Current Board Members

Board members serve 2 yr terms from June 1 to May 30. The current serving Board roster:

Board Roles and Responsibilities

(Updated June 2025)

President

The President shall preside at all meetings of the organization and of the Board of Directors; may, in the absence of the Treasurer, sign or endorse checks, drafts, and notes; shall be, ex officio, a member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.The President shall vote last on all matters. The president is both the energizer and guide for keeping the League officers and directors moving forward in their respective assignments and ensuring that they communicate with each other. The president should not try or be expected to do ALL of the League’s important work, but to work with and through directors and their committees to fulfill the League’s mission. The President is the public voice of the League.

Vice President

The Vice President(s) shall, in the event of the absence, disability, resignation, or death of the President, possess all the powers; and perform all the duties of that office, until such time as the Board of Directors shall select one of its members to fill the vacancy. The Vice President (s) shall perform such other duties as the President and Board may designate.

Secretary

The Secretary takes minutes of each Board meeting, as well as the Annual Meeting and other meetings when requested. At the Annual Meeting the secretary will call for additional nominations after the Nominating Committee slate has been announced. If none are offered the secretary will call for a motion to accept the slate and conduct the vote.

Treasurer 

The Treasurer keeps accurate records of the financial activity of the League. The Treasurer works with the bank in all our monetary actions, collects and pays all bills, collects and deposits all income. Provides monthly fiscal year to date reporting of income and expenses along with balance sheet statements.

Director, Voter Services

The Director of Voter Services works with a team of interested members to encourage voting and to educate voters. The team plans events such as candidate forums, voter education, and voter registration and recruits volunteers to host these events.

• Organizes candidate forums with NAACP-MRF.
• Hosts voter education/registration events at such venues as the Farmers Market, public libraries, community centers, and high schools.
• Collaborates with other organizations doing voter education when these events are nonpartisan
• Works with the state League to set up information in VOTE411 and invites candidates to participate
• Collaborates with HokieVotes.
• Arranges for the placement of “Vote Tuesday” signs around the towns a week before each state and local or national election.
• Works with the communications team to identify needs for voter education materials.

Director, Programs

The Director of Programs works with a small committee to plan a variety of League programs throughout the year that both educate our members on important issues and attract new members. These meetings include: 

• First Tuesday Talks most months of the year
• Community Forum in October, partnering with the Lifelong Learning Institute [LLI] and NAACP-MRF Branch
• Fall Membership Meeting – can be separate or combined with an orientation for new members
• Annual May Meeting: Identify and invite the speaker 
• Planning any special programs approved by the board, for example leadership training for college students, young adults
• Partnering with community organizations on Voter Education programs
• Optional: Can work with the Voting Services Director on candidate forums

At present, the committee comprises Beth Obenshain, director; Susan Terwilliger; Carolyn Rude; Gunin Kiran; and David Travis. New members are welcome. The League president will be invited to committee meetings or consulted immediately afterwards for input on proposed speakers. Committee meetings are brief and informal, often over a cup of coffee at a local site.

Director, Events

The Events Team works at the direction of the board to organize special events such as setting up information tables at a farmer’s market; having meetings, often in a church building to present our organization or our voting registrar and new voting situations our General Assembly has put in place to our membership. The major work is to organize our annual meeting: getting the place, work with the details of setting up (i.e. getting a situation set up where one may buy wine, registration/name tag table, menu and price of the meal, head table for speaker, invited guests if there are to be some). Current members are Elva Miller, Linda Plaut, Ginny Jedda and June Johnson (?).

Director, Communication

The Communications Team prepares the documents, both print and at the website, for voter education and member information. These documents include the “Voter Guide” brochure, membership brochure, and sample ballots. The group also designs slides, posters, and yard signs prompting voter registration and voting, and it oversees the information for the website.

The Communications Director who works with Katy Morikawa, the graphic designer who maintains our website and designs the print documents with information provided by the communications team.

The Communications group also prepares member information, such as the program and other materials for the annual meeting.

The Director of Communications sends a detailed email letter to new members explaining the League functions and activities and listing upcoming events.

Communications Assistants

The Communications Assistants take publications ready to mail (bulletins and postcard mailings) and prepare them for bulk or regular mail. This involves affixing mailing labels, sorting by ZIP code, and entering details into the USPS online bulk mail system if mailing more than 200 items. For smaller mailings, affixing labels and procuring and placing stamps. The Membership Director generates mailing labels. Most member communications are by email, not postal mail.

Director, Voter Guide

This director work with the Director of Communications to update information on elected officials, dates of elections, and information on voter registration and casting ballots. They seek publication funds from the county and towns as well as some local businesses. They arrange for printing and distribute the finished brochures to sponsors and government offices as well as to
public locations, including community centers and libraries. The developers should confirm accuracy of voting information with the Registrar. 

The graphic designer uses this information to develop a usable, visually attractive, and well organized guide.

Director, Membership

Duties include:

• Maintain National Roster
• Maintain Local Roster
• Make changes as they come in
• Regularly send up-dated roster to board
• Add new members to both Rosters
• Send out renewal letter and follow-up postcards and emails
• Develop letter and form w/others
• Track down non-responsive members
• Deal with problems about dues and memberships
• Send “Thank You” letters for donations with renewals and fundraising.
• Develop thank you letter w/others
• Send “Welcome” letter and FACTS to new members
• Alert Board members of any comments new and renewing members add to their form

• Generate mailing labels for print mailings, as for fundraising letters and annual meeting invitations

A membership assistant calls new members, welcome them, learn their interests, and help them connect with people organizing activities in their area of interest. The membership assistant, rather than director of communication, could send the informative email to new members.

Director of Advocacy, Lobbying and Action Team

Advocacy – pleading for or against causes, as well as supporting or recommending positions.

Lobbying -  an attempt to influence specific legislation. This includes both legislation that has already been introduced in a legislative body and specific legislation proposals that the League may oppose or support. 

Action – acting on local, state or national issues for which League positions have been established.  The resulting action could be Advocacy or Lobbying. 

Advocacy

• Identify current and potential coalition partners for action and/or education and develop strategies for working together.
• Coordinate activities with coalition partners to ensure maximum involvement in addressing issues.
• Monitor local government activities to identify issues consistent or not consistent with national, state and local positions.
• Attend the LWV-VA pre-session workshop in Richmond to learn about proposed state legislation. 

Lobbying

• Monitor local governmental bodies in Montgomery County to assess issues that could be addressed with national, state and local positions.
• Maintain a tracking system for legislative bills consistent or not consistent with league positions.
• Research bill history to identify key issues for use by membership.
• Attend the WLRT (Women’s Legislative Round Table) and committee meetings during the Virginia legislative session.
• Attend LWV-VA Lobby Day in Richmond

Action

• Monitor LWV-US “Action Alerts” and “Calls to Action” and distribute to LWVMC membership,  if needed.
• Monitor LWV-VA “Action Alerts” and “Calls to Action” and distribute to LWVMC membership, if needed.
• Develop an “Alert Team “  who can  telephone and/or  make face-to-face contacts with LWVMC members to encourage them to “take action”
• Coordinate Local State Legislatures’ meetings to lobby and discuss issues of concern to the League.
• Coordinate Local Legislatures’ meetings to lobby and discuss issues of concern to the League. 
• Develop Fact Sheets when necessary.

Director, DEI

The goal of the Director for Diversity Equity and Inclusion shall be to ensure equity in the League of Women Voters (LWV). The LWV mission is to foster equity, diversity, and inclusion by compelling individuals to examine their own power and privilege. It is critical that the LWV demonstrates its commitment to integrate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into every aspect of its work.

The director will be the accountable leader for developing and executing critically important strategic DEI work that relates to achieving the LWV diversity mission.

This mission can be achieved by collaboratively:

• developing and executing critically important strategic DEI work in efforts such as recruiting, voting, and encouraging underrepresented political candidates.
• providing leadership, coaching, and direction to the LWV, ensuring that initiatives align with the organizational mission, promote
• inclusivity and equity, and contribute to organizational success and its connection to the community.
• actively working to enhance the recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations into the LWV membership.
• managing diversity programs, projects, trainings, and communications.
• partnering with local organizations, churches, schools etc. to encourage minority voter registration and voting.

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