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Town & Gown Officers for 2026-2027
Executive Officers
President – Susie Willits
Immediate Past President, Parliamentarian – Kathy Dunlap
1st VP - Lunch at the Forum – Susanna Branch
2nd VP – Membership – Charlene Baldwin
3rd VP - Board Development – Mary-Ellen Manning
Secretary – Patti Finn
Treasurer – Linda Ruth
Committee Chairs
Communications: Mary Silzel
Special Events: Valerie Smith
Scholarships & Gifts: Linda Mueller
Financial Review: Donna Gladson
Members at Large
Roseanne Bye
Judy Crum
Bill Cumiford
Lynn Domer
Elsie Echevarria
Julie Gorzik
Ed Mace
Paula McCance
Penni McRoberts
Essraa Nawar
Bill Richardson
Rosemary Sieve
Stan Smith
Special Advisors to the President
Patti Finn
Donna Gladson
Linda Ruth
University and Community Liaisons
Community: Alisa Driscoll (MA '19)
University Advancement: Kala Karden
Past Presidents
Pat Hitt* (Founding President), 1968 - 1969
Sophie Gendel*, 1969 - 1970
Virginia Knott Bender*, 1971 - 1972
Claire McNair*, 1973 - 1974
Betty R. Moss*, 1974 - 1975
Phyllis Sharp*, 1976 - 1977
Lucille Moses*, 1978 - 1979
Patricia Kendrick*, 1980 - 1981
Libby Pankey*, 1982 - 1983
Betty Belden Palmer*, 1984 - 1985
Leone Baroldi, 1986 - 1987
Sue Lamoureux, 1988 - 1989
Pamela Bennett, 1990 - 1991
Gloria Peterson*, 1991 - 1993
Leone Baroldi*, 1993 - 1994
Mary Lou Savage*, 1994 - 1996
Barbara Parker*, 1996 - 1997
Beverly Weatherill, 1997 - 1999
Jerrel T. Richards, Ph.D, 1999 - 2001
Kathleen Shelly, 2001 - 2003
Eric Scandrett, 2003 – 2005
Merry Berkowitz*, 2005 – 2007
Donna F. Gladson, 2007 – 2009
Elaine Parke*, 2009 – 2011
Marcia Cooley, 2011 - 2013
Penni McRoberts, 2013-2015
Linda Ruth, 2015-2017
Nancy Fleeman, 2017-2019
Sandee Collier, 2019-2021
* - Deceased
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