Board of Directors
Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.
Members of the LWV of Oregon Board of Directors are elected by League member representatives at our annual meeting in May. All Board members are volunteers and are members of the LWV of Oregon.
President
Lisa Bentson
Lisa joined the League of Women Voters of Oregon as Membership Chair in 2022.
l.bentson [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
Development Co-Chair
Freddi Weishahn
Freddi joined the League of Women Voters of Oregon as Development Co-Chair in 2022.
f.weishahn [at] lwvor.org
Development Co-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
Issue Positions 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.
a.goldner [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
Youth Director
Evan Tucker
Born and raised in Grants Pass, Oregon, civic engagement runs deep for Evan.
youthpresident [at] lwvor.org
DEIJ Chair
Elizabeth Kirby
Elizabeth has held the position of LWVOR DEIJ Chair since 2023.
deij [at] lwvor.org
Membership Chair
Diana DeMaria
Diana was born and spent her early years in Colorado.
membership [at] lwvor.org
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