Meet the LWVCC Board |
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2019-2020 Board
Trisha Crowley, President
Trisha Crowley has been a member of the League since the 1980’s. She has previously served in many positions for this League , including previous terms as President. Trisha was Deputy City Attorney for the City of Champaign since 1991 and prior to that was a Champaign County Assistant State’s Attorney. She is currently on the Champaign Public Library Board.
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Barbara Jones, Vice President
Barbara Jones is the Vice President of the local chapter. She is currently a trustee for the Urbana Free Library Board, and a member of the Urbana Rotary Peacebuilding Committee. She spent 40 years of her career as a librarian, specializing in the freedom to read, civic engagement, and advocacy. Her last position was Executive Director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and the Head of the Office for Intellectual Freedom at American Library Association. When not working on the above issues, she can be found with her knitting pals or reading for one of her book groups.
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Deb Busey, Treasurer
Deb Busey joined the LWVCC in 2016. Deb enjoyed a long career in county government - 20 years in the State's Attorney's Office followed by 20 years in Administration where she served as County Administrator from 1998 until her retirement in 2016. She is a past president of the Junior League of Champaign-Urbana, has served on the Champaign Public Library Board, the Champaign County Nursing Home Board, and the Stewardship Council of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church. In addition to working with the League of Women Voters Champaign County as Treasurer, she is also currently serving on the U-I Friends of English Board.
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Lynda Minor, Secretary
Lynda Minor is one of the newest members of the LWVCC board serving her first term as secretary. Lynda currently serves as pharmacist at McKinley Health Center on the University of Illinois Campus. In addition to her professional focus on community health, she has served as a volunteer in the Champaign-Urbana community in various capacities primarily focused on education and as an advocate for trauma informed practices to address the diverse social and emotional needs across our community.
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Annette Lansford, Director
Annette Lansford is serving her second year as a LWV board member. She's a retired pediatrician who practiced at Carle in Urbana for 30 years. She's enjoying an active retirement and has served on the CASA Board and the Champaign Public Library Foundation Board. She was a a C-U One to One mentor to a student for 8 years and is active in her church. She loves the Champaign-Urbana community.
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Theresa Michelson, Director
Theresa Michelson joined the League the year she retired from the Urbana School District where she was the librarian at Urbana High School. She served as Membership Manager for a number of years and as vice-president for two years, co-chaired the 2013-15 local study to update the position of the LWVIL on charter schools, and joined the 2014 and 2016 bi-partisan efforts to place a referendum on the Illinois ballot for independent redistricting. With Annette Lansford, she is currently co-chair of Member Services.
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James Manrique, Director
James Manrique is new to the League Board and is focused on voter education & outreach. James has been involved in local activism for the past two years, working hard to promote Voter Turnout through his work with the Champaign County Voters Alliance. When James isn't busy motivating voters, he likes to listen to vinyl records and tend to his plants.
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Additional Key Roles
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Budget and Fundraiser Chair: Deb Busey
Oral History Manager: Deb Rugg Membership Manager: Kat Bork Communications Director: James Manrique Observer Corps Manager: Sue Phillips Student Intern: Alyssa DeBock |
Student Mentor and Liaison: Trisha Crowley
Voter Services: James Manrique Webmaster: James Manrique Nominating Committee: Barbara Wysocki |