Local Committees and Study Groups

  • Membership

    Chair Dana Carnegie

    Help us expand our membership!

  • Voter Service

    Chair Caroline Murray

    For Town of Amherst election information see Amherst's Elections page.

  • Book Sale

    Chair Susan Millinger

    Plans annual book sale, which provides most of the Amherst League's funding.

  • Racial Justice

    Co-Chairs Milan Clark and Martha Hanner

  • Connecticut River Watershed

    Chair Elizabeth Davis

    Reporting on and advocating for Connecticut River health.

  • Affordable Housing

    Advocating for affordable housing.

    See our January 24, 2025 meeting  with the Amherst Affordable Housing Trust and other organizations, discussing the need for affordable housing in the community

  • Finance Task Force

    Kathy Campbell, Chair
    Sue Lowery
    Cathleen Mitchell
    Katie Naughton
    Lucia Spiro

    The LWVA has formed a Task Force to evaluate and propose updates to the league's financial policies and procedures.

  • Climate Action

    Join the LWVA in lobbying for clean air and water, solar and wind, recylcing and so much more.

  • Healthcare

    Chair Barbara Pearson

    Join the Health Care Committee and help combat the ongoing crisis in health care. The local committee contributes to education and advocacy activities at the state and regional level in conjunction with allied groups. We also participate in the LWVUS Health Care Reform Interest Group, a loose network of health care advocates from 30+ states.

  • Town Charter Recommendations

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Current Steering Committee

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  • Andrea Battle

    At-Large

  • Barbara Denley

    At-Large

  • Caroline Murray

    Voter Service

  • Dana Carnegie

    Membership

  • Katherine Campbell

    Recorder

  • Katherine Naughton

    Treasurer

  • Kay Flatten

    At-Large

  • Lucia Spiro

    At-Large

  • Maika Thanner

    At-Large

  • Milan Clark

    Co-President, Co-Spokesperson

  • Rebecca Fricke

    Co-President, Co-Spokesperson

    Edits the E-Bulletin

  • Susan Lowery

    Membership

  • Victoria Risk

    Communications