GFWC VA Leadership

GFWC VA Leadership

Notable GFWC clubwomen include Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady of the United States of America, social reformer, columnist, teacher, and political activist; Jane Addams, founder of Hull House; Julia Ward Howe, author of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic;” Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to ever be elected to both Houses of Congress, and the first woman to campaign for the presidential nomination of a major political party; and Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first female governor and the first woman to be appointed Director of the United States Mint.

Executive Board 2006-2008

President	Kathryn Sowers
First Vice President & Dean of Departments	Emma Jean Wise
Second Vice President & Membership	Hope Royer
Third Vice President and Director of Junior Clubs	Kelly Lane
Secretary	Joanie Burgess
Treasurer	Fran Edwards
Alice Kyle District President	Wanda Burley
Blue Ridge District President	Sharon Gibson
Lee District President	Pat Reinders
Northern District President	Joan Morton
Shenandoah District President	Phyllis Layman
Southside District President	Lois Williams
Southwestern District President	Anna Ruth Coleman
Tidewater District President	Kelly Kranz
GFWC President (ex-officio)	Jackie Pierce
Parliamentarian/Protocol Chairman	Marlene Wine
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Junior Executive Board

Director of Junior Clubs	Kelly Lane
Assistant Director of Junior Clubs & Jr. Dean of Departments	Lori Rocker
Junior Secretary/Treasurer	Marti Clark
Alice Kyle Junior Director	Kat Puryear
Blue Ridge Junior Director	Sue Trussell
Lee Junior Director	Gwen Darby
Northern Junior Director	Elinor McKenzie
Shenandoah Junior Director	Kathy Obaugh
Southside Junior Director	Sheila Ridout
Southwestern Junior Director	Robyn Taylor
Tidewater Junior Director	Scarlet Stiteler
Junior Parliamentarian	Becky Simulcik
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Special Appointments & Standing Committees

GFWC VA 100th Anniversary Committee Chairman	Shelby Hamlett
Budget and Finance Chairman	Martha Mathews
Jr. Budget and Finance Chairman	Marti Clark
Bylaws Chairman	Sue Meredith
Community Improvement Program	Betty Shields
Courtesy/President's Aide	Sue Basham
Junior Courtesy	Becky Simulcik
Credentials Chairman	Linda Holsclaw
Junior Credentials Chairman	Danielle Abbott
Virginia Clubwoman Editor	Joan Kremzir
Endowment Fund	Betsy Doxey
GFWC VA Special Junior Fundraising	Trish Edwards
Fundraising/Meeting Exhibits	Daisy Logan
Headquarters Advisory Committee Chairman	Virginia Darnell
Junior Historian
GFWC Women's History & Resource Center/Historian	Joan Rogers
Leadership	Lori Chevalier
Legislation Chairmen	Sandy Shamblin
Meetings Chairman	Teresa Craig
Junior Membership	Cheryl Wilson
Music	Mary Elizabeth Dalton
GFWC Special Project: Empowering Women	Ginger Robertson
GFWC Junior Project "Advocates for Children"	Cheryl Wolfe
Junior Continuing Project - Camp Easter Seals Virginia	Lesa Chiles
GFWC President's Project: Domestic Violence	Dale Fisher
Public Relations	Anne Bryant
Protocol	Jane Dooley
GFWC VA Reporting Chairman	Lynn Osborne
Resolutions Chairman	Marolyn Cash
Scholarships/Fellowships/Loan	Mary Marshall
President's Scrapbook	Ellen Sloan
Junior Standing Rules	Scarlet Stiteler
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Departments and Programs

GFWC is distinguished from other service organizations by the breadth of our outreach. Our programs span all areas of the lives of our members, their families, and communities: arts, conservation, education, home life, public affairs, and international affairs.

Arts	Kate Fisher
Arts & Crafts Contest	Carol Guilliams-Mills
Conservation	Kay Brunk
Education	Becky Moses
Virginia State Fair Program	Sandra Sizemore
Home Life	Aldia Carter
Health	Nancy Hodges
International Affairs	Kay Lair
Public Affairs	Gail Howell
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