The League of Women Voters of Orange County, Florida – one of the nation’s largest League chapters with some 700 members – selected a new slate of officers and directors at its annual meeting in April.
The League of Women Voters of Orange County, is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy in Central Florida.
Officers include: Co-Presidents Kathy Schmitz, newly elected, and Tiffany Hughes, continuing; Lee Rambeau Kemp, 1st Vice President; Anna Alvarez Boyd, 2nd Vice President; Karen Willis, Treasurer; and Tamra Boone, Secretary.
Elected Directors include: Pat Grierson, Kathy Sheerin, Saudi Muhammad Ellis, Virginia Meany, Gina Hall, Marilyn Baldwin, Jean Yglesias and Lauren Zelik. Appointed Directors include: Samia Solh, Jane Hursh, Sandi McAdams, Diana Smith, Barbara Lanning, and Virginia Shinker.
Prior to leading the LWV-OC, Co-President Hughes served as the 25th president of the Orange County, FL branch of the NAACP, the youngest in its history and has served on Boards of Orange County and City of Orlando.
Newly elected Co-President Schmitz is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister who has served congregations in Massachusetts, Texas, and Florida in a variety of capacities over the last 30 years. She was senior pastor of First Unitarian Church of Orlando, which she served until 2018.
First Vice Pres. Kemp, MPA, is the founder of Rambeau Consulting Group LLC; prior to that she was a senior executive at a non-profit in NYC where she directed a portfolio of outpatient, health and residential services. Second Vice Pres. Boyd is an International Coach Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and founder of Executive Horizons LLC. Treasurer Willis served as the chief executive officer for the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County from 2007 to her retirement in 2022; prior to that she served as executive director for the Early Learning Coalition of Seminole County.
