LWV Officers & Board Members

Mary Bell moved to Berea just four and a half years ago. She has been involved in social justice issues through her church as well as KFTC. She has been an active volunteer at the Berea Health Ministry and currently helps out at Peace Craft. She is a retired Registered Nurse who specialized in Emergency Room Nursing and held multiple certifications. Her experience in the ER led to her interest in issues of social justice. She was a member of the US Army Reserves for 13 years serving as head nurse and assistant Chief Nurse. Her major interests involve food for the poor and immigration issues.

Harriet (Jenny) Bromley lives in Richmond with husband Richard. They have two daughters and a 2-year-old grandson. She has been a member of the LWV for more than 25 years. She teaches piano and accompanies area musicians. She is secretary to Blue-grass Area Music Teachers. She has been involved in solidarity work with El Salvador for many years in part through Companion Communities Development Alternatives. Jenny is a partner in Roberto's Auto Repair with Roberto Miranda.

Libby Fraas and husband Bob have lived in Richmond since 1976. Libby was a journalism professor at Eastern Kentucky University, retiring in 2006. She has taught desktop publishing, Web design, and reporting and writing classes and advised the student newspaper. Libby has been a League member since 1978, when the local LWV supported efforts to bring a public library system to Madison County. She is editor of The Public Papers of Governor Martha Layne Collins, 1983-1987 (University Press of Ky., 2006).

Jeanne Hibberd has 23 years of community development, fundraising and public policy experience, primarily focused on Kentucky and Appalachia. She is development and communications director for Hindman Settlement School. In addition to fundraising and program management, Jeanne has published several articles and booklets on community development issues. Jeanne served two terms as president of the local LWV and one term as state League president in the 1990s. She has lived in Berea since 1979.

Howard Bowden