2 take new seats, 1 re-elected

The 152nd National Grange Convention saw the election of two new officers and the re-election of one.

Kay Hoffman Stiles was elected to Pomona, which she states it “came as a surprise, but I am deeply honored and excited to be part of the National Grange Officers.”

Stiles also serves as a member of the Maryland State Grange Executive Committee where she was re-elected to serve another term in 2018. She has served as State Treasurer and Lady Assistant Steward for the Medford Grange. She is married to Allen Stiles, President of the Maryland State Grange.

Susan Noah was elected to serve on the Executive Committee. Noah previously held the office of National Grange Pomona. She also serves as the Oregon State Grange President where she was re-elected in 2018. Susan is married to Mark Noah and they live in Springfield, OR with their dog, Bailey.

Leroy A. Watson, of Walpole, New Hampshire, was elected to the Executive Committee in 2014. Formerly, he served as the National Grange Special Director for Trademark Protection and Brand Management and National Grange Legislative Director.

Leroy serves as Overseer for Potomac Grange No. 1. He is also a member of Walpole Grange, along with his wife, Cheri and daughter, Rachel.

He has a degree in political science from the University of Vermont, and a law degree from George Mason University in Arlington, VA. He also studied administrative law at the University of Exeter in Exeter, England, and is admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.