Board of Directors

Lorelei Gonzales
Treasurer

Chair, Finance Committee

Lorelei has been a member of the LSSW since 2021, a Board member since 2022 and Treasurer since 2023. She is a Certified Public Accountant. She has served on a number of Boards including Free Arts of Arizona, National Charity League, Cactus League and Boys Team Charity.

Chris Chavez

Chris Chavez has been a member of the LSSW since 2022, and a Board member since 2024. Chris is a Professional Chef and a member of the American Culinary Federation, and International Association of Culinary Professionals.  Prior to entering the culinary arts profession Chris spent 20 years as an award-winning international television journalist, working for UPI, CNN, NBC News, and CBS News.

Michele Feeney

Michelle has been a member of the LSSW since 2001, and a Board member since 2019. She practices law as a private mediator/arbitrator. She is Director of Trial Advocacy at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law. Her novel, Like Family, will be published in August 2021 by Black Rose Writing.

Mary Beth Herbert

Mary Beth has been a member of the LSSW since 2018, and is a past Treasurer. She owned Mary Beth Herbert & Associates, a financial consulting practice. She has worked with the Phoenix Art Museum for 29 years, most recently with its 21st Century Society to fund the Museum’s endowment.

Anne Johnson

Chair, Communications Committee

Anne has been a member of the LSSW since 2022,  and a Board member since 2024. She has held executive roles in both non-profit and city libraries, including Desert Foothills Library and the Austin Public Library. Currently, Anne is the owner of Jet Set Edits, a premier website for immersive travel research that offers curated cultural guides alongside fashion and packing tips.

Jayne Lewis
Chair, Author Selection Committee

Jayne has been a member of the LSSW since 2015, and is a past Secretary. She was most recently Manager of Land Acquisitions at Salt River Project. Prior to that, she was President of the Board of The Centers for Habilitation. For six years she was a member of the Chandler Chamber of Directors.

Genny Matteucci

Genny has been a member of the LSSW since 2018, and a Board member since 2019. She is past Executive Director of the Brophy Community Foundation and past President of the Arizona Women’s Board. She served on the Board of Make Way for Books, and is a member of the Garden Club of America and a mentor for Boys Hope Girls Hope.

Jean Nelson
Chair, Membership & Events Committee

Jean has been a member of the LSSW since 2020, and a Board member since 2023. She was an Insurance Industry executive for several decades. She has been a volunteer mediator with the Maricopa County Justice Court and has served on the Boards of Greer Library Friends and Greer Community Center.

Carrie Ostroski

Chair, Development Committee

Carrie has been a member of the LSSW since 2020, and a board member since 2021. She is the Executive Director of The Dorrance Family Foundation. Carrie served as a board member of Soldier’s Best Friend for seven years and is currently an advisory board member for the MISS Foundation and ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability.