Board Members
2025-2026 Board List
Committee Chairpersons
Board of Directors
| President | Samantha Roaquin |
| Vice President | Mike Arrigo |
| Secretary | Susan Downs |
| Treasurer | Melody Batten |
| COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS | |
| Newsletter Editor | Samantha Roaquin |
| Newsletter Contributor | Victoria Dunch |
| Webmaster | Michael Griffin |
| Board of Directors | Carol Daniels |
| Fran Barbarisi | |
| Katie Heine | |
| Teresa Norell | |
| Mary Lawrence | |
| Ruth Turpin | |
Last Updated: 2/20/2025
| President | Samantha Roaquin |
| Vice President | Mike Arrigo |
| Secretary | Susan Downs |
| Treasurer | Melody Batten |
| COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS | |
| Newsletter Editor | Samantha Roaquin |
| Newsletter Contributor | Victoria Dunch |
| Webmaster | Michael Griffin |
| Board of Directors | Carol Daniels |
| Fran Barbarisi | |
| Katie Heine | |
| Teresa Norell | |
| Mary Lawrence | |
| Ruth Turpin | |
Last Updated: 2/20/2025
Serving as a Board Member
Serving on the Charlestowne Civic League Board is a rewarding way to give back to your neighborhood and be the voice of our members. Board terms is one year. Board members must be CACL members in good standing, are required to attend monthly league meetings and board meetings, attend volunteer engagements, and be available to weigh in on decisions that require a Board vote.
A call for the nomination of candidates for office shall be made at the November and December meetings.
The President shall designate a member in good standing to receive nominations and shall inform the membership of the identity of that person and that person’s contact information.
Membership will vote on the Board slate at the December meeting. The newly elected Board will run the January meeting. The term officially begins in January.
Please review CACL By-laws and Constitution for more information about our League and the role the Board has in leading the organization.
The President shall preside impartially over all meetings.
The President shall have ultimate authority and responsibility for the supervision of all affairs of the League.
The President shall appoint chairs to the annual Audit Committee, Membership Committee, and Technology Committee as well as the chairs to such special
committees as may be required.
The President shall serve as ex-officio member of all committees.
The Vice-President, or another officer as designated by the Board, shall be responsible for promoting the League’s special interests that are affected by the local, state, or federal government, and non-governmental organizations (e.g., news media, other civic associations, non-profits, commercial entities etc.)..
The Vice-President as directed by the Board shall attend or designate representatives to attend governmental meetings and report to the Executive Board on same.
The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining accurate records in an electronic filing repository of all meeting minutes and official League correspondence.
The Secretary shall be responsible for notifying the membership of all meetings.
The Secretary shall verbally confirm whether a quorum has been met before hearing a motion for a vote to occur.
The Treasurer shall collect and distribute all monies received by the organization.
The Treasurer shall be responsible for keeping accurate records, preparing the budget in collaboration with the Executive Board, maintaining the annual budget for their term of office, and at the end of their term, assisting the incoming Treasurer and Executive Board in the preparation of the budget for the following year.
The Treasurer shall serve as liaison to an independent accountant tasked to provide bookkeeping services for the CACL.