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PRESIDENT’S CORNER 

SUSAN HATCHER 

#58143 

It’s a Magical World, Hobbes, 

ole buddy – let’s go Exploring! - 

Calvin from the Calvin & Hobbes 

Comic Strip. 

I continue to encourage each of 

us to “Fill your life with Experiences, 

not things. Have stories to 

share and laughs to share” 

The Fall Board of Directors 

meeting in beautiful Golden, 

Colorado was an excellent experience 

for all who attended. Thank 

you again to the Colorado JCI Senate 

and Region VIII for executing my 

dream to have a meeting there! 

Now onto the holiday season, I 

will attend the Massachusetts and 

Arizona holiday gathering as well 

as recently attending the Grinchmas 

celebration with the Florida Senate. 

I have been fortunate to attend 5 or 

6 times that warm holiday celebration 

and was not disappointed. I do 

hope many will share the holiday 

spirit by participating in the Wreaths 

Across America program to support 

our Veterans! What a beautiful way 

to honor them during the holiday 

seasons. 

January is around the corner and 

we will Experience the Senate with 

our Winter BOD Meeting in Kenner, 

LA near New Orleans. Oh, what 

a fun experience in a great social 

unique location. I hope many of 

you that have not attended in the 

past will join us for this meeting. It 

is not too late. Then we will soon 

begin the Spring region meetings 

across the country. 

As we will celebrate the mid-year 

point of the year, it will be time to 

celebrate our All-stars to date recognizing 

those who have planned and 

executed those plans, well to date. 

There is still time to execute your 

plan as that will only be the mid-year! 

We recognized Senators by highlighting 

Experiences of the Senate 

at Fall BOD and other meetings this 

first half and will continue through 

the Region Spring Meetings. What 

experience in the Senate makes you 

proud and joyful? What drives you 

to Experience the Senate? Be ready 

to share those experiences. Merry 

Christmas and Happy New Year. 

May the Holiday joy continue to 

be with you in 2023.

2022-2023 

UNITED STATES JCI SENATE 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

PRESIDENT Susan Hatcher #58143 

ADMINISTRATIVE VICE PRESIDENT Hal Williams #43912 

SECRETARY Gary Pittenger #24804 

TREASURER Bruce Sostak #52655 

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Mike Andrews #58312 

LEGAL COUNSEL Stu O’Hara #39768 

NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS 

Region I 

Region II 

Region III 

Region IV 

Region V 

Region VI 

Region VII 

Region VIII 

Region IX 

Region X 

Peter J Jordan #54684 

Bob McDonald #58286 

Judy Nuessle #62267 

Pam Padgett #51341 

Norm Hoffman #25676 

Paul Myers #72173 

Teresa Beans #67173 

Ann Engle #71560 

Kathy Miller #74168 

Lynne Hansen #68753 

CONTENTS 

President’s Corner 

Inside cover 

Executive Officers’ Report(s) 2 

JCI Senate World 4 

New Senators 5 

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES 

2023 JCI Senate Winter Board Registration 10 

US JCI Senate Feature Events 11 

2023 JCI Senate Annual Meeting Registration 13 

Program Managers & Committee Reports 14 

2022-2023 UNITED STATES JCI SENATE 

FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES 

PRESIDENT 

VICE PRESIDENT 

SECRETARY 

TREASURER 

LEGAL COUNSEL 

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Steve Sutherland #27073 

Karen Kopp-Voshel #62305 

TRUSTEES 

Angie Jelinek #60570 

Mary Allred #46602 

Tanis Friedman #70297 

Jackie Julien #74251 

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Wayne Kiefer #36498 

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Region III 22 

Region IV 27 

Region V 29 

Region VI 35 

Region VII 37 

Region VIII 38 

Region IX 41 

Region X 41 

US JCI SENATE FOUNDATION 

President / Officers 33 

JCI USA 39 

Wreaths Across America 40 

Program Managers & Committee Reports 42 

A Tribute to Our Departed Members 45 

THE EMPTY CHAIR “IN MEMORY” 46 

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Page 1 MENTORS, Volume 51, Issue 2, December 2022

Wow, I can’t believe the “Experience 

the Senate” year is almost 

half over and the Holidays are 

upon us! Where does the time 

go? I have enjoyed my travels this 

first half of the year and seeing 

everyone. 

At the Fall Board Meeting in 

Golden, Colorado the bid by the 

Texas Senate to host the Fall 2023 

BOD Meeting was approved. It 

will be held in Houston, TX at 

the Houston Marriott North on 

September 21 – 24, 2023. The 

meeting will be co-chaired by 

Logan Giese #51120 and Jumper 

Davis #38376. We have also 

received a letter of intent from 

the South Carolina Senate to host 

the Winter 2024 meeting. More 

information on these meetings 

LEGAL COUNSEL 

Stu O’Hara #39768 

prosecutorstu@aol.com 

Your Legal Counsel has been 

busy this second trimester of 

this Experience the Senate year, 

pondering the imponderable and 

reviewing the unreviewable. Rest 

assured, as this holiday season approaches, 

that from the ivory tower 

of legal perspective all appears 

well with the US JCI Senate! No 

lawsuits, liens or attachments have 

been brought to the attention of 

those with attention. 

ADMINISTRATIVE 

VICE PRESIDENT 

Hal Williams #43912 

hwilli8@tampabay.rr.com 

will be forthcoming. 

Looking ahead I will be at the US 

JCI Senate Winter Board Meeting 

in Kenner, LA on January 19 – 22, 

2023 and the Alabama JCI Senate 

Meeting in Gulf Shores, AL on 

January 27 – 29, 2023. I will be at 

the Region VII Meeting in Pigeon 

Forge, TN on February 23 – 26, 

2023. March 2023 will be a busy 

month with the Region V Meeting 

in Galena, IL on March 17 – 19, 

2023, the Region IV Calabash in 

Myrtle Beach, SC on March 23 – 

26, 2023 and the Regions II and III 

MAI in Timonium, MD on March 

30 – April 2, 2023. April brings 

us to the Region VI Meeting in 

Yankton, SD. I look forward to 

seeing everyone at these meetings. 

With the holiday season upon us, 

I wish everyone Happy Holidays 

and the Happiest of New Years! 

I will see everyone at the Winter 

Board Meeting in Kenner, LA! 

And speaking of the upcoming 

holiday season – although I am 

writing and not speaking as a matter 

of fact – I wish, without implying 

or conveying any contractual obligation 

on the part of this writer 

to deliver, that each of you, both 

individually and collectively, experience 

and enjoy, to whatever 

extent you feel comfortable experiencing 

and enjoying if that 

extent is not the fullest level of experience 

and enjoyment possible, 

the fun, love and joy to be experienced 

and enjoyed during 

this holiday season, without or 

implying, of course, that there 

exists, in reality or in your mind, 

assuming that you have a mind, 

such fun, love and joy. 

Happy Holidays! 

Yours in Senate fellowship 

DE JCI Senate Membership Meeting 

9.13.22 Route 40 Diner 

Eric Norimatsu 75959 DE 

Tina Lank 67684 DE 

Jeff Lank 69262 DE 

Sola Aladesanmi 77824 DE 

Dick Howell 30268 DE 

Lawrence D. Green 27324 DE 

Carole Harlan 44468 DE 

Ann Harrison 75822 DE 

SECRETARY 

Gary Pittenger #24804 

gpitt1@comcast.net 

It is hard to believe that the year 

of Experience the Senate is almost 

at the halfway point. I want to thank 

the Colorado Senate for a great 

meeting in Golden in September. 

The Communications Team had a 

great session in Golden to exchange 

ideas with attendees to improve the 

communications within their states 

and regions. I personally thank my 

team members for attending and participating 

in the open discussions. 

We will be having another session 

in Kenner at the winter meeting. 

A review of the Communications 

Team shows Mentors Editor Angie 

Jelinek #60570 and her staff of Jackie 

Julien #74251, Mary Allred #46602 

and Tanis Friedman #70297 continue 

to do an outstanding job providing 

a professional product. Kim Bode 

#62467 has done an outstanding job 

with your E-News newsletter on a 

bi-monthly basis. Articles are due 

the 14 th and last day of the month. 

Kim Melachironos #66672 is doing 

a great job as your Social Media 

Program Manager. If you haven’t 

visited the Senate Facebook page, 

you need to do so. Kim is always 

looking for pictures from your 

meetings and activities. Allison 

Geddes #74777 and Lowell Vahl 

#40314 have been busy keeping the 

TREASURER 

Bruce Sostak #52655 

bruce52655@gmail.com 

Happy Holidays to everyone 

may the season be joyful to you 

and your family and friends. The 

“Experience the Senate” year is 

moving right along with meetings 

website up to date with current information 

and registration forms. 

If you have information you want 

posted to the website, just send it to 

Allison and she will post it. Photographers 

Eldon Bowers 345999 and 

Maureen Niedenthal #67669 have 

been busy “catching the moment” 

at various activities. Enjoy a lot of 

their work in this issue of Mentors 

and on the website. 

The directory has been completed 

and distributed electronically. Any 

changes or corrections can be sent 

to me via email. Another update 

will be available December/January. 

If you would like a copy, you can 

subscribe on the website. 

The Communications Team will 

continue to work hard providing all 

forms of national communications 

for your use. We are here to assist 

you. If you have any questions, 

please feel free to contact me or 

any member of the team. 

See you in Kenner. Happy 

Holidays. 

and activities all across the country. 

Look for the March dues kits 

to be sent out by Membership 

Information Services Program 

Manager Dawna Norfleet #61999 

by January 15. The Presidential 

Sweepstakes team is rocking and 

rolling in providing you with the 

fundraising results to help keep 

US JCI Senate running, Coach 

Sabitha Venkatesh #71858 has 

the team working hard to achieve 

their goals for the program. Please 

support them when they ask. 

There will be a State Treasurers 

Information Exchange meeting 

on Friday of the Winter Board 

meeting in Kenner, Louisiana. 

Please check the agenda for the 

time and location. 

Remember to have your membership 

checks due to me before 

March 1. I look forward to seeing 

you at the Winter Board meeting. 


CHAIRMAN OF THE 

BOARD 

Mike Andrews #58312 

andrewsmike25@yahoo.com 

As we enter into the holiday 

season, we should take time to 

reflect on the first half of this Experience 

the Senate year. President 

Susan #58143 has been doing an 

outstanding job promoting and Experiencing 

the Senate. I hope that 

each of you take the time in the 

next few months to experience a 

state, regional or national meeting. 

Invite a member that you haven’t 

seen in awhile to go with you so 

that they can also experience all 

the Senate has to offer. 

As Chairman of the Board, it is 

my responsibility to chair the Nominating 

and Elections Committee for 

the next Senate administrative year. 

If you are interested in seeking an 

elected office for the US JCI Senate 

- National Region Vice President, 

Secretary, Treasurer, Administrative 

Vice President and President 

for the 2023-2024 year and would 

like to have your name announced 

at the Winter Board of Directors’ 

meeting in Kenner, LA, you must 

have your application and all other 

applicable forms sent to me postmarked 

or e-mailed to me no later 

than January 2, 2023. Checks for 

filing fees made payable to the US 

JCI Senate must be postmarked and 

mailed to Treasurer Bruce Sostak 

#52655 no later than January 2, 

2023. No announcements will be 

allowed if proper paperwork has 

not been filed by the above date. 

Should you have any questions, 

comments or concerns – please do 

not hesitate to contact me directly. 

As you enjoy this Holiday Season, 

please remember those that may not 

have family to share the holidays 

with. Your phone call or dinner 

invitation can mean so much to 

someone without family to share 

the holidays. 

I look forward to seeing you in 

Kenner! 

CHAPLAIN 

Nancy Salopek #47610 

nmsalo@yahoo.com 

While attending the ASAC 

(Association of Senators of 

the Americas and Caribbean) 

Encounter in Trinidad, we had 

the opportunity to visit Mount St. 

Benedict Abbey. We were blessed 

to have a private Mass offered for 

our group, which was comprised 

of Senators from sixteen different 

countries. I was deeply moved 

by this experience…readings in 

English, impromptu singing in 

Spanish, the priest saying Mass 

incorporating both languages 

and everyone joyfully worshipping 

together. As a group we 

were Catholics and non-Catholics, 

English and non-English 

speaking and yet we were all united 

in our belief that “Faith in God 

gives meaning and purpose to 

human life.” 

As Senators, we may not all 

have the same religious views or 

believe in the same God, but we 

are able to turn to and trust in our 

own Higher Power. This holiday 

season spend time in prayer, giving 

thanks for the blessings in your life. 

A reminder, information for the 

Chaplain’s Report in the E-News is 

due the 11 th and 27 th of each month. 

When reporting the passing of a 

Senator, please include a photo 

that can be used at the Memorial 

Service in June. 

I wish you Merry Christmas, 

Happy Hanukkah and Happy 

Kwanzaa. 


AMBASSADOR TO CANADA 

KAREN MacCANNELL 

#49497 

CanadaAmbassador@usjcisenate.org 

The 2022 Canada JCI Senate 

AGM and JCI Canada NATCON 

was held in beautiful Kimberly 

British Columbia September 15 

- 17. Great job by Conference Organizing 

Committee Director (COC) 

Mike Matejka #74273 and the entire 

Conference committee from JCI 

Kootenay. I was proud to have the 

US JCI Senate represented; joining 

me in BC was President Susan 

Hatcher #58143, Sheri Menendez 

#47839, and Past President/ASAC 

Director John Robinson #55768. It 

was wonderful to meet in person, 

the first-time since 2019. There 

was so much excitement to all be 

together, lots of hugs and plenty 

of laughter. 

British Columbia was beautiful, 

the Kimberly Alpine Lodge (in the 

majestic Kootenay’s) was a stunning 

location with ski slopes right 

behind our hotel. Multiple mule 

deer showed up every day. JCI 

Canada and President Sue Solymosi 

#77603 and her team had great 

events, speakers and activities all 

following the theme Navigate. 

Big thank you to Canada JCI 

Senate President Matt Hutcheon 

#60917 and Past President Rob 

Cronkwright #54515 and the team 

for making us feel so welcome and 

included. President Susan, John and 

I each took part in the Canada JCI 

Senate AGM. My counterpart, Ambassador 

Linda Blanchard#44776 

was not there in person, but joined via 

Zoom. During the AGM, Obay Alhaj 

Ali #78655 was elected President 

of Canada JCI. Obay presented a 

game plan for next year and is very 

excited. Congratulations Obay and 

thank you to PP Matt for a great 

meeting and including us. Always 

fun at the end of the meeting, we 

also took part in walking the plank. 

President Susan, PP John and I had 

the honor to take part in a Podcast 

hosted by the beautiful Francesca 

Amanté, JCI Canada National Vice 

President. Thank you, Francesca, 

for including us in your podcast. 

We look forward to coordinating 

with Canada Senate VP Crispin 

Bottomley #78201 to help us promote 

our upcoming BOD meetings and 

many Canadian Senators are interested 

in joining us at upcoming 

meetings. Thank you, President 

Susan, for the honor of serving as 

Ambassador to Canada. 

Respectfully submitted, 

JCI Senate guests from Canada and Great 

Britan present at the Fall BOD in 

Golden, CO. 

Top Left Jonathan Nicoholson #62400 

British Senate Chairman Above: Blair 

Frazer #36339 Canada JCI Senate Right: 

Linda Blanchard #44776 Canada's 

Ambassador to the US 

AMBASSADOR TO ASAC 

ARIEL JONES #65423 

arieljone@aol.com 

On August 17-21, we had the 

largest delegation to Trinidad for 

the 12 th Annual ASAC Encounter. 

Lead by President Susan #58143, 

we experienced not only the island 

culture, but also the beautiful 

sights, music and dance, food, 

religion and people of this amazing 

island as well as fellowship with 

our (20) member countries of 

North, Central and South America 

and the Caribbean. Thank you 

AMBASSADOR TO EUROPE 

RUSS COOPER #4638 

rwacooper4638@comcast.net 

British Drumming Out 

We have now received further 

information on the annual British 

to Randy Young #46420, Larry 

Tomsic #50421, Lawrence Pittman 

#53932, Karol Pittman FR #55, 

Hussein Tejani #57097, Cheryl 

Carlson #70371, Carolyn Smith 

#64564, John Robinson #55768, 

Nancy Salopek #47610, Terry 

Kolaz #68698 and Hal Williams 

#43912 for your attendance- we 

were definitely 'liming' all the 

time!!!! CONGRATULATIONS 

to John Robinson who was elected 

as the 2023 Treasurer for ASAC! 

What’s next? 

Conference of the Americas - 

Santa Marta, Colombia - May 3-6 

ASAC 13th Encounter - Cochabamba, 

Bolivia - September 6-9th. 

Registration typically includes: 

Opening & Closing ceremonies, 

three meals daily, socials, tours and 

roundtrip airport transportation. 

Contact me directly for payment 

information, itinerary and other 

just GOOD stuff!!! Payments are 

on a graduated scale - so act fast to 

take advantage of the super deals! 

Until we meet again….. hasta 

que nos volvamos a encontrar 

Drumming Out, January 12-15, 

2023. 

The event will take place in 

Reading, England just south of 

London and will be held at the 

Crowne Plaza Reading East. 

Details of the events during the 

Thursday to Sunday program can 

be found on the site British J.C.I. 

Senate website Welcome to the 

British Senate - JCI British Senate 

JCI British Senate | Live, Laugh 

and Love, or by contacting me at 

rwacooper4638@comcast.net. 

Maxine and I have already made 

arrangements to attend and then 

fly from London to New Orleans 

for the Winter Board Meeting. 

Russ Cooper#4638 

Ambassador to Europe 


NEW SENATORS 

Sharon Lamar, #80927, Tennessee, she joined the Millington 

Jaycees and immediately became 

one of its most active members. She 

chaired projects and held local positions 

as well as being a pivotal part of many 

State Presidents teams. She was the 

'Laverne' to US JCI Senate Region VII 

NVP Teresa Beans, 'Shirley'! If you 

saw one you saw the other! 

Sharon and her husband Tim, and their 

two children was always will to help 

in anyway they could to make others 

successful. 

Sharon is very proud of her son Trevor, 

who is serving in the Marine Corp, and 

her daughter Kennedy, who is pursuing her degree at Christian 

Brothers University. The are anxiously awaiting the arrival of 

their first grandchild. 

John Lash, #80799, Virginia, 

joined the Hampton Roads Jaycees in 

1985. He held several local offices 

including Local Chapter President. 

He served the Virginia Jaycees as 

District Director and was also a 

member of the Corps of Virginia 

Gentleman. 

John chaired many successful 

projects and received several awards 

including EJ King Mehan Key Man 

Award and is a Life Member of the 

Virginia Jaycees. 

John is the embodiment of the Jaycee Creed, He was involved 

in all facets of the organization elevating the chapter throughout 

the community, its members, and to fellow chapters alike. He 

become the go-to man when something needed to be done, ofter 

taking the lead and spearheading new ideas. Today, decades later 

he is still the glue that holds the chapter's memories together and 

created a rooster reunion for all the past and present members of 

the Hampton Roads/Peninsula Jaycees. 

Lorain Cosgrave, #80795, 

Virginia, she joined the Hampton 

Roads Jaycees in 1987. She served 

several offices including Local 

Chapter President. She was the 

chapters first female President, who 

implemented key signature projects 

such as Party on the Pagon, Cozzy's 

for Kids, and founded Jaycees TGIF. 

Lorain is a Life Member of the 

Virginia Jaycees. She embodied the 

heart and soul of our chapter, leading 

it into the future as a household name 

that the community could count on 

for years to come. From Christmas parades and Memorial Day 

flags, to state convention traditions that are still remembered, she 

was instrumental to it all. 

After exhausting out of the Jaycees, Lorain has continued service 

through the Kiwanis, while never leaving the Jaycee movement 

by supporting various chapters with the use of her business for 

meetings and many large projects, such as Womanless Beauty 

Pageant, JaySeas Fest, and the Rooster Reunion. 

George Alcarez, 80796, Virginia, 

he joined the Virginia Beach Jaycees 

in 1987. He served his local chapter 

as State Director. He has received 

several awards, including the JCI 

USA Outstanding Chapter Award 

for the East Coast Surfing Championships 

in 2019 and the Virginia 

Jaycees Outstanding Project Awards 

in 2021. 

George is a Life Member of the 

Virginia Jaycees. He has spent his 

lifetime after aging out as an active 

Jaycee and has been involved with 

ECSC – East Coast Surfing Championship 

and his local Chapter. His leadership initiative and ability 

to unify the community are the reasons the East Coast Surfing 

Championships has continued and flourished for 60 years. 

Jin Teh, #80790, Virginia, he 

joined the Jaycees in 1990. He held 

many offices including local Chapter 

President. He has chaired successful 

projects including BINGO 

bi-weekly fundraiser. Leukemia 

Bowl, Beer Pour, the NFL Punt, 

Pass, and Kick and the MLB Pitch, 

Hit and Run events. 

As an originating member of the 

expansion Hampton Jaycees, Jin 

was instrumental in the survival 

of the chapter, ultimately serving 

as President. He played a significant 

part in the structure and recruitment that would propel the 

chapter into the future. 

Jin earned President of the Year honors shortly before exhausting, 

his chapter and its members today, as still in his debt for his 

devotion and dedication to the Jaycee cause. 

Elizabeth Balogh, #80738, 

Delaware, has been a Jaycee for 

seventeen years. She is the current 

president of the New Castle Jaycees. 

She has served in this position 

twice. She was also a member of 

the Dover Jaycees where she was 

involved actively for several years. 

Elizabeth came back to New Castle 

JCI chapter and started her service at 

the state level as State Vice President 

in 2015, State Director in 2016, State 

President in 2018, and Chairman of 

the Board in 2019. Elizabeth then 

went on to serve the US JCI as Youth 

Program Manager in 20-21. Elizabeth serves where she is needed 

and continues to be an example to Delaware and the US that she 

has much to offer while supporting others and leading the way. 

Elizabeth was thrilled to receive her Senator honor with her family 

in attendance at the Region II/III Social in August in Pennsylvania. 

Aside from the Jaycees, Elizabeth enjoys playing billiards, visiting 

historic sites, museums, and religious shrines with her significant 

other, Andy Rokita. She lives and works in Dover, Delaware. 


NEW SENATORS 

Jeff Woods, #80158, Tennessee, 

he joined the Shelbyville Jaycees and 

began attending and working on their 

many projects. He then relocated 

to Memphis, where he joined the 

Memphis Jaycees. At that time he 

met on of his closest friends, Liz 

Eckles, who drug him to his first State 

Jaycee Conference. He immediately 

became active in the state organization. 

Liz and him would travel the 

state logging many miles attending 

projects and meetings. 

Jeff served in many capacities on 

the state level always being someone the State Presidents could 

count on. 

Jeff currently resides in Arkansas with his fiance', Valerie, but 

continues to attend and support the Tennessee Jaycees and Senate. 

Justin Bank, #80793, Colorado, he 

is an americana artist from Denver. A 

gifted singer, songwriter and guitarist 

with a quirky-yet-infective sense 

of humor. With his updated rootsrock-flavored 

music, he has a broad 

variety of influences, but they all 

feel like, well, home. 

Justin was a past Denver Chapter 

President. He was a longtime 

supporter of the Denver and Colorado 

Jaycees and JCI Senate. He is 

currently residing in his hometown 

of Little Rock, Arkansas. 

Justin was the musical entertainment for US JCI Senate Fall 

Board Meeting in Golden, Colorado. 

Eurika Ellison, #80798, West 

Virginia, joined the Ohio Valley 

Jaycees in 2014, and began getting 

active immediately. As is the case 

with nearly every senator, Eurika’s 

Jaycee experience was punctuated 

by stepping up when needed. Soon 

after joining she volunteered to serve 

on the committee for the Safety Days 

project. But when the committee 

chair was unable to continue due 

to work issues, Eurika stepped up 

to chair. 

A year later, when the chapter 

secretary was unable to attend business meetings, Eurika stepped 

up again to fill in. The following years found Eurika serving in 

leadership roles as Treasurer and Local Chapter President. 

Then in 2019, the president of the West Virginia Jaycees was 

forced to resign when his employer relocated him to South Carolina. 

Eurika Ellison again stepped up to finish his term as the 76 th State 

President. She cites her greatest accomplishment as straightening 

out the old Camp Jaycee fund. Thanks to her efforts donations 

once again flowed to the parent non-profit organization. 

Eurika, a paralegal for a large law firm, is looking forward to 

becoming active in the WV JCI Senate and hopes one day to help 

re-establish a chapter in her hometown of Weirton. 

Angie Caterelli #80780, Lake 

Placid, Florida joined the Lake Placid 

Jaycees in 2015. So that’s about 7 

years of volunteering, growing in 

leadership, and meeting some outstanding 

and influential individuals. 

Angie held many offices including 

Chapter Vice President, Internal VP, 

and State Vice President. She attended 

quite a few conferences including State, 

and National, as well as traveling to 

another States conference and attend 

the Greater Southern States Institute 

Trainings at Camp Discovery in 

Gainesboro, TN! 

Angie was very surprised and excited for her new venture into the 

Senator world! She is thankful to the Florida Senate and Lake Placid 

Jaycees for giving her the opportunity to be a part of these amazing 

organizations, and looks forward to what the future holds for all of us! 

Stephenie Barrett, #80815, 

Colorado, she is a mother of two 

amazing daughters and a grandmother 

of two wonderful 

granddaughters, plus she is borrowing 

a few bonus grandchildren. She works 

as a technical writer and a web designer. 

She 

is finishing up a master degree in 

English language literature. 

Stephenie was a Past President of 

the Denver Jaycees. 

Stephenie lives in Arvade, Colorado, 

and comes from Cheyenne, Wyoming. 


US JCI Senate Fall Board of Directors Meeting 

October 1, 2022 Golden, CO 

Tanis Jimeno-Friedman 70297 AZ/NE 

Phil Friedman 61445 AZ/NE 

Jon Bruner 58932 OH 

Jenny Bruner 64688 OH 

Ruby Weymouth 67303 OH/WV/IL 

Paul Weymouth 69653 OH/WV/IL 

Sharon Rice 71524 OH 

EJ Rice 47046 OH 

Sara Kimmet 77909 OH 

Wendy Taylor 71712 MI 

Kim Hubbell 68729 MI 

LeRoy R Nitsch 16406 CO 

Mark Swayne 62729 MI 

Kent Singular 64562 KS 

Jeanette Singular 64563 KS 

Barb Speich 62764 KS/NY 

Ron Holzer 56549 CO 

Nan Holzer 63882 CO 

Pam Peters 79538 OK 

Nancy Cloud 52750 OK 

David Albers 79536 OK 

Cindy Empting 65595 OK 

Wendi Kern Katade 80530 CO 

Mark Pyris 59861 CO 

Shannon Klocker 77823 CO 

Neil Klocker 69157 CO 

Jewel Klocker Guest CO 

Ann Engle 71560 CO 

Will Hansen 49086 ID 

Gary Duell 48384 PA 

Diane Duell 74147 PA 

Roxanne Astry 57298 NY/KS/DC 

Hilda Davis 71500 TX 

HT Jumper Davis 38376 TX 

Janice Harrison 62420 TX 

Susan Hatcher 58183 MO 

Lillian Cheng 72692 VA 

Keri Fisher 72529 NE 

Melissa Sleeth 69220 VA 

Ariel Jones 65423 VA 

Beth Fujishige 69219 VA 

Sheri Polychrones 78710 VA 

Judy Nuessle 62267 MD 

Anne Johnson 49625 VA 

Greg Leverton 62762 MD 

Vanessa Kinsley 70985 DC 

Jess Kling 78271 MD 

Larry Bohn 37024 MD 

Jennifer Ray 68957 MD 

Jackie Julien 74251 VA/MD 

Tom King 59642 VA 

Kathleen King 68704 VA 

Marilyn Young 45664 MD 

Sam Young 37972 MD 



Terry Kolaz 68698 IL/PA 

Kim Melachinos 66672 PA 

John Robinson 55768 PA/FL 

Matt Boyer 76878 PA 

Jay Glover 44309 PA 

LuAnn Glover 78714 PA 

Pat Fields FR 85 PA 

George Fields 46096 PA/DE/NY 

Bob McDonald 58286 PA/DC/NY 

Janet Kozak 61574 PA 

Jeff Kozak 63411 PA 

Peggy McHugh 62466 VA 

Donna Yenney 64283 VA 

Alan Richardson 50550 VA/DE 

Cheryl Carlson 70371NC/AZ/FL/DC 

Lisa Benish 67480 MD 

Mel Fickas 28320 NJ/FL/DC 

Melanie Fickas 77281 NJ/FL/DC 

Nancy Salopek 47610 PA 

Joe Sabella 26077 PA 

Angie Jelinek 60570 ND 

Chris Curtis 35440 IL 

Susie Colbert-Curtis 73137 IL 

Gary Pittenger 24804 IL 

Stephanie Pittenger 59999 IL 

Peggy Rider 58293 OK 

Noel Sumpter 73189 OK 

Teri Long 57104 OK 

John Dahl 42828 SD 

Marsha Dahl 47936 SD 

Lori Palo 66475 DC + 8 

James Harmon 63903 OK 

Sissie Harmon 63902 OK 

Sabitha Venkatesh 71858 VA 

Ron Kimmet 43520 OH 


Lowell Vahl 41315 AZ 

Joy Lloyd 78948 TX 

June Stransky 55527 TX 

Lisa Badger 67973 IA 

Dan Badger 67974 IA 

Howard Rickard 60301 MT 

Al Rickard 23709 MT 

Les Miller 45157 WA 

Kathy Miller 74168 WA + 4 

Sonny Jones 24376 OR 

Alex “Hitman” Willis 34236 IA/GA 

Bill Hossman 41293 FL/IN 

Marsha Phillips 47528 FL 

Mike Phillips 50063 FL 

Carolyn Smith 64564 AZ+3 

Nick Woods 62735 NC 

Dawne Sutherland 68900 FL 

Liz Young 47759 SC 

Dale Henslee-Smith 55917 SC 

Lawrence Pittman 53932 NC/FL 

Karol Pittman FR 55 NV 

Michael Sawyer 36403 FL/OH 

Carol “CJ” Jordan 45857 NC+3 

Pam Padgett 51341 NC/FL 

Keith Adams FR 105 FL 

Jaci Newmark 56368 FL/LA/DC 

BJ Craft 45900 FL/NC/DC 

Bill Craft 36216 FL/NC/DC 

Johnny R. Swank 44479 GA +3 

Brenda Swank 67214 GA +3 

Larry MacQuirter 67377 GA 

Jennifer E. Salmon 71393 NC 

Cheryl France 57391 SC 

Jim France 44665 SC 

Jeff Cardwell 54265 TN 

Nancy Cardwell 54266 TN 

Dawna Norfleet 61999 TN 

Larry Norfleet 60771 TN 

Olena Yaremchick 72359 Guest 

Bill Madding 28920 TX 

Candy Madding FR 58 TX 

Jack Cornutt 50185 TX 

Marty Calabro 26870 NV 

Judy Cornutt 70522 TX 

Janie Daugherty 65320 KY/TN 

Jim Daugherty 51172 KY/AZ 

Jim Naylor 69266 AZ 

Cindy Naylor 62479 AZ 

Dianne von Borstel 55954 AZ 

Pat Holbert 55454 AZ/MO 

Jim Hampshire 38626 AZ 

Lynne Hansen 68753 CA 

Bruce Sostak 52655 TX 

Hal Williams 43912 FL/NC/DC 

Stu Ohara 39768 OH 

Scott Kingsley 67932 NY 

Stephanie Kingsley 72949 NY 

Bill Patterson 47979 IL 

Kate Patterson 52517 IL 

Wayne Kiefer 36498 IL 

Margie Kiefer FR 29 IL 

Norm Hoffman 25676 IL 

Linda Hoffman Guest IL 

Joe Callison 71418 OH 

Kristi Callison 69284 OH 

Emma Callison Guest OH 

Wayne Huelsmann 30592 IL 

Tracy Luttman 54773 IN 

Jerry Luttman 46155 IN 

Lori Tomlin 62797 IN 

Mike Andrews 58312 IN 

Linda Andrews 71434 IN 

DeLisa Anderson 54310 OK 

Sheri Menendez 47839 OK 

Stephanie Prewitt 75200 OK 

Tony Prewitt FR 107 OK 

Karen MacCannell 41497 OK 

Blair Fraser 36339 Canada 

Gloria Fraser Guest Canada 

Jonathan Nicholson 62400 Britian 

Doug Meyers 21511 CA/HI/AZ 

Tonya Myers 66222 MO 

Paul Myers 72173 MO 

Jim Pendleton 40286 MO 

Mark Niedenthal 37317 IL 

Maureen K. Niedenthal 67669 IL 

Lori Oakland 67100 IA 

Stacey Rawls 63600 MO 

Mary Sawyer 43930 MO 

Earl Sawyer 28243 MO 

David Teachout 68700 MO 

Kathy Teachout FR 108 MO 

Julie Morff 71917 MO 

Jason Morff 73983 MO 

Paul Crawford 72199 IA 

Carole Hlavay 65583 MN/IA 

Ken Fischer 43036 SD 

Lloyd Mueller 57186 NE 

Dave DeLaney 41203 MO/SD/IA 

Donna DeLaney 55270 MO/SD/IA 

Deb Rothweiler 65200 SD/MO 

Phyllis Bowers 51430 IA 

Michele Tarantino 63380 CT 

Kathy Doherty 52919 CT 

Eldon Bowers 45999 IA 

Skip Hoelker FR 10 SD 

Pat Hoelker 45893 IA 

Janet VanBeek 45420 IA 

Nancy Carlisle 47897 IA 

Newton Standridge 29407 IA 

Doreen Lietzau 64069 MN 

Randy Young 46420 MN 

Louie Allers 45976 IA 

Pam Lipkowitz 56195 IA 

Wayde Burkhart 63877 IA 

Cheryl Davis Sauerbrei 44003 IA 

Woody Sauerbrei FR 11 IA 

Nancy Gianetti 69463 CT 

Peter Jordan 54684 ME 

Karen Thomson 52424 CT 

Cyndi Hall 48152 ME 

Dana Hall 41552 ME 

Elizabeth McInnis 54219 CA/MA 

Rosaire Longe 28290 VT 

Irene Longe Guest VT 

Denise Lyons Conrad 53219 CA 

AZ JCI SENATE BOD MEETING 

August 20, 2022 

New River, AZ 

Tanis Jimeno Friedman 70297 AZ 

Phil Friedman 61455 AZ/NE 




Kris Fletcher 65619 AZ 

Ernie Weirich 12257 AZ/NY 

Teddy Clarke 37167 AZ 

Debbie Brandt 67298 AZ 

Corri Miller 54501 AZ 

Sherrie Jones 78417 AZ 

Lynne Minick 76965 AZ 

Secretary Training 

September 30, 2022 

Golden CO 


Kim Melachinos 66672 PA 







Allison Geddes 74777 OH 

Sheri Polychnores 78710 VA 

Jackie Julien 74251 VA/MD 

Karen Schoonover 57305 OH 




WV JCI Senate Steak Fry/50th 

Anniversary Celebration 

8/15/20 New Martinsville, WV 

EJ Miller 50983 WV 

Linda Miller 49755 WV 

Konrad Melkus 13787 WV 

JoAnn Melkus 72256 WV 

Don Nestor Guest WV 

Lori Palo 66475 GA/FL 


Danny Nuessle FR47 MD 

Bob McDonald 58286 PA 

John Robinson 55768 WV/PA 

Chris Hufford 63736 WV 

Bruce Hufford 61314 WV 

Gary Brooke 58420 WV 

Tracy Brooke 69445 WV 

Bob Joseph 30851 WV 

Sherry Dugan 54475 WV 

Ruby Weymouth 67303 OH 

Paul Weymouth 69653 OH 

Rick Rutter 53977 WV 


Randy Willhoite 47435 WV 

Maine Fall Board Meeting 

9/24/22 Presque Isle, ME 

Joyce St Pierre ME 44818 

Mike St Pierre ME FR 

#100 

Loomis A Craig ME 9864 

Merrill Pottle ME 23412 

Joy Pottle ME FR #59 

Paul Ouellette ME 31070 

George Watson ME 35151 

Sue Watson ME guest 

Dana Hall ME 41552 

Cyndi Hall ME 48152 

Dawn Crabtree ME 63305 

Karen Ouellette ME 71650 

PIE Training 


Golden CO 

Tanis Friedman 70297 AZ/NE 

Jess King 78271 MD/CT 

DeLisa Anderson 54310 Ok 

Julie Moriff 71917 MO 




Beth Fujishige 69219 VA/CA 



Melanie Paschal 70372 NC 

Greg leverton 62762 MD 

Shannon Klocker 77823 CO 

Amanda Turner 65613 OH 


PA Meeting Aug 2022 

Katy Lemmer 73037 PA 

Kim Melachrinos 66672 PA 


John Lettich 42708 PA 

Jerry Russell 79517 PA 

Beth Muir 65479 PA 

Krista Muir 73181 PA 

Beverly Lettich 54958 PA 

Nicole Dapp 74656 PA 


Diane Duell 74147 PA 

Sheryl Zagar 77791 PA 

Scott Kingsley 67932 PA/NY 



Rob Mawson Guest 

Jean Mawson 66086 PA 

Sally Traczuk 68943 PA 

Mike Traczuk 52181 PA 

Ken Martin 36535 PA 

Lois Martin 68841 PA 




Lori Oakland #67100 and Randy Johnson #56636 

shared Experience the Senate stories at Missouri/ 

Illinois wine Tour 

1998-99 US JCI Senate President Mary Sawyer 

#43930 shares Experience the Senate with Margie 

Kiefer Fr#29 at the Missouri/Illinois wine Tour 

Silver Foxes 

9/30/22 

Golden CO 


Pat Fields FR#85 PA 



Doug Meyers 21511 CA 

George Fields 46096 PA 


Sonny Jones 24376 OR 


Walter Cahoom 27223 MA 

Lloyd Muller 57186 NE 



Skip Hoelker FR#10 SD 

Logan Giesie 51120 TX 


Lynn MacCannell, David MacCannell #19284, Karen MacCannell #49497, Sheri Menendez #47839, US JCI Senate President Susan Hatcher 

#58143, Mike Phillips #50063, Marsha Phillips #47528, US Admin VP Hal Williams #43912 & NVP Peter Jordan #54684 Experience the 

Senate at Fall Frolic with a Mail Run Boat excursion to seven islands. 

Above Left: Dick St. Jean #38089, President of NH JCI Senate, shares his 

Experiences of the Senate with US JCI Senate President Susan which was 

stories of travelling with NVP Peter. 

Above: Bob Cairns #59815, Region 1 Sweepstakes Rep sharing his Experience 

the Senate and receives special pin from US JCI Senate President 

Susan at Fall Frolic. 

Above Right: 86-87 US JCI Senate President Tony Dominiec #23393 

and his wife Judy #67444 

Left: Janie Daugherty #65320, 

Nancy Cardwell #54264, 

Phyllis Bowers #45999, 

Janice Harrison #62420, 

Dawne Sutherland #68900 

Right: James Hart #80464 and 

Sharon Strebbing #80462 


US JCI SENATE FEATURE EVENTS 

WINTER BOARDS 

JANUARY 19-22, 2023 

KENNER, LA 

Iowa’s committee has been 

hard at work with planning for 

the US JCI Senate Winter BOD 

in Kenner, Louisiana and we are 

ready to welcome everyone to 

‘Experience the Senate’ in Kenner 

with a little bit of ‘Iowa Nice and 

Cajun Spice.’ 

If you have sent in your registration 

and have not yet received 

a confirmation either via phone or 

email, please contact us to ensure 

that your registration is received 

as mail can get a bit slow during 

the holiday season. Please contact 

Dan Badger via phone 641-275- 

0997 or via email at badgers@ 

iowatelecom.net. 

The hotel block at the Airport 

Hilton is full and we have blocks 

for overflow at two area hotels. 

Comfort Inn: 504-443-5100 

Extension #2 and use Group 

Code Newton to receive the 

block rate. The hotel is close to 

the Airport Hilton is offering a rate 

of $137.00. At the time when this 

article was written the room block 

was available until November 

30th for Wednesday Jan 17th – 

Saturday 22 nd , but please check 

out our Facebook page for more 

update to date information. (see 

address below) Hotel Address: 

10151 Airline Highway, Saint Rose 

70087 Airport Shuttle included, 

shuttle also available to Airport 

Hilton with request. 

DoubleTree by Hilton New 

Orleans Airport – 504.467.3111 

Rate $149.00 This rate is available 

until January 1, 2023. You can 

reserve a room on line at: https:// 

group.doubletree.com/zvg6la or 

call the hotel directly and use 

Group Code: JCI. The Doubletree 

is approximately 3 Miles from 

the Hilton and is located at: 2150 

Veterans Memorial Blvd. | Kenner, 

LA 70062. Please note that the 

hotel does offer a shuttle to and 

from the hotel only. 

We look forward to seeing you 

in Kenner for a mix of mid-west 

hospitality and southern charm in 

the Big Easy. 

For the most up to date information, 

visit us on our Facebook 

page at: US JCI Senate Winter 

Board Meeting 2023. We will be 

adding tour ideas to our Facebook 

page but want to remind everyone 

that tours are on your own. 

We are looking forward to seeing 

you all in Kenner, LA for the US 

JCI Senate Winter 

BOD – January 

19-22, 2023! 

Dan Badger, 

Winter BOD 

Co-Chair 

Region VIII 

Spring Meeting 

April 28-30, 2023 

FALL BOARDS 

2022 GOLDEN CO 

The Fall BOD 2022 in Beautiful 

Golden, Colorado is now past us 

and we were so proud to host this 

event for all of the Senators that 

attended. The committee for Fall 

BOD 2022 Nan Holzer #63882, 

Ann Engle #71560, Shannon 

Klocker #77823, Stacia Bank 

Delaney #65604, Karen Floyd 

#66075, Mary Pruitt #77821, 

Chuck Reilly #45217, Jeff Cannon 

# 46213, Dale Hill # 57021, Susan 

Zimbleman #63539 and myself 

would like to thank all those who 

attended. We hope you enjoyed 

your stay in Colorado Experiencing 

The Senate and we hope to see 

you again soon. Here are some 

highlights of the Fall BOD 2022: 

The 2023 Tennessee JCI Senate 

Mini-National Convention/Region 

VII Meeting will be held in Pigeon 

Forge at the LaConte Hotel Conference 

Center February 23-26, 

2023. We invite you to attend the 

“M*A*S*H* 4077 TH 2023!” fun 

weekend! 

Adult full registration is $90 

including: Thursday, Friday & 

Saturday Hospitality plus access 

to Saturday meetings (TN Senate and 

Region VII); plus, Friday Dinner/ 

Entertainment, Saturday lunch and 

Night Banquet. 

Friday Night Entertainment will 

be twenty-one games of BINGO 

with CASH prizes! 

* Total Registrations – 301 

* Total Full Registrations – 294 

* Total meals served at Saturday 

Banquet – 305 

* Total people that took advantage 

of tours – 90 

* Family Feud and Jaycee Jeopardy 

hosted by Renee Nelson #70271 

and Carl Campanella #79847 

* Two Senatorships given Stepanie 

Barrett #80815 and Justin Bank 

#80793 

* Live Band in hospitality on 

Saturday night by our newest Senator 

Justin Bank #80793 

Ron Holzer #56549 

TN JCI Senate Mini-National 

Convention and Region VII Meeting 

Pigeon Forge, TN 

February 23-26, 2023 

After Bingo will be our 

“M*A*S*H* 4077 TH 2023!” Costume 

Party! There will be a Klinger looka-like 

contest, too! Prizes given for 

the best Female, Male and Group 

Costume. This is one costume party 

you do not want to miss! 

The hospitality room will be full of 

spectacular snacks and drinks along 

with games from cards, checkers 

& puzzles for those who love to 

be competitive! 

There will be time on Thursday/ 

Friday to spend shopping at outlet 

malls/ specialty shops, checking 

out the local wineries/breweries, 

skiing, viewing the gorgeous scenery 

and even a trip to the casino if you 

choose! 

Please mark your calendars for 

this fun, exciting weekend! Registration 

forms located on the US JCI 

Senate website and E-News. The 

Tennessee Senate is looking forward 

to hosting everyone in February at 

the “M*A*S*H* 4077 TH 2023!” 

party. It will be the Tennessee Party 

with Friends Across America! See 

you in the Tennessee Great Smoky 

Mountains! 

Ronny Hayes #27542 Chair 

Adventure Meeting. 

Awaits in Colorado Springs is a destination 

Region for the curious. Inhale the mountain 

VIII - The air and exhale your worries. There 

Colorado are so many exciting things to see 

JCI Senate and do in the area including visiting 

is working the breathtaking views from top of 

hard on the Pikes Peak, awe-inspiring sights and 

details for hosting the 2023 Region trails in the Garden of the Gods, the 

VIII meeting. Currently the plan National Museum of WWII Aviation, 

is to have it April 28 th to 30 th in Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and the 

Colorado Springs, Colorado if all Cheyenne Mountain Zoo are sure to 

goes well. More information will deliver unforgettable family-friendly 

be available at the Winter Board 

experiences. 


US JCI SENATE FEATURE EVENTS 

MAI 2023 

REGION IV 

March 30 - 

CALABASH BEACH 

April 2, 2023 

BASH 

Greetings US JCI Senate, 

MAI 2023 is just around the 

corner. This is the Spring Meeting 

for Region II and Region III. The 

dates are March 30 th to April 2 nd , 

2023. It will be held at the Holiday 

Inn in Timonium, MD. The new 

NVP from both Regions will be 

elected at this time. 

From MAI 2023 Chairman Jen 

Ray: 

It is an exciting time to be a 

member of the US JCI Senate as 

we all continue to EXPERIENCE 

THE SENATE. 

The 2023 MAI Committee is hard 

at work to make sure that we have 

many amazing EXPERIENCES at 

the upcoming MAI in Timonium, 

Maryland not just AT the conference 

but even in getting to the conference 

as well. 

The theme of MAI 2023 is Past, 

Present and Future: A sustainable 

event reducing our carbon 

footprint and we are truly embracing 

this theme in everything that we 

are planning. We can't wait to see 

you then. 

In the meantime, please see 

the revised MAI registration flyer on 

the US JCI Senate website with 

a NEW EARLY REGISTRATION 

DEADLINE. The updated early 

registration deadline is January 23, 

2023. Of course, feel free to reserve 

your space in advance. 

For a truly sustainable way to 

register, consider doing it online 

at https://tinyurl.com/bdfh38ra 

Opportunities for sponsorships, 

to learn more about our many 

excursion opportunities, as well 

as sign-ups for those interested in 

helping throughout the weekend 

(and to get a committee shirt!) will 

be sent out soon. 

In the meantime, please feel free 

to contact me with any questions 

for 2023 MAI: Past, Present and 

Future: A sustainable event reducing 

our carbon footprint and please share 

this information with your respective 

states! 

Thank you! 

Jennifer J. Ray 

hodoray@verizon.net 

443-465-4438 (cell) 

Bob McDonald #58286 Region 

II NVP 

Judy Nuessle #62267 Region 

III NVP 

Region V 


March 17-19, 2023 

Senate. Galena is a town with 

beautiful views along the river 

and the home of General Ulysses 

S. Grant. The historic downtown 

has antique shopping, art, bars, 

wineries, and restaurants. 

We will be staying at the Eagle 

Ridge Resort, an all season luxury 

resort offering golf courses, spa, 

indoor pool and a relaxing atmosphere. 

The Illinois Senate will 

open their hospitality on Thursday 

evening. Registration is $85 and 

rooms are $109 for three days 

before and after. We encourage 

you to stay extra days either before 

or after to enjoy historic Galena, 

Illinois. 

Come join us at Region V, 

March 23-26, 2023 

The Region IV Spring Meeting 

will be held on March 23 – 26, 

2023 at the Ocean Drive Beach 

& Golf Resort at 98 North Ocean 

Boulevard, North Myrtle Beach, 

SC. Early Registration is $85.00 

and must be postmarked by March 

1, 2023. 

Full registration includes Thursday 

hospitality, Friday hospitality and 

dinner, Saturday hospitality and 

lunch and dinner. Hotel reservation 

must be made directly with the hotel 

by calling (800) 438-9590. The 

room block code is JCI Calabash 

Beach Bash. Oceanfront double or 

king rooms are $129.00 (plus taxes 

and fees) and oceanfront double or 

Hello Fellow Senators, 

Region VI wants to make sure 

to invite everyone to the Spring 

Region VI meeting coming up 

in Yankton, South Dakota. This 

will be held at the NFAA Easton 

Yankton Archery Center. Full 

registration is $75 and needs to 

be in by March 1 st , 2023. This 

will be a fun filled weekend with 

lots of games and options to see 

the great State of South Dakota. 

king suites are 

$139.00 (plus 

taxes and fees). The cutoff date 

for the room block is March 1, 2023. 

If you had the opportunity to be 

at the Region IV Calabash Beach 

Bash last year, this is the same hotel 

and on Thursday night we will once 

again meet at Fat Harold’s Beach 

Club with great beach music and 

drinks and snacks. I promise you will 

have a great time and who doesn’t 

like partying at the beach. The registration 

form can be found on the 

Region IV Facebook page. I look 

forward to seeing everyone there. 

Pam Padgett #51341 Region IV 

NVP 

Region VI 


April 14-16, 2023 

Vermont JCI Senate – Summer Picnic 

August 10, 2022 Randolph, VT 

We will also be celebrating South 

Dakota’s 50 th Anniversary at a 

banquet on Saturday night. 

Make Checks Payable to SOUTH 

DAKOTA JCI SENATE Mail Registration 

Forms and payment to: SD 

JCI Senate ~ Attn: Vonita Gardner 

1000 North West Avenue Ste. 410 

~ Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Registration 

and Meeting Questions: 

Vonita Gardner (text/email) 605- 

351-3170 (vonitarae@hotmail. 

com) OR Edith Arneson (via text) 

605-360-5580. 

Full registration information is 

on the JCI senate Region website 

region6.usjcisenate.org 

Hello Folks, 

Peter Jordan, NVP 54684 ME 

I would like to take a few minutes 


to invite you to Region V Spring 


meeting in March of 2023. Our 

Bob King 36581 VT 

Carol King FR #93 VT 

region has only one meeting during 


the year and we attempt to make 


Carol Farrington Congr.Wom. #676 VT 

Steve Edgerley 28971 VT 

Jack Pasquale, PNP 32806 CT 

it special. The Illinois Jaycees and 

Ann Edgerley Guest VT 

the Illinois Jaycee Senate have 

Steve Rowe 40470 VT 

never held a meeting in Galena, 

JoAnn Rowe FR #73 VT 

Katherine Rowe Guest VT 

Illinois; so this year will be a first. 

Jeff Kass 32300 CT 

Kathy Crick #71917 and her 

Fran Kass 60798 CT 

committee have been working 

Norma Dailey 50954 VT 

Patricia Bartlett Guest VT 

hard to make this meeting, held 

Rosaire Longe 28290 VT/DC 

in the historical town of Galena, 


Wayne MacDonald 36519 NH 

Illinois, a new experience for the 

Norm Hoffman #25676 

Bonnie St. Jean 42864 NH 

Page 12 MENTORS, Volume 51, Issue 2, December 2022 

Dick St. Jean 38089 NH 

Bonnie Blaisdell 69956 CT 

Dale Blaisdell Guest CT 

Cathy Dempsey 67625 CT 

Elizabeth McInnis 54219 CA/MA 

Steve Farrington 33064 VT 

Sue Pasquale FR #17 CT 

Michael St. Pierre FR #100 ME 

Joyce St. Pierre 44818 ME 

Sue Zetoff 61461 CT 

Walter Cahoon 27223 MA/DC 

Cathy Cahoon FR #45 MA 

Jane Chadderdon 71648 VT 

Bob Vannelli 33902 VT 

Joann Bates Guest VT 

Roy Bates 15771 VT 

Richard Huntley 20199 VT 

Elinor Huntley Guest VT


Program Managers & Committee Chairs Reports 

MENTORS ASSISTANT 

EDITOR 

TANIS FRIEDMAN #70297 


I really enjoy reading/editing 

the articles before they go to 

print. With the cut in the number 

of words used, editing will fly 

by. However, Senate #’s are still 

required, spell check is a useful 

tool, roman numerals is the numeral 

system to be used and less commas 

are better. 

Please keep sending your articles 

in!!!! 

MENTORS CHIEF EDITOR 

ANGIE JELINEK #60570 


Greetings US JCI Senate 

Thank you to everyone for 

abiding by the article size for 

this issue. Unfortunately, inflation 

has hit the printing word so we 

needed to adjust the article sizes 

and also the style of the issue. I 

hope everyone will be happy with 

this new style. 

MENTORS ASSISTANT 

EDITOR 

MARY ALLRED #46602 


Hello Senators, 

I would like to say a Big Thank 

You for all the cards, phone calls, 

thoughts and prayers during my 

surgery and recovery from back 

surgery. It was a huge success 

and I am glad to be getting back 

to normal life. 

Thank you to everyone who 

submitted articles for the September 

issue. It makes our job easier 

when we get them. We learn so 

much about the states and regions 

by reading your articles. If you 

have any Empty Chairs or New 

Senators, please remember to send 

in pictures so that they can be recognized 

properly. The deadline for 

the May Issue is March 6 ,2023. 

The “Mentors” team worked 

really hard on the issue with the 

cut in article size. Please thank 

Mary and Tanis for all their work on 

this issue and all the other issues. 

Jackie had another great year with 

the Christmas ads, give her a word 

of thanks also. 

In Kenner, LA we will announce 

the articles size as we want to 

see how well this issue goes 

over with everyone. Reminder 

to send all articles, empty chair, 

new senators, feature senators and 

pictures (names/senate numbers) 

to mentors@usjcisenate.org. The 

deadline is March 6, 

2023 with info for May, 

June, July and August. 

Wishing everyone an 

Experience the Senate 

holiday season. 

MENTORS BUSINESS 

MANAGER 

JACKIE JULIEN #74251 

jackszn91@gmail.com 

Happy Holidays Senators, 

Thank you to everyone that 

purchased holiday ads in this issue. 

I hope they bring cheer to all. 

Thank you to all who collect $2 

for Mentors when Senators meet. 

Your support of the magazine is 

very much appreciated. 

Please continue to email 

(jackszn91@gmail.com) your 

sign in sheets (ads) immediately 

after your event and mail your 

collected monies to Treasurer 

Bruce. His address can be found 

in the directory. The easiest way 

to submit your form is to download 

and save it to your computer from 

E-NEWS 

KIM BODE #62467 

e-news@usjcisenate.org 

Communication is vital to 

every organization! So, we are 

cleaning up email addresses that 

are bouncing, not being received 

by the intended email recipient and 

changing the E-News provider. 

Our hope is that we will provide 

a better communication tool to 

our Senators! 

If you are not receiving the 

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If you have trouble 

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sent to e-News@usjcisenate.org 

by 5 PM on the last day of each 

month and the 14 th of each month. 






REGION I 

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont 

"Fall Frolic" 2022 was an incredible 

weekend full of adventure - tour 

of Portland and Portland Head Light, 

banquet with a baseball murder 

mystery, beverages, lobster rolls, 

seafood chowder & special groups 

get-togethers – Ambassadors, Friendship 

& State Presidents and the 

magical stories & friendship that 

we all shared with each other. We 

were also fortunate to present each 

state with a check for $235 from 

our Weekend Of Giving (WOG) 

9/10-9/11/22. The money will help 

the states financially. Thank You 

Everybody who gave so much to 

make this weekend so special for 

everybody attending! 

Thank You to our very special 

National guests for attending - 

President Susan Hatcher #58143, 

Hal Williams #43912 AVP, Mike 

Andrews #58312 COB, Bob 

McDonald #58286 NVP Region II, 

Judy Nuessle #62267 NVP Region 

III, Norm Hoffman #25676 NVP 

Region V, Eldon Bowers #45999 

Photographer, Nancy Gianetti 

#69463 (SOAR), Ariel Jones #65423 

MA JCI Senate End of Summer 

Luncheon/Get Together 

Sept. 17, 2022 


Cathy Cahoon FR045 MA 

Rick Lawlor 30682 MA 

Richard McCarthy 27701 MA 

John Souza 16202 MA 

Pat Souza FR039 MA 

Al Nicolazzo 30687 MA 

Mary Anne Johnston 65901 MA/NH/FL 

Kathryn Collins 51469 MA/RI 

Charlie Dick 39434 CT/RI/MA 

Jeff Fraser Guest MA 

Martha Fraser FR005 MA 

Marilyn Lariviere FR053 MA 



Elizabeth McInnis 54219 MA/CA 

Jan Calder FR015 MA 


Lucy Heroux 71754 MA 

Maria Teixeira 71753 MA 

Debra Daley 67167 MA 

Denise Paiva 71752 MA 

Region I NVP 

PETER J JORDAN 

#54684 

1967nuxi@gmail.com 

"FAMILY BY CHOICE!" 

(ASAC), Jessica Kling #78271 (PIE), 

Karen MacCannell #49497 (Canada 

Amb), Marsha Phillips #47528 

(Protocol), Lawrence Pittman #53932 

(Finance) and Michele Tarantino 

#63380 (Benefits). 

Thank You to The Maine JCI 

Senate for hosting "Fall Frolic" 

- Chairman Dick #40167 and 

Laurette FR #81 Darling, Hospitality 

Chair & Joyce St Pierre 

#44818 President and volunteers 

from the NH and VT JCI Senate. 

Region I Senators THANK YOU 

Again! We Are "Family By Choice"! 

Upcoming Events: 

• Massachusetts - December 

Social 12/8-12/10/22 at Weary 

Traveler in Monument Beach, 

MA 

• Vermont - Holiday Social 

12/3/22 American Legion, 

Montpelier, VT 

• Vermont - Valentine's Day 

Social 2/11/23 American 

Legion, Montpelier, VT 

• Region I Exec. Comm. - 

ZOOM meetings will continue 

to be monthly on the third 

Sunday 6:30 PM EST 

Our Goal for 2023 is to bring 

JAYCEES back to Region I. We are 

working on this with JCI USA. We 

will keep everybody informed with 

this. THANKS For Your Support! 

RI Summer Social 

9/26/22 West Warwick RI 

Kathryn Collins 51469 MA/RI 


Charlie Dick 39434 RI/CT/MA 

Arthur Plitt 22075 RI 

Walter Cahoon 27223 MA 

Cathy Cahoon FR 45 MA 

Andy Riley 25521 RI 

Dwight Calvins Guest RI 

Daniel Roy Guest RI 


Dick ST. Jean 38089 NH 

Bonnie ST. Jean 42864 NH 

ALLISON FORSYTHE #61452 

PRESIDENT 

CONNECTICUT 

alicat4sythe@gmail.com 

The last few months have gone so 

quickly. CT JCI Senate attended the 

National Convention in CO, RTF 

making Fried Dough at Southington 

Apple Harvest Festival, socials, 

meetings, Maine Fall Frolic and 

fundraisers. 

Upcoming events include a 

holiday party, learning self-defense 

and introduction to Reiki! 

Sue Pasquale FR17 made the 

most beautiful 86 x 68 quilt and 

donated it for a raffle fundraiser. 

Drawing at Region I Spring 

Caucus. Contact Jack Pasquale 

or Michele Tarantino for purchase 

or viewing. 

CT will be hosting Fall Frolic 

2023. We continue to soar with 

“the wind beneath our wings!” 

Happy holiday to all. 

Sabitha Venkatesh 71858 VA 

DanNY Nuessle Fr47 MD 



Sam Yourng 37972 MD 

Diane Baerveldt 48476 MD 

Karen Gage 78980 VA 





Mark Reisman 39926 NH 

Peter Jordan 54684 NH 

Katy Lemmer 73037 PA 

Mike Traczuk 52181 PA 

Sally Traczuk 52181 PA 

Bob Mcdonald 58286 PA 

Bob Cairns 59815 NY 

Kim Cairns 62807 NY 

John Tyo 66381 NY / PA 

Stephanie Kingsley 72949 NY / PA / WV 

Scott Kingsley 67932 NY / PA / WV 

Tina Lank 67684 DE 

Jeff Lank 69262 DE 

Liz Balogh 80738 DE 

Krista Shafer 77862 NY 

Chris Nunn 60786 NY 



Region II / III Social 


JOYCE ST PIERRE #44818 

PRESIDENT MAINE 

joycestpierre@comcast.net 

President Joyce #44818 and 

First Gentleman Mike FR#100 

traveled six hours to Aroostook 

County in September to catch up 

with Loomis Craig #9864, George 

Watson #35151 and his wife Sue, 

a former Jaycette, and Terry Lee 

Sandusky #29550. 

In October, Maine hosted 

Senators from 19 states at Fall 

Frolic. The committee and 

helpers, including Dawn Crabtree 

#63305, Karen Furlan #71713 and 

Patricia Gammon #49280 provided 

manpower. 

Maine continues to enlarge 

the circle with fun-filled events. 

We wish all our fellow Senators a 

joyous and happy holiday season 

and a blessed and healthy New Year. 


Mitchell Kozak Guest PA 

Jackie Julien 74251 VA / MD 

Lori PAlo 66475 VA/MD+ 7 


Krista Muir 73181 PA 


Beth Newill 60235 PA 

Brad Cox 62525 PA 

Connie Cox 75090 PA 

George R Fields 46096 PA / DE / NY 

PAt Fields Fr85 PA 

Sandy Kolodner 52468 MD/ DE / DC 

Harry Kolodner 34400 MD / DE 

PAtrick Mahaney 51255 DE/ PA / NY 

Randy Willhoite 47435 WV / DC 

E. J. Miller 50983 WV 

Lois Martin 68841 PA 

Ken Martin 36535 PA / DE 

Jean Mawson 66086 PA 

Rob Mawson Guest PA 

Ronald Sleeth 79099 VA 

Melissa Sleeth 69220 VA 

Sheryl Zagar 77791 PA 

Jessica Kling 78271 MD 

Beth Fujishige 69219 VA 


Regina Cannelongo- Mahaney 52468 DE 

Judy Nuessle 34400 MD 


ARTHUR PLITT #22075 

PRESIDENT 

RHODE ISLAND 

kingarthurarthur@yahoo.com 

Great fall social with Region I 

support as Covid concerns & bugs 

hit RI. Dave Roderick went to CA 

for a wedding, and Miriam & I 

celebrate our twin grandsons Bar 

Mitzvah in CA following the New 

Year celebrations for a sweet year. 

We’re thrilled our FL Senators 

survived, though Dave & Pat 

Habershaw needed their Wheaties 

to hold the door shut. 

Andy Riley is already planning 

on duplicate scholarship winners for 

22-23 as we try to get them involved 

in a new RI Jaycee chapter for Jack 

Lancellotta #60845 arboretum efforts 

DICK ST. JEAN #38089 

PRESIDENT 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

rbstjean@comcast.net 

Hello Family by Choice: 

The NH JCI Senate has enjoyed 

the great work of the Maine JCI 

Senate in co-hosting our joint 

summer social and their excellent 

hospitality with Fall Frolic. 

We are looking forward to our 

winter zoom socials (join the NH 

JCI Senate Facebook page if you 

want the link - all are invited), 

hearing our Scholarship committee's 

recommendations, prepping 

for our annual meeting and the 

Region I Caucus. Hopefully we 

can see the return of Jaycees in 

NH and expansion throughout 

New England. Happy Holidays 

in the Jaycee Spirit. 

NH/ME JCI Senate Event 

8/7/22 Londonderry NH 

Leigh Bosse & Joyce 30805 NH 

Charlie Welch 11719 NH/MA 

Nate Cyr 3492 NH/ME Dick Darling 40167 ME 

Karen Cyr FR 66 NH 

Bob Gammon 80701 ME 

Phil Duhaime & Mary 26880 NH 

Pat Gammon 49820 ME 

Cary Gladstone 46015 NH 


Teri Gladstone 52778 NH 


Bob Gregoire 58451 NH 

Peter Jordan 54684 ME/NH 

Sue Gregoire 48475 NH 

Mike St Pierre FR 100 ME 

Karl Hanson 57462 NH 

Joyce St Pierre 44818 ME 

Michele Hanson 53636 NH 

Irene Single & Bill 46290 ME 

Michelle Ann Launsby 805754 HN 


Mike & Kathy Gordon Guests NH 


Gordon Lewis 13490 NH/AZ Cathy Dempsey 67625 CT 

Dave Lynch & Pat 55125 NH 




Bob Mosscrop 36584 NH/MA/FL Fran Kass 60798 CT 

Gary Nichols & Candy 30727 NH 

Jack Pasquale 32806 CT 

Janel Nickerson 64074 NH/ME Sue Pasquale FR 017 CT 

Mike Nickerson Guest NH 


Jim Nielsen 17823 NH 


Marty Perreault 54300 NH 


Betty Perreault 56160 NH 


Mary Plante 42855 NH 

Cathy Cahoon FR 45 MA 

Jerry Plante 36401 NH 

Jan Calder FR 15 MA 

Frederick Plett 32248 HH 

MaryAnne Johnston 65901 MA/NH/FL 

Peggy Hatfield Guest NH 

Elizabeth McInnis 54219 MA/CA 

Earl Rinker 12612 NH 


Mike Scherer 53221 NH 

Pat Souza FR 39 MA 

Laura Scherer Guest NH 

Charlie Dick 39434 RI/CT/MA 

Jim Sievert 33507 NH 

Jane Chadderdon 71648 VT 

Mark Reisman 39926 NH 

King, Robert 36581 VT 

Dave Roberge 18908 NH 

King, Carol FR 93 VT 

Mary Ann Roberge Guest HN 

Rosaire Longe 28290 VT 

Dick St Jean 38089 NH 


Bonnie St Jean 42864 NH 

Mike Harris 24801 NH/NC 

Robert C Schaumann 80718 NH 

Marylou Harris 45860 NC 

Elaine Trafton Guest NH 


Paul Vatcher 9153 NH 


Charlie Ward 15147 NH 


Colette Welch 69240 NH/MA Janet Kozak 61574 PA 

DEBRA DAILEY #67167 

PRESIDENT 

MASSACHUSETTS 

senator67167@aol.com 

Greetings from Massachusetts! 

End of Summer Luncheon was Sept. 

17 at Seafood Sam’s in Sandwich. 

Having zoom meetings, it was 

nice to see our fellow Senators 

in person and Region I VP Peter 

Jordan. 

MA attended the Fall BOD 

meeting in Golden, CO. A good 

time was had by all. 

I and many MA Senators had 

a great time at the Region I Fall 

Frolic. THANK YOU to the Maine 

JCI Senate! 

December social is Dec. 9 - 11th 

at the Weary Traveler in Monument 

Beach. Overnight accommodations 

at the Quality Inn in Bourne. 

Wishing you a Happy Holiday 

season! 







Linda Gorzelany 47996 CT 

Ed Gorzelany 65808 CT 



Todd Gianetti Guest CT 

Vin Lentini 47865 CT 

Sandra Samoncik 61448 CT 

Ralph Lockman 59605 CT 


Allison Forsythe 61452 CT 


Fran Kass 60798 CT 

Eileen Perlot 69968 CT 

Dave Perlot 65857 CT 

Cathy Dempsey 67625 CT 

ROBERT KING #36581 

PRESIDENT 

VERMONT 

robertking1947@gmail.com 

Greetings From the Green 

Mountain State! 

The Vermont Senate is working 

to contact all Vermont Senators 

as their dues date approaches. In 

addition, we are using Survey 

Monkey to determine needs and 

wants from our Senators. This 

approach is to encourage Senators 

to join our socials and enjoy the 

friendships of people who mean 

so much to each other. 

Holiday Social: December 3 rd , 

American Legion, Montpelier, VT 

Valentine’s Day Social: February 

11 th , American Legion, Montpelier, 

VT 

We invite and encourage Senators 

to attend our upcoming events. 

Yours in the spirit of the Senate. 

CT JCI Senate – Picnic & Budget Meeting 

July 10, 2022 VFW Kari-Hill Post 5849, Niantic, CT 

TIE Training 


Golden CO 

Dawna Norfleet 61999 MIS 

Bruce Sostak 52655 Treasurer 




Jim Pendleton, JR 40286 MO 

Jaci Newmark 56368 FL 

Vanessa Kinsley 70985 SC 

Debra Daley 67167 MA 

Tim Daley Guest MA 


Jess Kling 78271 CT/MD 


Jack Pasquale 32806 CT 

Sue Pasquale FR017 CT 


Bill Potuchek 35278 CT 

Elaine Potuchek FR032 CT 

Lou Blumenfeld 49713 CT 

Jackie Isaacson Guest CT 


Pat Souza FR039 MA 

Kathy Doherty 52919 CT 

Paul Doherty 46397 CT 

Donald Horbaty 31250 CT 

Gloria Horbaty Guest CT 

John McAuliffe 28656 CT 

Lucy Heroux 71753 MA 

John Heroux Guest MA 

Lloyd Mueller 57186 NE 

Cindy Nayler 62479 AZ 





Newton Standridge 29407 IA/AR 

Denise Lyons Conrad 53219 CA 


“Here We Are, Once Again; 

Stronger Now Than We Have 

Ever Been” - Alabama 

We have made it thru summer 

and fall and are heading into 

winter and the Holiday Season. 

We grew stronger and Experienced 

the Senate thru the summer 

by adding members, attending 

the Region II/III Social, visiting 

other states and regions, having 

dinner socials and zoom meetings. 

Fall saw Apple Harvest, In-person 

meetings, socials, zoom meetings 

and Halloween and Thanksgiving 

projects with the Jaycees. 

With winter coming, we have 

Holiday parties in Pennsylvania, 

New Jersey and Delaware, dinner 

socials, zoom socials and traditional 

Holiday projects with the Jaycees. 

The winter Board of Directors 

meeting in Kenner, Louisiana is 

going to be an awesome meeting 

and I hope the Region will have 

as good a representation as they 

usually do. 

Our annual Region II meeting, 

MAI, which we hold with Region 

III, will be held in Timonium, 

Maryland March 30 to April 2 nd . 

This is where we will recognize 

the best of the region and I will 

hand over the reigns of Region 

II to my successor. Make plans 

to attend; it will be a good time. 

As we head into the New Year, 

REGION II 

Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania 

Region II NVP 

BOB McDONALD #58286 

rmcdona@aol.com 

"HERE WE ARE" 

I wish everyone a Happy Holiday 

season, but we should look back 

on the previous year and reflect 

on the people we have met, the 

things we did and the places we 

visited. The second half of the 

year is ahead of us and we have 

the chance to make it the best we 

possibly can. 

Like the song says, “Hand in 

Hand, Heart to Heart; Now We’ve 

Made it Through the Hardest Part” 

and I believe we have. I am proud 

to represent our great region and 

be able to say We Are Region II… 

and Here We Are. 

KATY LEMMER #73037 

PRESIDENT 

PENNSYLVANIA 

katy1971us@yahoo.com 

Hello! 

Upcoming PA Events- see our 

Facebook page for info 

KRISTA SHAFER-VAZQUEZ 

#77862 

PRESIDENT 

NEW YORK 

kristavazquez@aol.com 

December came so quickly! Here 

are some of the things we are doing 

in the great state of New York. 

* Launched a new website 

* Excited for Jan/Feb in-person 

meeting 

* December Socials throughout 

the state 

* Newsletter out to members 

* Continue to celebrate and 

welcome new Senators to our 

state organization 

* Challenge members to find 

ways to celebrate life and make 

an impact 

I can’t thank everyone enough for 

their hard work helping bring the 

state organization back to meeting/ 

gathering. You are rocking it! Here’s 

to an amazing second half of When 

You’re Given a Chance- 

ANN HARRISON #75822 

PRESIDENT 

DELAWARE 

ann.harrison58@comcast.net 

Greetings JCI Senators. 

Events for December and 2023: 

• DE JCI’s end of year banquet 

Dec. 9 

• DE Senate Dinners Dec. 12 

& 20 

• Western Pennsylvania’s 

Christmas Gift Exchange 

Dec.16 

• Membership dinner meeting 

Jan. 10, 6pm 

• Our After Christmas Party 

Jan.14, 1pm 

• Winter BOD in Kenner, LA 

Jan. 19-22 

• “Murder on the Nile” play 

Feb. 5, 2pm 

• DE Senate Dinners – Feb. 9 

& 16, 6:30pm 

• Mini National in TN, Feb. 

23-26 

• MAI in Timonium, MD March 

30-April 2 

“Soar with the Senate Spirit” 

I want to thank all for your expressions 

of sympathy, love, support, 

words of encouragement on the loss 

Zoom Trivia 1/10/23 

of our “son”-in-law. Toughest thing 

to do is say goodbye to your children. 

Feb Board Mtg 2/3-2/5 – 

So hard to carry on but carry on 

York, PA 

we must! 

Brunch Social 2/19 

NJ is continuing to reach out 

Delaware Meeting Pottsville, PA 

to ALL NJ Senators getting them 

7/12/22 

back into the fold. Were at growth 

Zoom Charcuterie Class 3/3 

and will continue to GROW with 

Sandy Kolodner 52468 DE/MD Dinner Social 3/18 Bedford, PA 

revitalization and “Lost Senator 

Harry Kolodner 34400 DE/MD 

Clavin Baerveldt 36419 DE/MD Dinner Social 4/16 Reading, PA 

Program”. 

Diane Baerveldt 48476 DE/MD 

Holiday Social at Jean Neumann’s 

Sue Woelpper 65352 DE/MD May Board Mtg 5/5-5/7 – JOAN TRAVIS #76201 

Randy Manship 61952 DE 

FR #80 home, Dec. 3 

PRESIDENT 

rd , North Plainfield. 

All are welcome! Email me 

Sharlene Manship Fr61 DE Middletown, PA 

NEW JERSEY 

Tina Lank 67684 DE Finally THANK YOU to all 

joantravis76201@yahoo.com for details 

Carole Harlan 44468 DE who helped us at our Ice Cream 

Dick Howell 30268 DE 

New Year hopes is another large 

Lee Derr 37138 DE Stand @ National Apple Harvest 

submission of Scholarship applications 

Eric Norimatsu 75959 DE Festival in Oct. 


Friends Always 


REGION III 

District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia 

Gone is the summer heat and the 

falling leaves of autumn. We have 

done a lot of traveling the first five 

to six months of the Senate year. 

We have shared our Senate experiences 

with many of our existing 

friends and made quite a few new 

friends along the way. I thank the 

folks who have shared the various 

experiences with us. Visit the US 

JCI Senate Region III Facebook 

page for the various pictures of 

happenings…..more to come. 

Half of this Senate year is over 

and we are starting to focus on 

the holiday gatherings. It’s also 

the time of year when we give our 

blessings for the folks who are 

still with us, pray for those who 

Region III NVP 

JUDY NUESSLE #62267 

jci62267@msn.com 

"BUILDING BRIDGES" 

are ailing, while also remembering 

those who are no longer here. 

I have encouraged my states to 

participate in the “Wreaths Across 

America” program. Whether it’s 

someone you know who provided 

service to our country, it’s a time to 

remember those who have served. 

It also feels good knowing someone 

will not be forgotten. 

Since it is the Christmas season, 

it is my hope that everyone 

remembers the true meaning of 

the season and we thank our God 

for the wonderous gifts we have 

been given. Peace on earth and 

good will to all! 

We are placing all current dates/ 

events for the states I represent on 

the e-news, with links on the US 

JCI Senate website. So, as they 

plan their meetings in January and 

February, the information can be 

found there as well as the Region 

Facebook page and state/region 

newsletters. 

Keep “Building Bridges” because 

today is our bridge to tomorrow, a 

span we walk for a lifetime. 

RANDY WILLHOITE #47435 

PRESIDENT 

WEST VIRGINIA 

randall.willhoite@yahoo.com 

Hello fellow Senators from the 

Great State of WV. 

At this time, I would like to 

welcome our newest member to 

our WV JCI Senate family from the 

Ohio Valley Jaycees, Ms. Eurika 

Ellison #80798. 

On November 4 th - 5th, the WV JCI 

Senate gathered at North Bend State 

Park in Cairo, WV for a weekend of 

relaxation, socializing and a little of 

business. I think that was the most 

enjoyable weekend for all those who 

attended. In closing, enjoy these 

days with family and friends. Travel 

safe and as always, ENJOY THE 

MOMENT. 

DC Senate Meeting 

9/30/22 Golden CO 

GREG LEVERTON #62762 

PRESIDENT 

MARYLAND 

jclaura@comcast.net 

Greetings from Maryland. I was 

honored to receive one of President 

Susan’s special pins. Thank you 

everyone for making this honor 

possible. We are continuing to hold 

our Monthly Trivia nights, Book 

Club, Crab Crawl & occasional 

hikes through nature…. We have 

our yearly Holiday party coming up 

on January 7 th in Westminster, MD. 

I am excited in seeing everyone 

in New Orleans, LA. 

MAI Conference from 3/30 – 4/2 

in Timonium, MD 

You can also find out what we are 

up to on our Facebook page: MD 

JCI Senate or our website: MDJ- 

CIsenate.org 

Spreading the excitement of 

“MAKING IT FUN” 

KELLY KOCH #69508 

PRESIDENT 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

jci69508@bellsouth.net 


Rosaire Longe 28290 DC/VT 

Lori Palo 66475 DC + 8 

Al Rickard 23709 MT/DC 

Tom Hendrix 37317 MO/NE/DC 

Charlie Eberhardt 54887 OH/DC 

Jane Hider 47491 OH/DC 

Bill Craft 

36216 DC/FL/NC 

Cheryl Carlson 70371 NC/AZ/FL/DC 

Carolyn Smith 64564 AZ/NC/FL/DC 

Brenda Coleman 67214 DC/GA 

Johnny Swank 44479 DC/GA 

MD Summer Meeting 



Melissa Unger 59854 MD 

Jess Kling 78271 MD 


Lisa Geier 78779 MD 

Emily Nock 77392 MD 

Sam Young 37972 MD 


Michele Kountz 49613 MD 

Bob Kountz 43029 MD 


Danny Nuessle FR47 MD 


Della Hager 53229 MD 

Phil Hager 57229 MD 

Calvin Baerveldt 36419 MD 

Diane Baerveldt 48476 MD 

Jim Ewing 47926 MD 

Sandy Kolodner 52468 MD/DE 

Hank Kolodner 34400 MD/DE 

Sue Woelpper 65352 MD 

Lisa Benish 67480 MD 


John Cotter 41511 MD 

Pam Cotter 43030 MD 

Beth Fujishige 69219 VA/MD 

nia/Maine 

Hello from the D.C. JCI Senate. BETH FUJISHIGE #69219 

• State events: Maryland, North 

We look forward to seeing everyone PRESIDENT Carolina, Nevada, Arizona, California 

in New Orleans for the Iowa Nice 

VIRGINIA 

with Cajun Spice Mid-Year board bfujishige64@gmail.com • Found time to support Jaycees 

meeting. We will be meeting there Greetings: 

at their Year-End meeting. 

and welcome all who want to see if As we Experienced the Senate, • Held our own meeting with 

our organization is one they want to Virginia Senators: 

VA Jaycees in Richmond. 

join. You are already all Senators • Welcomed five new Senators We’re not done yet. 

so why not join the chapter from • Travelled to Trinidad 

We invite all Senators to our Winter 

our nation’s capital? Everyone • Mexican National Convention: 

Mazatlán 

Beach featuring our annual martini 

meeting February 17-18 in Virginia 

enjoy your holidays with family 

and friends and we will see you • National meeting: Colorado mix off. Out-of-state competitors 

in January. 

• Region events: Pennsylva- 

are welcome to compete. See you 

all in New Orleans! 

Page 22 MENTORS, Volume 51, Issue 2, December 2022

"EXPERIENCE THE SENATE" Recipents at Fall BOD in Golden CO 

Front: Ron Holzer #56549, Sabitha Venkatesh #71858, Karen MacCannell #49497, US JCI Senate President #58143, 

Pam Padgett #51341, Kate Patterson #52517 

Back: Nan Holzer #63882, Jaci Newmark #56368, Mike Phillips #50063, Stephanie Prewitt #75200, Allison Geddes #74777, Susie 

Colber-Curtis #73137, Ron Kimmet #43520, Gloria Albers #79536, Tonya Myers #66222, Cheryl Davis Sauerbrei #44003, Paul 

Myers #72173, Greg Leverton #62762, Peter Jordan #54684, Carolyn Smith #64564 

Above: Bill Patterson #47979, President of Illinois and Brian Cox 

#61635 of Missouri received Experience the Senate Recognition at 

MO-IL wine tour from US JCI Senate President Susan #58143 

Above Left: Julie Morff #71797 President of Missouri, Wayne Kiefer 

#36498, President of Foundation and Lori Tomlin #62797 President 

of Indiana shared with US JCI Senate President Susan #58143 how 

they Experienced the Senate at the MO-IL Wine Tour 

Below: US JCI Senate President Susan #58143 telling Santa 

(Jay Edmondson #41977) what she wants for Christmas. 

Below Left: Vladimir Koshevoy, and Alena Yarumchuk #72359 Past 

National President of Ukraine JCI, Jennifer Gracey #72200 and her 

fiance, Mark Garrett 




NVP's dressed up in 

Golden CO 

Region I Peter 

Jordan #54684, 

Region IV Pam 

Padgett #51341, 

Region VII Teresa 

Beans #67173, 

Region X Lynne 

Hansen #68753, 

Region III Judy 

Nuessle #62267, 

Region VI Paul 

Myers #72173, 

Region IX Kathy 

Miller #74168, 

Region II Bob 

McDonald #58286, 

Region V Norm 

Hoffman #25676, 

Front: Region VIII 

Ann Engle #71560 

US JCI Senate President Susan 

#58143 presents the following 

“Experience the Senate” 

pins at Michigan 

50th Anniversary 

Deb Modgis # 62260 

Tara Mack #78670 

Nina Perko-Baden #73043 

Sarah Austin #77730 

Steve Pickelmann #79204 


REGION IV 

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina 

“No duty is more urgent than 

giving thanks” James Allen. Thank 

you to the Colorado JCI Senate 

for hosting the US JCI Senate Fall 

Board Meeting in Golden, CO. You 

really outdid yourselves with some 

awesome hospitality. Thank you 

fellow NVP’s for the laughs, the fun, 

the shenanigans and friendships we 

have built. Thank you, Region IV, 

for your continued support and the 

great hospitality you have shown 

me during my visits the first half of 

the year. To the states in Region IV, 

please know that I am proud of all 

that you have accomplished in the 

first six months and look forward 

to the second half as you continue 

to do great things. 

What a great year we have experienced 

so far. I have had the 

opportunity to visit with my states 

and with the Jaycees. It has been 

an amazing experience interacting 

with the Jaycees, playing “Never 

Have I Ever” with a few in SC, 

attended meetings, enjoyed hospitality, 

attended the Distinguished 

Service Awards Banquet in NC and 

volunteered at the JCI USA Annual 

Meeting and TOYA in Virginia Beach, 

VA. I had the opportunity to meet 

some amazing young people and 

can’t wait to see what great things 

they accomplish. 

The coming months will be busy 

for my states. December will be 

busy with Holiday Socials being 

SC Camp Hope Meeting 

Clemson SC 



Michelle Kramer 75439 SC 

Janet Paccione 59585 SC 

Laura McDivitt 65755 SC 

Liz Young 47759 SC 

Rita Bowles 59336 SC 

Bob Allen 46058 SC 

Stu Shatz 58044 SC 

Lori Palo 66475 SC/GA 

David Griffith 54882 SC 

Region IV NVP 

PAM PADGETT #51341 

pampadgett@gmail.com 

"WTH - WE’RE THE 

HEROES" 

planned in each state. January 

and February will see some of the 

states meeting with their Jaycees 

or holding their winter meetings. 

Also, in January we will be off to 

Kenner, LA for the Winter Board 

Meeting and then in February off 

to Pigeon Forge, TN for the Mini 

National Convention. March 23-26 

we will be back in North Myrtle 

Beach for the Calabash Beach Bash 

at the same hotel as last year. 

As we head into the holiday season, 

we have a lot to be thankful for and 

I am thankful for my Senate family 

and the opportunity I have to “Experience 

The Senate”. 

DALE HENSLEE_SMITH 

#55917 

PRESIDENT 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

dhensleesmith@gmail.com 

Happy Fall, y’all! Thanks to the 

Colorado JCI Senate for a great 

Fall Meeting. We had a wonderful 

time. Our Scholarship Chair, Becky 

Dukes is working on getting word 

out to high schools in SC regarding 

the US JCI Foundation Scholarships. 

Several of us made the trip 

to Greensboro, NC Nov. 17-19 and 

attended the Region IV Fall Meeting. 

Other upcoming activities we plan 

to assist with are listed below. 

Newberry Jaycees Christmas 

Parade – 12/3 

Spartanburg Jaycees Christmas 

Parade – 12/13 

If anyone is interested in visiting 

SC to help us out, please let me know. 

Be The Difference! 

CINDY BRANDEL #54928 

PRESIDENT FLORIDA 

cbrandel9@gmail.com 

On behalf of the Florida JCI 

Senate and its member’s, thank 

you for all the calls, prayers and 

well wishes for those that were 

affected by Hurricane Ian. He 

may have knocked us down, but 

will rebuild stronger and better! 

We are currently working on 

various projects to assist those 

in need. Check our website for 

information 

We look forward to the many 

upcoming events that are scheduled: 

12/3: Rodeheavers Boy’s Ranch 

Annual Christmas Party 

12/17: Wreaths Across America 

Wishing you all a very Happy 

Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, 

Happy Hanukah and a prosperous 

New Year! See you in New Orleans! 

Steve Sutherland #27073 

in barber chair of Bill 

Hiatt, the son of Floyd 

original owner of Floyd's 

Barber Shop from Andy 

Griffith Show 

Scott Link 51911 FL 

Stacy Link 64477 FL 


Randy Windham 58263 FL 

Steve Sutherland 27073 FL 


Alexander Sutherland Guest FL 

Caryn "CC" Ackerman62039 FL 

Dee Stone 59531 FL 

Debra Jeanne Gronvold52883 FL 

Tooter Gray 58203 AL 

Mike Gray 55051 AL 

Larry Grechem 60619 AL 

Lori Palo 66475 GA + 9 

Carol CJ" Jaodan 45857 NC/FL/PA/ 

MD 

Pam Padgett 51341 NVP 4/DC/FL 

John Robinson 55768 FL/PA 

Florida Bash 

Panama City Beach FL 

LARRY GRAHAM #60619 

PRESIDENT 

ALABAMA 

larry.graham57@gmail.com 

Our first meeting was a blast at 

the Home2Suites in Fultondale, 

Alabama. Thanks to my team & 

all the Senators that came to the 

meeting. Very special thanks to 

my ADP #62624 Carla Bailey & 

Protocol #582203 Mattie Gray for 

all your outstanding work. 

Next meeting is in Gulf Shores, 

Alabama on 1/27-29, 2023 at the 

Holiday Inn Express & Suites. Room 

rates are $99.00/night + tax even if 

you arrive earlier than the weekend 

event. President Brandel, I had a 

wonderful time at Florida Bash, 

thank you and your team. Merry 

Christmas & Happy New Year. 

Faith & Service 


Irene Shanley 65316 FL/NC 

Daryl McNair 63633 NC/FL/SC 



Cindy Brandel 54928 FL 

Mark Brandel 59789 FL 

Stacey Brannen Jaycee FL 

Jim Parker 49597 FL/LA 



Kathy Pumphrey 57287 FL/MI 

Jill Weinischke 56119 FL 

Doyle Sewell 63344 FL 

Peggy Sewell 63344 FL 

Barbra Churchwell CW 88 FL 

Steve Churchwell 37021 FL 

Jim Warren 42572 FL/MD/DC 

Jaci Newmark 56368 FL/LA/DC 


Cheryl France 57391 SC 


Lori Palo 66475 DC 

Jimmy Lee Jones 56526 SC 

Stephanie Hamby 68237 SC 

Bobby Hamby 68238 SC 

Laura McDivitt 65755 SC 

Rita Bowles 59336 SC 

Hal Bowles 61849 SC 

Kim Sligh 47766 SC 

Frank Sligh 47760 SC 

Linda Bratton 64512 SC 

SC JCI Senate May Meeting 

Prosperity SC 


Misty West 53511 SC 

Rhe Adams 75440 SC 

Jerry Bodie 43277 SC 

David M. Griffin 54882 SC 

Heather Danley 74897 SC 

James Danley 68600 SC 

Sue Hollingsworth 62238 SC 

Joseph Barry JCI SC President 

Dannette Duffie Poole 62748 SC 

Lisa Wheeler 66704 SC 


MELANIE PASCHAL #70372 

PRESIDENT 

NORTH CAROLINA 

angelsandbutterflies@hotmail.com 

Winter is busy in NC. We helped 

several of our local Chapters 

including Raleigh’s Turkey Shoot 

at the State Fair, Spencer at Hippy 

Fest and Cary’s NC State Concession 

Stand. We have exciting 

things coming up and would enjoy 

everyone joining us at our events: 

• NC JCI Senate Holiday Party 

– December 10, 2022 

• Wreaths Across America - 

December 17, 2022 

• Winter Meeting at NC Jaycee 

Year End Convention – February 

3-5, 2023 

• Calabash Beach Bash – March 

23-26, 2023 

• NC JCI Year End Meeting – 

May 19-21, 2023 

Additional Info on the NC JCI 

website 

DENISE BAUER #61276 

PRESIDENT 

GEORGIA 

jci61276@gmail.com 

Greetings from the Georgia 

Senate. We are focusing on reactivating 

members we haven’t seen 

in a while and reaching out to our 

Jaycees to help in any way. Also 

trying new things and updating 

some past projects. Several traveled 

to Greensboro, NC for Region 

IV Fall Meeting. Was great to 

reconnect with old friends and 

make new ones 

Looking forward to fun winter 

and spring activities in Georgia 

TBA. Working on the Auction 

planned at Year-End Meeting on 

Jekyll Island, 5/18-21, 2023. We 

are making plans to travel to New 

Orleans in January. 

Wishing Everyone a Joyful 

Holiday Season. 

Senators visit Floyd's Barber Shop from the Andy Griffith Show as 

part of the Experience the Senate at Region IV Fall Meeting 

Front Row: BJ Craft #45900, Lori Palo #66475, Steve Sutherland 

#27073, Hal Williams #43912, Marsha Phillips #47528 

Back row: Bill Craft #36216, JR Clark #63916, 

Larry MacQuirter #67377, US JCI President Susan Hatcher #58143, 

Sharon Rice #71524, Mike Phillips #50063 

Carol “CJ” Jordan 45857 NC + 3 


Benton Langfitt 69450 NC 

Andy Childress 62743 NC 

Kim Bode 62467 NC 

Terry Jones 52694 NC/OH/FL 

Tracy Culler 64534 NC 

Ray Culler 64452 NC 

Jeff Zabawa 67893 NC 

Terry Bennett 44805 NC 

Cheryl Jones 56007 NC 

David Strickland 51452 NC 

Andrea Grenier 77663 NC 

Marty Wase 53142 NC/FL 

Gerald Joyce 68687 NC 

Jennifer E. Salmon 71393 NC 

Maria Hicks Few 70376 NC 

AJ Morton, Jr. 16254 NC 

Aimee Scotton 69448 NC 

John Price 36384 FL 


Steve Sutherland 27073 FL 

Kay Elliott 61747 FL 

Randy Windham 58263 FL 

Don Duffy 78415 FL 

Irene Shanley 65316 FL/NC 

Peter Gauntleh Guest 

Gary Sinise Foundation 

Herbie Spears 51306 FL/TN/Ga 

Emily Harrow 68739 FL 

Debbie Harrow Ss #14 FL 

Mark Harrow 57862 FL 

Bill Craft 

36216 FL/NC/Dc 

Stacy Link 64477 FL 



Mindy Fels 79578 FL 

Jim Warren 42572 FL/MA/DC 

Scott Jacobs 58599 FL 

NC JCI Senate Meeting 


Shannon Foster 67038 NC 

Carmen Miller 70382 NC 

Amy Zambor 77665 NC 

Rob Cook 80307 NC 


Ellen Williamson 60880 NC 

Elizabeth Pfrogner 67191 NC 

Diane Upshaw 68685 NC 

Lawrence Pittman 53932 NC/FL 

Karol Pittman FR55 NC 

Mike Harris 24801 NC 

Marylou Harris 45860 NC 

Amy Moore 78686 NC 

Bill Schroeder 80309 NC 

Sonni Minton 80310 NC 

Cheryl Carlson 70371 NC + 3 

Angela Sweeney 69453 NC 

Melanie Paschal 70372 NC 

Jimmy Maness 38844 NC 

FL JCI Senate Summer Conference & Congress of OYF 

Altamonte Springs FL 

Aug 19-21, 2022 

Bj Craft 45000 FL 

Jaci Newmark 56368 FL 

Keith Adams Fr #105 FL 


Cindy Brandel 54928 FL 

Mark Brandel Guest FL 

Marianne Romano 52885 FL 

Caryn “Cc” Ackerman 62039 FL 

Dee Stone 59531 FL 

Marge Saunders 546711 FL 

Rob Saunders 42680 FL 

Jane Sigler 47076 FL 

Lynn Whalen 44712 FL 

Debra Jeanne Gronvold 52883 FL 

Scott Link 51911 FL 

John Gronvold 58911 FL 

Brett Hogan 79097 FL 

Mike Souther 77173 FL 

Shawn Devries 79084 FL 


Hello fellow Senators, the first 

quarter of the year is now history 

and I can chalk up more “Experience 

the Senate”. The Fall Board in 

Colorado was a fantastic event led by 

Ann Engle #71560 and the wonderful 

staff of Senators that helped make 

it a success. I also had the experience 

of joining Region VI led by my 

fellow NVP Paul Myers #72173 in 

Rochester, Minnesota. The meeting 

was coupled with Minnesota celebrating 

their 50 th Anniversary where I met 

MN President Chad Carlson #76972 

who was a first timer at Region VI. 

I was proud to meet him and award 

him a “Spread the Web Challenge 

Coin”. Traveled to Michigan led 

by Wendy Taylor #71712, Region 

I Fall Frolic in Maine, Colorado to 

celebrate their 50 th Anniversary and 

out to the great state of Hawaii led 

by Yvette Lee #68707. 

Traveling to Winter Board in 

New Orleans, Indiana/Kentucky 

Bourbon Bash, Region VII Pigeon 

Forge, Region VI Spring Meeting in 

Yankton, SD and my own Region V 

Meeting “Spring Fling” in Galena, 

Illinois. 

On a sad note, my home state of 

Illinois has been hit hard this past year 

with Senators who now occupy the 

IN JCI Board Meeting 

Louisville KY 

June 3, 2022 

Mike Pouch 77787 IN 

Jonny Caldwell 73985 IN 

Lynne McGill 70364 IN/IL 

Milt Stoak 23428 IN 

Walt Angermeier 59591 IN 

Jerry Wright 55005 IN 

Keith Sellmer 67414 IN 

David Hussung 41391 IN 


Jerry Luttman 46155 IN 

Keith Schnell 43086 IN 

Mike Andrews 58310 IN 


Shelly Bates 78813 IN 


Sherry Jones 63163 IN 

Doyle Jones FR#83 IN 

REGION V 

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio 

Region V NVP 

NORM HOFFMAN #25676 

jcspiderman48@gmail.com 

"SPREAD THE WEB" 

empty chair. Jim O’Connell #5046, 

Jim Mammen #37122, JoAnn Smith 

#51107 and Mark Wiley #39704 

all passed in recent months. They 

were all Senators who will never 

be forgotten in the annals of our 

organization. I want to thank the 

Lord for giving me the privilege to 

have known and worked with these 

Senators for many Jaycee years. 

Finally, I want to say as the 

“Spiderman” attempts to “Spread 

the Web” he will stumble at times 

along the way. Mistakes will be made; 

however, you learn to pick yourself 

up and remember patience, perseverance, 

right thoughts, and efforts 

will in the end bring about the right 

results and difficulties and obstacles 

will disappear as you proceed along 

the path to complete the goals you 

set out to accomplish. 

To all have a very Merry 

Christmas! 

BRADFORD BLAINE #39993 

PRESIDENT 

KENTUCKY 

bblain@altorstrick.com 

Here we are in October and facing 

the prospects of Christmas in just a 

couple months as I sit here to gather 

my thoughts for another Mentors 

article. 

I made my first trip to the Indiana 

Portage Meeting this year. It was 

enjoyable. 

Bourbon Bash is being brainstormed 

for revisions. Stay tuned 

for what and when it will be. 

Indiana is the host for the Indiana/ 

KY Joint meeting on Jan. 20 – 21, 

2023 in Corydon, IN. 

Enjoy Your Senate Experience, 

BILL PATTERSON #47979 

PRESIDENT 

ILLINOIS 

pfcoachbill@aol.com 

Greetings from the Illinois Caddyshack! 

We are winding down just 

a bit after the Summer Tour. The 

Fall Meeting in Golden was very 

well attended and very well done 

by the Colorado Senate. 

In October we had our fall meeting 

and hosted Senate hospitality at the 

Jaycees GA in East Peoria, Illinois. 

We had excellent attendance and a 

very productive time. 

If your travels bring you to Illinois, 

please let me know when you are 

coming. We would like to welcome 

you to our home state. See ya’ll 

in NOLA, this should be good!!! 

Illinoisjcisenate.org. 

Keep them in the fairway! 

Ruby Weymouth 67303 OH/IL 

Paul Weymouth 69653 OH/IL 

Marilyn Jones 65390 OH 

Jean Geddes 68886 OH 

Bruce Geddes 35527 OH 




Keith SteINer 36446 OH 



Rockne Clarke 38035 OH 

Alison Clarke Guest OH 


Ej Rice 47046 OH 

Lori Palo 66475 OH/FL 

Cheryl Carlson 70371 NC+3 

Carolyn SmIth 64564 AZ+3 

Carol Jordan 45857 NC+3 

John Robinson 55768 PA/OH 


Ohio Pig Roast 

July 16, 2022 

LORI TOMLIN #62797 

PRESIDENT 

INDIANA 

captmdc@gmail.com 

We want to wish you all goodwill, 

cheer, love and laughter as you 

celebrate the weeks ahead. The 

holiday season brings a myriad 

of emotions, prosperity, joy and 

cheer. Many of us have favorite 

traditions or festivities and are 

surrounded by friends and loved 

ones. If you fall in this category, 

count your blessings or yourself 

lucky and spread kindness, understanding 

and empathy to our fellow 

man (and woman) this season. 

IN/KY Senate Joint Meeting 

Jan. 27-29, 2023,Corydon, IN 

More news and forms may be 

found at injcisenate.org 

Bob McDonald 58286 PA/DE 


Betsy Callison 75154 OH 

Joe Callison 71418 OH 

Kristi Callison 69284 OH 

Emma Callison Guest OH 


Jen Bruner 64688 OH 

Dianna Raquepaw 64679 MI 

Deb Fewless 58565 MI 

Linda Blandhard 44776 Canada 

BILl Beddoes 54456 MI 


Stu O’hara 39768 OH 


Karen Voshel 61305 IL 

Tammy Snapp 79574 OH 

Sherry Fitzgerald 68958 OH 

Scott Fitzgerald 63745 OH 



WENDY TAYLOR #71712 

PRESIDENT 

MICHIGAN 

tdinthed@gmail.om 

Happy Holidays from the Michigan 

JCI Senate! 

I would like to say a huge thank 

you to everyone from out of state 

who joined us for our 50 th Anniversary 

Celebration and our Annual 

Jeans and Jewels Gala. We truly appreciate 

the support of our Senate 

family from across the nation. Look 

for information coming soon for 

more opportunities to visit Michigan 

during our Post Holiday party and 

pop-up socials at www.mijcisenate. 

org! Looking forward to catching 

up with you all in Louisiana! 

See you soon, 

AMANDA TURNER #65613 

PRESIDENT 

OHIO 

aturner321@aol.com 

Since my last article I have: 

» Awarded Annie Yoder 

#80814 with her Senatorship 

» Visited the other 4 states in 

Region V 

» Helped Ohio JCI Black 

Swamp with their American-German 

Festival 

» Spent my birthday at the 

Maryland Crab Feed 

» Attended Fall Boards in 

Golden, Colorado 

» Attended Michigan’s 50th 

Anniversary Jeans and Jewels 

» Celebrated Christmas with 

JCI Ohio at our November meeting. 

Looking to spending time with JCI 

Ohio at our Feb. joint meeting. Hint 

on the theme, Aloha! See Facebook 

and the website for info to come 

Merry Christmas and Happy 

New Year!! 

IN Summer Picnic 

Portage IN 

Aug 20, 2022 

Lynne McGill 70364 IN 


Mike Pouch 77787 IN 

Tracie Pouch 72126 IN 

Mary Ann Hilleary 64615 IL 


EJ Rice 47046 OH 




Kate Patterson 52517 IL 


David C. Hussung 41391 IN 


Jen Bruner 64688 OH 


Johnny Caldwell 73985 IN 

Sherry Jones 63163 IN 

Doyle Jones FR 83 IN 




Mike Satire 48008 IN 


Ray Ainslie 44136 IL 

Melodie Ainslie 69200 IL 

Karen Schoonover 57305 OH 


Ed Darringer 47492 IN 

Doyle Jones 0083 IN 

Keith Schnell 43086 IN/KY 

Cindi Thornburg Schnell 61668 IN/KY 

Bradford Blain 39993 KY 


Linda Hoffman Guest IL 

US JCI Senate President Susan Hatcher 

#58143 and Karen MacCannell #49497 

kissing some lobster at Fall Frolic. 

Gloria Albers 79536 OK 

DeLisa Anderson 54310 OK 

Dennis Anderson guest OK 

Deanna Batt JC Alum OK 

Ricky Brown 60943 OK 

Nancy Cloud 52750 OK 

Susie Colbert-Curtis 73137 IL 

Nadra Conner 67304 OK 

BJ Craft 45900 FL 

Bill Craft 36216 FL 

Dale Crouch 77010 OK 

Sandy Crouch 71504 OK 

Jumper Davis 38376 TX 

Hilda Davis 71500 TX 

Becky Edwards 62937 OK 

Charles Edwards 62936 OK 


Randy Empting guest OK 


Buddy Friesner 47847 OK 

Cheryl Gilchrist 63933 OK 

OK JCI SENATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY 

August 13, 2022 Oklahoma City, OK 

Christina Griffin guest TN 

Dudley Griffin 41890 TN 

Jim Harmon 63903 OK 

Sissie Harmon 63902 OK 

Laura Jean Harris 80740 OK 

Susan Hatcher 58143 MO 

Lyndsey Hause guest OK 

Tom Hendrix 37317 MO 

Cheryl Kincannon 49492 OK 

Jimmy Lewis 78887 TX/OK 

Marcia Werner 62934 OK 

Robert Lippe JC Alum OK 


Karen MacCannell 49497 OK 


Candy Madding FR058 TX 

Yvonne Mason FR050 FL 

Sheri Menendez 47839 OK 

Jake Moore guest OK 

Laken Moore guest OK 

Danny Nichols guest OK 

Peggy Nichols 64760 OK 

Gary Pennington JC Alum OK 

Carla Thomas guest OK 


Tony Prewitt FR107 OK 

Scott Pryse 14024 OK 

Patricia Reffett 77848 OK 

Peggy S. Rider 58293 OK 

Garnett Seeds JC Alum OK 

Barry Sicks 36665 OK 

Robyn Sicks guest OK 

Jeanette Singular 64563 KS 

Kent Singular 64562 KS 

Cheryl Sorrell JC Alum OK 

Don Steele 49491 OK 


Randy Sursa 49485 OK 

Sharron Sursa 62080 OK 

Mark Swayne 62056 KS/OK 

LeslieTalbott 58292 OK 

Jerre Taylor 66554 OK 

Rocky Taylor 60941 OK 


James Thornley 80739 OK 

LaQuita Thornley 47838 OK 

Amie Unruh guest KS 

Andreas Vandever 75413 KS/OK 

Frank Vito Vargas 39712 OK 

Mildred Vargas guest OK 

Michael Wehrenberg 62079 OK 

Bill Werner 60976 OK 

Pat White 58294 OK 

Fred Williams 51340 OK 

Susan Williams JC Alum OK 

Hal Williams 43912 FL 

Royce Wilmoth 5831 OK 

Linda Wilmoth guest OK 

John Wodarcyk 62078 OK 

Christina Wright guest OK 

Justin Wright guest OK 

Brooke Young 65559 OK 

Pat Young guest OK 

ND JCI Senate (Pic to Left) 

Medd/Tolzin Gathering 

Sept 27, 2022 Fargo ND 


Stan Hanson 43165 ND 

Duane Larson 28671 ND 

Tom Sitter 45793 ND 

Jerry Gemar 54552 ND 

Bob Ericksen 31221 ND 

Mark Berg 49345 SD 

John Anderson 60163 ND 

Les Wolf 46311 ND 

Mike Faller 61847 ND 

Curt Gehrtz 76222 ND 

Kirk Motl 55033 ND 

Mark Brandvold 69031 ND 

Mark Tolzin 41742 ND 

Barry Medd 38410 ND 




PRESIDENT 

WAYNE KIEFER #36498 

wayne.kiefer@gmail.com 

As we look forward to another 

holiday season and our winter board 

meeting in New Orleans, let me 

update you regarding your foundation 

since we last met. 

We had a great Fall Board 

Meeting in beautiful Colorado, 

Golden, Colorado to be more 

exact. What a great venue and a 

superb job done by the committee. 

Besides working well with the 

Senate, another great job of cooperation 

was given on behalf of 

your foundation. 

During the weekend, the foundation 

put together another quality 

silent auction. Special thanks to 

Donna Delaney #55560, Marge Miller 

#52948, Mary Sawyer #43930, Jim 

#63903& Sissy #63902 Harmon, 

Elizabeth McInnis #5429, Karen 

Thompson #52424, Sheri Menendez 

#47839, Earl Rice #47046, Sonny 

Jones #24376, Steve Sutherland 

#27073, Joe Sabella #26077, Walt 

#27223 & Cathy Cahoon, Bill Craft 

#38316, Earl Sawyer #28243 and 

Karen MacCannell #49497. 

It takes a great group working 

together to put together everything 

needed to make the program inviting 

and interesting to our members and 

non-members as they bid on items; 

all in the name of scholarships for 

our high school graduates taking the 

next big step in their lives. 

For those present in Colorado, we 

announced to again award a total 

of 50 scholarships in 2023 and to 

increase the academic amount to 

$1500 (45). We will keep the vocational 

& industrial scholarships at 

$1000 (5). Each Fall Board meeting 

we will continue to review our financials 

and hope we will continue 

to give more and larger amounts. 

We hope you will continue to 

support the foundation and if not 

a member, please consider joining. 

It only takes $150 to start a membership 

and grow from there at your 

own pace. 

Thank you so much for your 

continued belief and support as we 

continue assisting education through 

scholarships. Please continue to 

remain humble and kind. 

DIAMOND Level 

donor ($10,000) 

Dr. Cheryl Carlson #70371 

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 

SHERI MENENDEZ #47839 

scholarship@usjcisenate.org 

Great news!! Because of your 

continued support in our fundraising 

efforts, at the last foundation 

meeting in Colorado, the trustees 

voted to increase the amount of 

the regular scholarships to $1,500. 

We will be presenting 45 of these 

scholarships in April 2023. The 

updated application form is 

available on the website(s). The 

vocational / industrial scholarships 

will remain at $1,000 each. 

Five of these scholarships will be 

presented again this year. 

The deadline for national submission 

is postmarked Friday, 

February 17, 2023. Please let 

me know if you need any assistance 

with your program. 

PLATINUM Level donors ($5000) 

SECRETARY 

JULIE RIECKMAN #60573 

senaterieckman55@gmail.com 

Dear Foundation Friends, 

Thank you so much for your 

donations and purchases at Fall 

Boards. We cannot do this or make 

the Foundation be successful without 

each of you. 

Our next meeting will be in 

Louisiana! Hopefully some warm 

weather for the chilly Northerners. 

Again, we would appreciate 

any and all donations for our Silent 

Auction. If you are not able to attend, 

please consider donating through 

the website. We also have a way 

to set aside money in your Will to 

be designated for the Foundation. 

What a wonderful lasting legacy in 

your name. 

As the Foundation board we are 

very conscientious about our fund's 

and strive to make the best decisions 

regarding investments. Our main 

purpose to continue the scholarships 

is to make them grow and 

invest in our future with the best 

and brightest students to be found. 

In the next weeks and months have 

a safe Thanksgiving and remember 

all those who help with the Foundation 

in your Christmas blessings. 

L to R: BJ Craft #45900, Jacqueline Newmark #56368, Bill Craft #36216, 

Wayland Quisenberry Memorial Rep Joy Lloyd TX, US JCI Senate Foundation President Wayne Kiefer #36498, 

Tim Kalvig Memorial Rep Dan Badger #67974, Earl Rice #47046 



GOLD Level donors ($2500) 

NEW members 

($150) 

L to R: North Carolina JCI Senate Rep Melanie Paschal #70372, Stephanie Prewitt 

#75200, Kim Melachrinos #66672, Kathy FR#108 & David #68700 Teachout 

SILVER Level donors ($1000) 

Wayde Burkhart #63877 IA 

Lto R: Melissa Sleeth #69220, Yvonne Sewell FR #50, Joe Callison #71418, Noel Sumpter #73189 

BRONZE Level donors ($500) 

Lto R: DeLisa Anderson #54310, 

Mitchell D Schooner #59758, Amanda Turner #65613 


REGION VI 

Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin 

At our Fall Regional we gave 

out some reward pins; we had 

Tom Hendrix #37317 and Phyllis 

Bowers #51430 both get the Road 

Warrior award as both traveled to 

4 states outside their own since the 

year started in July. First Timers 

winner Robin Lenk #75167. For SD 

membership President Cindy Crook 

#55834 along with SD Treasurer 

Vonita Gardner #63629, received 

the membership award for going 

+7 for the first submission. Top 

President for the Fall went to MO 

Julie Morff #71917 who traveled 

outside her state several times along 

with several successful Senate events 

in the state, completed all mentors 

and regional articles and got to a 

Region VI NVP 

PAUL MYERS #72173 

pauljci72173@gmail.com 

"MAKING THE RIGHT 

MOVES" 

+2 growth. 

To keep up the excitement of the 

year, four Region VI Senators decided 

to skydive while in Denver for the 

National Meeting. Even though 

we had some of the best views of 

the area; the meeting location was 

beautiful and we all had a great time 

thanks to the Colorado JCI Senate. 

Finishing off this year, I will be 

attending an annual holiday party 

in Sioux Falls, SD. Participating 

with Wreaths Across America the 

weekend of Dec 17 th. . Reach out to me 

if you want to participate. The MO 

JCI Senate and MO Jaycee meeting 

in St. Charles, MO will take place 

the weekend of January 13 th . That 

will be followed by the National JCI 

Senate meeting in Louisiana the 

weekend of January 19 th thru Jan 

22 nd and Ice Fishing in Brainerd, 

MN the weekend of Jan 28th. 

I look forward to continuing to 

“Experience the Senate” at all the 

upcoming projects and events. 

CHERYL DAVIS SAUERBREI 

#44003 

PRESIDENT IOWA 

challison2001@yahoo.com 

Happy Holidays from the Iowa 

JCI Senate! 

We are continuing with “Friends 

Nurturing Friends” while we “Experience 

the Senate” . I hope to see 

you at our events: 

* December 3 -4 at 2 pm, Iowa 

JCI Senate Holiday Social, my home 

in Waverly with socializing, village 

idiot & White Elephant exchange. 

Contact me for a sleeping space & 

information. 

* US JCI Senate Winter Board 

Meeting in Kenner, Louisiana, 

January 19 th – 22nd ,2023. Come 

join us to Experience “Iowa Nice 

with Cajun Spice.” 

*JCI Iowa/ Iowa JCI Senate Winter 

Meeting is Tentatively scheduled; 

1 st or 2 nd weekend in February. 

CHAD CARLSON #76972 

PRESIDENT 

MINNESOTA 

c7chad@gmail.com 

Hello fellow Senators - Happy 

Holidays from Minnesota! 

I can’t believe the year is almost 

half over. Where has it gone? 

September: 50 th Anniversary 

Celebration at Region VI meeting, 

Rochester, MN. Thanks for helping 

us celebrate this milestone! Special 

thanks to the chairs and volunteers. 

October: Fall Meeting was at 

JCI Minnesota Fall All-State Convention. 

We are looking forward to 

our new signature project in 2023: 

Walley Fish Fry and Golf Tournament. 

Minnesota is known for its 

walleye – so, why not? 

Save the date: May 6th, 2023 at 

Cragun’s Resort Camp Confidence 

in Brainerd, MN during May Convention. 

See you next spring! 

SHARON ROWAN #52711 

PRESIDENT 

NEBRASKA 

CONNIE OLSON #72670 

serowan1@yahoo.com 

PRESIDENT 

Holiday Greetings from Nebraska. 

NORTH DAKOTA 

Ndjcsenateprez@gmail.com 

December 3rd is the place to be 

for Nebraska's Get together! The Hello fellow Senators! 

Ramada by Wyndham at 301 2nd I hope you are all doing well! 

Ave., Ramada Inn, Kearney, Nebraska The North Dakota Senate will 

(+1-308-237-3141 is the setting be meeting in the first months of 

for our Christmas Party/Quarterly the year to judge scholarship applications 

Meeting at 4:00 p.m. New ideas 

which is always a fun 

are forming for our meeting as I time! I am always amazed at what 

speak. Ha ha...Shhhh don't tell our future leaders have achieved 

anyone Santa might be there along in their young adult lives! 

with a White Elephant Exchange -- The North Dakota Senate wishes 

while we hang out in the Elephant you all a safe and happy holiday 

Eye Lounge! Have a wonderful season! Here's to another successful 

Holiday Season!!! 

year! 


JULIE MORFF #71917 

PRESIDENT 

MISSOURI 

julie.morff@gmail.com 

Merry Christmas and Happy 

New Year, 

I can’t believe 2022 is almost 

over. Not much will be happening 

over the next few months since 

most people will be celebrating 

with their families. I do know that 

several chapters will participate 

in Christmas parades and Holiday 

fundraisers. You can always check 

our Facebook page for upcoming 

events. I hope that 2023 treats us 

all good and I know that we will 

be traveling again come January. I 

can’t wait to see you all again soon. 

I hope God blesses each and every 

Robert Walker 57422 IA 

Connie Walker FR87 IA 

Nancy Stredde 63623 MN 

Sarah Borders 71544 MN 



Tonya Meyers 62222 MO 


Tom Hendrix 37317 MO 

Fred Levesou 21345 WI 

Tom Brickbauer 32287 WI 

Marlin Sanny 13967 NE 

Melissa Sanny 66967 NE 

Sharon Rowan 52711 NE 

Susan Nagle 51114 NE 

Lynn Weiland 69824 NE 



Randy Johnson 56636 MO 

Kristen Johnson 72859 MO 


Larry Schlapkohl 32716 IA/MN 

Janet Schlapkohl Fr11 IA 


Dave DeLaney 41203 MO/IA/SD 

Donna DeLaney 55560 MO/IA/SD 

Michele Burnett-Emmerich 60635 MO 


Marge Miller 52948 MN 

Deb Rothweiler 65300 SD/MO 

Angie Taylor 71600 IA/SC 

Cindy Crook 55834 SD 

Vonita Gardner 63629 SD 

Skip Hoelker FR10 IA 


Janet VanBeck 45420 IA 

Woody Sauerbrei FR111 IA 



Jim Pendleton, JR 40286 MO 

Region VI Fall Board Meeting 


Rochester MN 

MO JCI Senate Annual Meeting 

4.30.22 

Julie Morff 71917 MO 

MirIAm Wetter 67070 MO 

Jim Pendleton, Jr 40286 MO 

Kami Harsell 77656 MO 

Terry Rowland 67003 MO 

Chris Harsell 79544 MO 

Jerry Thompson 56957 MO 

Lorie Thompson 69333 MO 

Dewayne Cartee 62218 MO 

Dave Delaney 41203 MO/IA/SD 

Donna Delaney 55560 MO/IA/SD 

Bernard Thompson 52497 MO 

Tonya Myers 66222 MO 


Chris Deen 73300 MO 



John Thurman 67002 MO 

Sandy Backes 64521 MO 

Missy Wilson 67918 MO 

Stacey Rawls 63600 MO 

Tom Hendrix 37317 MO/NE 

Tim Vincent 54020 MO 

Sara Vincent Guest No 

Charittie Boyles Guest MO 

Devin Harris Guest MO 

Boni Hart 59553 MO 

Ed Hart 28991 MO 

Jessica Heard 80300 MO 

Derek Toy 78199 MO/KS 

Toby Mills 68821 MO/KS 

Allen Dale 79362 KS 

Kristie Lea 62494 MO 

Ernie Lea 60650 MO 

Cindy Cromer 64995 MO 


Kathy Teachout Fr108 MO 

Michelle Burnett-Emmerich 60635 MO 


one of you. 

Janitda Muller 68939 ND 

Bill Flease 64179 WI 

Tom "Mooch" Barrington 42859 WI 

Judi Barrington 49802 WI 

Kelly Trautmen FR51 WI/MN 

Brian Trautmen 61774 WI/MN 

Randy Young 46420 MN 

Bill Beck 45182 MN 

Kris Wilke 72950 MN 

Char Blashill 68880 MN 

Jim Fish 30890 MN 

Eva Fisher 77686 MN 

Ryan Thomas 77270 MN 

Chad Carlson 76972 MN 

Don Heinonen 62610 MN 

Lorri Matthys 64933 MN 

Dean Huschle 55451 MN 

Lynn Hall guest MN 


Lisa Badger 67973 IA 

Newton Standridge 29407 IA/AZ 

Deb Puls 55516 IA/MO 

Dr Tom Molstad 63304 IA 

Dianne Caste 43283 IA 

Mary Kirchner FR103 IA 

Doreen Andrew 65067 IA 

DJ Leppla 

44742 RegionVI 

Mike Libby 40511 MN 

Racheal Libby FR41 MN 

Richard Chilman 64070 MN 

Gail Chilman 76971 MN 

Robin Lenk 75167 MN 

Brian Levanduski 80227 MN 






Brian Cox 61635 MO 

Wendy Cox 69246 MO 

CINDY CROOK #55834 

PRESIDENT 

SOUTH DAKOTA 

crookcin@yahoo.com 

Currently working on scholarship 

programs and getting info. out to the 

schools. Region VI Spring meeting 

& 50th Anniversary chairman/ 

committee working on details for 

a fun weekend 4/14-16, 2023. Come 

one, come all to Yankton, SD. 

Traveled to Rochester, MN for 

the Fall Region VI meeting/50th 

anniversary celebration. Enjoyed 

meeting all the state Presidents in our 

region. Met with old friends and made 

new friends. SD Pres. Cindy Crook 

#55834 & Treas. Vonita Gardner 

#63629 were recognized for first 

quarter with +7 membership. Tied 

for Top growth at CO Fall Boards. 

Until next time keep “Celebrating 

Past, Present & Future” 


Pat Holbert 55454 AZ 

Cathy O'Hara FR 77 AZ 

Art Shane 27322 AZ/NV 


Lynne Hansen 68753 CA 


Lori Keller 65517 NV 

Charles Keller III 76076 NV 

Beth Fujishige 69219 CA/VA 

Jeff Margolin 33414 NV 

Chris Mumm 28073 NV 

Rex Meyers 48429 NV 

Judy Brown 71539 NV 

Jim Jewitt Guest NV 

Nevada Days 

October 29, 2022 Carson City NV 

JUDI BARRINGTON #49802 

PRESIDENT 

WISCONSIN 

barring4@charter.net 

Happy Winter Fellow Senators, 

Had a great time this Fall helping 

our Jaycees with Haunted Houses 

and Craft Fairs. 

Future events will be: 

Our Winter meeting with JCI 

WI in January. Date and place to 

be announced. 

Helping Jaycee chapters with 

Easter Egg Hunts and Sandbox 

Fills. 

Travelling to Winter Board and 

Spring Regional. 

May 6 th will be our Year End 

Elections meeting and Banquet 

and will be celebrating our 50 th 

Anniversary in New London. Our 

NVP will be attending. 

Stay safe and everyone have a 

great Holiday Season! 

“Growing Together” 

Cherie Jewitt Guest NV 

Alex Baca 28205 NV 

Charles Keller II 38309 NV 

Marianne Stefinak Co-host NV 

Brad Rowan 44427 NV/AZ 

Cheryl 

Guest 

Pat Nystedt 27722 NV 

Val Nystedt Guest NV 

Joe A Souza 27511 CA 

Margaret Souza 48490 CA 

Ray Souza Guest CA 

Cheryl Souza Guest CA 

Mark Gardner 32784 CA 

Laura Gardner Guest CA 

"Experiencing the Senate" Jeff Cardwell #54265, Jim Williams 

#62037, Nancy Cadwell #54264, Kim Hubell #68729 


REGION VII 

Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee 

Region VII NVP 

TERESA BEANS #67173 

ttbeans@gmail.com 

"LIGHTING THE WAY" 

It was great to visit the beautiful 

city of Golden, Colorado. The CO 

JCI Senate did a remarkable job 

hosting the fall board meeting. 

I am thrilled that there are three 

amazing opportunities to visit Region 

VII. The Iowa JCI Senate will spice 

things up in Kenner, LA as the 

hosts for the winter board meeting, 

January 19-22, 2023. The Region 

VII meeting will be in the beautiful 

Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge, 

TN. The dates are February 23 – 

26, 2023 at the Leconte Hotel and 

Convention Center. The theme for 

the weekend is M.A.S.H. JCI USA 

will have their year end meeting in 

Nashville, TN March 16-19, 2023. 

The holiday season has always 

been my favorite time of year. 

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas 

and a healthy and Happy New Year. 

In Jaycee spirit, 

JAMES WALLACE #17918 

PRESIDENT 

ARKANSAS 

The AR JCI Senate have elected 

new officers. Their board members 

are: 

President: James Wallace #17918, 

Vice President: Sidney Martin 

#45654, Secretary: Ray Gilbert 

#45438 

Treasurer: Brent Stevenson 

#41545, Director: Newton Standridge 

#29407, Chairman: Harold 

Carpenter #39595 

Scholarship: John Judd #72177 

More information will be forthcoming. 

We wish our Senate family 

the happiest of holidays and a Happy 

New Year. 

MARY HENRY #58491 

PRESIDENT 

LOUISIANA 

mhenry58491@yahoo.com 

The LA JCI Senate is super excited 

to have the winter board in Kenner, 

LA. We are working with the Iowa 

Senate to make sure you are prepared 

to have an awesome trip. The dates 

are January 19-22, 2023. 

We would like to congratulate 

Ronnie Henry #44925 on his winning 

Best of Class 1970-1979. What an 

honor! The car is stunning. (see 

below) 

We are hoping for you and your 

families have a wonderful holiday 

season. We look forward to seeing 

you in 2023. 

STEVE RUTLAND #46771 

PRESIDENT 

MISSISSIPPI 

sgrutland@aol.com 

The MS JCI Senate has a close relationship 

with JCI Mississippi. We 

have continued to support their activities. 

They had over 1,500 people 

attend the 2nd Annual Food Truck 

Festival on 10.1.22 in Hattiesburg. 

The Hattiesburg Jaycees will 

be holding their 72nd Christmas 

Parade. The Petal Jaycees knows 

the Man in Red and he asked for 

help to send letters to all the boys 

and girls in Petal, MS. The Petal 

Jaycees will also celebrate with 

Donuts with Santa. 

We are excited to be making a difference 

in our communities. Happy 

Holidays! 

DEWAYNE SUMMER #66239 

PRESIDENT 

TENNESSEE 

dsm2061@bellsouth.net 

Hello Senators! 

We welcomed 2 new Senators, Sharon 

“Bird” Lamar #80927 and Jeff Woods 

#80158 to our Senate family! We also 

activated some inactive Senators. 

We are preparing for the following 

TN events: 

* Mini National, Pigeon Forge 

in February 2023 

* JCI USA National Convention, 

Nashville in March 2023 

* Nashville East Social, 

Knoxville TBD 

* Central Senate Social, 

Nashville TBD 

We certainly hope many of you will 

plan to be a part of these events 

and look forward to seeing you 

in the great state of Tennessee!! 

Remember if we want them to be 

us, they have to see us! 


This fall has been full of adventures 

in Region VIII with Kansas's 

Senate/Jaycee Campout, Oklahoma's 

Fall Social and Colorado's 

50 th Anniversary dinner. And let's 

not forget the outstanding Fall BOD 

meeting in Golden, Colorado. The 

Colorado Senate team led by Ron 

Holzer #56549 worked hard to bring 

this meeting together. No meeting 

can be a success without the help 

of others. Thank you to all those 

that helped! Congratulations to the 

first timer winner from Oklahoma 

- Gloria Albers #79536 

I was overjoyed to see all the adventures 

people had while in my 

home state of Colorado. From going 

SOUTH to see the top of Pikes Peak 

and the beauty of the Garden of 

the Gods; NORTH to Estes Park 

and Rocky Mountain Park: EAST 

to Downtown Denver to see the 

Capital and Coors Field; and WEST 

to the Continental Divide and Lake 

Dillion. Next fall, the adventure 

will continue in Region VIII with 

Texas hosting the Fall BOD Meeting 

in Houston, TX. I can't wait to see 

the sights there! 

The holidays are a great time to 

REGION VIII 

Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas 

Region VIII NVP 

ANN ENGLE #75413 

annengle08@gmail.com 

"ADVENTURE AWAITS" 

bring Senators together and that is 

no exception in Region VIII with 

Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas 

having their annual gatherings. 

If you are looking for adventures 

in the new year, Texas will be having 

their winter meeting Feb 3-5 in San 

Antonio and their spring meeting May 

19-21 in DFW area. Colorado will 

be hosting the Region VIII meeting 

in April in Colorado Springs. Oklahoma's 

Better Together team will 

be serving up their Shrimp Boil 

in June. Check out our Region 

VIII and Individual state Facebook 

Pages for more information on our 

upcoming activities! 

I wish you all a safe and adventurous 

holiday season. 

BILL MADDING #28920 

PRESIDENT 

TEXAS 

bmadding2001@yahoo.com 

SHANNON KLOCKER #77823 

PRESIDENT 

COLORADO 

Shannonf86@hotmail.com 

Thank you to everyone who 

joined us in Golden, CO for the 

Fall BOD Meeting. We had a 

great time hosting everyone. If 

you loved Colorado, we would 

love you have you back again for 

any of our future events. 

December 3 rd , 2022- Holiday 

Party, Greenwood Village, CO 

February 2023- Winter Social 

TBD 

April 27 th – 30 th - Region VIII 

Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO 

I hope everyone has a very Merry 

Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

DEREK TOY #78199 

PRESIDENT 

KANSAS 

toyboy66502@gmail.com 

The Kansas Senate has been 

very busy so far this year with the 

Kansas Linn Picnic last July, our 

first car show to benefit our scholarship 

funds in Aug. and campout at 

Council Grove Lake in Sept. 

December 3 rd , we will be having 

our Senate Christmas party in 

Lawrence, Kansas which includes 

the annual auction to help families 

in the area. 

Our Senators are out traveling 

to many states. 

It is with great sadness that I have 

to pass along the news that Senator 

#49261 Bruce Schmitt passed away 

Wednesday Oct. 5, 2022 

We look forward to seeing ya’ll 

soon. 

bership Meeting – December 10 th 

– Oklahoma City 

Our traveling team along with 

a First Timer to Winter Board – 

Kenner, LA – January, 2023 

Scholarship Judging with Social 

following – February, 11, 2023 - 

Broken Arrow 

We are having a Home-run 

Championship Season, enjoying 

each other, Activating & Re-connecting! 

Have a Blessed Christmas & 

Happy New Year! 

Better Together ~ Team 

OKLAHOMA 

Greetings from the Lone Star 

State. We have had some great participation 

in both the state meeting 

in Katy and the national meeting in DeLISA ANDERSON 

Golden. Thanks to Ron #56549, PRESIDENT 

Nan #63882 and the committee OKLAHOMA 

for showing Colorado hospitality. 

President Susan #58143 and 

delisakay75@gmail.com 

Holiday Greetings! 

her “walk about” interviews was a 

SD JCI Senate Aug Meeting 

We’re experiencing great Activation 

in Oklahoma! Exciting 

hoot. Please save the dates: January 


19-22 Winter BOD in Kenner, LA 

Julie Rieckman 60573 SD 

things happening in Oklahoma ~ Skip Hoelker FR 10 SD 

and February 3-5 Texas Winter BOD 

Fall Social at the Sursa’s ~ Pat Hoelker 45893 IA/SD 

in San Antonio. 

Vonita Gardner 63629 SD 

October 29 th 

First Lady Candy and I wish you 

Dale Anderson 61280 SD 

Signing up for the Wreath’s Marsha Dahl 47936 SD 

a very Merry Christmas and Happy 

Across America 


New Year. Please remember the 

Jim Johnson 78110 SD 

OK JCI Senate Christmas Gary Watzel 17070 SD 

reason for the season. The birth 

Party with BOD/General Mem- Cindy Crook 53824 SD 

of Christ. 


JCI USA LIAISON / RETURN 

THE FAVOR PROGRAM 

MANAGER 

JENNIFER J. RAY #68957 

hodoray@verizon.net 

The administrative year for JCI 

USA follows the calendar year. 

While we were “experiencing” 

the first national board meeting of 

President Susan’s year in CO this 

September, JCI USA was holding 

their elections just a few weeks 

earlier for the next year. Please 

congratulate: 

103 rd National President Nate 

Martin #77647 (HI) 

Deputy National President 

Vanessa Birchler #74430 (IL) 

JCI USA PRESIDENT-ELECT 

NATE MARTIN 

mdirkson@jciusa.org 

JCI 

National Vice Presidents 

Stephanie Corder (MN) 

Jeremy Gordett (SC) 

Eric Hiatt (IL) 

Gina Maeda (HI) 

Jaketa Thomspon (VA) 

Breanna Wetzler #80460 (IA) 

While at the JCI USA National 

Convention, I hosted a Senate Table 

during the States Party. To enter 

a chance to win a bottle of Jack 

Daniels, I asked the Jaycees to 

provide one piece of advice about 

how the Senate can better help the 

Jaycees. The number one response 

received was “better communication 

– just have a conversation with 

us, one on one.” This really ties 

back to the “Coffee Talk Program” 

of just having one or two Senators 

meet with one or two Jaycees and 

just talk. 

If you are interested in attending 

the next JCI USA National Convention, 

mark your calendars now 

to be in Nashville, TN over St. 

Patrick’s Day weekend. More 

information will be provided in 

e-news and Facebook. 

Please contact me to learn more 

about helping Jaycees in your area. 

Your Potential” because I feel the 

Jaycees organization provides many 

development opportunities that 

our members can and should take 

advantage, especially from the four 

areas of opportunity (individual, 

business, community, and international). 

We have developed an 

exciting, expansive, and aggressive 

Plan of Action that is focused on 

continuing the positive momentum 

of the Jaycees movement, while 

continuing to make this the greatest 

young persons organization in the 

world. Using data, research, and 

various analyses, our goals will 

allow us to be more external facing, 

engage young change makers, and 

build partnerships and programs. 

Our mission is to provide development 

opportunities that empower 

young people to create positive 

change. I am honored to be able 

to help lead this organization in 

2023. I look forward to many interactions 

and collaboration with 

the Senate, in order to achieve 

our goals, uplift our mission, and 

move our organization into the 

next 100 years. 

USA 

JCI USA PRESIDENT 

MARGO DIRKSON #78760 

mdirkson@jciusa.org 

WOW! What a journey this year 

has been. It seems like yesterday 

that it was January and we were all 

starting this fantastic experience 

together with nervous anticipation. 

It has been truly my pleasure 

to work with my fellow Senators 

and Senate Leadership to make the 

most of the year I was honored to 

serve as National President of JCI 

USA. From the beginning to the 

end, I would have not been able to 

provide some of the AMAZING 

experiences and R.I.S.E. to the 

occasion time after time without 

the assistance of my senate family. 

Starting in December with a one 

of a kind SPR in TN at Camp 

Discovery, to helping with both 

JCI USA national convention, and 

much more supporting our individual 

chapters/states; Senators have 

been there every step of the way. 

It has been my pleasure to work 

with JCI USA Senate IPP Mike for 

the first part of the year and then 

finishing my year with a wonderfully 

collaborative relationship 

with JCI USA Senate President 

Susan. I was able to attend my 

first national senate event and was 

treated as family from that start. 

The Senate has supported JCI USA 

add over 1,050 members to our 

organization, and have actively 

helped us extend our Alumni base 

to start the process of starting more 

chapters in states without an organization 

presence. As we continue 

to work together to grow both organizations, 

we R.I.S.E. to the 

best of both as well. I hope that 

we can continue to work together 

to Recruit. Inspire. Support. And 

Empower the members of our 

Jaycee Family!! 

In Jaycee Love Always 

Front: 102nd National President Margo Dirkson #78760 (TN), 

103rd National President Nate Martin #77647 (HI), Deputy National 

President Vanessa Birchler #74430 (IL) 

Back: National Vice Presidents: 

Gina Maeda (HI), Stephanie Corder (MN), Eric Hiatt (IL), 

Jeremy Gordett (SC), Breanna Wetzler #80460 (IA), 

Jaketa Thomspon (VA) 

Aloha Kakou! My name is 

Nathan “Nate” Martin and I 

have the honor of serving as the 

2022 JCI USA Deputy National 

President. I hail from the great 

Rising Phoenix Jaycees Chapter 

in the beautiful state of Hawaii. 

On September 17, 2022 at the JCI 

USA Annual Meeting in Virginia 

Beach, Virginia, I was humbled 

and blessed to be elected as the 

next National President for JCI 

USA in 2023. 

My theme for 2023 is “Push 



WREATHS ACROSS 

AMERICA 

BILL HOSSMAN #41293 

bill.hossman@gmail.com 

We will Experience the Senate 

on Saturday December 17 th . This is 

the day that we honor our deceased 

Veterans. We will be placing a 

wreath at their stone or marker, 

thank them for their service and 

say their name. I hope that you 

have already went to the website 

www.wreathsacrossamerica.org. 

and you have found your way to 

help either by donating or being a 

volunteer to help place wreaths. 

There are 172 National and 149 

V. A. Funded cemeteries in our 

country. Last year with the help 

of many volunteers like you and I, 

we placed 2.4 million wreaths at 

3137 locations around the country. 

They say that you die twice, once 

in the physical and again when 

you are forgotten. I pray that when 

someone places a wreath at my 

father’s grave in Indiana and my 

uncles in Ohio, that they thank 

them for their service and say their 

name. So, they are not forgotten. 

Thank You 

Above: The girls at Fall Frolic experience the Head Light in Portland, 

Maine at Fall Frolic. Karen MacCannell #49497, President Susan 

Hatcher #58143, Ruby Weymouth, #67303,Sheri Menendez #47839 

Below: Santa trying to get his elves back to work. (NVPs) 

1st Timmers at Golden CO 

Sue Zimbleman #63539 CO, 

Carrie Newman #79601 CO, 

Nancy Carlisle #47897 IA, the 

winner Gloria Albers #79536 

OK, Pam Peters #79538 OK, 

and US JCI Senate President 

Susan Hatcher #58143 


Happy Holidays from Region IX. 

Holidays are relatively quiet around 

here. Oregon had their “Civil War” 

meeting to watch Oregon State play 

University of Oregon in football. It 

was at President John Doty’s house 

and everyone had a great time. This 

was held on November 27 over 

Thanksgiving weekend. 

REGION IX 

Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming 

Region IX NVP 

KATHY MILLER #74168 

kathrynmiller137@yahoo..com 

"LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE" 

The next weekend I went to Seattle 

for the annual Washington Senate 

Christmas party at the Old Spaghetti 

Factory. It was a lot of fun as usual 

and good Italian food. 

We are looking forward to going 

to Kenner, Louisiana for the Winter 

Board because our birthdays are on 

that weekend. The Winter Boards 

always fall on our birthdays, so it 

is a fun way to celebrate. That’s 

probably the next time I see anyone 

so have fun in the meantime. 

Everyday is a chance to make a 

difference, 

Region X NVP 

Lynne Hansen #68753 

lynne.hansen@outlook.com 

"LET THE GOOD TIMES 

ROLL" 

JOHN DOTY #70428 

PRESIDENT 

OREGON 

johndoty1@comcast.net 

In April, the Oregon Senate celebrated 

our 60th anniversary. We 

were honored to have COB Mike 

#58312 and Linda #71434 Andrews, 

President Susan Hatcher #58143 and 

REGION X 

Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah 

Hello fellow Senators from the 

great West aka Region X! What a 

great first five months and more 

to come! 

A great time was had by all at 

Nevada Days. Thank you to Charles 

Keller #38309 for hosting and Region 

VIII VP Ann Engle #71560 for 

joining the fun. 

Coming up in Region X is the 

AZ Holiday Party December 17 - 

always an extravaganza and always 

a great time. February 19 th , Hawaii is 

holding their JCI Senator and Alumni 

weekend, FKA Old Timers Weekend. 

If you have not been before, make 

plans to join us - it is an event that 

should not be missed. 

Links to these events and more 

will be in the Region X newsletter. 

Looking forward to seeing you 

all in Kenner, LA this January. 

TANIS JIMENO-FRIEDMAN 

#70297 

PRESIDENT ARIZONA 

moosemariner@msn.com 

The holiday season is around the 

corner...... 

AZ JCI Senate had a busy fall with 

Adopt A Street, 2 nd quarter meeting 

where we presented a Friendship 

Award and parking cars as a Ways 

& Means with the Queen Creek 

Kiwanis. 

The AZ JCI Senate Holiday Social 

is set for December 16th to 18th in 

Mesa, AZ at the Residence Inn by 

Marriott 941 W Grove. Please call 

888- 236-2427 for room block. We 

will be volunteering for Wreaths 

Across America in Scottsdale, AZ 

on Dec., 17 th . 

3 rd quarter meeting will be Feb. 

2023. Year End is May 2023. Date/ 

place TBD. 

other representatives from Region 

IX join us. Another highlight was 

having John Heilbronner (Captain 

Jack 2944), our first Senate President 

in attendance. Thanks to Washington’s 

President Angie Stanchfield 

#64531 who graciously provided 

dessert for the group. Thanks to 

the other 70+ Senators, spouses 

and friends that made the event so 

successful. Our fall board meeting 

will be held at the Doty’s house in 

Eugene on November 26th. We 

welcome any and all of you… 

YVETTE LEE #68707 

PRESIDENT 

HAWAII 

yvettelee808@gmail.com 

Maintenance – We put this concept 

into practice for our bodies, vehicles, 

appliances to strengthen health, usefulness 

and value. Can be applied 

to our Jaycee relationships, which 

made us Senators. 

Hawaii maintenance is present 

by Senators/ JCI Alumni at Jaycee 

events, a kind comment on social 

media, donating to their causes and 

inviting them to join our events. I 

learned from Beth Fujishige #69219 

that maintenance doesn’t have to 

be in one’s own State. 

Please join me on 2/19/23 in 

Hawaii at our Outstanding JCI 

Alumni Recognition Banquet. You 

can help me with some Jaycee relationship 

maintenance. Visit us at 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ 

hawaiijcisenate 



SOCIAL MEDIA 

KIM MELACHRINOS #66672 

kimjci66672@gmail.com 

Why is it so important that we 

have a Facebook page for social 

media? Facebook is the most 

prominent social media platform. 

According to a report by Donorbox 

from April 2022, Facebook has 

over 2.89 billion monthly active 

users and increases 10 percent year 

after year. 1.84 billion people on 

average log onto Facebook daily 

and are considered daily active 

users and five new profiles are 

created every second. 

Although other platforms are 

expanding in reach and influence 

every day, Facebook still reigns 

over other social media networks. 

So, it makes perfect sense for us 

to have a page! 

We want to show Senators 

enjoying themselves and spending 

time together. Everyone loves to 

see pictures. Having the Facebook 

page is a great opportunity for 

everyone to see what our regions 

& states are doing. 

I would love to see all regions 

& states on the page, so please 

email me your pictures. Or you 

can give me permission to share 

from your pages. 

Remember, our ONLY official 

Facebook page is the one titled US 

JCI Senate with President Susan’s 

#58143 logo. Don’t forget to LIKE 

the page! 

Thank you! 

WEBMASTER 

ALLISON GEDDES #74777 

jci74777@aol.com 

The website is up to date with 

the Foundation Scholarship 

state contacts and we are seeing 

a dramatic increase in unique 

visitors again this year mainly 

due to students checking scholarship 

info. If you haven't been 

to the website for a while, please 

take some time to visit the site 

and check it out. 

During our meeting in Colorado, 

we discussed how to tighten the 

security settings on your individual 

Facebook accounts to help 

prevent cloning/hacking. The 

below steps will not stop 100% 

is so wonderful getting together 

with fellow Senators once again. 

Hope to see some of you at the 

Region IV Fall Meeting, Region 

I’s Fall Frolic or at least Kenner, 

LA (NOLA). 

Happy New Year! 

of the cloning/hacking but cut it 

down significantly. 

• Settings tab 

• Under privacy set everything 

to friends only 

• For the setting “Do you 

want to search engines outside of 

Facebook to link to your profile” 

set that to NO. 

Be sure to send your Registration 

forms for State and Regional 

meetings to webmaster@usjcisenate.org. 

We will upload the 

form and add it to the calendar 

with a link to the form and send 

it to Kim Bode #62467 to be 

included in E-News. Many of 

our JCI Senators travel and this 

would give them an opportunity 

to find out about events in the 

area. Here is a QR code to share 

with your members that will take 

them directly to the US JCI Senate 

web site to help them experience 

the senate. 

We would appreciate your suggestions, 

ideas and even criticism. 

This helps to 

make the site 

better for the 

US JCI Senate 

members. 

met to bring forth any issues that 

may have arisen since Louisville. 

President Susan #58413 addressed 

the Committee and is not anticipating 

any By-Laws concerns. 

We will be reviewing the 

By-Laws primarily for housekeeping 

issues; however, we are not 

planning on making changes just 

for the sake of making changes. If 

anyone does have an issue/concern, 

please contact any member of the 

Committee so that we can put that 

issue on our agenda for our meeting 

in Kenner. 

Committee Members are Bianca 

Deal #71182 (Florida), Elizabeth 

McInnis #54219 (Massachusetts), 

Melissa Sleeth #69220 

(Virginia), Nick Woods #62735 

(North Carolina), Legal Counsel 

Stu O’Hara #39768 (Ohio) and 

Assistant Legal Counsel John 

Badeen #73089 (Michigan). 

We look forward to seeing 

everyone in Kenner, continuing 

to support the US JCI Senate and 

hope that everyone has a safe and 

Happy Holiday! 

US JCI SENATE BUSINESS PROTOCOL OFFICER 

DIRECTORY 

MARSHA PHILLIPS #47528 

LOWELL VAHL #40315 marshabphillips28@gmail.com 

LVAHL@cox.net Merry Christmas and Happy 

If you have a business that has Holidays to all! Wishing you and 

products or services that other yours all the best. 

JCI Senators could use, please Protocol is often something 

consider a listing in the U.S JCI that you don’t realize you need 

Senate Business Directory. This to know until you are almost “in 

listing would promote your business the moment.” Remember there 

to over 8000 members plus help is always a resource for you on 

raise funds for the US JCI Senate. our website www.usjcisenate.orgIf 

The cost is $100 for a 12-month you need order of introductions 

listing that includes your business as well as order of speakers, you 

card and a 30-word description of can find that info. And if you are CONSTITUTION/BYLAWS 

ALAN RICHARDSON #50550 

the business and products. All of anything like me…don’t try to add 

lar50550@cox.net 

the application forms are available anything you don’t have written 

Congratulations to the Colorado 

on the Business Directory website: in front of you, it seldom works 

JCI Senate on a great Fall BOD 

http://biz-directory.usjcisenate.org/ out right! (If you were there, you 

Meeting! It was great to “Experience 

the Senate” amongst 

Please try to support those know what I mean!) 

Senators that have listed their businesses. 

Please contact me with any to all your events and enjoying 

Hope you are inviting guests 

fellow Senators. Your Constitution 

and By-Laws Committee 

additional questions. 

every gathering you attend. It 



PRESIDENTIAL 

SWEEPSTAKES 

SABITHA VENKATESH 

#71858 

sabitha771@gmail.com 

The Sweepstakes Sluggers 

THANK YOU for your support 

of the 2022-2023 US JCI Senate 

Presidential Sweepstakes program! 

Because of YOU, our members, 

we are on track to achieve our goal 

of $40,000.00. Please continue to 

participate and support this fundraising 

program on the region, 

state and national levels. 

Your Sweepstakes Sluggers have 

been busy!. Thanks to Assistant 

Chair & Region III representative 

Lori Palo #66475, we are tracking 

all events on our calendar and the 

travels of the team – Melodie 

Ainslie #69200 (Celebration 

Event Lead), Kim Hubbell #68729 

(Region IX/X), Pat McLaughlin 

#51208 (Region VIII), Nancy 

Cardwell #54264 (Region VII), 

Phyllis Bowers #51430 (Region 

VI), Ron Kimmet #43520 (Region 

V), CC Ackerman #62039 (Region 

IV) and Bob Cairns #59815 (Region 

I/II). In addition to assisting states 

and regions with tickets sales, they 

have been securing prize donations 

for the year-end drawings. 

At the Fall BOD in Golden, the 

Sluggers announced the year-end 

theme on behalf of Celebration 

Event Lead Melodie Ainslie: “Experience 

the Senate Fair Celebration!” 

The regions will have “fair booths” 

with different games. At the Winter 

BOD in New Orleans, Louisiana, 

she will announce the specific 

rules and requirements. For any 

questions, please contact her at 

melodiea@frontier.com. 

Wishing everyone a very Happy 

Holidays! 

PARLIAMENTARIAN 

SCOTT KINGSLEY #67932 

srkjcrep@aol.com 

As we approach the Holiday 

Season, it is not out of the ordinary 

to give thanks and count blessings. 

I am thankful for my family 

and their continued health. My 

wife, Stephanie #72949, keeps 

me balanced when I get too high 

or too low and is the real reason 

behind any of my successes. I am 

blessed to have such an extensive 

network of friends from my Jaycee 

days or now as we continue to 

“Experience the Senate”. I will 

always consider July 5, 1995 as 

my second birthday as that was the 

day I joined the Saratoga Springs 

(NY) Jaycees. 

I hope all of you reading this 

publication have a joyful holiday 

season and that 2023 brings health, 

prosperity and happiness. Here 

HISTORIAN 

DAVE DeLANEY #41203 

for your reading pleasure are some 

tips on having an effective meeting. 

Meetings is noticed well in 

advance so calendars can be 

cleared. 

Always distribute items that 

must be voted on ahead of the 

meeting. (Reports, Minutes, resolutions) 

Start Meetings on time and close 

the bar with the gavel to order. 

All Offices should be prepared 

to summarize written reports, not 

read them. 

Have People lined up in advance 

to move action items. 

Controversial items should 

be vetted by a committee before 

brought to the floor. 

No one can speak twice on the 

same motion before everyone who 

wants to have spoken once. 

The more controversial an issue, 

the more formal the process. 

Don’t overuse Parliamentary 

Procedure, it will look like you’re 

trying to pull a fast one. 

Always give Legal Council and 

the Parliamentarian enough notice 

of agenda so they can properly 

advise the chair. 

Always end the meeting with 

enough time left over for socializing. 

It is where the real works 

gets done! 

Merry Christmas, Happy 

Holidays and a Happy 2023! 

50th Anniversary pins and the 

video done of the displays and 

the Past Presidents. 

If you, or your State/Region have 

items that help tell the history of 

our organization, we would like 

to include it in the archives. The 

reason we had the many items for 

display at the Louisville meeting 

was because many Senators/States/ 

Regions as well as Past Historians 

saved those materials over the 

years. This is how we are able to tell 

the story of our 

birth, growth 

and successes. 

Please save 

your agendas, 

minutes and 

newsletters 

and anything 

else that tells 

your story to 

keep adding 

to our storied 

FUTURE DIRECTIONS 

DAVID TEACHOUT #68700 

dteachout@charter.net 

The Future Directions Committee 

would like to wish everyone and 

their families a Merry Christmas 

and a Happy New Year. We had 

been able to submit the condensed 

strategic plan to President Susan 

Hatcher #58143 in time for it to 

be reviewed at the BOD meeting 

in Golden, Colorado. It has since 

been made into a working document 

that we can utilize. 

The committee is currently 

drilling into a few of the key bullet 

points. Our goal is to be able to 

implement or move forward on 

some of this plan before the end 

of the year. 

We are currently working on 

enhancing communications between 

the national, region and state Senate 

organizations. We will be looking 

at how we can continue to support 

and strengthen our relationships 

with JCI USA. 

If anyone would like to pass 

along a suggestion on these topics, 

feel free to contact myself or any 

other member of this committee. I 

hope to see and visit with a lot of 

you in the coming months. Be safe. 

HistorianUSJCISenate@gmail.com 

Our Time Capsule created for 

our 75th Anniversary in 2047 

was shown recently at our BOD 

Meeting in Golden, CO. We will 

be adding materials collected from 

the recent 50th Anniversary. This 

will include copies of the Program 

Book, one of which is autographed 

by many Past Presidents. Also 

included will be the remaining history. 



MEMBERSHIP 

INFORMATION SERVICES 

DAWNA NORFLEET #61999 

norfleetdawna13@gmail.com 

Thank you “Experience the 

Senate” Treasurers for submitting 

your dues kits by December 

1 st deadline. 

We had 1,850 members due this 

quarter. There was 82 members 

dropped and 122 new adds for a 

net change of +40. Seven regions 

grew with Region II +14, Region 

III +12 and Region IV +10. Twenty 

states grew with Pennsylvania, 

West Virginia, South Dakota and 

Oklahoma +7. South Carolina and 

Virginia +6 and Ohio +5. Currently 

membership is 8,117. 

March Membership Dues kits 

will be sent out January 15 th and 

June kits will be sent out April 

15 th to State Presidents/Treasurers 

and NVPs. 

Dues Kits Reminders: 

Do not send pdf. 

Add state in memo section of 

email. 

Send info copy/check to 

Treasurer Bruce 

Due March 1 st and June 1 st 

Address changes: 

Inform your state treasurer 

Inform me of address change 

notice on the inside cover of 

Mentors 

Complete the Change of Address 

form on usjcisenator.org 

Electronic Mentors: 

Go to US JCI Senate website 

Complete information on the 

link “ Electronic Mentors”. 

Want to receive only one copy of 

Mentor, please send me an email. 

Hope to see treasurers at TIE 

meeting in NO! 

SENATE ORIENTATION 

ACTIVATION AND 

RETENTION (SOAR) 

NANCY GIANETTI #69463 

toohyper@sbcglobal.net 

What a wonderful time in 

Golden, CO! Congratulations 

to Chairs: Ron #56549 and Nan 

#63882 Holzer, President Shannon 

Klocker #77823 and the Colorado 

Senate for a fantastic meeting “Experiencing 

the Senate.” We had 

five Senators that participated in 

Greetings! 

They say a picture is worth 1000 

the Frist Timer’s program: Sue 

Zimbleman #63539 CO, Carrie 

Newman #79601 CO, Nancy 

Carlisle #47897 IA, Pam Peters 

#79538 OK and the winner Gloria 

Albers #79536 OK. President 

Susan #58143 wouldn’t share 

with me how the winner would 

be announced! 

If you have never attended a 

National Senate meeting or were 

working on the committee if a 

national meeting was in your state, 

please participate in First Timers 

– you won’t regret it. 

Send your pictures for visitations 

– NO NVPs or other elected 

officers in the pictures except for 

President Susan! Showcase general 

members Experiencing the Senate. 

For New Senators – please send 

their names and senate numbers, 

mailing address, when they 

received their award and email 

address. 

Happy Holidays and see many of 

you at Winter Board in Kenner, LA. 

PRESIDENTIAL 

INFORMATIONAL 

EXCHANGE (P.I.E.) 

JESSICA KLING #78271 

jfk78271@gmail.com 

words. For purposes of this article, 

it is worth 10012. 

Our Presidents are awesome 

and I thank them for all they do. 

Golden was golden. We met 

formally and informally, drew interesting 

pictures, took pictures 

with Louie and learned a lot. 

We’re still meeting via Zoom 

in between BOD meetings. 

ENHANCED MEMBERSHIP 

BENEFITS 

MICHELE TARANTINO 

#63380 

cheleot@yahoo.com 

I am so excited to be helping to 

make the Enhancing Membership 

Benefits role come to fruition! The 

Executive Board voted to pursue a 

partnership with a company that will 

bring us discounts on such useful 

things as travel, UPS Shipping and 

wellness products and programs. 

I am working with this agency to 

bring a proposal to New Orleans 

to get “Enhancing Membership 

Benefits” up and running! 

Have a Happy and Healthy 

Holiday Season and stay tuned 

for more details on these great 

perks you will receive just for 

being a US JCI Senator! 

I can’t wait to see everyone in 

New Orleans! 

It is an honor to continue to work 

with this group and I look forward 

to their accomplishments in the 

second half of this year! 


A TRIBUTE TO OUR DEPARTED MEMBERS 

(A Brief History of Our Memorial Service) 

Compiled by: Dave Habershaw #17879 and Randy Young #46420 (Past Presidents), Mike Sawyer #36403 and Ray Ainslie #44136 (Past Chaplains) 

One by one, in small and large 

groups, members of the US JCI 

Senate filed into the assembly hall. 

Quietly they took seats, more than 

250, to begin the annual Memorial 

Service. They were there to pay 

tribute to those JCI Senators who 

had passed away during the previous 

year. 

In a somber but humble appearance 

Senate Chaplain Scott Kingsley 

#67932 called the assembly to order. 

He then called Wayne Kiefer #36498 

forward to present an open eulogy 

to our 45 th US JCI Senate President, 

Jim Mammon #37122, who had just 

recently passed away. Following 

Waynes comments, the Chaplain 

then called forward, in order, each 

of the Region Vice Presidents who 

then read off the names of the JCI 

Senators from each of their states 

who had passed away during the year 

while simultaneously, their names 

and photos were displayed on the 

giant screen video monitor. Each 

in turn, the departed Senators were 

recognized and their names recorded 

for posterity. Finalizing the event 

came the recognition of our neighbors 

to the north, Canadian JCI Senators 

who had departed. All-in-all it was 

a memorable and beautiful service. 

In retrospect, the JCI Senate 

didn’t always have a Memorial 

Service for our departed. During 

the early years, if a “known senator” 

had departed, a moment of silence 

was held for him during the BOD 

Meeting. However, in 1989, that all 

changed thanks to an innovative JCI 

Senator, Tom Selmer #14563, who 

was the Chaplain under President 

Jim Hall #16055. 

During the 1988 annual mid-year 

meeting in Tulsa that year (actually 

Jan 1989), a number of us were seated 

in the hospitality room doing our 

usual chit-chat. During the conversation, 

Tom brought up the idea of 

wanting to do something to recognize 

the Senators who had passed away 

since the last meeting. At that time 

there were no official records of the 

Senators who passed away and Tom 

felt that it would be appropriate to 

do so. However, he didn’t feel any 

specific religious rite was an appropriate 

method. As an avid firefighter 

in Indianapolis, he realized the importance 

of recognizing the departed. 

At that point it was mentioned that 

the BPO Elks held a non-denominational 

memorial service at each 

state’s year-end meeting. Tom asked 

this writer if it were possible to get 

a copy of the service that the Elks 

held. This was done and sent to Tom. 

Over the course of the next few 

months, Tom used the Elks service 

and his knowledge of the firefighter’s 

service as a platform to develop 

a service for the JCI Senate. While 

it is patterned after the Elks service, 

is quite different. Upon arrival in 

Memphis in June 1989, Tom met 

with several of us to go over his 

plan. We made a few tweaks but 

maintained his original intent. One 

of the things Tom had done was to 

develop a generic eulogy to honor 

all the departed Senators. This was 

read at the start of the service and 

then each departed member’s name 

was read aloud. Simultaneously, 

live candles, which had been lit, 

were extinguished. In the first few 

years there weren’t many departed 

senators to recognize (only 10 – 15) 

for two reasons: There weren’t that 

many who passed away and it was 

not easy to get the names from the 

states of those who had departed. 

This mostly was accomplished via 

phone calls and requests published 

in the Senate Scene. No email in 

those days. 

What is interesting is that during 

those first years the attendance was a 

bit sparse. It was usually held before 

the BOD Meeting and started at 

7:00 am in order to finish before the 

8:00 am start of the BOD Meeting. 

Therefore, only about 15-25 brave 

souls managed to drag themselves 

to the service. Another interesting 

tid-bit is that most of the attendees 

came in jacket and tie or dresses for 

women, as the case may be. 

The purpose and meaning of the 

service changed significantly in 1994 

in Orlando. At the outset of the year, 

then Chaplain/Rabbi Mike Sawyer 

#36403 made a concerted effort to 

improve the presentation. Since 

this was pre-internet time, he sent 

out snail-mail letters to every state 

senate President with a pre-paid return 

post card, requesting the names and 

numbers of any deceased Senator 

from their state. The response was 

very rewarding: he received 48 names. 

He even received a last-minute call 

from Maryland’s President notifying 

him of a wheel-bound Senator that 

had been murdered during a home 

invasion. 

All 48 names were printed in a 

Memorial Booklet and distributed 

during the service. Several notable 

facts from that meeting were: Pennsylvania 

had the most names (10) and 

it included the name of Hal Krekorian 

#9695. Thus, Hal became the first 

of our Past Presidents to be recognized 

at a Memorial Service. It 

was a very humbling and moving 

service with more than 150 members 

and spouses in attendance. They 

came, not just to pay tribute to Hal, 

a man truly loved and respected by 

his peers, but to pay tribute to the 

other 48 people on the list. 

At the beginning of the service 

Amazing Grace was sung by a young 

lady from the Orlando area. There 

were 49 lit candles on the table in 

front, one each for the deceased 

member and one extra for any 

deceased senator(s) whose name(s) 

weren’t submitted in time. Past 

President Darryl Watts #9776 was 

tasked with reading the names of 

each departed Senator, while John 

Clarke #1856 (later Chuck Fries 

#18344) extinguished a candle. 

After all the names were read, the 

49th candle was extinguished. This 

practice of having one candle for each 

deceased member continued into the 

late 1990s when it was decided to 

revise the practice. It was decided 

to change to using one lit candle 

for each state that submitted the 

names of their deceased Senators 

and this was later changed in the 

mid 2000’s to using a single candle 

for each region. 

Over the next decade or so, the 

service began to develop traction. 

Each Chaplain did his/her best to 

provide a strong sense of decorum 

during each year’s service. As a 

result, more and more Senators and 

spouses turned out for this event. 

For example, during Randy Young’s 

#46420 year as Chaplain, he had a 

single individual from each Region 

read the names from their Region. 

This was later changed to having 

the NVPs read the names from their 

Region. Concurrently, Daryl and 

Chuck continued their service as 

ushers. Live music was introduced 

whereby Angie Struttmen sang and 

was accompanied by Bev Moss on 

piano. Randy also implemented a 

program to recognize Region and 

State Chaplains who had performed 

exceptional services. Later Ariel 

Jones #65423, as Chaplain, introduced 

the use of photos during the 

slide presentation. However, it was 

during the 2013 Annual Service that 

then Chaplain Ray Ainslie #44136 

provided a significant improvement 

for the service. 

As mentioned previously, obtaining 

names of departed senators depended 

on receiving the information from 

the state Presidents or chaplains. 

While this was effective, it wasn’t 

very thorough. During Ray’s year a 

policy was implemented to compile 

a list throughout the year of the 

departed Senators. By promoting 

the process through the NVP’s, a 

very composite list from each state 

was obtained. It also was capable of 

obtaining a list of previously departed 

Senators who had been missed in 

the previous years. Most of this 

new effort came about via a newly 

developed position of Membership 

Services Director chaired by Larry 

Ferguson #45060. Also, beginning 

that year, the video presentation 

program was introduced which has 

been used since. In addition to the 

video program, which eventually 

included pictures of the departed, 

hand programs were passed out 

listing the departed by Region/State 

of the deceased Senators. Also recognized 

that year were the Senate 

families that had children in the 

active military. With the calling 

of each name a gong was struck 

using a suspended copper pipe and 

hammer. Canadian Senators, as well 

as ASAC and ASE Senators were 

also recognized. 

The idea of the sounding of a tone 

after the names read lead to a new 

development. The following year a 

bell was specially cast in Sandusky, 

Ohio, sponsored by Ray, for the US 

JCI Senate. It took three castings 

before the bell was correct. It was 

then presented to the organization as 

a gift from Ray #44136 and Melodie 

#69200 Ainslie. A hand carrying 

case made of Illinois Cherry accompanied 

the bell. 

The list of departed Senators has 

continued to grow each year; unfortunately. 

Thus, additional changes 

were needed to control matters. As 

a result, it was decided that any 

Senator to be recognized needed 

to be a due’s paid member of the 

states and national organization. This 

helped to streamline the logistics 

of the service. Also, coordination 

with the regions and states increased 

which meant compiling the annual 

list was much easier 

As we enter our second half 

century for the US JCI Senate, a 

very important and humbling activity 

has become an integral part of our 

annual gathering: THE MEMORIAL 

SERVICE. What started as a simple 

idea by Chaplain Tom Selmer #14563 

in 1988-1989, has become a significant 

part of our heritage - paying 

tribute to our departed members. 

NOTE: There are no factual 

records in the US JCI Senate Archives 

that exist that mention the events 

described above. However, the 4 

compiling individuals each did, at 

different times, participate in the 

events as written; thus, these events 

are as factual as can be expected. 


Richard Tilton, 

#26999, 

New York, 

passed away 

on October 

17, 2022 at the 

age of 82. He 

worked as a 

Developmental 

Aide for 

the WNY Developmental Center 

in West Seneca. He also worked 

previously as a Prudential insurance 

agent for the greater Arcade 

area for 15 years. Additionally, 

he was involved with the American 

Cancer Society and volunteered 

for the Canter for Cancer 

for 40 years. 

Richard is survived by one 

daughter, one son, four grandchildren, 

two sisters, and one brother. 

Mark Thomas 

Wiley, 

#39704, Texas, 

passed 

away on October 

1, 2022 at 

the age of 64. 

He lived in the 

Houston and 

Katy area. He 

was an avid University of Houston 

fan and enjoyed attending 

sporting events. He treasured the 

time spent with is sons and grandsons 

and loved to attend their 

baseball games. 

Mark was recognized as a member 

of the US JCI Senate. He was 

named one of the Top 100 Men 

in Katy by Katy Magazine for 

his charitable contributions and 

unwavering support for his community. 

Mark is survived by wife Jane, 

two sons, and two grandsons. 

THE EMPTY CHAIR 

Paul Ray, 

#68070, 

Maryland, 

passed away 

on August 4, 

2022 at the age 

of 53. He was 

a contractor 

in office and 

home remodeling. 

He and his twin brother, 

Rob formed Twin Contracting. 

The twins were regular fixtures as 

the beer men at the Towsontown 

Spring Festival and the Maryland 

State Fair. He was an avid fan of 

both the Ravens and the Orioles. 

Paul was an extremely active 

member of the Towson Jaycees, 

working tireless helping others. 

He rose through the ranks of the 

organization and was awarded a 

lifetime membership at the state, 

national and international levels. 

Paul is survived by his wife Liz, 

one sister, and one brother. 

Ellwood 

'Woody' Curtis, 

#17318, 

Colorado, 

passed away 

on September 



He graduated 

from Bountiful 

High School and from Weber 

State College. He served in the 

US Army Reserve. He worked as 

an insurance investigator for the 

Retail Credit Company and many 

other businesses that he started 

even after his retirement. 

After years of dedicated service 

in the Jaycees, Woody received 

the 'Distinguished Service' Award 

and was one of Colorado's 'Three 

Outstanding Young Men in 1974- 

1975. He also served on the Board 

of Advisors for the Metro Denver 

March of Dimes and the committee 

for the 1976 Olympics. 

Woody is survived by his wife, 

Janice, one daughter, one son, 

four grandchildren, and two sisters. 

Ronald 

Hoeller, 

#58591, Illinois, 

passed 

away on 

October 25, 

2022 at the 

age of 73. 

Ronald was 

very active 

Jim Walsh, 

#29052, Massachusetts, 

passed away 

on October 16, 


of 77. He was 

an active member 

of the Pipefitters 

Local 

537 during his career and into retirement. 

He was also involved in 

many town sports and activities. 

Jim was one of a kind and will be 

missed by all who loved him. 

Jim is survived by his wife, 

Cathleen, three daughters, three 

sons, thirteen grandchildren and 

six brothers. 

Marilyn 

Jones, #63590, 

Ohio, passed 

away on August 

8, 2022 

at the age of 

82. She was 

a graduate of 

York High 

School. She retired from Wells 

Fargo Bank, formerly Peoples 

Bank after 41 years. 

Marilyn was a past President of 

the Van Wert Jaycee Mates and 

the Ohio JCI Senate. She was 

also involved with Ohio Jaycee 

Women. She served as the longtime 

Treasurer for the Van Wert 

County 4-H Council. Most importantly, 

she loved spending 

time with her family and friends, 

especially her granddaughter. 

Marilyn is survived by her 

daughter, Melissa, one granddaughter, 

and one sister. 

Sharon Leppla, 

#44742, 

Minnesota, 

Frank 

Hamm, 

#5861, New 

York, passed 

away May 29, 


age of 92. He 

was a graduate 

of Northside 

High School 

and Alfred University. He was a 

Korean War Veteran. After returning 

he worked with is his father 

at the Tasty Bakery, eventually 

owning it. His second career was 

selling real estate and was an insurance 

assessor. 

Frank loved to travel, enjoyed 

swimming and boating at the family 

cottage on Keuka Lake. He 

was dedicated to Corning and its 

citizens as he was a driving force 

behind many activities in the 

community and was always there 

to lend a helping hand no matter 

the cause. 

Frank is survived by three 

daughters, four grandchildren, 

and three great grandchildren. 

JoAnn 

Smith, 

#51107, Illinois, 

passed 


28, 2022, 

at the age of 

69. She graduated 

from 

Larkin High 

School. She worked at various 

jobs including Baird & Warner 

Real Estate and the Northwest 

Herald. She was also a long time 

Mary Kay Consultant. 

JoAnn was a member of the 

Illinois Jaycees, serving as a 

chapter, region, and state officer. 

She served as State President of 

the Illinois JCI Senate. She is a 

member and president of the Ladies 

Auxiliary of the Knights of 

Columbus. 

JoAnn is survived by her three 

daughters, one son, fourteen 

grandchildren, two sisters, and 

three brothers 

James Boland, 

#41301, 

passed away 

New Hampshire, 

passed 


on November 



graduated from 

age of 68. She 


New Ulm Public 

High School 

He worked for 

the Town of 

and attended college at Minnesota 

Exeter for over 35 years, starting 

State University and took summer 

in the recreation department and 

courses at Martin Luther College. 

retiring from the Exeter Water 

She worked for H.S.I. In New 

Department. 

Ulm as a care professional and as 

James was involved for many 

a supervisor. 

years with the New Hampshire 

Sharon was very active in the 

Jaycees. He will be remembered 

Jaycees and JCI groups. She especially 

enjoyed all the conven- 

as a super Disney fan and often 

drew characters and handed them 

tions committee's she was a chair 

out to children. 

member of and all the friends she 

in his local Jaycee chapter, the Illinois 

Jaycees and JCI Senate. 

James is survived by his wife 

mad from attending and organizing 

the events. 

Sharon, one daughter, one stepson, 

four grandchildren, three sis- 

Sharon is survived by her hus- 

Ronald is survived by his wife, 

Mary Anne, two daughters, and 

ters, and one brother. 

band, Dennis 'DJ', one sister and 

two grandchildren. 

one brother. 


Bonnie Williams 

Wiley, 

#59868, Georgia, 

passed 



age of 79. She 

owned and operated 

a florist 

and catering business in South 

Cobb County. 

Bonnie served in the US JCI 

Senate for many years. She was 

an avid fisherman and loved 

spending time with her grandchildren 

and great grandchildren. 

Bonnie is survived by one daughter, 

two sons, ten grandchildren, 

and eight great grandchildren. 

William Allen 

Howard, 

#62077, Oklahoma, 

passed 

away on September 


at the age of 65. 

He was a graduate 

of Marlow 

High School. He spent time serving 

as a proud member of the National 

Guard for 6 years ranked as 

a Staff Sergeant. He lived in the 

Stephens County area all of his 

life and worked as a janitor for 

Duncan Regional Hospital and he 

previously worked at Wal-Mart 

for 10 years. 

Allen was a former president of 

the Marlow Jaycees club. He was 

a member of the Red Red Rose, 

and the C.B. Club. 

Allen is survived by one daughter, 

one son, three grandchildren, 

three sisters, and two brothers. 

THE EMPTY CHAIR 

Bruce 

Schmitt, 

#49261, Kansas, 

passed 



at the age of 

69. He graduated 

from 

David Brearley High School and 

Manhattan Vo-tech School. He 

worked as a welder at Frankfort 

Fabrication and Dale Luttig. 

When he decided to retire, he 

went to work at Dymax as a steel 

cutter for 18 years. 

Bruce was a member of the Kenilworth 

and Onaga Jaycees. He 

also helped with the 4-H Shooting 

Sports and was a Hunter Education 

Instruction for many years. 

He was an avid hunter and fisherman 

and loved spending time 

with his children and grandchildren. 

Bruce is survived by his wife, 

Julie, two daughters, eight grandchildren, 

and two brothers. 

Lawrence 

Popp, #33320, 

Ohio, passed 



at the age of 

74. He graduated 

from 

Gibsonburg 

High and Terra 

Technical College. He served in 

the US Navy. He was employed 

by Atlas Industries for over 30 

years. He also worked in all 

phases of home construction and 

remodeling with his father. 

Lawrence was active in the Ohio 

Jaycees and served many capacities 

over 50 years at the local, 

state, and national level, especially 

in the JCI Senate. He received 

the Gary Richey Memorial Blue 

Ribbon Award for a lifetime of 

outstanding service and dedication 

to the Ohio JCI Senate. 

Lawrence is survived by is sister, 

Patricia. 

Dave Pennell, 

#38685, 

Pennsylvania, 

passed 

away on July 



He graduated 

from J.P. Mc- 

Caskey High School, Mt. Joy Vo 

Tech School of Graphic Arts and 

Taddeus Stevens Trade School in 

Printing. He was employed by 

LNP's Circulation Mail Room 

Carrier Collection and Mission 

Newspaper and Intelligencer 

Printing Company. 

Dave was a member of the Millersville 

Jaycees and held many 

local offices including Past President. 

He was also a member of 

the Scouts BSA for over 30 years, 

holding many positions including 

Assistant Scoutmaster, and a 

District Commissioner . He recognized 

with a District Award of 

Merit. 

Dave is survived by One daughter, 

one son, three grandchildren, 

three sisters, and one brother. 

Mike Worthington, 

#33862, Iowa, 

passed away 

November 1, 


of 73. He had 

an insurance 

and real estate 

office in Humboldt 

and recently had been serving 

on the Humboldt city council. 

Mike was a member of the Humboldt 

Dakota City Jaycees. He 

was a past President. He also held 

the offices of District Director, 

Regional Director and was one of 

the first Quadrant Vice President 

of the Iowa Jaycees. He had a 

great passion for golf and chaired 

some Jaycees golf tournaments 

over his Jaycee career. 

Mike is survived by his wife, 

Pat, one son, three grandchildren, 

and one sister. 

Richard 

Szczepaniak, 

#68142, 

Oklahoma, 

passed away 

on September 



He graduated 

from Enid High School and later 

earned his Bachelor of Business 

degree from NWOSU. He 

worked in the parts department at 

Zaloudek Marine. 

Richard was a member of the 

Jaycees, and Compassionate 

Friends. He loved his family, 

and he and Bonnie would spend 

the winters in Texas, where they 

loved sitting on the beach. 

Richard is survived by his wife, 

Bonnie, one grandson, two sisters, 

and two brothers. 

Dennis 

Warnecke, 

#28173, Ohio, 

passed away 

on September 



He graduated 

from Delphos 

St. Johns and 

International Business College. 

He retired from Kennedy Kit 

Manufacturing as Treasurer. 

Dennis was also member of 

the Van Wert Jaycees, Rotary, 

Knights of Columbus, as well as 

the YMCA. 

Dennis is survived by four sisters 

and three brothers. 

Michael 

'Hoppy' Hopkins, 

#50561, 

West Virginia, 

Greg Stavish, 

#32147, California, 

passed 

September 29, 

passed away 


3, 2022. He 

age of 68. He 


made his mark 

graduated from 

on the business 

Morgantown High School and 

world. He began 

his working 

served for many years as a youth 

West Virginia University. He 

life as a paper boy for the Star 

Boy Scout leader and went on to 

News. At 19, he started Gregory 

become an Eagle Scout. 

Enterprises and began importing 

Hoppy was a Past President of 

items to sell, most notable were 

the West Virginia Jaycees. He 

the cockroach trap and a meat 

William Thomas 'Tom' Benning, #35665, Pennsylvania, 

passed away on September 17, 2022 at motivated him to serve as Chair 

loved the Holiday season and it 

tenderizer. 

Greg served as Pasadena Chapter 

President to California Pres- 

School. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Parade for many years. He served 

the age of 73. He was a graduate of Octorara High for the Morgantown Christmas 

ident and US Jaycee Vice President. 

He never forgot a face or 

Tom was a very active member of the Phoenixville town Board of REALTORS. He 

He worked in maintenance for Lockheed Martin. in many offices for the Morgan- 

a story and despite personal setbacks 

in recent years his smile 

nia Jaycees. He was a Chapter President, District Advisor for West Virginia Alpha 

Jaycees, as well as the state level of the Pennsylva- 

was also a long time Chapter 

never left his eyes. 

Director, Regional Director, State Vice President Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi at West 

Greg is survived by his wife, and received on of the highest honors, being installed as a JCI Junior Virginia University. 

Jeannette, one daughter, one son, Chamber of Commerce International, Senator. 

Hoppy is survived by his wife, 

six grandchildren, one sister and Tom is survived by his brother, Dale, and his 15 nieces and nephews. Ruth, one sister, two brothers, and 

one brother. 

several nieces and nephews. 


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