, PUBLICITY CHAIR

Oliviann Hobbie imageOlivann has lived in Falmouth since July 4, 1976. She was active in the League in Raleigh, N.C., but only rejoined the League in Falmouth after retiring from a 40-year teaching career (history and English) at Falmouth Academy. As a long-time witness to the enthusiasm of high school students, she feels very strongly that the League's efforts in Voter Services are crucial to keeping a strong and resilient democracy. She is in charge of Public Relations for LWVF, and hopes to build a small cadre to further information about League discussions and positions. She has also served on the town Cultural Council. 

PENNY DUBY, SOCIAL MEDIA (off-Board)

Penny Duby imagePenny 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. 

JUDY ZISS, LEGISLATIVE CHAIR

Judy Ziss imageJudy 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. Here in Falmouth Judy has been active in grass roots politics and also helped establish a group called Prevent Foreclosures Cape Cod. Her prior League work includes participating in the local study committees, beginning with a project several years ago studying civics education in our schools. As Judy's first project as Legislative Chair, her aim is to focus on new legislation; the civics education law recently enacted here in Massachusetts. We are looking for new committee members so please, please, please let her know if you are interested. 

MARY FRAN BUCKLEY, BULLETIN

M. BuckleyBefore 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.

MARO V. TITUS, ANNUAL MEETING

Maro TitusBuilding upon a successful career in healthcare administration, Maro Titus puts her skills to work as an agent with Kinlin Grover 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 serves on the Falmouth Commission On Substance Use.  A former intern reporter at and current freelance contributor to The Falmouth Enterprise, she remains active in several organizations throughout the Cape.  Maro serves on the Executive Council for Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, and is an active volunteer for the Cape Cod and the Islands Association of Realtors (CCIAOR), National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 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 RoszaLynne has been a resident of Falmouth for fifteen years, but is a new member of the League and the Board. 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.

EILEEN MATTINGLY, BULLETIN

 Eileen MattinglyEileen 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

 

 

 

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