Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Maggie Forster Schmitz 
President

Crystal Lander
First Vice President, Advocacy

Kay Colson
Vice President, Fund Development

Terry Brackett
Vice President, Membership
Francine Brown
Vice President, Strategic Planning

Alexis McLeod
Treasurer

Mary Dailey
Secretary

USNC- UN Women national board members Kay Colson, Grace Richardson, and Maggie Forster Schmitz at the June 2011 board meeting.

Chapter Presidents

Linda Poteat-Brown

Atlanta, GA Chapter  

Florine Robicheau 

Denise Ferguson
Chicago, IL Chapter

Luz Van Meek*
East Coast, FL Chapter

Sharon Burde
Gulf Coast, FL Chapter

Cheryl Benton
Metropolitan NY Chapter

Liga Plaveniece
National Capital Chapter

Younghee Overly**
North Carolina Chapter
Carrie Dickenson and Cecilia Lipp
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

CeCe Sloan
Southern California Chapter


*Chapter Representative
**Chapter Alternate Representative

Staff

Susan Cutri
Program Director

Board Committee Chairs

Ann Trainor
Finance

Carol Poteat Buchanan

Bylaws and Rules
Stephanie Block
Social Networking 
Rene Kraus
Communications

Board Members

Neale S. Godfrey

Grace Richardson

Kim Randle
Caroline Slobodzian
Don McPherson

Special Resources to the Board

Lisa Schenkewitz
Technology

Leita Kaldi
Book Club
Ruth Zeller
UN Representative

Janet Jarzyna
Youth Groups
Liz Colson
Social Networking
Evelyn Tseng
Denise Holmes
Contract Consultants

Advisory Council

Dr. Gwendolyn C. Baker

Dr. Martha Burk

Ambassador Swanee Hunt

Terry Neese

Ambassador Nancy H. Rubin

Drs. Alvin and Heidi Toffler

Past Presidents

2007-2011   Carol Poteat Buchanan    

1999-2007   Sheryl J. Swed                 

1991-1999   Hope Miller                       

1988-1999   Virginia A. Allan+             

1983-1987   Patricia Hutar      


+In Memoriam