2023-2024

Executive Board

President or Co-Presidents: Duties as defined in LWVGE Bylaws, Article IV, also including:

Supervises the Executive Board.

Supervises Directors for Local Arrangements and Fundraising.

Coordinates schedules with the following Off-Board Committees/Groups: Nominating Committee, Charlotte Swett Walter Democracy Challenge and Book Club.

Vice President of Communications: Works cooperatively with the Presidents and with the Board Members to develop standards for and oversee the flow of all communication. Works with Communication Directors of Website, Social Media, Media Relations, Publications and The VOTER. to coordinate consistent branding and messaging across all platforms.

Vice President of Programs: Organizes Community Meetings in collaboration with appropriate Directors of Local Government, Legislative Issues, League Issues, Social Justice and Education. Organizes social events (Kick-off meeting and December Fundraiser & Social) with ad hoc committees . Responsible for the February Program Planning Meeting.

Secretary: Takes minutes, keeps attendance. Collects individual Board Reports, merges all files and sends them to the Board prior to monthly Board meetings. Helps with correspondence as needed; works with the Archivist (Off-Board).

Treasurer: Is responsible for the receipt of funds and payment of expenses; makes monthly reports to the Board of the LWVGE; and an annual report to the Annual Meeting; Ex officio member of the Budget committee.

Membership: Recruits new members; encourages others to recruit members; collects dues; oversees updating of membership roster as required by LWVIL and LWVUS; member of Awards Committee and is a member of the Annual Meeting Committee and the Nominating Committee. Holds New Member Orientations. Surveys new members of interests and shares that information with the League Board to help connect new members to their interests.

Voter Service (2 Members): Keeps abreast of developments and legislation relating to voting rights and voter suppression; organizes candidate forums in election years and all activities pertaining to voting and elections. Supervises Off-Board Voter Registration. Assists with voter registration as needed.

Board of Directors, defined in LWVGE By-laws, Article V

The following Directors work with the Vice President of Communications:

Publications: Designs, formats, edits and produces the Membership Book, Annual Meeting Program and Facts for Voters, if requested.

Voter Editor: Organizes, formats, edits and receives printed information for The Voter. The Voter is mailed or sent online to members and our mailing list 4-5 times per year. Also sends emails to members at the request of the Co-Presidents. Coordinates Off-Board Proofreaders.

Webmaster: Maintains our LWVGE.org. Links website to LWVC Collaborates to assure consistent branding and messaging.

Social Media: Supports social media platforms, in collaboration with VP of Communications. This includes Glen Ellyn League activities and community meetings, current information from State and US League, and publicizing other local League events. Publicizes current events and news that relates to local or national League positions.

Media Relations: Publicizes coming events to which community members are invited in print and on-line. Reports events to news media, including awards, and information such as League initiatives and programs. Collaborates with VP Communications and Social Media Director to make messaging uniform among platforms.

The following Directors work with the Vice President of Programs:

Local Government: Keeps abreast of issues related to local government positions including outreach to Civic Betterment Party. Reviews reports from the Observer Corps for Village and County.

Legislative Issues: Coordinates annual interviews with our State Representatives and Senators and provides legislative updates to the Board and membership. Provides legislative updates on state and national legislation issues that align with League initiatives.

League Issues: Aligns League positions including social issues, affordable housing, the GE Comprehensive Plan.

Social Justice: Focuses on issues related to local and national events/actions related to DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), criminal justice reform, human rights, and environmental justice. Collaborates with Environmental Director and Social Justice Committee.

Education: Keeps abreast of educational issues at local, state and national level. Reviews reports from Observer Corps from School Districts 41 & 89 and Glenbard District 87.

Environment: Keeps current on issues related to clean air and water, global climate change, Lake Michigan ILO, and Upper Mississippi River Region ILO.

The following Director works with the President or Co-Presidents:

Local Arrangements: Secures sites for Board Meetings, Community Meetings, Candidate Forums, the Annual Meeting and other events. On the Annual Meeting Committee with Membership Director and appointed Committee Chair.

OFF-BOARD POSITONS for 2023-2024

Annual Meeting Committee: Assists Membership Director and Local Arrangements in planning Annual Meeting. Sends invitations, obtains volunteers for event, provides theme/table decorations. Collaborates with Presidents to obtain Speaker(s).

Awards Committee: Assists Membership Director in the collecting of annual award nominations, winners’ selection, biographical sketches of recipients and assists with Awards presentation at the Annual Meeting.

Archives: Collects minutes, publications, photos and other materials and organizes for future access by the League.

Book Club: Selects subject matters related to League issues. Organizes meeting during which members and the community meet to discuss the book’s relevance. A few books are selected each year.

Budget Committee: Responsibilities as described in Article IX, Section 3 of the Bylaws.

By-laws Committee: Responsibilities as described in Article XI, Section 1 of the Bylaws.

Charlotte Swett Walter Democracy Challenge Award: Prepare applications for junior/senior students at Glenbard South and Glenbard West in collaboration with staff and teachers for a “Democracy Challenge Award” to be presented to the winning recipient of each high school at LWVGE Annual Meeting.

Financial Review: Responsibilities as described in Article IX, Section 4 of the Bylaws.

Fundraising: Coordinates local business advertising for the annual Membership Handbook. Supports fundraising efforts for events as determined by the Board

Mental Health: Monitors mental health legislation, DuPage County Taskforce/Public Advocacy Group and new DuPage County Mental Health Board managed by Milton Township.

Mock Elections: Works with DuPage County Clerk and coordinates volunteers to administer a mock election in District 87 High Schools. Mock elections are held during presidential election years, unless otherwise decided by the Board. Supervised by Directors of Voter Services.

Nominating Committee: Responsibilities as described in Article VII, Section 1 of the Bylaws.

Observer Corp: Trained by the LWVIL. Provides reports to the Board through Directors. School District Observers provide reports to the Director of Education and Government Observers provide reports to the Director of Local Government.

Proofreaders for the Voter: Assigned to one or more publications for review of materials throughout the year. Supervised by the Director of the Voter.

Voter Registration: Supervises voter registrars; organizes voter registration events. Recruit registrars and works with the county to recertify registrars. Supervised by Voter Services.