2026 - 2028
Board of Directors

2026-2028 Board of Directors

The Board of Directors includes everyone currently on the executive board. The Executive Board members page can be found here.

Officers of the Junior Board of Directors

Carolyn Mitchell
Director of Junior Clubs

Tammy Welter
Director Elect of Junior Clubs

Janine Haar
Junior Secretary

Brooke Etzel
Junior Treasurer

Missy Kimball
Junior Club Advisor

District Presidents

Linda Brown, Lakeshore District Co-President

Mary Kaye Ernest, Lakeshore District Co-President

Joyce Schaefer, Northern Lights District President

Sue Bessert, Northwoods District President

Deb Klock, Rivers & Lakes District President

Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl, Rolling Hills District President

Michelle Munoz, Southern Prairies District President

District Junior Directors

Open Position, Lakeshore District Junior Director

Barb Pontow, Rolling Hills District Junior Director

Mary Furman, Southern Prairies District Junior Director

Program Chairpersons

Heather Sturtevant, Arts & Culture Chairperson

Sandy Potter, Civic Engagement & Outreach Chairperson

Shari Berg, Education & Libraries Chairperson

Gloria Lansin, Environment Chairperson

Nancy Niedziela, Health & Wellness Chairperson

Special Program Chairpersons

Joyce Schaefer, GFWC Signature Program Chairperson

Diane Stoiber, GFWC Junior Special Program

Heather Sturtevant, GFWC-WI President's Emphasis Chairperson

Advancement Area Chairpersons

Loretta Caron, Communication & Public Relations Chairperson

Carol Ziehler, Fundraising & Development Chairperson

Marianne Potter, Leadership Chairperson

Linda Rundle, Legislation & Public Policy Chairperson

Sue Bessert, Membership Chairperson

Deb Brossard, WHRC & 1734 Society Chairperson

Award & Contest Chairpersons

Sharon Phelps, Community Impact Program Chairperson

Janine Haar, ESO Chairperson

Shirley Brabender-Mattox, Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest Co-Chair

Bridget Leiskau Dickler, Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest Co-Chair

Sue Sands, Jennie Award Chairperson

Alice Kranig, Member Art & Photography Contest Chairperson

Nancy Niedziela, Member & Youth Writing Contest Chairperson

Michelle Munoz, Woman of Achievement Award Chairperson

Abby Lorenz, Theodora Youmans Citizenship Award Chairperson

Special Assignments

Sue Bednarek, GFWC-WI Clubwoman Editor

Linda Kay Cook, Junior Fundraising Chairperson

Carol Croegaert, Meetings & Convention Advisor

Carolyn DeJongh, Trees for Tomorrow Chairperson

Vickie Richardson, Co-Webmaster

Janine Haar, Co-Webmaster

Linda Brown, Wisconsin's Own Library

Committees and Members

Amendments & Policies Committee

Nancy Dickman, Chairperson

Kristina Higbee, First Vice President

Tammy Welter, Director Elect of Junior Clubs

Paula Schlice, Parliamentary Advisor

Budget & Finance Committee

Kristina Higbee, Chairperson

Suz Hooser, Second Vice President

Tammy Welter, Treasurer

Carolyn Mitchell, Director of Junior Clubs

Mary Meek, Budget & Finance Committee

Communications & Public Relations Committee

Loretta Caron, Chairperson

Sue Bednarek, Clubwoman Editor

Missy Kimball, Corresponding Secretary

Tammy Welter, Treasurer

Vickie Richardson, Co-Webmaster

Janine Haar, Co-Webmaster

Suz Hooser, Social Media Contact

Financial Review Committee

Nancy Dickman, Financial Review Committee

Ruth Diedrich, Financial Review Committee

Susan Van Aartsen, Financial Review Committee

Health Scholarship Committee

Ruth Diedrich, Chairperson

Tammy Welter, Health Scholarship Committee

Kathy Novack, Health Scholarship Committee

Investment Committee

Mary Meek, Chairperson

Erin Epping, President

Kristina Higbee, First Vice President

Linda Brown, Past President

Tammy Welter, Treasurer

Leadership Committee

Marianne Potter, Chairperson

Carolyn Mitchell, Director of Junior Clubs

Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl, 2023 Leads Graduate

Carol Wolfenden, 2024 Leads Graduate

Sandy Potter, 2025 Leads Graduate

Michelle Black-Drake, 2026 Leads Graduate

Loretta Caron, Co-Junior Advisor

Open Position, Co-Junior Advisor

Membership Committee

Sue Bessert, Chairperson

Kristina Higbee, First Vice President

Missy Kimball, Junior Membership Chair

Sue Bednarek, Clubwoman Editor

Loretta Caron, Communications & PR Chair

Carolyn Mitchell, Lakeshore

Joyce Schaefer, Northern Lights

Heather Sturtevant, Northwoods

Open Position, Rivers & Lakes

Nancy Niedziela, Rolling Hills

Vickie Richardson, Southern Prairies

Nominations and Elections Committee

Marianne Potter, Chairperson

Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl

Sharon Phelps

Marlea Steiner

Shelly Isley

Reporting Committee

Suz Hooser, Second Vice President

Tammy Welter, Director Elect of Junior Clubs

Resolutions Committee

Open Position, Chairperson

Kristina Higbee, First Vice President

Paula Schlice, Parliamentary Advisor

Nancy Niedziela

Gloria Lansin

Strategic Planning Committee

Kristina Higbee, Chairperson

Suz Hooser, Second Vice President

Carolyn Mitchell, Director of Junior Clubs

Tammy Welter, Director Elect of Junior Clubs

Joyce Schaefer

Kim Bruns

Julie Saether

Technology Committee

Lora McPhillips, Chairperson

Vickie Richardson, Co-Webmaster

Janine Haar, Co-Webmaster

Open Position

Wisconsin’s Own Library Committee

Linda Brown, Chairperson

Erin Epping, President

Kristina Higbee, First Vice President

Suz Hooser, Second Vice President

Tammy Welter, Treasurer

Carol Wolfenden, Member

Sue Bednarek, Member

Mary Kaye Ernest, Member

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