LILA’s current makeup includes members (anyone who wants to join and participate), committee members, committee chairs, and an executive board made up of the committee chairs and officers.

Committees undertake ongoing work/strategies; committee chairs will meet to share info and discuss ongoing progress/needs of the organization.

The following are the Executive Board members:

President and Development Committee Chair: Carol Ann Davis
VP and Educational Outreach Committee Chair: Marjory Wentworth
Secretary and Communications Committee Chair: Shari Stauch
Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair: John Thompson (assisted by Matthew DeAngelis)
Events and Partnered Events Committee Chair: Libby Russler
Community Outreach Committee Chair: Brit Washburn

Below are the agreed-upon committee functions and committee members so far.  If you would like to be on any of the following committees, please email us at LILA@LILAConnects.com

1. Educational Outreach –
   (Chair: Marjory Wentworth; Members: Mary Hutchins Harris, Eric Liebetrau, Rene Bufo Miles, Keverlee Burchett, Jonathan Sanchez)
1. Burke Poets in the Schools
2. 826 Valencia
3. Program Expansions (i.e. Mary Ford Elementary, Charleston Development Academy, Library)

2. Events and Partnered Events –
   (Chair: Libby Russler; Members: Debbie Lawson Scott, Jonathan Sanchez, Shari Stauch, Stephanie Hunt, Patti Morrison)
1. Poetry Out loud – (Debbie)
2. Young Adult Book Festival – (Jonathan)
3. Lowcountry Women Authors Booksigning – (Shari)
4. SC Bookfest
5. Potential Writer’s Retreat (Stephanie)
6. Other event participation/support from LILA

3. Community Outreach –
   (Chair: Brit Washburn; Members: Signe Pike, Carol Ann Davis, Jonathan Sanchez)
1. Serve needs of adult writing community workshops
2. Adult reading series (Coordinate with libraries/bookstores)
3. Emerging reading/writing public

4. Communications –
   (Chair: Shari Stauch; Members: Kendra Haskins, Elliott Dobson, Matthew DeAngelis, Marjory Wentworth, Patti Morrison)
   
   1. Media/web updates; establish new website and coordinate info/releases
   2. Social media updates; integrate with website
   3. Establish member list and maintenance (offer “subscribe to” news brief)
   4. Advisory Board Outreach

5. Development –
   (Chair: Carol Ann Davis; Members: Debbie Lawson Scott, Joanna Crowell    )
1. Strategic planning, partners and alliances (local, regional, national)
2. Identifying new board members/partners
3. Establishing membership base and patron memberships
4. Support outreach initiatives (fundraising)
5. Support events and community outreach