Elisabeth Sherwin (April 2008-present)

Formerly a staff writer at The Davis Enterprise newspaper.  She received her B.A. degree from Hiram College, Ohio (1971), in European civilization (she spent her junior year abroad in Madrid) and an M.S. degree from Northwestern University (1981) in journalism.  She worked as a copy editor at the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, the San Francisco Examiner and the Sacramento Bee before joining The Davis Enterprise as a reporter in 1984.  She covered UC Davis as a beat reporter for nearly a decade and covered Yolo County government.  She earned several journalism awards and also wrote a weekly column on books and writers for many years.  She was the treasurer and secretary of the Uman-Davis Sister City Organization, and has traveled to Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia. She also has traveled in Europe, China and India. She hosts in her home Eastern European scholars who visit Davis in connection with programs offered by the U.S. State Department and California State University, Sacramento. She also is a board member of Sahaya International, a non-profit based in Davis that supports AIDS education efforts in Southern India.    

Elisabeth grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and during high school lived in England for two years with her family.  She joined the board in October 2005 and as a staff member in April 2008.