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Organization of OLLI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The following six directors were elected to the Board May 2009; their terms expire June 2012. Click image or name to view bio.
Valerie Braybrooke
 Paul Howard Dave Mason Carole Richard Dick Young
 Rod Zumbro

The following six directors' terms expire June 2011. Click image or name to view profile.

[Ben Gold's term to be filled by appointment]
Vacant
 Kathleen Meyer
 Manuel Pablo
 Bob Persell
 Jack Underhill
 Kathie West

The following six directors' terms expire June 2010. Click image or name to view profile.

Emmett Fenlon
 Debbie Halverson
 Bob Lawshe
 Rosemary McDonald
 Al Roe
 John Woods

Other members of the Board of Directors. Click image or name to view profile.
Lilyan Spero
Founding Member & Senior President Emeritus; Honorary Board Member for Life (non-voting)
 Thom Clement
Executive Director
Ex-officio member of the Board (non-voting)
OLLI is a membership organization with an 18-person Board of Directors elected by the membership to three-year terms. One-third of the Board is elected each year. You can recognize Board members by their green name tags. Most committees are chaired by Board members. Activities at OLLI are managed by the executive director (a full-time employee), member volunteers and a small staff of part-time employees. OLLI members are encouraged to participate in the many support functions by volunteering; see the volunteer page or the Member Handbook (pdf) for more information on volunteering at OLLI.

Officers -- At its first meeting following the annual election of Board members, the Board of Directors elects four of its members to one-year terms as officers. This election occurred on Jun 9, 2009, at the new Board's first meeting. Elected officers are shown below (click image or name to view a profile). A list of all OLLI presidents may be found here.
NEW OLLI OFFICERS ELECTED JUNE 9, 2009

Emmett Fenlon
President
 Manuel Pablo
Vice President
 David Mason
Treasurer
 Jack Underhill
Secretary

Board of Directors -- Elected by the general membership during the month of May. The term of office commences with the first meeting of the Board to be held within four weeks after the closing date of the election (the first meeting is normally in June). Listed below alphabetically.
  • Valerie Braybrooke 703-323-0550. Re-elected May 2009; 2nd Board term ends June 2012. (See note below) Profile
  • Emmett Fenlon Elected May 2007; 1st Board term ends June 2010. Profile
  • Vacant Vacant due to Ben Gold's resignation May 2009; Ben's term started May 2008 and ends June 2011.
  • Deborah Halverson Appointed October 2004 to fill vacancy, then elected May 2007; 2nd Board term ends June 2010. (See note below) Profile
  • Paul Howard Elected May 2009; 1st Board term ends June 2012. Profile
  • Bob Lawshe 703-620-1097. Elected May 2007; 1st Board term ends June 2010. Profile
  • David Mason 703-690-8000. Appointed to fill vacancy in 2008. Elected May 2009; 1st Board term ends Jun 2012. Profile
  • Rosemary McDonald Elected May 2007; 1st Board term ends June 2010. Profile
  • Kathleen Meyer Elected May 2008; 1st Board term ends June 2011. Profile
  • Manuel Pablo 703-644-1555. Elected May 2008; 1st Board term ends June 2011. Profile 
  • Bob Persell Elected May 2008; 1st Board term ends June 2011. Profile
  • Carole Richard Elected May 2009; 1st Board term ends June 2012. Bio
  • Al Roe 703-938-6245. Appointed Nov 2007 to fill vacancy (resignation of Ed Mentz); 1st Board term ends June 2010. Profile
  • Lilyan Spero Founding Member & Senior President Emeritus; Honorary Board Member for Life (non-voting). Profile
  • Jack Underhill Appointed Feb 2007 to fill vacancy (resignation of Don Yesukaitus), then elected May 2008; 2nd Board term ends June 2011. (See note below) Profile
  • Kathie West Elected May 2008; 1st Board term ends June 2011. Profile 
  • John Woods 703-941-4083. Elected May 2007; 1st Board term ends June 2010. Profile
  • Dick Young Elected May 2009; 1st Board term ends June 2012. Bio
  • Rod Zumbro 703-569-2750. Re-elected May 2009; 2nd Board term ends June 2012. (See note below) Bio
Note. Directors serving a second three-year Board term must wait at least two years after the second term before running again.

OTHER KEY OLLI POSITIONS
Listed below are other key OLLI positions. Feel free to contact any director or any of these individuals in person or by telephone or email with your comments, suggestions or questions about OLLI. If the name is underlined below (or immediately above in the list of directors), you may click the name to instantly send that person an email message. To find telephone numbers and email addresses of members whose telephone numbers and email links are not listed below, consult the OLLI Membership Directory (now online at the Member Portal; requires log-in).

Committee Chairs (view committee responsibilities) Presidential Appointments (view responsibilities) Resource Group Chairs

Coordinators for Loudoun and Reston

Management and Staff

Communications Updated: June 11, 2009
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