WDC is one of the largest most active Democratic clubs in Montgomery County, MD. We are excited to have you share your time, talents and expertise with us. Take a look at our committees and sign up today to get started.
WDC COMMITTEES
Our committees include Advocacy, Communications, Community Education, Events, Finance, Membership, Programs, and Partnership & Outreach. Read the committee descriptions below and sign up using the corresponding volunteer forms below (click the red button). Thank you!
Advocacy Committee: Co-Chairs: Melissa Bender, Cynthia Rubenstein
If you want to:
Help pass state legislation that impacts women and their families in Maryland
Learn more about “how things work” in Annapolis
Meet interesting people who care about important issues
…..and much more, you’ll want to join the Advocacy Committee. No special background or training is required. The Advocacy Committee determines legislative priorities, works in coalition with other groups to devise legislative strategy, maintains close relationships with the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation, mobilizes WDC members to support key bills, writes testimony in support of WDC priorities, and organizes an annual Advocacy Day in Annapolis.
Communications Committee: Chair: Lisa Fuller
If you have communications or marketing experience and are familiar with Squarespace (or similar website), MailChimp, MyWDC (NeonOne crm), Eventbrite, Zoom, G-Suite, Social Media, or graphics join us to:
Grow WDC’s online presence
Promote WDC events
Help our members stay connected
Increase volunteer engagement to elect Democrats up and down the ballot
Community Education Committee: Chair: Laura Stewart
Organize community education programs based on current issues relevant to our membership and community.
Events Committee: Chair: Lavontte Chatmon
Venue & menu selection for luncheon speaker events.
Finance Committee: Chair: Mary Lou Fox
The Finance Committee has two critically important roles: 1) Track and report on our finances to Maryland, the District of Columbia and the IRS; and 2) Manage and monitor the Club’s financial and membership data and prepare monthly progress reports to the Board of Directors. If you…
Enjoy data analysis
Working with software tools
Supporting a great team
…please join the Finance Committee. We need help with our data, software tools and reporting so that the club can grow and focus on its great work. Free training and coaching on all our tech tools provided!
Membership Committee: Chair: Enid Light
Recruit and maintain members, encourage them to volunteer, promote club membership at various Democratic party and community events, and organize monthly Happy Hours.
Programs Committee: Chair: Barbara Zelenko
Come join the Program Committee to help us find interesting speakers on timely issues for our events. You can help:
Identify and schedule speakers
Write the communications for WDC’s digital media