LEADERSHIP & STAFF
BOARD OFFICERS
Co-President
Dianne Bystrom
Plattsmouth, NE
dbystrom@lwvnebraska.org
Co-President
Linda Duckworth
Omaha, NE
lindabduckworth@gmail.com
V.P. Action
Sherry Miller
Lincoln, NE
kitty66hawk@aol.com
V.P. Membership
Katie Wadas-Thalken
Omaha, NE
kwadas@lwvnebraska.org
Secretary
Mary Ann Sturek
Omaha, NE
masturek@q.com
Treasurer
Lynne Elwood
Omaha, NE
lelwood2@gmail.com
ON-BOARD DIRECTORS
Centennial Celebration
MaryLee Moulton
Omaha, NE
marylee@lwvgo.org
Education
Melina Cohen
Omaha, NE
mcohen@lwvnebraska.org
Government
Sheri St. Clair
Lincoln, NE
fairmaps@lwvnebraska.org
Health Care
Phyllis Salyards
Hastings, NE
hpsalyar@inebraska.com
Mental and Behavioral Health Co-Director
Aimée Folker
Omaha, NE
afolker@lwvnebraska.org
Mental and Behavioral Health Co-Director
Palistene Gray Moore
Omaha, NE
pgraymoore@lwvnebraska.org
Natural Resources Co-Director
Janelle Stevenson
Lincoln, NE
jstevenson@lwvnebraska.org
Natural Resources Co-Director
Megan York Lyons
Lincoln, NE
mlyons@lwvnebraska.org
Social Policy Co-Director
Carol Dennison
Omaha, NE
cdennison@lwvnebraska.org
Social Policy Co-Director
Rebecca Gonzales
Wilber, NE
rudgonzo@gmail.com
Voter Services Director
Toni Monette
Omaha, NE
toni@lwvgo.org
BOARD LIAISONS
Phyllis Salyards
Hastings, NE
hpsalyar@inebraska.com
Mary Boschult
Lincoln, NE
mary4now@aol.com
Ellen Beck
Seward, NE
Ellen.Beck77@gmail.com
Krystal Fox
Omaha, NE
krystal@lwvgo.org
OFF-BOARD DIRECTORS
Money in Politics Director
Kate High
Lincoln, NE
kateonlenox@gmail.com
VOTER Editor
Annette Conser
Omaha, NE
annetteconser@cox.net
EDUCATION FUND COMMITTEE
The LWVNE Education fund is a 501(c)3 that accepts grants and donations to educate Nebraska voters.
Chair
Linda Duckworth
Omaha, NE
lindabduckworth@gmail.com
Secretary
Mary Ann Sturek
Omaha, NE
masturek@q.com
Treasurer
Lynne Elwood
Omaha, NE
lelwood2@gmail.com
Director
Carol Dennison
Omaha, NE
cdennison@lwvnebraska.org
Director
Sheri St. Clair
Lincoln, NE
fairmaps@lwvnebraska.org
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Caroline Sedlacek
Omaha, NE
csedlacek@cox.net
STATE OFFICE STAFF
Administrator
Sharon Nemeth
Lincoln, NE
office@lwvnebraska.org
LWVUS LIAISON
Melissa Currence
Cincinnati, OH
mcurrence@lwv.org
LOCAL LEAGUE PRESIDENTS
Hastings Co-President
Judy Sandeen
Hastings, NE
jsandeen@windstream.net
Hastings Co-President
Phyllis Salyards
Hastings, NE
hpsalyar@inebraska.com
Lincoln President
Mary Boschult
Lincoln, NE
mary4now@aol.com
Omaha Co-President
Rebecca Armstrong Langle
Omaha, NE
rebecca@lwvgo.org
Omaha Co-President
Krystal Fox
Omaha, NE
krystal@lwvgo.org
Seward President
Ellen Beck
Seward, NE
Ellen.Beck77@gmail.com
WE HONOR OUR PAST PRESIDENTS WHO HAVE SERVED US SO WELL
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NEBRASKA PRESIDENTS 1920–2021
- 1920–1921, Mrs. Charles Dietrich
- 1922–1924, Mrs. G. Ryan
- 1925–1926, Mrs. Charles Dietrich
- 1927–1929, Mrs. Leroy Davis
- 1930–1932, Mrs. Ellery Davis
- 1933–1934, Mrs. J. Bailey
- 1935–1936, Mrs. A. H. Fetters
- 1937–1938, Mrs. Harold Prince
- 1939–1940, Mrs. P. Senning
- 1941–1943, Mrs. L. Webb
- 1944–1946, Mrs. Arthur Smith
- 1946–1948, Mrs. Eber Allen
- 1948–1953, Mrs. Fritz Craig
- 1953–1955, Mrs. J. Edmunds Miller
- 1955–1957, Mrs. Roy Marshall
- 1957–1959, Mrs. Dewey Gruenhagen
- 1959–1961, Mrs. George Owens
- 1961–1964, Mrs. George Work
- 1964–1968, Mrs. James Weber
- 1968–1971, Emmajean Wupper
- 1971–1973, Mary Zilly
- 1973–1975, Mimi Waldbaum
- 1975–1977, Margaret Sutherland
- 1977–1979, Beverly Housel
- 1979–1981, Pat Stephen
- 1981–1982, Peg Taylor
- 1982–1983, Emmajean Wupper
- 1983–1985, Ruth Metcalf
- 1985–1988, Vera Mae Lutz
- 1989–1993, Karren Kerr
- 1993–1997, Andrea Nelson
- 1997–1999, Deanna Frisk
- 1999–2001, Lois Poppe
- 2001–2003, Patti Hamer
- 2003–2007, Sandra K. Powell
- 2007–2009, Peggy Adair
- 2009–2011, Laura Schneider
- 2011–2013, Linda Duckworth
- 2013–2019, Sherry Miller
- 2019–2021, Dianne Bystrom & Linda Duckworth (co-presidents)