Katie Campbell Shumway, League of Women Voters of Houston's Executive Director

Katie has twelve years of experience working within the nonprofit sector, as a staff member, volunteer, and board member.  Prior to joining  LWV Houston as Executive Director, Katie worked with the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center.  During her tenure, she took part in the Arboretum’s transformative Master Plan, doubled event income, modernized IT infrastructure, and worked closely with staff and board members to further the mission of nature education and conservation.

Since 2018, she has served on the LWVH Board of Directors, moving from being a member, to serving on a committee, committee chair, and then Treasurer. She has also volunteered with the Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation, Buffalo Bayou Partnership, and several activism and political campaigns.

Katie is very committed to diversifying the LWVH. She will launch a “listening” effort to better understand the needs within diverse communities, and to explore how the LWVH could partner with each community to build voter registration, voter awareness/education and voter participation.

In asking how others would describe her, Katie said: “She gets things done, she is a problem solver, she works well with others, people seek her input when addressing difficult issues, and she is a relationship builder.”

Katie: “My priorities are  to work hard, increase voter turnout, collaborate as much as possible, and turn our ideas into action by building out a strong team of staff and volunteers.”