PRESIDENT'S BIOGRAPHY

Valerie White of Asheboro, North Carolina, was elected as the 30th State President of the North Carolina Federation of Republican Women in May 2007 at their biennial Convention and installed into office on November 10, 2007. Valerie is married to husband Lyn, has three grown children and one grandchild. The only baby still at home is her dog, CJ. She is a Student Loan Officer in the Financial Aid Office at UNC Greensboro.

Valerie relocated to North Carolina from West Virginia in 1955 and quickly became involved with the Randolph County Republican Party and the Randolph County Republican Women. She is a two term Club President and has also served as Club Secretary and Membership Chairman. At the County GOP level she was elected as County Treasurer in 2003, and has been an elected member of the District and State Executive Committees since 2002. In 2005 Valerie was elected as 6th Congressional District Chairman and is currently serving her second term in that position.

Valerie has also held two previous offices in the NC Federation of RW – Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. Her passion is her belief in the Republican Platform and the importance of Republican women in advancing conservative ideals. Her goal is to motivate, educate, and recruit as many North Carolina Republican women as possible, and to instill the confidence in each NCFRW member to be tomorrow’s leaders.

Publisher's Note: Text published as provided by North Carolina FRW.

FEDERATION PROFILE

The North Carolina Federation of Republican Women affiliated with the NFRW in 1953. Our "roots" began during the victorious campaigns of President Eisenhower and North Carolina Congressman Jonas in 1952. North Carolina Federated women were highly visible in North Carolina's two gubernatorial victories. In 1973, James E. Holshouser Jr. was sworn-in as the first Republican governor of the century, and James G. Martin was the second in 1984.

We have continued this legacy as NCFRW aggressively assisted with the elections of Congresswomen Sue Myrick from Charlotte and Virginia Foxx from Boone, and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole from Salisbury. NCFRW members are praised for their efforts in the election of seven Republican U.S. House of Representatives out of 13 districts and our two Republican U.S. senators. Linda Shaw, our national committeewoman, is to be applauded for her presence at the national level as a Federated woman.

NCFRW has five regions and 68 clubs. We are well-known for educating, training, and recruiting candidates, and we have hosted NFRW campaign schools in recent years that have been the vitality of many candidates. Our web site helps provide leaders across our state with the resources to be effective spokesmen. Club presidents and members stay connected statewide and have an immense effectiveness with the residents in each community. NCFRW has been praised for our leadership action in community service and leadership positions at the local and state party levels.

Through our Caring for America program, NCFRW has raised more than $18,000 in scholarship funds for children of American servicemen killed in the war. NCFRW established a scholarship funded by personal contributions to assist teachers across our state on behalf of our former first lady, Dottie Martin. The Dottie Martin Teachers Scholarship Fund supports future educators with a $500 scholarship for two applicants annually. The Honorary Life Member program began in 1963 recognizes women leaders that have provided outstanding services to the Republican Party, with unit clubs recommending their nominees to the NCFRW.

Leadership 2006 will be an effort to train club presidents and members. These sessions will continue forming new clubs, recruiting women of all ages, and strengthening existing clubs. NCFRW stands proud as an organization that serves the people with informed news for North Carolina.

Past presidents include:
Martha Jenkins, 2003-07
Susan Mills, 2001-03
Lucretia Hanks, 1999-2001
Nancy Mazza, 1997-99
Marcia M. Spiegel, 1995-97
Dottie W. Salerno, 1993-95
Virginia Raines, 1991-93
Margaret King, 1989-91
Iris Dlugos, 1987-89
Joyce Glas, 1985-87
Elinor Swaim, 1983-85
Marie Ledbetter, 1981-83
Vivian Harris, 1979-81
Barbara Boyce, 1977-79
Ginger H. Alexander, 1975-77
Alma Tilghman, 1973-75
Mary Alice Warren, 1971-73
Marie Rowe, 1969-71
Anne Hickman, 1966-69
Robenia Smith, 1965-66
Frances Yow, 1963-65
Roxie Simpson, 1961-63
Helen Verbyla, 1959-61
Hila Straten, 1956-59
Emma Lassiter, 1955-56
Lesslie Koontz, 1955
Tressie Fletcher, 1953-1955
Kathleen Teague, 1953
Ann Hickman (founding)

Publisher's Note: Text published as provided by North Carolina FRW.

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