Board of Directors

Shauna Bona, President

Shauna is a corporate learning strategist and cofounder of McKinnon-Mulherin Inc., a strategic communication firm. She previously served as the LWVSL president-elect, as chair of the LWVSL County and Local Government Committee (also known as the Observer Corps) and as leader of Night Owls Unit. Her other past volunteer service includes the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area, the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the Girl Scouts of Utah and Inspiration Hospice.  

Shauna lives in Sandy with her partner, Bob Sobocinski, and mini-schnauzer, Willie. She currently divides her time among volunteer service, writing and consulting. She has one grown daughter, Sophie, and two grand-dogs, Nox and Revan.

Eileen Giardino, Treasurer

Dr. Eileen Giardino is a nurse and nurse educator with a focus on improving the healthcare of families and individuals. Her desire to impact and better understand the current political system brought her to volunteer at LWVSL. Before taking on the role of Treasurer she served as Secretary and was part of the Salt Lake County and Local Government Observer Corps.

As a recent transplant to Utah, Eileen enjoys spending time outside, working with nursing students and traveling to see family and friends. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Anne Neeley, Secretary

Anne joined LWVSL in 2018. She retired early in 2010 as a Retail Operations Manager, Store Manager, and District Operations Manager. Her management career took her to four states, and she moved back to Utah in 2003. She is a Utah native and graduated from Utah State University and was active in Kappa Delta Society while there. She is an avid supporter of the local arts in Utah and is currently Membership Chair of Ballet West where she also served as the immediate Past President and Treasurer. She is currently Secretary of Pioneer Theater Guild. She is a member of Chapter H of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) and the Salt Lake Committee on Foreign Relations. She likes to read in her spare time and to attend as many performing arts events as her schedule allows.

Lynda Sayge, Organization Director

Lynda is a retired Air Traffic Controller from the Salt Lake Airport. She has been active with the Utah League of Women Voters since the mid-2000s and joined LWVSL in 2014. She currently wears several hats for the League. In addition to serving as Organization Director she is the Volunteer Action Team Coordinator and serves on several committees. Her previous LWVSL roles include Treasurer, Membership Committee Co-Chair and Fall Fete Committee Chair. Outside of the League, Lynda has been active with Zonta, an international women's advocacy organization, the United Nations Association of Utah (UNAU) and the Salt Lake Committee on Foreign Relations (SLCFR).

Lynda’s hobbies include knitting, golfing, reading and camping. She is an avid animal rights advocate who lives in West Jordan with her dogs and cats

Helen Moser, Voter Services Director

Helen has been a member of LWVSL since 2018, formerly serving as Membership Committee Chair and currently as Voter Services Director. In addition, she has monitored the Utah Legislature’s Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committees as part of the Legislative Action Committee (LAC), serves on the LWVUT Natural Resources Umbrella Committee and actively participated in the “Utah’s Transition to Clean Energy” study in 2020 and the “Utah Election Processes” study in 2021.

A native Utahn, Helen graduated from the University of Utah and commenced a 30+ year career with Fidelity Investments prior to taking early retirement in 2017. She lives in Holladay with her husband, Dan, and Wheaten Terriers, Murphy and Duke. During her spare time, she enjoys cooking, skiing, hiking and travelling with her husband to visit their two daughters in Northern California

Linda Smith, Program Director

Linda F. Smith is a recently retired professor from the University of Utah who oversaw the College of Law’s internship program for over 36 years. She has worked closely with many nonprofits and governmental law offices, and taught legal ethics, family law, poverty law and classes related to the various internships. She does legal volunteering, particularly in family law, and helped Senator Iwamoto pass a law that better defines who is “indigent” and should have their court fees waived. She served as Interim Chair of the Ballet Department, as University of Utah Senate President and as chair of a church committee sponsoring guest speakers. 

Dr. Smith is a graduate of the Yale Law School (JD 1976) and The Ohio State University (BA with honors in English 1973) as well as a wife, mother, grandmother and daughter of a 98-year-old mother. Since retirement she is trying to hone her skills as an author of fiction and poetry for adults and children.

Jeanine Kuhn-Coker, Development Director

Before taking the role of Development Director, Jeanine was President and Past-President of LWVSL. She has graduate degrees in both Counseling and Psychology and has worked in private practice and as a school psychologist, most recently retiring as the psychologist for Hillcrest High School.

Jeanine is an avid outdoors person, hiking, biking, rafting and camping. Growing up in Illinois, she is in awe of the mountains and drawn to the red rock of Southern Utah! She is an avid reader and enjoys cooking—jalapeno cheese bread is her specialty!

Jeanine has previously served on the board for the Wasatch Mountain Club and on the board for Friends of the Library. In keeping with her love for kids, she has enjoyed working with children's programs at Red Butte Garden and reading in her grandkid's classrooms!

Brianne Sorensen, Communications Director

Brianne is a project manager and communications specialist. She acted as Editor in Chief of Sink Hollow Literary Journal from 2019 to 2020 and prioritized marginalized voices and the LGBTQ community through literature and art exhibits and publications. She has previously volunteered as a brand manager for Cobalt Press, a tutor for at-risk youth recovering from severe disordered eating and a Success Network Team leader for the National Society of Leadership and Success.

Brianne graduated from Utah State University in 2020 with degrees in Journalism and Technical Communication and Rhetoric. Her primary passions include civil rights, accessibility and DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility). In her free time, Brianne enjoys cooking, reading and spending time with her family.