About Us

NWPC Fresno County was founded in 1975 and since then has been active in supporting pro-choice women get elected to various forms of local, regional, statewide and national office. Our goal is to increase women’s participation in the political process and to identify, recruit, train and support women for election and appointment to public office. While in pursuit of this goal, NWPC will strive to win equality for all women; to ensure reproductive freedom; to achieve quality dependent care; to eradicate violence and poverty; and to eliminate discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, physical limitations or sexual orientation.

Throughout the year, NWPC-Fresno County holds monthly general membership meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. At these meetings, the board of directors provides updates to the membership and a guest speaker (or panel) makes a presentation on relevant and current issues facing women and politics.

In addition to these meetings, NWPC-Fresno County also organizes two large events each year to raise funds for our Political Action Committee (PAC) endorsements and donations. The first annual NWPC event began in 1994 in commemoration of Women’s Equality Day in August. Now we hold an additional event in February – the Ida B. Wells Reception – in recognition of Black History Month. All funds donated to the NWPC-Fresno County PAC are used to support pro-choice women running for political office.

2012 Board Members

Carole Laval – President: claval@comcast.net

Annette Levi – Vice President Admin: alevi@csufresno.edu

Isabel Good– Vice President PAC: idgood1@gmail.com

Cathy Brass – Secretary: fresnofiglady@yahoo.com

Jennifer Litz – CFO Admin: boplitz4@att.net

Kristi Andreen – CFO PAC: Kristi.Andreen@gmail.com

Karen L. Lynch– State Director: kllynch@lawyer.com

2012 Committee Chairpersons

Janet Cloonan & Sara Pomare-Martinez – Arrangements
Katrina Tonkogolosuk – Newsletter & Website
TBA – Membership
TBA – Public Relations

Past NWPC-Fresno County Presidents
Donna McKittrick
Carol Bequette
Wanda Grayson
Gail Wasser
Stephanie Lieberman
Alison Maroot
Mary Stanley
Linda Moradian
Ruth Gadebusch
Karen Humphrey
Fay Gaul
Alberta Ferrer
Bryn Forhan
Gloria Torres
Antoinette Lerandeau
Billie MacDougal
Janet Cloonan
Patricia Barr
Debilyn Molineaux
Rayma Church