Annual Meetings 2026

Dr. Cassondra A. Corbin-Thaddies is an innovative instructional designer and educational technology advocate, dedicated to empowering educators and leaders. She champions mindset shifts and racial equity, creating transformative learning experiences globally.

With 20+ years in education, Cassondra's expertise includes learning technology, executive coaching, and training. She has positively impacted over 2500 teachers and 500 schools worldwide.

A collaborator with Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, she contributes to professional development and the EdTech Genome Project. Cassondra, who holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology, is the founder of Connect to Greatness, Inc., and the Vice President of Coaching and Professional Services at Learning Innovation Catalyst (LINC).

Patty’s first memory of volunteering was stuffing envelopes for candidates, and later in 1965, registering new voters with an active youth group. She learned the importance of voting early from her mother who mused that democracy was like a garden—it needs constant tending. Her grandmother joined The National Women' s Party with Alice Paul in 1919, and her great grandmother was hosting suffragist coffee klatchs in the early 1900s.

With a degree in psychology, Patty worked in retail as a manager and later as a luxury vacation travel agent for over a decade. She then lived in Bergamo, Italy, for a year earning her Montessori Elementary degree, earned her IB Middle Years certification in technology and humanities, and has worked as a teaching assistant, teacher, and administrator.

Patty currently is an academic therapist and lives in Boca Raton with her husband and two chihuahuas. She enjoys volunteering for the LWV with her daughter as they continue their family legacy of fighting for women’s rights.

For most of Donna’s adult life she lived in New Jersey, where she raised three children. She and her husband became Florida residents in 2015. Donna joined the League in 2022 when a friend invited her to an event at which she was introduced to National Popular Vote. Intrigued by the work this team was doing, she joined them. Now she serves as Co-chair of the Membership Team. 

Donna has served others in various positions: seventh-grade language arts teacher, chiropractic assistant, clinical manager in an orthodontic practice, co-creator and co-teacher of course curriculum in her New Jersey church, and co-leader of small groups.

Donna has always valued working in tandem with others. Her belief is cooperation yields more than singular effort. She looks forward to moving ahead with the Membership Team and keeping close to the tried-and-true road, but also exploring some new paths along the way.