Board of Directors

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

All League of Women Voters of Oregon Board Officers and Directors are generally affiliated with their local Leagues and are either appointed by the Board or elected by League member representatives at our annual meeting in May.

We're looking for you!

Our state's next great democracy heroes are out there right now – they just don't know it yet. They're community leaders, professionals, and passionate citizens ready to make history on our Board of Directors. Could one of them be you?

President (Interim)

Mark Kendall

Mark is serving as interim President until May 2026.

president [at] lwvor.org

1st Vice President and Communications Chair

Barbara Klein

Barbara was born and grew up in the northeast. Step by step, living in many states, she’s made her way around the nation to land in southern Oregon.

communications [at] lwvor.org

2nd Vice President and Action Chair

Jean Pierce

Jean was introduced to the League in 2008 after she retired as a Professor of Educational Psychology at Northern Illinois University.

advocacy [at] lwvor.org

Secretary

Mimi Alkire

Mimi Alkire lived in Portland, Oregon, from 1966 until 2005, when she and her husband moved to Bend.

lwvor [at] lwvor.org

Treasurer

Kermit Yensen

Kermit graduated from Denison University with a B.A. in Economics, and from Harvard Business School with an MBA.

k.yensen [at] lwvor.org

Issues and Positions Chair

Stephanie Haycock

Stephanie joined the League of Women Voters of Oregon as Issues and Positions in 2025.

issuespositions [at] lwvor.org

Development Chair

Jackie Clary

I moved to Ashland at age six, spent my idyllic childhood in Lithia Park, building dams in the creek, watching OSF rehearsals - long before paid actors - with Angus Bowmer (our neighbor) directing.

lwvor [at] lwvor.org

Nominating Committee Chair

Annie Goldner

League of Women Voters of Deschutes County since 2003 and on the local league board since 2017, as Event Chair and Program/Study Chair until present. Leader for LWVDC Study on Affordable Housing, completed in February 2021.

nominating [at] lwvor.org

Voter Newsletter Editor

Jim Buck

Jim joined the League of Women Voters of Oregon as Voter Newsletter Editor in 2023.

lwvor [at] lwvor.org