Greetings!
LALI WATT
Lali is the current Vice President of Membership on the LWVIL State Board. She is a nearly 20-year member of LWV Wilmette, where she has garnered a reputation as a diligent activist in the Wilmette League and the community at large. Her fellow League members applaud her intelligence, her pragmatism and her unfailing ability to cut through the proverbial “red tape” to get things done. These qualities have propelled Lali from LWV Wilmette to the State Board, where she has served for the past three years, and now to the national Board of Directors.
Lali’s passion and dedication to the work of the League is underscored by her identity. As an adult immigrant to the United States, a naturalized citizen, a Hindu and woman of color, she is very aware of being an “other.” As such, she has been steadfast in her push for diversity and inclusion in Wilmette and Illinois at large, and remains committed to that cause nationally.
Professionally, Lali is a certified public accountant, and has worked for several years as an auditor, as well as in international accounting and as a currency trader. She also serves currently on the LWV US Audit Committee.
SANIA IRWIN
In her relatively short tenure as a LWV Glen Ellyn member, Sania wasted no time in delving into the business of the League headfirst. In her first year, she designed and spearheaded Glen Ellyn’s Get Out The Vote (GOTV) effort, targeting low voter turnout precincts that positively impacted voter participation in said precincts by 5 percentage points in the 2018 general election.
Sania is a highly respected community leader who has organized numerous forums and town halls on topics such as health care, education, freedom of the press, money in politics, and immigration, among many others. She was also instrumental in establishing a not-for-profit organization, One Community, whose mission is to raise awareness, acceptance, and involvement of neighbors of all backgrounds through various community and other social events.
In addition to her community and League work, Sania is the Senior Vice President of Systems Engineering at Eagle Rail Container Logistics, where she is responsible for bringing to market intelligent, data-driven conveyance solutions that create automated and highly efficient ports and intermodal facilities.
