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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

Donna Attallah 

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

Kathy Dunlap 

Patti Finn 

Donna Gladson 

Linda Ruth

University and Community Liaisons

Faculty: Kelli Fuery 

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