Committees
Executive Committee
- Deanna Ikhinmwin (Chair)
- Lois Moseley (ex officio)
- Betty Clark (ex officio)
- Estella Alexander (ex officio)
- Barbara Dent (ex officio)
- Catherine Barnes (ex officio)
Endowment Management Committee
The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 by an anonymous gift from a member who wanted to help the League build up a source of income available for operating expenses and to allow us to devote more time to program advocacy rather than fundraising activities. Additional gifts, including generous bequests from members who thoughtfully left money to the League in their wills, have brought the total contribution to $85,000. The Endowment Management Committee has a policy of balancing the investments between growth and income.
- Sally Grant (Chair)
- Eleanor Green (ex officio)
- Barbara Dent (ex officio)
- Deanna Ikhinmwin (ex officio)
- Paul Walker
- Sherry Phillips
Finance/Budget Committee
- Sally Grant (Chair)
- Barbara Dent (ex officio)
- Eleanor Green (ex officio)
- Sherry Phillips (appointed)
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New Citizen's Registration Committee
The League of Women Voters, Baltimore City has been assisting new citizens in becoming voters. Naturalization Ceremonies are held from January to November on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the United States District Court in Baltimore. This committee has registered over 478 new citizens voters.
- Barbara Corbin (Chair)
- Argentine Craig
- Paige Bacon
- Pat Denhol
- Suzy Filbert
- Dawn Lettman
Voter Registration and Recruitment Committee
The League of Women Voters of Baltimore City’s Voter Registration Committee conducts events throughout the year. The Committee partners with organizations, supplementing our efforts and impact in the community. The Committee has partnered with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Black Girls Vote, Morgan State University, Delta Sigma Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Baltimore City Public Markets - Lexington Market and the New Psalmist Baptist Church. With our partners, the League’s Voter Registration Committee conducted over 20 Voter Registration Events, registering over 125 new voters.
Committee Members:
- Estella Alexander (Chair)
- Nancy Rini
- Paige Bacon
- Barbara Corbin
- Lois Moseley
- Mary Taylor-Ennis
- Roberta Van Meter
- Judith Arnold
- Cathy Barnes
- Ann Gordan
- Gail Manza
- Arlene Ogurick
- Cheryl Paige
- Martha Curtis Peter
- Lu Pierson
- Sherry Phillips
- Terra Scott
- Deborah Wright
- Patricia Jones Trent
- Candace Carter
Committee Initiatives:
Leaguers in the Library
The goal/purpose of Leaguers in the Library is to ensure voter information and voter registration is more local and accessible.
The Time is Now
The League of Women Voters (LWV) in Baltimore City received a $5,000.00 grant from Baltimore Votes to implement an in-person high school program entitled "The Time Is Now High School Ambassador Program." Selected activities include, students from City College and Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School (MERVO) engaging in creative voter education. At the end of each school's program students are certified to register friends and classmates to vote. In the past, students have organized massive school-wide Voter Registration Festivals, with music, food, games, candidates for elective office and many other activities. At these festivals hundreds of high school students were registered to vote. Our goal is to continue and expand this program.
Nominating Committee
The nominating committee is comprised of League members who work to identify current members who will assume leadership roles within the City league. The board appoints three Board members to serve on the Nominating Committee.
- Megan Shook (Chair)
- Sherry Phillips (elected)
- Paige Bacon (elected)
- Barbara Robinson (elected)
Membership Committee
The mission of the Membership Committee is to recruit and retain League members by planning and coordinating special orientation events for new and current League members. We are also working to match League members with opportunities to promote and enhance community engagement, with the end goal being increased voter participation. We have conducted tow member recruitment phone-a-thons at Open Works and a Voter Volunteer Survey, by p hone and by mail, to engage members at their level of interest. In addition, we will conduct ongoing assessments with members, voters and citizens using information from the Voter Data Analysis Project. A concern with diversity, equity and inclusion both in principle and in practice underlies all activities of this committee.
- Billie Roberts Spann (Chair)
- Flo Valentine
- Sam Novey
- Karin Kendrick
- Roslyn Smith
- Betty Clark
- Willilexia Royal-Cox
- Danyelle Rosebrough.
Voter Data Analysis Project
The League’s Voter Data Analysis Project has been working to better understand the trends in voter participation in Baltimore and the assets available to address community needs in partnership. This is being done together with a team of analysts involved in the Democracy Data Science Hack-a-thon, convened by the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. During Baltimore Data Week in July, the Voter Data Analysis Subcommittee will present the results of this analysis, including a heatmap of voter turnout in Baltimore and other tools that LWV and the public can use to better understand voter turnout in Baltimore and develop strategic programs to include new voters.
Committee Members:
- Nancy Lawler and Billie Roberts Spann (Co-Chairs)
- Flo Valentine
- Sam Novey
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
- Flo Valentine (Chair)
- Sally Grant
- Sam Novey
- Roslyn Smith
By-Laws Revision Committee
- Lu Pierson (Chair)
- Barbara Dent
- Sally Grant
- Eleanor Green
- Sam Novey
Communications and Online Services Committee
This committee was established in the fall of 2021 to support the League’s 2021-2022 Outlook for Work under League Growth and Strength. Committee members were asked to focus on improving our leveraging of social media and our website to increase membership, donations, participation and voter education. After initial analysis, the committee decided on two major initiatives for 2022: to re-establish to the quarterly newsletter, The Voter, and to modernize the LWV Baltimore City website.
The first edition of The Voter, Winter/Spring 2022, was distributed in early April. We encourage you to use this as a tool to become involved and understand the important work the League is doing. The newsletter is a collective project, and any League member is welcome to submit articles for future editions. The committee also met over the fall to identify what was needed to modernize the League website with more accessibility, timeliness and transparency.
- Estella Alexander (Chair)
- Sherry Phillips
- Candace Carter
- Paige Bacon
- Makeda Scott
Committee to Prepare Voters’ Guide
- Nancy Lawler (Chair)
- Lu Pierson
- Sam Novey
- Billie Roberts Spann
- Sally Grant
- Lois Hybl (Vote 411)
Democracy is not a spectator sport—we need YOU! Become a Volunteer
You can volunteer with the League whether or not you choose to join the League as a dues-paying member. We are always seeking people who care about the rights of others and making democracy work for all.
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Social Events Committee
- Mary Taylor-Ennis (Chair)
- Paige Bacon
- Sherry Phillips
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Fundraising Committee
- Betty Clark (Chair)
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Inclusionary Housing Advocacy Committee
- Argentine Craig (Chair)
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Community Action Coordinator
- Roslyn Smith (Chair)