About NFWL
State Directors
NFWL State Directors serve as the point of contact for women legislators in their state. They recruit legislators from their state to become members of the Order and collects dues from Order members within their state ($50 dues/year). The State Director also works with their Regional Director to secure representation from their respective state at all NFWL conferences and meetings. Additionally, they serve as the Corporate Liaison for their respective state, identifying possible funding sources and lobbyists for NFWL to outreach to for funding. Finally, the State Director supports the Foundation and Order missions within the state.
- Alabama State Director
Senator Linda Coleman - Alaska State Director
Senator Bettye Davis - Arizona State Director
Representative Judy Burges - Arkansas State Director
Representative Dawn Creekmore - California State Director
- Colorado State Director
- Connecticut State Director
Senator Toni Boucher - Delaware State Director
Representative Helene Keeley - Florida State Director
Representative Yolly Roberson - Georgia State Director
Representative Sharon Beasley-Teague - Hawaii State Director
Representative Lynn Finnegan - Idaho State Director
- Illinois State Director
Representative Susana Mendoza - Indiana State Director
Representative Jackie Walorski-Swihart - Iowa State Director
Representative Linda Upmeyer - Kansas State Director
Representative Elaine Bowers - Kentucky State Director
Representative Ruth Ann Palumbo - Louisiana State Director
Representative Kay Kellogg Katz - Maine State Director
Representative Andrea Boland - Maryland State Director
Delegate Joanne Benson - Massachusetts State Director
Representative Gloria Fox - Michigan State Director
Senator Irma Clark-Coleman - Minnesota State Director
Senator Julianne Ortman - Mississippi State Director
Representative Jessica Upshaw - Missouri State Director
Representative Rochelle Walton Gray - Montana State Director
Representative Penny Morgan - Nebraska State Director
Senator Abbie Cornett - Nevada State Director
- New Hampshire State Director
Representative Phyllis Katsakiores - New Jersey State Director
Assemblywoman Nellie Pou - New Mexico State Director
Senator Lynda Lovejoy - New York State Director
Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward - North Carolina State Director
Senator Debbie Clary - North Dakota State Director
Representative Bette Grande - Ohio State Director
Representative Sandra Harwood - Oklahoma State Director
Senator Constance Johnson - Oregon State Director
- Pennsylvania State Director
Representative Vanessa Lowery-Brown - Rhode Island State Director
Senator Beatrice Lanzi - South Carolina State Director
Councilwoman Gwendolyn Kennedy - South Dakota State Director
Representative Jacqueline Sly - Tennessee State Director
Representative Donna Rowland - Texas State Director
Representative Patricia Harless - Utah State Director
Representative Sheryl Allen - Vermont State Director
- Virginia State Director
Delegate Jennifer McClellan - Washington State Director
- West Virginia State Director
Senator Donna Boley - Wisconsin State Director
- Wyoming State Director
Representative Lisa Shepperson