About the League

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan citizen activist organization that operates at the local, state, and national level. It influences public policy through education and advocacy. We never support or oppose any political party or candidate.

The League of Women Voters has two separate and distinct roles.

• Voters Service/Citizen Education: we present unbiased nonpartisan information about elections, the voting process, and issues.

• Action/Advocacy: we are also nonpartisan, but, after study, we use our positions to advocate for or against particular policies in the public interest.

To conduct our voter service and citizen education activities, we use funds from the League of Women Voters of New York Education Fund, which is a 501(c)(3) corporation, a nonprofit educational organization. The League of Women Voters, a membership organization, conducts action and advocacy and is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation.

Our Vision, Beliefs, and Intentions guide our activities.

Board of Directors

Steering Committee/Management Team:

Joan Elliott Lead for 1st Quarter (June-August)

Connie Young Lead for 2nd Quarter (September-November)

Carol Furman Lead for 3rd Quarter (December-February)

Pat MacKinnon Lead for 4th Quarter (March-May)

Judy Middelkoop, Treasurer

Johanna Petersen, Secretary

Gwynneth DeLong, Community Outreach/Media Relations

Cheryl Nechamen, Editor/Bulleti

Vicki Bremer, Program Coordinator

Michelle Ostrelich, Development

Betsy Chase, Observer Corps

Specialty Areas:

Voter Services: Pat MacKinnon (Coordinator), Inge Lise Pangburn, Jenny Overeynder, Elizabeth Cooke,

Membership: Connie Young (Coordinator)

Who's Who Distribution: Betsy Forkas

Education: Mary Maitino

Environment: Ruth Bonn

Health Carol: Furman

Judicial: Helga Schroeter

Working Group on Girls: Joanne Tobiessen

Housing: Vacant

Technology: Judy Middelkoop

Many of the specialty areas operate with committees

Local Leagues online:

• Albany County
• Saratoga County

Our members are also members of:

• "League of Women Voters of New York"<http://www.lwvny.org/">. and
• "League of Women Voters of the United States"<http://www.lwv.org/">.

Read a short history of the League of Women Voters.