Meet your 2025 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.

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Mary Lanni

Committee Chair

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Tina Meiners

Co-Chair

Advocacy & Fundraising Subcommittee

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Lindsay Huth

Chair

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Nikki Gillihan

Co-Chair

Annual Conference Subcommittee

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Angelique Velasco

Co-Chair

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Kelly Ann Sassone

Co-Chair

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Elle Nash

Co-Chair

Nora Stewart

Co-Chair

Tracy Sweet

Co-Chair

Communications Subcommittee

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Laura Buck

Chair

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Mx Red

Co-Chair

Training Subcommittee

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Holly Grant

Co-Chair

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Paul Stanley

Co-Chair

Membership Subcommittee

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Delka Babiuch

Chair

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Thea Martinez

Co-Chair

Advisors

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Bob Bennhoff

Advisory

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Kate Brunner

Historian