Emailing - League of Women Voters of Colorado

Date: 7/28/2023
Subject: Board Briefings: Notes from the 7.18.2023 Board Meeting
From: Irene R. Tynes, President, LWVCO

The Board of Directors for the League of Women Voters of Colorado met Virtually on the evening of July 18, 2023

Virtual Meeting met by Zoom

Board of Directors
Irene Tynes, President, LWV of Denver - present
Sharon Davis, Vice President LWV or Larimer County - not present
Sterling Harris, Secretary, LWV of Denver - present
Bonnie Seals, Treasurer, LWV of Estes Park - present
Lena Brown, Director at Large, Chair of Nominations, LWV of Arapahoe & Douglas Cos.
– not present
Chris Humphries, Co-Director of Voter Service LWV of Greeley-Weld Cos. – present
Barb Whinery, Co-Director of Voter Service LWV of Greeley-Weld Cos. - present
Maud Naroll, Action & advocacy, LWV of Arapahoe & Douglas Cos. - present
Kathy Wilson, Action & Advocacy, LWV of Larimer County - present
Karen Sheek, Local League Support, LWV of Montezuma County - present
Deborah Lively, Director at Large, LWV of Boulder - present
Cameron Manning, Director at Large, LWV of Denver – not present
Anne McGihon, Director at Large, LWV of Denver – not present
Danielle Young-Kombo, Director at Large, LWV Arapahoe and Douglas Cos - present

Staff Present
Beth Hendrix, Executive Director
Jane Dunk, Operations Manager

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LWVUS joined 60 partnering organizations in a letter to members of Congress in opposition to S.J. Res31/H.J. $3s 69. This resolution would roll back critical efforts to address dangerous interstate ozone pollution through the U.S Environment Protection Agency's (EPA) finalized Good Neighbor Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

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Back to school is just around corner!

Join the Education Task Force Meeting Open Discussion. We will discuss key schoolboard issues including campaign finance bringing out of state dollars that affect local state races, safety of our elected school board members, current school boards, and how political agendas are being instituted.