Meet your 2026 Steering Committee members!
CLEL is governed by a Steering Committee that serves to make decisions and advise on projects. In addition to a Steering Committee chair and co-chair, there are six sub-committees: Advocacy & Fundraising, Annual Conference, Communications, Training, and Membership. Steering committee members are elected by CLEL membership and serve for two years.

Tina Meiners
Committee Chair

Melanie Borski-Howard
Co-Chair
Advocacy & Fundraising Subcommittee

Lindsay Huth
Chair

Nikki Gillihan
Co-Chair
Annual Conference Subcommittee

Carolyn Valencia
Co-Chair

Ashley Brown
Co-Chair

Elle Nash
Co-Chair

Dr. Corinthia Price
Co-Chair
Communications Subcommittee

Laura Buck
Chair

Mx Red
Co-Chair

Ashley Lynch
Co-Chair
Training Subcommittee

Holly Grant
Chair

Paul Stanley
Chair

Andrea Cleland
Co-Chair

James Stetson
Co-Chair
Membership Subcommittee

Delka Babiuch
Chair
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Thea Martinez
Co-Chair

Alex McCall
Co-Chair
Advisors

Bob Bennhoff
Advisory

Kate Brunner
Historian
