Founder Region Roster
Contact Secretary Joy Swank for the roster password: soroptimistjoy@gmail.com

Official Totem - Peacock
Founder Region Board of Directors

Lenore Colarusso
District I Director
Appointed Leadership




Leanne Davis
Fundraising Pillar Chair


Vicki Ham
Program Pillar Chair
Violet Richardson Chair
Violet Richardson Chair

Jackie DeVries
Public Awareness Pillar Chair

Cheryl Poncini
Fellowship President
SI/Oakland-The Founder Club
cheryl.poncini@gmail.com Member since: 1984
cheryl.poncini@gmail.com Member since: 1984
Region Committee Chairs


Founder Region Committees
Dream It, Be It
Bev Gomer, Chair
District I - Elise Balgley
District II - Vacant
District III - Maddy Leader
District IV - Joanne Frazer
District V - Teri Sato
Bev Gomer, Chair
District I - Elise Balgley
District II - Vacant
District III - Maddy Leader
District IV - Joanne Frazer
District V - Teri Sato
Financial Review
Danelle Tegarden, Chair
District I - Leanne Davis
District III - Karen Schlegel
District V - Sylvia Crafton
Danelle Tegarden, Chair
District I - Leanne Davis
District III - Karen Schlegel
District V - Sylvia Crafton
Fundraising
Leanne Davis, Chair
District I - Karen Jameson
District II -Penny Belotti
District III - Lillian Meyers
District IV - Andrea Boldt
District V - Malia Lau
Leanne Davis, Chair
District I - Karen Jameson
District II -Penny Belotti
District III - Lillian Meyers
District IV - Andrea Boldt
District V - Malia Lau
Laws & Resolutions
Sheila Beardon, Chair
District II - Arletta Cartwright
District III - Lillian Meyers
Sheila Beardon, Chair
District II - Arletta Cartwright
District III - Lillian Meyers
Legislative Advocacy
Linda Witong, Chair
District II - Phyllis Gordon
District III - Fredda Kaplan
District III - Madalienne Peters
District III - Rachel Farac
District IV - Laura Middlemiss
District V - Angie Haramoto
Linda Witong, Chair
District II - Phyllis Gordon
District III - Fredda Kaplan
District III - Madalienne Peters
District III - Rachel Farac
District IV - Laura Middlemiss
District V - Angie Haramoto
Live Your Dream
Debbie Coles, Chair
District I - Shannie Eubanks
District II - Mariam Aboudamous
District III - Maida Herbst
District IV - Heidi Ahders
District V - Wendy McDonald
Debbie Coles, Chair
District I - Shannie Eubanks
District II - Mariam Aboudamous
District III - Maida Herbst
District IV - Heidi Ahders
District V - Wendy McDonald
Membership
Nancy Weber, Chair
District I - Lenore Colarusso
District II - Jackie Arnold
District III- Colleen Ganaye
District IV - Vicki Baldwin
District V - Kristal Koga
Nancy Weber, Chair
District I - Lenore Colarusso
District II - Jackie Arnold
District III- Colleen Ganaye
District IV - Vicki Baldwin
District V - Kristal Koga
Nominating
Amelia Benko, Chair
District I - Amelia Benko
District II - Karen Jameson
District III - Loretta Tognoli
District IV - Mary Ruth Rheinschild
District V - Brihinia Habin
Amelia Benko, Chair
District I - Amelia Benko
District II - Karen Jameson
District III - Loretta Tognoli
District IV - Mary Ruth Rheinschild
District V - Brihinia Habin
Public Awareness
Jackie DeVries, Chair
District III - Laurie Gallian
District IV - Vicki Dillard
District V - Teri Sato
Jackie DeVries, Chair
District III - Laurie Gallian
District IV - Vicki Dillard
District V - Teri Sato
Redwood Memorial Grove
Debbie Thompson, Chair
District IV - Catherine "Kate" Burns
District IV - Dyann O'Brien
District IV - Peggy Dimmick
District IV - Linda Perry
Debbie Thompson, Chair
District IV - Catherine "Kate" Burns
District IV - Dyann O'Brien
District IV - Peggy Dimmick
District IV - Linda Perry
"S" Cub
Beth Rowe, Chair
District I - Karen Hubbard
District IV - Tess Albin-Smith
District V - Jessica Castro
Beth Rowe, Chair
District I - Karen Hubbard
District IV - Tess Albin-Smith
District V - Jessica Castro
Violet Richarson Award
Governor-elect Vicki Ham, Chair
District I - Carol Dippel
District II - Susan Avery
District III - vacant
District IV - Heather Bitner
District V - Rene Tokunaga
Governor-elect Vicki Ham, Chair
District I - Carol Dippel
District II - Susan Avery
District III - vacant
District IV - Heather Bitner
District V - Rene Tokunaga
Founder Region Administration
Bylaws
Procedures
Region Roadmap
There are Soroptimist laws at all levels of the organization.
- Soroptimist International of the Americas Bylaws
- Soroptimist International of the Americas Procedures
- Founder Region Bylaws and Procedures
- Founder Region Fellowship Bylaws
- Club Bylaws and Procedures
Club and Region laws may not be in conflict with higher law. The Soroptimist International of the Americas Bylaws and Procedures may be found at the Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) web site.
Region Roadmap is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy.
There is also a sample guideline for Club Bylaws in the Founder Region Procedures (Appendix H). For further assistance with Soroptimist laws, contact a representative of the Founder Region Laws and Resolutions Committee as listed in the Founder Region Roster.