Cynthia is a fourth generation Californian and is a graduate of the University of California at Davis where she double majored in Political Science/Public Service and Psychology. She worked in retail for over 25 years where she developed strong organizational and analytical skills. Cynthia is a Past President of the Junior League of San Francisco and is currently serving on the Association of Junior Leagues International Nominating Committee. As a member of the Junior League of California State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC), Cynthia helped promote the passage of bills to fund critical services for low income breast cancer patients and domestic violence victims. Her placement as statewide co-chair for SPAC has led to her commitment to make a difference and influence public policy through advocacy and education. Cynthia served as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for A Safe Place Domestic Violence Shelter for over three years. She is currently the Visitor Services Manager at Filoli House and Garden.

Barbara's career has focused on the field of communication studies. She is a retired lecturer of Speech and Communications at San Francisco State University and has taught Business Communication at New York University. She served as co-chair of New York Hospital's Pediatric Development Committee. Barbara was an executive at a New York public relations agency and has since consulted with major corporations and their spokespeople in media training and public speaking skills. Barbara holds a BA from Marymount College and an MA from New York University.

Jolinda is a native of Phoenix, Arizona and has lived in the Bay Area since 1968. She holds a B.A. in Education and an M.B.A. from Arizona State University. Her professional background includes ten years as a public school teacher. She is presently co-owner of a family business which buys and sells construction, mining, and material handling equipment. As a former LWVSF Board Member, she has served as Chair for Candidate Forums and also Community Election Monitoring. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter, having acted as Chair of Volunteer Resources and Chair of Service Delivery, and is also a national disaster response volunteer in the activities of disaster assessment and government liaison for the Red Cross. Jolinda resides in San Francisco with her husband, and is the mother of one grown daughter.

Maxine was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and attended the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana where she earned a BA in History. After graduation she worked in the insurance industry in the Chicago area before transferring to San Francisco. She continued to work in the industry until she had the opportunity to help develop and manage the claims function in the City Attorney's Office of the City of Oakland. She now works for the City of San Francisco in the City Attorney's Office. She became actively involved with the League in 2003. She also participated in the creation of another nonpartisan organization, San Francisco for Democracy, where she served as the Vice President for two terms.

Fran joined the League in the early 1980s with an interest in working on studies, advocacy, and good government projects. She worked initially on a local study examining noise abatement issues at San Francisco International Airport. Fran has since worked on various studies, helped with the Pros and Cons Guide, and served on the board as the Vice President of Action. For the past several years, Fran has served as the co-chair of a community church's work on shelter dinners for the homeless. Fran and her husband have lived in San Francisco for more than 20 years. She is currently working as a management consultant with Kaiser Permanente working on leadership development, team development, change management, and projects related to the professional development of health care leaders. Fran has a BS in Physical Therapy from the University of Kansas and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of San Francisco.

Chandra has been a resident of San Francisco since 1973. She is originally from Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She is a graduate of Mills College, and served on its Board of Trustees from 1986 until 1992. She remains close to Mills and its alumnae. Additionally, Chandra is a member of the San Francisco Opera Guild, and is a sustainer of both the Junior League of San Francisco and of St. Luke's Hospital Junior Auxiliary. Professionally she is an independent residential real estate broker with Mayne and Company Real Estate. Chandra has become very active in San Francisco election issues, and helped the League design and implement the November 2006 "integrity in elections" program. She will continue working on this ongoing effort. Chandra believes that our vote is the right on which all of our other rights as citizens are founded. She has been married to lawyer Bob Friese for 26 years, and they have 3 teenagers.

Leslie is a Senior Marketing Manager at Charles Schwab, Inc, a leader in the financial services industry and headquartered in San Francisco. She has a diverse background in high-tech, biotech and finance and enjoys applying her marketing expertise to various industries. Leslie grew up in Evansville, Indiana and received her B.A. from the University of Southern Indiana. She moved to the Bay Area in 1998 and has done volunteer work for the San Francisco Public Library, Project Open Hand and Habitat for Humanity. In addition, Leslie is the Advocacy Delegate for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society where she works with state and national legislators to get funding for cancer research and patient assistance. In her free time, Leslie likes to get outside for rock climbing, hiking or skiing.

Katie currently works at Barbary Coast Consulting, a public affairs and government relations firm in San Francisco. Prior to that she was an aide to San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting. She has also worked for the polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, and as the Women’s Vote Director for the John Kerry for President campaign in Florida. She has an M.B.A. in Nonprofit Management from Brandeis University and a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She sits on the Board of Good Ol’ Girls, a professional network for women in the Bay Area and in her free time enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with friends.

Julie was born and raised in Palo Alto. She attended UC Irvine and studied Humanities with an emphasis in Film Studies. In Irvine, she helped with voter registration at the University the year she experienced her first presidential election as a voter. Julie then moved to Seattle, WA and Buffalo, NY where she was a freelance writer and photographer focusing on community events for assorted newspapers. She also contributed to the local elections reporting for a local TV broadcast station in Buffalo. Settling in San Francisco in 1995, Julie’s career has been focused in sales and marketing in many different industries for non-profit organizations and entrepreneurial start-up companies. Julie has been a member of the League of Women Voters since 2009 and has contributed as a volunteer for the office and two Galas and is a member the SF League’s Speakers Bureau.

Lauren is from Oklahoma. She studied literature at the University of Evansville. After college, she taught English in Japan for two years. Lauren returned to Denver to complete a master’s degree in international development. After two years in Denver grant writing for a homeless youth organization and an additional two years for a Los Angeles non-profit, Lauren moved to the Bay Area in 2010. She is the grant manager at Family Service Agency of San Francisco.

Jackie is a new resident of San Francisco since January 2006, She is the Managing Director of Dermalounge Medical Spa of San Francisco and Burlingame. She raised her two sons, Billy and Taylor and began her entrepreneurial career in Connecticut as the owner of Davis-Smith-Forte Insurance Agency and then did a complete switch to the Beauty and Spa business with locations in Connecticut and NYC.

Heather has been a League member for lo these many years. She joined LWV in San Mateo County after returning from eight years of living in Latin America, where her husband was with Pan Am. Heather served on League boards in San Francisco and San Mateo County. Her employment career was with non-profits in several fields. She was League representative on the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force and was president of the board of Meritus College Fund, which gives scholarships to low-income San Francisco students.

Megan is currently attending Mills College for her MBA and works for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, LAFCo. Her background is in art, environmental science, and public policy and frequently consults for local non-profits. Megan is originally from Seattle and attended Western Washington University where she received her B.A. from the honors interdisciplinary college. Megan holds a Masters in Public Policy from Mills College. She enjoys local politics, playing cello, and biking.