 She was instrumental in forming the Baltimore Washington Area Worldcon Association (BWAWA) in the wake of BucConeer.For several years after, BWAWA continued administration of the Young Writers' contest which had been started for BucConeer.As a 501(c)(3) BWAWA was able to sponsor other fannish pursuits such as organizing SFWA's Awards Weekends in 2010 and 2011, and the World Fantasy Convention in 2014.