Meet your 2024 steering committee members!
CLEL is governed by a Steering Committee that serves to make decisions and advise on projects. In addition to a Steering Committee chair and co-chair, there are six sub-committees: Advocacy & Fundraising, Annual Conference, Communications, Training, and Membership. Steering committee members are elected by CLEL membership and serve for two years.
Tina Schmidt
Committee Chair
Mary Lanni
Co-Chair
Advocacy & Fundraising Subcommittee
Jess Hesselberg (she/her)
Chair
Lindsay Huth
Co-Chair
Annual Conference Subcommittee
Angelique Velasco
Co-Chair
Kelly Ann Sassone (she/her)
Co-Chair
Elle Nash
Co-Chair
Communications Subcommittee
Carrie Wolfson (she/her)
Chair
Laura Buck (she/her)
Co-Chair
Training Subcommittee
Sam Bashakevitz (they/them)
Chair
SarahEllen Hickle (she/her)
Co-Chair
Membership Subcommittee
Shay Shanahan
Chair
Delka Babiuch
Co-Chair
Advisors
Bob Bennhoff
Advisory
Kate Brunner
Historian