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Our League depends on its committees to help manage tasks that support our initiatives.
Our League depends on its committees to help manage tasks that support our initiatives.
We encourage members to get involved in one or more of our committees.
Every year we celebrate a member of our community who represents the ideals of Alice Walker: service, justice, and an independent spirit. This committee conducts the candidate search and selects the honoree.
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Sheila Cohen, Chair
Vivian Bosch
Kim Cameron
Sara Earl
Lisa Hogan
Every year we hold an annual dinner in May to share our years accomplishments and the coming year's goals. We also honor the recipient of the Alice A. Walker award, our student delegates to Students Inside Albany. .
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Kim Cameron and Sheila Cohen, Co-Chairs
Vivian Bosch
Sara Earl
Lisa Hogan
Budget
Budget
This committee prepares a budget for the following year and sends it to all members for review two weeks before the Annual Meeting.
It is appointed by the Board of Directors at least two months prior to the Annual Meeting.
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Patty DiGiovanna, Chair
Vivian Bosch
Kim Cameron
Sheila Cohen
Beth Greenwood
Anita Jebbett
Lenore Schwager
This committee informs and educates the public through a bi-weekly column in the Cortland Standard, letters to the editor and our elected officials, our website and social media.
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Kim Cameron, Chair
Vivian Bosch
Sheila Cohen
Patty DiGiovanna
Beth Greenwood
Jan Kublick
Gigi Peterson
From trivia events to merch, we're raising awareness of our League and a little money to support our work.
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Patty DiGiovanna, Chair
Donna Johnson
Doug Withey
Legislative
Legislative
This committee follows the legislation LWVNY is advocating for in Albany and advocates for local policies and legislation that will impact residents of Cortland County.
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Kim Cameron, Chair
Donna Johnson
Members shape the character of our League and are key to accomplishing our many goals. This committee actively seeks to attract and recruit new members, and retain existing members.
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Kim Cameron, Chair
Anita Jebbett
Jen Page
Nominating
Nominating
The Nominating Committee creates and presents the slate of Officers and Directors for the Annual Meeting. It consists of three board members and two non-board members.
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Beth Greenwood, Chair
Patty DiGiovanna
Donna Johnson
Kathleen Elliott
Alia Chowdhury
This committee drafts new policies as requested by the Board; reviews existing policies every five years and the Bylaws every three years (or sooner if needed) and suggests updates, if needed.
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Vivian Bosch, Chair
This committee plans interesting and relevant topics/speakers for our monthly members meetings.
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Kim Cameron, Chair
The LWVNY Rural Caucus was created to support League members working in rural communities, where geography, sparse population, and limited infrastructure create unique challenges for civic engagement.
It strengthens local rural leagues through collaboration and elevates rural issues within LWVNY.
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Mary Clare Hatch Pennello, Chair
Jackie Chapman
This committee focuses on all things associated with voting - voter registration, voting rules and regulations, Get Out The Vote (GOTV), tabling at community events, and holding candidate forums. A small description, but a large job!
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Sheila Cohen, Chair
Kim Cameron
Anita Jebbett
Every year we send one or two students to Albany for 3 nights to learn about our how our government works. This committee builds relationships with county high schools to foster interest in the program, oversees the selection of students, and acts as the liaison with LWVNY.
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Sheila Cohen, Chair
Vivian Bosch
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