Carol “Carrie” Eisner

 

Communications Director

2025-2027

Carrie Eisner has served on the LWV Chicago Board as Director of Communications since 2023. As the chair of the Communications Committee, she creates visibility for the League and its civic activities.

A professional publicist with over 20 years of experience, Carrie founded her own firm, Eisner Public Relations, and has secured press coverage across a wide range of industries, topics, and issues. Her efforts have helped elevate the League’s prominence through on-air interviews and expert commentary on outlets such as WBEZ-FM and the Chicago Tribune.

In 2024, Carrie launched the League’s first-ever film festival, "Democracy at Risk," a week-long public series spotlighting democratic ideals and challenges, in partnership with the Siskel Film Center. She also created a media partnership between the League and Chicago's ABC affiliate, which now regularly promotes League events.

Originally from Los Angeles, Eisner served for ten years on the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles Board of Directors as its First Vice President and Communications Committee Co-chair.

Eisner has garnered national visibility for a wide range of clients including authors, scholars, classical and jazz musicians, disability rights attorneys, nonprofits, and other experts. She has placed clients on major media platforms such as CNN, Fox News, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and many local print and broadcast outlets.

A 30-year member of the Writers Guild of America, Eisner has also served on the advocacy committee of the American Diabetes Association. She began her creative career as a production associate on the acclaimed television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" during its first five seasons at Paramount Pictures. After having her first child, she launched her own firm and continues to work remotely from her virtual office in Chicago, Illinois, coordinating media coverage for the extraordinary League of Women Voters of Chicago.