Elizabeth “Libby” Coffin was the guest speaker at today’s (Tuesday) meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club at the Family Life Center. Libby is a former resident of Ville Platte and a graduate of Sacred Heart High School. She was introduced by her mother, Rotarian Barbara Buroker. She explained club members her role as a registered lobbyist for United Technologies. United Technologies is responsible for military equipment for the U.S. Defense Department, elevators and the home of Carrier Air Conditioning systems. Libby graduated from Loyola University with a political science degree and later received her law degree. She worked for some time with the Louisiana Dept. of Revenues as a Tax attorney. She received an advance degree from Georgetown University in 2011 and went to work in the U.S. Tax Court. Also, she worked with Congressman Jim McCrery as an aide to the Congressman. As a lobbyist, she works for United Technologies as Vice President in Global Tax Policy. She deals with issues and bills that may impact her company through lobbying members of Congress and their staffs. In other business, it was announced that all three students attending Camp Rylla in Westwego will receive a Rotary scholarship from the local club because of their outstanding school performance records. Also club members were reminded the annual installation of new officers will be held June 11 at Café Evangeline.