WNBA/Washington: Chapter Board 2011-2012

Below is the WNBA/Washington Board of Directors roster for the 2011-2012 year. The chapter board consists of four elected officers, the immediate past president as an ex officio member, and as many members-at-large as considered necessary to conduct the business of the chapter. Standing committees are established by the board and include membership and programs committees. Any chapter members who want to get more involved in membership, programs or newsletter activities should contact Emily Sachs at WNBAinfoDC [at] gmail.com.

President: Emily Sachs
A native of Pennsylvania, Emily earned a B.A. in Literature from West Chester University in West Chester, Pa., followed by a Masters in Publishing degree from Pace University in New York, NY. Emily is the production coordinator for a government contractor. This is Emily's third term on the board.
E-mail: easachs [at] gmail.com

Vice President: OPEN

Treasurer: Deanna D'Errico
E-mail: dderrico [at] aacc.nche.edu

Secretary: Claire Emory
E-mail: claire.emory [at] verizon.net

Membership Chair: OPEN

Program Co-Chair: OPEN (two positions available)

Publicity Chair: Lucinda Clark
Lucinda is a native of Philadelphia, Pa. She is currently the award- winning publisher of P.R.A. Publishing. She lived and studied in New Orleans, La., where she received her BS and M.P.H. degrees from Dillard and Tulane Universities. She currently resides in Martinez, Ga.
E-mail: praent2000 [at] yahoo.com

Webmaster and Signature designer: Rachel Moir
According to family lore, Rachel was reading and typing before she could speak, and her love of the written word has continued ever since. Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Rachel received her bachelor’s degree in Corporate Communication from Ithaca College and earned her master's degree in Publishing from New York University while working as Production Director at Facts On File (now Infobase Publishing). Rachel moved to D.C. when she married and spent almost five years as Vice President of Operations and Production at Millmark Education. She is now the Production Manager on the design team at LivingSocial.
Email: RachelMoir [at] gmail.com

Member-at-Large: Liddie Smith
Raised on Sesame Street, Liddie has been a lover of words and books from a very young age. She is currently the manager of publications for the Casualty Actuarial Society. She holds a master’s degree in communication from American University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. Liddie joined the board in 2005 as membership chair.
E-mail: LiddieWNBA [at] comcast.net

Member-at-Large: OPEN 

Bookwoman Chapter Correspondents: Lucinda Clark and NC Weil

Literacy Chair: OPEN

Literary Map Chair: OPEN

Past President and Signature Managing Editor: NC Weil
NC Weil (ncweil.com) prefers the elbow room of novels to the restricted arc of short stories. Her novel Karmafornia is out! (visit FoolCourtPress.net to read reviews and excerpts, and purchase your copy) and she blogs at http://aestheticpoint.blogspot.com. Her short stories have appeared in the anthology Electric Grace (Paycock Press, 2007) and the online journal ArLiJo. Along with her involvement with WNBA/DC, Weil is WNBA's National Website Co-Chair. She resides in Denver, Co.
Email: ncweil2 [at] gmail.com

If you are interested in any of the OPEN positions, please contact Chapter President Emily Sachs at WNBAinfoDC@gmail.com for more information.