AAUW CV Board Elections

04/25/2026|jan mccleery|

The April Meeting included our yearly elections for Board Members.

The AAUW Coachella Valley Board for 2026-2027 (elected unanimously) were (from left-to-right):

  • President: Andee Steinman
  • Secretary: Jan McCleery (and Webmaster)
  • Financial Officer and Parliamentarian: Beth Ditmarson
  • VP Membership: Kathi Farber

In addition, the Chairs for 2026-27 were announced :

  • Sunshine: Arlene Gotshalk (shown above leading the officer induction)
  • Tech Trek Coordinator: Bobbi Kelleher
  • Grant Writer: Carol Marcuse
  • STEM Treasurer: Phyllis Dunn
  • Book Club: Pamela Jenning
  • TTag: Janet Braslow
  • Lunch Bunch: Sheila Warren
  • Happy Hour Coordinator: Shelley Mitchell
  • Out and About: Tina Byrn
  • Public Policy: Francesca McElhatten
  • Communications/Newsletter: Leslie Martinez

(Pictured above: Bobbi Kelleher, Carol Marcuse, Phyllis Dunn, Pamela Jenning, Janet Braslow, Sheila Warren, Shelley Mitchell)

The meeting was well-attended. The speaker was Deputy Chief Kyle Stjerne of the Palm Springs Police Department who talked about their use of technology (drones) to aid the force plus efforts to increase the number of females in the department.