Our Vision: "Women and girls have the resources and opportunities to reach their full potential and live their dreams."

About Us

2022-2024 Biennium Theme

Official Totem - Bee


Founder Region Board of Directors

Vicki Ham

Governor

Elise Balgley

Governor-elect
SI/The Tri-Valley
ebalgesq@aol.com
 

Kristal Koga

Region Secretary

Tess Albin-Smith

Region Treasurer
SI/Noyo Sunrise
tess@alumni.ucdavis.edu
 

Lenore Colarusso

District I Director
SI/24-680 (Walnut Creek)
lenorecolarusso150@gmail.com
 

Jackie DeVries

District II Director

Colleen Ganaye

District III Director
SI/Sonoma Valley
colleenganaye@gmail.com
 

Elaine Reed

District IV Director

Teri Lynn Sato

District V Director


Other Appointed/Elected Leadership

Sylvia Crafton

Parliamentarian

Dona Gaddis Wolf

Conference Coordinator

Cara Begley

Conference Treasurer

Gina Moore

Fundraising Pillar Chair

Lyn Lurbe

Membership Pillar Chair
SI/North Oahu
lurbe2010@gmail.com

Elise Balgley

Program Pillar Chair
Violet Richardson Chair
SI/The Tri-Valley
ebalgesq@aol.com

Kris Chorbi

Public Awareness Pillar Chair 

Kris Chorbi

Fellowship President

Danelle Tegarden

Fellowship Treasurer

 


Region Committee Chairs

Bev Gomer

Dream It, Be It
SI/Martinez
bevgomer3@gmail.com
 

Teresa Karlson

Financial Review

Sheila Bearden

Laws & Resolutions
SI/Humboldt Bay
shebehere@aol.com 
 

Linda Witong

Legislative Advocacy
SI/Marine County
lwitong@gmail.com
  

Debbie Coles

Live Your Dream

Dyann O'Brien

Nominating
SI/Eureka
dyann@reninet.com
 

Debbie Thompson

Redwood Memorial Grove

Joy Swank

"S"  Club

Debbie Scaife

Soroptimist Celebrating Success
SI/Eel River Valley
timberent@suddenlink  


Founder Region Committees

Dream It, Be It
Bev  Gomer, Chair
District II - Joy Swank
District III - Nushy Safinya
District IV - Allyne Brown
District V - Elise Carmody
Financial Review
Teresa Karlson, Chair
District IV -  Loretta Tognolli
District IV -  Heather Ellison

Fundraising
Gina Moore, Chair
District I -  Lisa Schibler
District II -  VACANT
District III - Madalienne Peters
District IV - Andrea Boldt  
District V  -  VACANT
Laws & Resolutions
 Sheila Beardon, Chair
Legislative Advocacy
Linda Witong, Chair
District I - Shantee Baker
District II - Phyllis Gordon  
District III - Madalienne Peters    
District V - Angie Haramoto  
District V - Sandra Simms
Live Your Dream
Debbie Coles, Chair
District I - Carolyn Bolton
District II -  Dana Holve
District III - Maida Herbst
District IV -  vacant
District V - Wendy McDonald

Membership
Lyn Lurbe, Chair
District I - Lenore Colarusso
District II - Jackie DeVries
District III- Colleen Ganaye
District IV -  Elaine Reed
District V - Teri Lynn Sato

Nominating
Dyann O'Brien, Chair
District I: Bonnie Mertz
District II: Clara Oakes
District III: Madalienne Peters
District IV: Vicki Dillard
District V: Angie Haramoto
Public Awareness
Kris Chorbi, Chair
Disttict IV - Kitty Norris
 
Redwood Memorial Grove
Debbie Thompson, Chair
District IV - Dyann O'Brien
District IV - Peggy Dimmick
District IV -  Linda Perry
   
"S" Cub  
Joy Swank, Chair
District IV - Tess Albin-Smith
District V - Jessica Castro

 
 Violet Richarson Award
Governor-elect Elise Balgley, Chair
District I - Carol Dippel
District II - Susan Avery
District III -VACANT
District IV - Heather Bitner
District V - Rene Tokunaga