Leadership

Board of Directors 2007 - 2008

President - Elysse Elder
Elysse joined the JLMC in 2001. In 1996, she graduated from Nova Southeastern Law School summa cum laude, ranked 5th in her class. During law
school, she volunteered as a guardian ad litem and participated in a fellowship program that provided pro bono legal services to individuals with
disabilities. Elysse moved to Stuart in 1997, and volunteers in several organizations besides the JLMC. She is currently on the Board of Directors for
The Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast and the Home and School Association at St. Joseph Catholic School. In the past, Elysse has seved on
the Board of Habitat for Humanity and the Chrysanthemum Ball Committee for the Martin Memorial Hospital Foundation. Elysse is also a full time mother
and an attorney at the law firm of Page, Mrachek, Fitzgerald & Rose, P.A., specializing in commercial litigation.

President Elect - A. J. Chase
A. J. has been a member of the JLMC since 2004. Currently A. J. is employed full time at Florida Atlantic University as the Chief Student Affairs Officer
for the Treasure Coast Campus and is an adjunct faculty member with Kaplan University. Additionally A. J. is the President of the Stuart Area Alumnae
Panhellenic Association, volunteers with the Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida, a member of Florida Atlantic University's AMP board, and is currently a
participant in Leadership Martin County. She. has one son and is expecting her second child. A. J. received her B. S. in Public Administration from
George Mason University, her M. A. in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in
Educational Leadership/Higher Education at Florida Atlantic University.

Community Vice President - Mary Osteen
Mary has been a member of the JLMC since 1996. Mary graduated from Brevard Community College in 1983 and has recently changed her "stay at
home Mom" status to working Mom once again. With her oldest Child, Douglas away at college and her daughter Ashley a sophomore at JBHS, Mary
was happy to get back in the field of dentistry working with an agency doing per diem work as a Certified Dental Asssistant. Mary served as the
Pineapple Ball Chair last year for the League, and has worked with everything from fundraising to community projects in her active years with the
league. Mary has been married to Don for 22 years and together they share a commitment to give back to the wonderful community in which they live.

Finance Vice President - Donna Ernest
Donna has been a member of JLMC since 2003. She entered the Member in Training program during a tumultuous time of her life. In the League she not
only found the social support she needed, but an outlet that allowed her to give back to the Martin County community she loves so dearly. Donna
graduated from Martin County High School in 1987 and takes great pride in her hometown. Through the Junior League, she has volunteered with many
projects including the Hibiscus House, Gertrude Walden Childcare Center, The Children's Museum and PACE. Donna is committed to seeing the League
grow and develop into the future. When not volunteering with the League, Donna works as a personal injury attorney with Palm City Law and is a
loving mother to her kittie, Onyx. She is a double graduate of the University of Florida and is an avid Gator fan!!

Membership Vice President - Stacey Derrenbacker
Stacey has been a member of the JLMC since 2000. As Membership VP, she oversees the committees of the membership council. Stacey has been
involved with other organizations in the community as well. She is active in the Home and School Association at St. Joseph Catholic School and has
served on the committee for the annual fundraiser for The Children's Museum. Stacey attended the University of Florida where she earned her BS in
Public Relations. She is a stay-at-home mom who enjoys spending time with her husband Dave and their three children, Jenna, Emily and Kyle.

Recording Secretary - Holly Carmody
Holly Carmody has been a member of the league since 2003. This year Holly is responsible for taking minutes at the JLMC membership meetings and
board meetings. Holly graduated from the FSU college of Business and after having a career in healthcare finance decided to be a stay at home mom
to Cooper (7) and Ashley (4). Holly and her husband grew up in the area.

Sustainer Advisor - Lee England
Lee originally joined the JLMC in the first provisional class in 1992. She then transferred to the Junior League of Huntsville, AL in 1994 where she once
again went through their provisional class since the Martin County league was still a service league at the time. She has spent time working on a
Martin County Community Directory and she chaired the marketing committee for the cookbooks published by the Junior League of Huntsville. Other
community involvement includes AAUW, Library Foundation ball, Hospice Snowflake ball, Safespace board member, and she sings in the Palm City
Presbyterian Church choir. Lee first moved to Stuart in 1985 and moved back to Martin County in 2005. She and her husband, Mike, have a 7 year old
daughter, Sarah Katherine, who attends The Pine School. Lee works for Federated Investors, a money management firm based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Past President - Susan Hodges
Susan joined the Junior League in 1999. Susan is currently a Vice-President with Wachovia Wealth Management and serves as their Financial Planner
in the Treasure Coast. In addition to her work with the Junior League, Susan is involved with the Indian River Estate Planning Council, the Martin County
Estate Planning Council, the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and 4-H. She is also a mother and an avid amateur
photographer. Susan attended Mercer University, where she received her B.B.A. in Business Administration, Nova Southeastern University Shepard
Broad Law Center, where she received her J.D. magna cum laude, and the University of Florida, where she received her LL.M. in taxation.