Meet the League of Women Voters
A community-driven organization since 1920.
The League of Women Voters of Houston is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charitable trust dedicated to serving the Houston community by offering voter outreach initiatives and trusted, impartial information about elections and major public policy issues. Donations, including membership dues, are tax-deductible as allowed by law. LWV-Houston is governed by a Board of Trustees elected by our membership.
Our Board of Trustees & Staff
Claudia Ortega-Hogue, President
Jackie Kacen, Treasurer
Madison Polston, Secretary
Priscila True, Vice President for Voter Services
Irene Nunez, Vice President for Membership
Naomi Williams, Vice President for Study and Advocacy
Carol Shattuck, Vice President for Development
Allison Gower, Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Shelly Baker, Trustee At Large
Alan Bernstein, Trustee At Large
Terri Chen, Trustee At Large
Jack Enright, Trustee At Large
Virginia Johnson, Trustee At Large
Ximena Mondragon, Trustee At Large
Gene Preuss, Trustee At Large
Ameena Rasheed, Trustee At Large
Tiko Reynolds-Hausman, Trustee At Large
Cherise Story, Trustee At Large
Katherine Summerlin, Trustee At Large
Sarah Syed, Trustee At Large
Katie Campbell Shumway, Executive Director
Our Vision
We believe in the power of every person to create a more perfect democracy and support the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence for all to participate.
Our Mission
The League of Women Voters of Houston fosters a thriving democracy by engaging all people in the political process through nonpartisan information sharing, passionate civic engagement and by providing opportunities to participate in the democratic process.
Our Values
- Engaged—We are an organization of action. Our people-centric mission enables us to empower our community to be the educated change agents our world needs.
- Inclusive—We seek, in all levels of our organization, to support, engage with and empower ALL members of our community regardless of gender, race, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, religion or creed.
- Transparent—We actively demonstrate our integrity by openly sharing the work that we do and the results we achieve together to inform our community and encourage other communities to follow suit.
- Trustworthy—We consider our organizational and individual integrity to be of the highest priority in all that we do.
- Aware—We listen, evaluate and connect the dots in our community and current political landscape to ensure every action and charge that we lead is reflective of the world we want to see tomorrow.
- Forward-thinking—We take action today for our collective tomorrow by leveraging the ideas, technology and community-driven initiatives that enable us to achieve our Vision.
100 Plus Years of History
The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Houston were both established in 1920, the year that the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States gave women the right to vote. Learn more about our Centennial Celebration here!
We are proud to be an unbiased, nonpartisan organization that works on issues that matter deeply to our members and to the public. Your membership in the League of Women Voters of Houston includes membership in our state League (LWV-TX) and in the national League (LWV-US).
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