By Lunell Haught, President, LWV of Washington
Summer is the time when we used to have umbrella drinks and loll on the beach, but not for League leaders. Many local Leagues are working with new boards and scheduling candidate debates and forums. Programs are being planned and many of us are getting in position to start the fall “running.”
The June LWVWA 2022 Council, in which we successfully implemented our recently changed bylaws to use staggered terms, included adding some new LWVWA/Education Fund Board members. Each Board member has a portfolio, or area of responsibility, and they can be contacted directly for assistance and ideas. (All League email addresses are [First initial][Last name]@lwvwa.org.)
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Name
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Title / Role
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Lunell Haught (Spokane Area)
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President, General Questions
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Mary Coltrane (Seattle-King County)
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First Vice President, Program
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Beth Pellicciotti (Spokane Area)
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Second Vice President, Civics Education
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Jean Snider (Snohomish County)
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Secretary, Research LWVWA (this year’s focus is external relationships)
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Dee Ann Kline (Mason County)
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LWVWA Treasurer
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Myra Howrey (Kitsap County)
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LWVWA Education Fund Treasurer
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Susan Fleming (Clark County)
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Advocacy Portfolio Director
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Susan Daniel (Kitsap County)
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Democracy Outreach Portfolio Director
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Liz Bander (Seattle-King County)
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Communication Infrastructure Portfolio Director
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Miriam Kerzner (Benton-Franklin Counties)
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MELD Portfolio Director
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Roslyn Duffy (Seattle-King County)
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Development Portfolio Director
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Shelley Kneip (Thurston County)
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Voter Services Portfolio Director
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Providing more services to members and local Leagues was a priority from League leaders—based on the results of the member survey—who discussed what should be included in the LWVWA’s work going forward. You will see more of these shared services in the coming year. One of the services will be a Board training that can be customized for specific Leagues. It takes into consideration a variety of leadership models. Cheryl Williams, Karen Tvedt, Karol Pulliam, and Lunell Haught have worked with an expert to create a workbook/video on-demand training. It will be free to local Leagues and available in the fall.
