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Date: 5/16/2022
Subject: LWV-Wake 2021-2022 Annual Report & Annual Meeting Notice
From: League of Women Voters of Wake County



2021-2022 Annual Report
&
Annual Meeting Notice


Annual Report Graphic for Newsletter
LWV-Wake 2021-2022 Annual Report is Available Now
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Dear ~~first_name~~,
 
On behalf of the LWV-Wake Board of Directors, It is my pleasure to provide you with the LWV-Wake 2021-2022 Annual Report. The annual report is a huge project that involves hours of compiling/editing committee reports (provided by our committee co-chairs) plus a healthy dose of creativity by our Communications Co-Chair, Jenny Kotora-Lynch. The result tells an impressive story about the League and our impact. I encourage you to read it prior to attending our annual meeting.
 
If you haven't already, please register to attend the LWV-Wake Annual Meeting this Thursday 6pm at the NCSU University Club. PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS TODAY AT 12 NOON. During this meeting, members will vote on the 2022-2023 LWV-Wake Proposed Budget as well as vote for members of the LWV-Wake Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee as provided in the Nominations Committee Report below. . For more information and to register for the LWV-Wake Annual Meeting, click below:
 
 
 
I look forward to seeing many of you this Thursday. For those who cannot attend, please look at our website calendar for other opportunities to engage with the League.
 
Sincerely,
Cheryl Tung, president

Nominations Committee Report
The Nominating Committee, composed of Judee Lonnee, Naomi Lambert and Jackie Giordano, recommends the following members to the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs.

Board of Directors (Elected to Two-Year Term)
Those with "Elect" following their names must be elected by the members at the Annual Meeting. Those with "Continuing" following their names were elected at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

President Cheryl Tung Continuing
Secretary Laurel Voelker Elect 2-year term
Voter Services Marian Lewin Continuing
Communications Brittany Bryan Elect 2-year term
Treasurer Elaine Okal Elect 2-year term
Membership Dale Cousins Continuing
At-Large Retta Riordan Continuing
At-Large Candace Blackley Continuing

Nominating Committee - Elect 1-year term
Jackie Giordano
Judee Lonnee

Committee Co-Chairs
Elected by the Board. Those listed here have expressed a willingness to serve as Chairs. Chairs for additional committees will be approved as needed.

Affordable Housing Robin Hammond & Jeanne Ford
Budget Elaine Okal
Communications Brittany Bryan & Jenny Kotora-Lynch
DEI Shannon Halbur
Development Carol Lenhardt
Education Rebecca Poling & Mary Lelik
Environment Jackie Giordano & Eve Vitaglione
Healthcare Retta Riordan & Mary Lelik
Field Trips Pat Butler
Girl Scout Outreach Laurel Voelker
League Lit Raleigh Jan Ramquist & Paula Jennings
League Lit Western Wake Terri Ring & Jacqueline King
Membership Dale Cousins & Judee Lonnee 
Timely Topics Heather Dennis
Voter Registration Siobhan Millen, Nancy Moxley & Debbie Moose
Voter Services Marian Lewin
WED Candace Blackley
Women's Rights Elaine Okal
 
 

LAUREL VOELKER
Secretary

Laurel Voelker has been a member of LWV-Wake since 2016. She was one of the early members of the Redistricting Committee, which she now co-chairs. She also chairs the Girl Scout Outreach Committee.  Laurel has a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from NC State, and currently works as an adjunct professor of anatomy and physiology at Wake Technical Community College.  She previously worked for the United States Department of Agriculture in several animal health and epidemiology roles. Laurel also leads a Girl Scout Troop, manages an elementary school science fair, and serves on the selection committee for the Park Scholarships at NC State. She previously served on the board for the Helping Horse Therapeutic Riding Program. Whenever she gets the chance, Laurel enjoys camping in National Parks with her husband and children. 
ELAINE OKAL
Treasurer

Elaine Okal joined LWV-Wake in February 2017. She is the current LWV-Wake ERA Committee Co-Chair and is an active member of several of the League’s committees. Elaine is the League of Women Voters of North Carolina’s representative to the ERA-NC Alliance, a coalition of organizations working toward the ratification of the Equal Right Amendment. She has a BA in Psychology and worked in the telecommunications information technology field as a software developer and project manager for most of her career. She enjoys working with diverse peoples from many countries.

BRITTANY BRYAN
Communications
 
Brittany Bryan has been a member of LWV-Wake since 2016. She has been active in the Redistricting and Voter Services Committees and has served as Co-Chair of the Communications Committee since 2020. Brittany has served on nonprofit boards and committees including Activate Good, the Glenwood South Neighborhood Collaboration, WakeUp Wake County, and You Can Vote. In addition, she has participated in several city of Raleigh citizen committees, including the Hillsborough-Wade Citizen Advisory Committee, the Citizen Leadership Academy, Raleigh Neighborhood College, Raleigh Neighborhood Exchange, and the PR Latta House and Park Planning Committee.
 
Brittany is a Regional Manager for EBSCO, a leading provider of research databases and software as a service technology resources. She holds BA in Political Science and History;  minor in French and studied French Language and Culture at the Jaques Lefevere Institute in Normandy, France. Brittany continued her graduate studies in International Studies and Public Policy at NC State.  
 


LWV-Wake 2022-2023 Proposed Budget
LWV Wake 2022-2023 Proposed Budget