Liz is a retired tech writer who moved to Hendersonville from Ohio in 2017 and joined LWVHC soon after. She has served on the Nominating Committee and as chair of the Communications team. She's most likely to be found walking her dog, at group class in the Hendo YMCA, or scribbling in a spiral notebook. She divides her time between WNC and Jalisco, Mexico, where her husband works as a UU Minister. Liz appreciates the League's efforts to support the democratic process and is proud of the work this League has done locally.

Marcella moved to Hendersonville in 2020 and joined the League in 2021. She retired as a librarian and professor from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX, where she was employed for about 30 years. In addition to serving on the Board she is current Team Leader for the Immigration Team, serves as a citizenship and literacy tutor for Blue Ridge Literacy Council, and helps to make toys at Apple Country Woodcrafters. The toys are donated to various social services agencies at Christmas time.

Originally from Lexington, Kentucky, where she attended Transylvania University, Jane has been part of the WNC community for nearly fifty years. She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling and has contributed to multiple nonprofit agencies and also ran her own small business. Jane stays actively engaged in her community through volunteer work with Meals on Wheels, Food Connection, the library, and Safelight’s retail shop. She enjoys hiking, exercise time at the YMCA and tennis at the Hendersonville Racquet club. She became involved with the League because she wanted to channel her concerns about current political issues into action.

Lynn grew up in the Albany area of New York state where her father ran for public office and her mother helped to form a chapter of the League of Women Voters. She got a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Masters degree in Asian Studies and then spent a 30 year career in the Federal government working for the Department of Defense as a civilian and living in Maryland. She and her husband Stan retired to Hendersonville seven years ago and she is active in the Blue Ridge Ringers community handbell choir, the Joseph McDowell chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and the League of Women Voters of Henderson County, focusing on Voter Services for the last two years.

Peri is from Louisville KY and has been in WNC for 42 years (with 6 other states in between). Her BA degree was in Business Adm (Elmira College) and MA in Higher Ed. Administration (AppState). She’s had a wide variety of business experiences and retired as a graduate program manager from AppState. She has 40 years of nonprofit volunteer experience. With a family advertising ‘streak’ emerging, she enjoys finding ways to encourage voters and free/fair elections and is very grateful the LWV is giving her this opportunity.

Mary is a retired educator – 15 years as a middle school language arts teacher and 20 years as a teacher trainer and coach. She and her husband have lived in Hendersonville since 1999 and love all that the area has to offer. Besides the League of Women Voters, Mary serves as the president of her Homeowners Association, volunteers at the Visitor Center in DuPont Forest and tutors at the Literacy Connection. She was drawn to the League of Women Voters because it provides an opportunity to fully connect to the community and lend a hand to make good things happen.

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Pam is a retired biomedical researcher who moved to Hendersonville in 2014. She joined the League of Women Voters shortly thereafter, starting with working with Voter Services, and now working with the Education committee as co-chair of Students Voting for Democracy. She also volunteers at the Brevard Music Center and the North Carolina Arboretum.

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Laurie moved to Transylvania County in 2018 after retiring from a career as a human resources executive in the hotel industry. Living most of her career in New Orleans, Laurie is a Katrina survivor who worked to bring back workers to reopen businesses after the storm. She was instrumental as President of the Gentilly Civic Improvement Association in rebuilding 22 neighborhoods destroyed by Katrina, leading the charge as the second homeowner to return to her renovated home in her neighborhood. She served several terms as President of the Greater New Orleans Hotel Human Resources Assn, as well as on the board for her local HR professional society (SHRM) chapter. She volunteered and worked on numerous community and charitable organizations. She holds a B.A in Communications, and a M.S. in Human Resources Development. Laurie currently spends her time between her home in Brevard, and her husband’s home in Washington, DC.

Myra is a retired banker, having managed large technology programs for over 30 years. Until November of 2024, she served on the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia League, leading the Restore the Vote team supporting incarcerated voters in the DC Jail through voter registration, civics education, and acting as an official election observer. Myra also registered DC voters incarcerated in the Bureau of Prisons. Other volunteer work included serving as the Treasurer of the National Association for the Advancement of Returning Citizens; facilitating weekly support calls for returning citizens; and leading the District’s ReThink Justice Coalition. Myra is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BS in Finance and an MBA.