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LCW Board Composition (2003): This picture was taken in April,
2003 at a joint meeting of the Advisory Board and Board of Directors, together
with some of the staff and two Filipino guests.Front row (left to right): Betty Brown (from Denver, CO; chairperson of Advisory Board), Marciana Hope (guest from Vancouver, WA, & director of the Leyte Project), Patti Lyons (CEO of Consuelo Foundation, Honolulu; member of BOD), Marie Lou Patrimonio (guest & Filipino Rotary Scholar), Susan Crawford (from Rockmart, GA; member of Advisory Board!). Middle row: Bettie Elwood (Etowah, TN; founder & CEO of LCW, volunteer staff), Peggy Houk (Carrollton, GA; Co-Founder & chairperson of the Board of Directors), Jean Wilcox (Normal, IL; member of Advisory Board & Regional Representative), Anita Cole (The Rock, GA; member of BOD), Doug Elwood (Etowah, TN; volunteer staff), Sue Paul (Adairsville, GA; member of Advisory Board & Regional Representative), Cecil Hines (Barnesville, GA; member of BOD). Back row: Glenna Waller (Barnesville, GA; CFO of LCW), Geraldine Eden (Aragon, GA; member of Advisory Board), Marjorie Betts (Strasburg, PA; member of Advisory Board & Regional Representative), Lee Betts (Strasburg, PA; member of BOD & Program Associate, volunteer staff & Regional Rep.), Mather Swinford (Silver Creek, GA; member of BOD), Philip Elwood (Decatur, GA; member of BOD), James Hines (Barnesville, GA; member of Advisory Board), Wes Wilcox (Normal, IL; member of Advisory Board & Regional Representative), Rick Crawford (Rockmart, GA; member of Advisory Board). Absent from the picture: Jenny Byrd (Athens, TN; member of Advisory Board), Chris Elwood (Santa Barbara, CA; member of BOD & Regional Rep.); Marcia Fisher (Heiskell, TN; member of Advisory Board & Regional Rep.), Doris Hamilton (Belhaven, NC; member of Advisory Board & Regional Rep.); Dean Houk (Carrollton, GA; member of Advisory Board), Janice Lewis (Normal, IL; member of Advisory Board), Fred Lupton (Chattanooga, TN; member of Advisory Board), Carolyn Swinford (Silver Creek, GA; member of Advisory Board).
LCW is governed by the following personnel:
Governance - Dr Bettie C. Elwood (President/CEO), Glenna Houk Waller (Vice President/CFO), Dr. Douglas Elwood (International Director) and Dean and Peggy Houk (USA Directors)
Board of Directors - Peggy Houk (Chairperson), Lee Betts, Betty Brown, Anita Cole, Bettie Carroll Elwood (Ex Officio), Chris Elwood, Philip Elwood, Cecil Hines, Patti Lyons, Mather Swinford, Glenna Houk Waller (Ex Officio)
Advisory Board - Marjorie Betts, Betty Brown, Jenny Byrd, Gerry and Kristy Champagne, Rick and Susan Crawford, Geraldine Eden, Doug Elwood, Marcia Fisher, Doris Hamilton, James Hines, Dean Houk, Janice Lewis, Fred Lupton, Sue Paul, Wes and Jean Wilcox
LCW Life Members - Ruth and Charlie Reynolds, Virginia Murschel
Office Staff - Lisa Alston, Rose Akers, Melanie Waller Foster (PT), Allan Kennedy (PT), Vina Rogers