JLCR Leaders Selected for AJLI Task Force

Two Junior League of Cedar Rapids (JLCR) leaders have been selected to help set the direction of Junior League policy for Leagues throughout the country and internationally.

JLCR President Karen Pelletier and JLCR Past President Nancy Evans, both of Cedar Rapids, will serve on an Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) Task Force that will discuss possible changes to Junior League policy and explore ways in which Junior Leagues can collaborate on external issues to be more effective locally, nationally and internationally. AJLI is comprised of more than 160,000 women in 293 Junior Leagues throughout Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.

AJLI has formed four task force groups made up of 50 members from 44 Leagues to study various issues. Pelletier was named to the AJLI Diversified Fund Development Task Force. Evans was named to the Collaborative League Engagement Task Force. They were selected from more than 150 applicants.

Pelletier has been a member of Junior League for 10 years—six in Washington D.C. and four in Cedar Rapids. During her time in Junior League, she has served in several roles, including Ways & Means Chair and Vice President of Finance.

Evans, who has been in Junior League for more than 30 years, is a former JLCR President and former AJLI President.