League of Women Voters Black Hawk -Bremer 

LWVBHB Board, 2025-2026 

Board Positions to be assigned

Candidate Forums

Voter Services Chair

Off-Board Positions (By-laws)

Nominating Committee Chair

Audit Committee Chair

Budget Committee Chair

By-Laws Committee Chair

 Other Individuals Chairing Special Projects

Willie Mae Wright (2024-2026)

Director Emerita

Voter Services

327 Almond St.

Waterloo IA 50703

(319) 233-7868 wrightwm@mchsi.com

E. J. Gallagher III (2024-2026)

Liaison Hoover Middle School for

Partners in Education

801 Sheridan Rd.

Waterloo IA 50701

(319) 234-2206

edjoe3@gmail.com

Maureen White (2024-2025)

AAUW Liaison

2303 Greenwood Ave.

Cedar Falls IA 50613

(319) 266-9901 mwhite@cfu.net

Doris Kelley (2024-2025)

Special Advisor

4116 Maryhill Dr.

Cedar Falls IA 50613

(515) 988-234 djkelley527@gmail.com

Jean Seeland (2024-2025)

Candidate Forums Director

Cedar Valley Legislative Public

Forums Director

107 Alta Vista Ave.

Waterloo IA 50703

(319) 235-6807

jean_seeland@vccv.org

Mike Dargan (2024-2025)

Technology and Social Media Guru

4917 Caraway Ln.

Cedar Falls IA 50613

(319) 610-1814 dargan@gmail.com

THER WAYS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN LEAGUE

League Events

●        Attend a LWV event (forums, issues briefings, annual meetings)

●        Assist with League events

●        Propose a topic for an event

●        Take pictures at an event

●        Plan or host an event

●        Help identify potential co-sponsors for events.

●        Help promote events on social media

●        Help update and maintain the local League website

●        Help set up for events, clean up afterwards, welcome visitors

●        Bring a friend

League Issues

●        Keep informed on League issues and opportunities. Ask to be added to mailing lists.

●        Check State and Local website for issues.

●        Contact Legislators about issues: each year we generally identify three or four that we focus on.

●        Remember, only the President speaks for your local League.

●        Write a letter to the editor

●        Attend State League’s Issues briefings in the fall.

●        Attend state League’s Lobby Day in February.

Leave Board and Committees

●        Attend Board meetings

●        Volunteer for a committee

●        Volunteer for the Board

●        Help update the directory of elected officials

League Research and Action

●        Propose a topic or issue to study and action.

●       Join a study committee

Voting and Voter Registration

●        Assist with Voter Registration

●        Assist with Poll monitoring on election day

●        Assist with “Get Out the Vote” campaigns

●        Participate in local, state, and national training

●        Check out www.vote411.org/

●        Check out votesmart.org/

State and National

●        Attend State League’s Board meetings

●        Attend State Convention (odd numbered years) and National Conventions (even numbered years)

sH●        Participate in periodic training workshops & webinars

●        Read “In League” weekly newsletter.

LWV of Black Hawk & Bremer Counties

Sharon Silva, President

www.lwvbhb.org

LWV IA -- There are a dozen Leagues scattered around the state.

Holly Oppelt, Co-President

hoppelt@me.com

Terese Grant, Co-President

tag.lwvia@gmail.com