Leadership

LISA ROPER OF TEXAS MEMBER-AT-LARGE to the NFRW Executive Committee Director, REGION 4 ARKANSAS | LOUISIANA | MISSISSIPPI | OKLAHOMA | TEXAS Adviser, NFRW Fundraising Committee FUNDRAISING PAGE E-mail:

Lisa Roper was elected NFRW member-at-large at the 34th Biennial Convention in Palm Springs and assumed the position in January 2008.

She has held several NFRW positions, including serving on the 2001 Host Committee as Decorations Chair for the NFRW Convention in San Antonio. Her decorating skills were spotlighted as a member of the 2003 Hospitality Committee for the then president-elect Dianne Thompson at the NFRW Convention in Salt Lake City. She was a member of the 2004-2006 NFRW Public Relations Committee and was instrumental in raising $82,000 at the 2007 NFRW Fashion Show during her term as the NFRW Fundraising Committee Vice-Chairman. She has been a NFRW Capitol Regent since 2001.

Roper has served in several capacities at the state level and is a TFRW Patron. She was the 2001-2003 TFRW Hospitality Chairman. In 2004, she recruited 20 volunteers and raised $60,000 for the Miami Bush/Cheney Headquarters on the “Texas Mighty Strike Force” team. Her campaign work has been recognized at the national, state and local levels. One of her most significant contributions was conducting the 2003 “Salute to our Soldiers” in Comal County, Texas, which drew a record attendance.

Roper has held several officer positions in the Canyon Lake Republican Women and is an Associate Member of several Republican Women’s clubs. Her other activities include fundraising for the Brooke Army Medical Center and the Fisher House for wounded soldiers in San Antonio. She has served on the National Board of St. Jude Children’s Shelter where she helped raise $200,000 in two years She has a rare ability to raise funds for non-profit organizations such as the McKenna Children’s Museum and the Tye Preston Memorial Library, among many other worthy causes.