Over the years, the Philadelphia Chapter of the SLA has had many amazing volunteers. Below are the chapter leaders from 1919 to present.
Time served is fiscal year June 1 – May 31 until noted.
| 1919-1920 |
President |
William E. Saunders |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Caroline E. Williams |
| 1920-1921 |
President |
Joseph F. Collins |
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Vice President |
Victor Egbert |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Florence G. Humphreys |
| 1921-1922 |
President |
Louise Keller |
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Vice President |
E. Mae Taylor |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Florence G. Humphreys |
| 1922-1923 |
President |
Louise Keller |
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Vice President |
Joseph F. Kwapil |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Florence G. Humphreys |
| 1923-1924 |
President |
Deborah Morris |
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Vice President |
Charlotte G. Noyes |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Anna S. Bonsall |
| 1924-1925 |
President |
Deborah Morris |
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Vice President |
Charlotte G. Noyes |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Anna S. Bonsall |
| 1925-1926 |
President |
Louise Keller |
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Vice President |
Helen M. Gruner |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Anna S. Bonsall |
| 1926-1927 |
President |
Anna S. Bonsall |
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Vice President |
Charlotte G. Noyes |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Gertrude W. Maxwell |
| 1927-1928 |
President |
Gertrude W. Maxwell |
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VicePresident |
Charlotte G. Noyes |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Anna S. Bonsall |
| 1928-1929 |
President |
Gertrude W. Maxwell |
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Vice President |
Alfred Rigling |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Laura E. Hanson |
| 1929-1930 |
President |
Dorothy Bemis |
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Vice President |
Alfred Rigling |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Laura E. Hanson |
| 1930-1931 |
President |
Dorothy Bemis |
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Vice President |
Alfred Rigling |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Laura E. Hanson |
| 1931-1932 |
President |
Alfred Rigling |
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Vice President |
Richard H. Oppermann |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Ann Harned |
| 1932-1933 |
President |
Alfred Rigling |
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Vice President |
Richard H. Opperman |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Ann Harned |
| 1933-1934 |
President |
Alfred Rigling |
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Vice President |
Richard H. Opperman |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Ann Harned |
| 1934-1935 |
President |
Alfred Rigling |
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Vice President |
Ralph Shoemaker |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Ann Harned |
| 1935-1936 |
President |
W.L. Robinson |
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Vice President |
Charlotte N. Taylor |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Laura E. Hanson |
| 1936-1937 |
President |
W.L Robinson |
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Vice President |
Charlotte N. Taylor |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Laura E. Hanson |
| 1937-1938 |
President |
Charles Katz |
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Vice President |
Edith Hartwell |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Marcella Hasselberg |
| 1938-1939 |
President |
Caroline I. Ferris |
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Vice President |
Paul Gay |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Katherine D. Patterson |
| 1939-1940 |
President |
Caroline I. Ferris |
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Vice President |
Paul Gay |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Katherine D. Patterson |
| 1940-1941 |
President |
Paul Gay |
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Vice President |
Katherine D. Patterson |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
George E. Pettengill |
| 1941-1942 |
President |
Paul Gay |
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Vice President |
Mrs. Katherine Patterson Gay |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
George E. Pettengill |
| 1942-1943 |
President |
Paul Gay |
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Vice President |
Mrs. Gertrude D. Hess |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
Ida J. Draeger |
| 1943-1944 |
President |
Sarah W. Parker |
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Vice President |
Lura Shorb |
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Secretary |
Helen M. Rankin |
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Treasurer |
IdaJ.Draeger |
| 1944-1945 |
President |
Sarah W. Parker |
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Vice President |
Lura Shorb |
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Secretary |
William H. Haas |
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Treasurer |
Margaret M. Henrich |
| 1945-1946 |
President |
Lura Shorb |
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Vice President |
George E. Pettengill |
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Secretary |
Mres. Eleanor B. Allen |
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Treasurer |
Margaret M. Henrich |
| 1946-1947 |
President |
George E. Pettengill |
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Vice President |
Grace D. Ottey |
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Secretary |
Rebecca K. Bonner |
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Treasurer |
Margaret M. Henrich |
| 1947-1948 |
President |
Helen Mary Pyle |
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Vice President |
A. Jeannette Thorougbgood |
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Secretary |
Mrs. Rebecca B. Monego |
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Treasurer |
Mrs. Lucile T. Caldwell |
| 1948-1949 |
President |
Helen Mary Pyle |
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Vice President |
Elliott H. Morse |
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Secretary |
Evelyn Butler |
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Treasurer |
Mrs. Lucile T. Caldwell |
| 1949-1950 |
President |
Elliott H. Morse |
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Vice President |
Mrs. Marie S. Goff |
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Secretary |
Eleanor Este Campion |
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Treasurer |
Ruth E. Curtiss |
| 1950-1951 |
President |
Mrs. Marie S. Goff |
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Vice President |
M. Margaret Kehl |
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Secretary |
Sarah D. Jones |
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Treasurer |
E. Naomi Frazer |
| 1951-1952 |
President |
Eleanor Este Campion |
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Vice President |
Mary E. Banker |
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Secretary |
Frances E. Peters |
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Treasurer |
E. Naomi Frazer |
| 1952-1953 |
President |
Mary E. Banker |
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Vice President |
Carroll C. Moreland |
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Secretary |
Margaret W. Imbrie |
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Treasurer |
Grace D. Ottey |
| 1953-1954 |
President |
Carroll C. Moreland |
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Vice President |
Robert T. Lentz |
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Secretary |
Margaret W. Imbrie |
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Treasurer |
Winifred G. Woodward |
| 1954-1955 |
President |
Robert T. Lentz |
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Vice President |
Gretchen E. Runge |
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Secretary |
Margaret W. Imbrie |
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Treasurer |
Winifred G. Woodward |
| 1955-1956 |
President |
Gretchen E. Runge |
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Vice President |
Marjorie E. Lyons |
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Secretary |
Doris F. Zimmerman |
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Treasurer |
Olive F. Whitehead |
| 1956-1957 |
President |
Marjorie E. Lyons |
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Vice President |
Thomas L. Martinke |
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Secretary |
Jean M. Steever |
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Treasurer |
Olive F. Whitehead |
| 1957-1958 |
President |
Thomas L. Martinke |
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Vice President |
Eleanor Tafel |
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Secretary |
Jean M. Steever |
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Treasurer |
Albert C. Gerould |
| 1958-1959 |
President |
Eleanor Tafel |
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Vice President |
Margaret W. Imbrie |
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Secretary |
JoAnne Duffy Woodward |
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Treasurer |
Albert C. Gerould |
| 1959-1960 |
President |
Margaret W. Imbrie |
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Vice President |
Elizabeth W. Gillies |
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Secretary |
Loretta McConnell |
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Treasurer |
Marion Kreiter |
| 1960-1961 |
President |
Elizabeth W. Gillies |
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Vice President |
Sylvia Heyl |
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Secretary |
Mary E. Nehlig |
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Treasurer |
Ralph B. Baker |
| 1961-1962 |
President |
Sylvia Heyl |
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Vice President |
Jean M. Steever |
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Secretary |
Mary E. Nehlig |
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Treasurer |
Ralph B. Baker |
| 1962-1963 |
President |
Jean M. Steever |
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Vice President |
Albert C. Gerould |
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Secretary |
Jacqueline Bastille |
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Treasurer |
Philip B. Perkins |
| 1963-1964 |
President |
Albert C. Gerould |
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Vice President |
Richard A. Davis |
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Secretary |
Mary F. Haynes |
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Treasurer |
Philip B. Perkins |
| 1964-1965 |
President |
Richard A. Davis |
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Vice President |
Beverly M. Knower |
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Secretary |
Phylis V. Gentieu |
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Treasurer |
James B. Woy |
| 1965-1966 |
President |
Beverly M. Knower |
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Vice President |
William B. Saunders |
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Secretary |
Irene E. Fink |
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Treasurer |
Lucyann M. Ennis |
| 1966-1967 |
President |
William B. Saunders |
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Vice President |
Mary E. Nehlig |
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Secretary |
Alberta D. Berton |
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Treasurer |
Ellen Brennan |
| 1967-1968 |
President |
Mary E. Nehlig |
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Vice President |
Dorcas H. Cheavens |
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Secretary |
Linda K. Kosmin |
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Treasurer |
William L. Page |
| 1968-1969 |
President |
Erich Meitmer |
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Vice President |
Linda K. Kosmin |
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Secretary |
Geraldine McCulley |
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Treasurer |
William L. Page |
| 1969-1970 |
*President |
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Vice President |
Alberta D. Berton |
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Secretary |
E. Naomi Frazer |
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Treasurer |
Norman Morphet |
| 1970-1971 |
President |
Alberta D. Berton |
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Vice President |
Gwendolyn MacMurray |
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Secretary |
Barbara Ann Holley |
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Treasurer |
Norman Morphet |
| 1971-1972 |
President |
Gwendolyn MacMurray |
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Vice President |
Geraldine McCulley |
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Secretary |
Barbara Ann Holley |
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Treasurer |
Norman Morphet |
| 1972-1973 |
President |
Geraldine McCulley |
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Vice President |
Janet Gaudin |
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Secretary |
Ruth Burns |
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Treasurer |
Barbara Turnbull |
| 1973-1974 |
President |
Janet Gaudin |
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Vice President |
Olive F. Whitehead |
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Secretary |
Ruth Burns |
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Treasurer |
Barbara Turnbull |
| 1974-1975 |
President |
Olive F. Whitehead |
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Vice President |
Anthony Costanzo |
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Secretary |
Mary Heaton |
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Treasurer |
Barbara Turnbull |
| 1975-1976 |
President |
Anthony Costanzo |
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Vice President |
Jean Adelman |
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Secretary |
Mary Heaton |
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Treasurer |
Barbara Turnbull |
| 1976-1977 |
President |
Jean Adelman |
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Vice President |
Matjorie A. Fletcher |
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Secretary |
Claire Waldner |
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Treasurer |
John A. Timour |
| 1977-1978 |
President |
Marjorie A. Fletcher |
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Vice President |
John C. Harris |
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Secretary |
Jean Denio |
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Treasurer |
John A. Timour |
| 1978-1979 |
President |
John C. Harris |
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Vice President |
John A. Timour |
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Secretary |
Hollace A. Rutkowski |
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Treasurer |
John E. James |
| 1979-1980 |
President |
John A. Timour |
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Vice President |
Hollace A. Rutkowski |
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Secretary |
Janet M. Wolverton |
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Treasurer |
Linda-Jean Smith |
| 1980-1981 |
President |
Hollace A. Rutkowski |
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Vice President |
Nancy S. Selzer |
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Secretary |
Janet M. Wolverton |
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Treasurer |
Linda-Jean Smith |
| 1981-1982 |
President |
Nancy S. Selzer |
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Vice President |
Jacqueline N. Weitzel |
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Secretary |
Janet M. Wolverton |
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Treasurer |
Donna Zoccola |
| 1982-1983 |
President |
Jacqueline N. Weitzel |
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Vice President |
Donna Zoccola |
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Secretary |
Nancy Todd |
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Treasurer |
Nancy Thoman |
| 1983-1984 |
President |
Donna Z. Soultoukis |
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Vice President |
Penny Young |
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Secretary |
Steven J. Bell |
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Treasurer |
Nancy Thoman |
| 1984-1985 |
President |
Penny Young |
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Vice President |
Larry D. Taylor |
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Secretary |
Steven J. Bell |
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Treasurer |
Marie S. Knup |
| 1985-1986 |
President |
Larry D. Taylor |
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Vice President |
Sylva Baker |
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Secretary |
Anna Mae Penrose |
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Treasurer |
Marie S. Knup |
| 1986-1987 |
President |
Sylva Baker |
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Vice President |
Jocelyn Baade Toman |
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Secretary |
Anna Mae Penrose |
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Treasurer |
Martha Z. Kirby |
| 1987-1988 |
President |
Jocelyn Baade Toman |
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Vice President |
Barbara Mattscheck |
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Secretary |
Jane Dawson |
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Treasurer |
Martha Z. Kirby |
| 1988-1989 |
President |
Barbara Mattscheck |
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Vice President |
Peggy Lynch |
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Secretary |
Dori Whitehurst |
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Treasurer |
Arlene Smith |
| 1989-1990 |
President |
Peggy Lynch |
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Vice President |
Marie S. Knup |
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Secretary |
Luray Minkewicz |
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Treasurer |
Arlene Smith |
| 1990-1991 |
President |
Marie S. Knup |
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Vice President |
Judith Hesp |
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Secretary |
Luray Minkewicz |
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Treasurer |
Roderick MacNeil |
| 1991-1992 |
President |
Judith Hesp |
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Vice President |
Pamela N. Danziger |
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Secretary |
M. Diane Dugan |
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Treasurer |
Roderick MacNeil |
| 1992-1993 |
President |
Hollace A. Rutkowski |
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Vice President |
William M. Woodruff |
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Secretary |
M. Diane Dugan |
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Treasurer |
Nancy B. Rainey |
| 1993-1994 |
President |
William M. Woodruff |
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Vice President |
Roderick MacNeil |
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Secretary |
Suzanne Devlin |
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Treasurer |
Nancy B. Rainey |
| 1994-1995 |
President |
Roderick MacNeil |
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Vice President |
Linda Cooper |
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Secretary |
Suzanne Devlin |
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Treasurer |
William H. Patterson |
| 1995-1996 |
President |
Linda Cooper |
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President-Elect |
Karen Sandlin-Silverman |
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Past President |
Roderick MacNeil |
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Secretary |
Amy Stone |
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Treasurer |
William Patterson |
| 1996-1997 |
President |
Karen Sandlin-Silverman |
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President-Elect |
Elizabeth Swan |
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Past President |
Linda Cooper |
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Secretary |
Amy Stone |
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Treasurer |
Merrill Stein |
| 1997-1998 |
President |
Elizabeth Swan |
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President-Elect |
Anita Wagner |
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Past President |
Karen Sandlin-Silverman |
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Secretary |
Amy Stone |
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Treasurer |
Merrill Stein |
| 1998-1999 |
President |
Anita Wagner |
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President-Elect |
Jacquelyn B. Knuckle |
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Past President |
Elizabeth Swan |
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Secretary |
Hollace Ann Rutkowski |
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Treasurer |
Ann Koopman |
| 1999-2000 |
President |
Jackie Knuckle |
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President-Elect |
Millicent Gaskell |
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Past President |
Karen Silverman |
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Secretary |
Denise Watkins |
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Treasurer |
Ann Koopman |
| 2000-2001 |
President |
Millicent Gaskell |
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President-Elect |
Barbara Wilson |
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Past President |
Jackie Knuckle |
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Secretary |
Denise Watkins |
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Treasurer |
Ann Koopman |
| 2001-2002 |
President |
Barbara Wilson |
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President-Elect |
Jack Morris |
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Past President |
Millicent Gaskell |
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Secretary |
Lenore Hardy |
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Treasurer |
Ann Koopman |
| 2002-2003 |
President |
Jack Morris |
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President-Elect |
Steve Marvin |
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Past President |
Barbara Wilson |
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Secretary |
Lenore Hardy |
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Treasurer |
Martha Kirby |
| 2003-2004 |
President |
Steve Marvin |
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President-Elect |
Denise Watkins |
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Past President |
Jack Morris |
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Secretary |
Lenore Hardy |
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Treasurer |
Martha Kirby |
| 2004-2005 |
President |
Denise M. Watkins (18 mos) |
| June 1, 2004 – Dec 31, 2005 |
President-Elect |
Patti Insetta-Rath (18 mos) |
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Past President |
Steve Marvin (18 mos) |
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Secretary |
Jack Morris (18 mos) |
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Treasurer |
Ann Koopman (18 mos) |
| 2006 (Jan 1 – Dec 31) |
President |
Patti Insetta-Rath |
| Change to |
President-Elect |
Luray Minkiewicz |
| Calendar |
Past President |
Denise Watkins |
| Year |
Secretary |
Rebecca Stanley |
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Treasurer |
Ann Koopman |
| 2007 |
President |
Luray Minkiewicz |
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President-Elect |
Vivian Carlson |
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Past President |
Patti Insetta- Rath |
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Secretary |
Rebecca Stanley |
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Treasurer |
Karen Silverman |
| 2008 |
President |
Rod MacNeil |
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President-Elect |
Nancy Linwood |
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Past President |
Luray Minkiewicz |
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Secretary |
Margy Grasberger |
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Treasurer |
Karen Silverman |
| 2009 |
President |
Nancy Linwood |
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President-Elect |
Karen Krasznavolgyi |
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Past President |
Karen Silverman |
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Secretary |
Margy Grasberger |
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Treasurer |
Linda Corson |
| 2010 |
President |
Karen Krasznavolgyi |
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President-Elect |
Robert Guerrero |
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Past President |
Nancy Linwood |
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Secretary |
Nicole Snyder |
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Treasurer |
Linda Corson |
| 2011 |
President |
Robert Guerrero |
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President-Elect |
Brian DeMarchi |
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Past President |
Karen Krasznavolgyi |
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Secretary |
Nicole Snyder |
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Treasurer |
Linda Corson |
| 2012 |
President |
Brian DeMarchi |
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President-Elect |
Valerie Ryder |
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Past President |
Robert Guerrero |
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Secretary |
Elaine Dean |
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Treasurer |
Linda Corson |
| 2013 |
President |
Valerie Ryder |
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President-Elect |
Lou Ann DiNallo / Mary Ellen Myers |
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Past President |
Brian DeMarchi |
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Secretary |
Elaine Dean |
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Treasurer |
Sabina Tannenbaum |
| 2014 |
President |
Jack Morris |
| |
President-Elect |
Marrette Pearsall |
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Past President |
Valerie Ryder |
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Secretary |
Sabine Lanteri |
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Treasurer |
Sabina Tannenbaum |
| 2015 |
President |
Marrette Pearsall |
| |
President-Elect |
Stephanie Ferretti |
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Past President |
Robert Guerrero |
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Secretary |
Sabine Lanteri |
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Treasurer |
Sabina Tannenbaum |
| 2016 |
President |
Stephanie Ferretti |
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President-Elect |
Robert Guerrero |
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Past President |
Marrette Pearsall |
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Secretary |
Karen Stesis |
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Treasurer |
Sabina Tannenbaum |
| 2017 |
President |
Robert Guerrero |
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President-Elect |
Beth Ten Have |
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Past President |
Stephanie Ferretti |
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Secretary |
Karen Stesis |
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Treasurer |
Marrette Pearsall |
| 2018 |
President |
Beth Ten Have |
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President-Elect |
Leigh Milligan |
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Past President |
Robert Guerrero |
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Secretary |
Karen Stesis |
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Treasurer |
Marrette Pearsall |
| 2019 |
President |
Leigh Milligan |
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President-Elect |
Leigh Milligan & Beth Ten Have |
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Past President |
Beth Ten Have |
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Secretary |
Karen Stesis |
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Treasurer |
Marrette Pearsall |
*Duties and obligations were assumed by the Vice President