Committees & Special Assignments
Budget
State Chairwoman
Erin Epping, State Chairwoman
Budget Committee 2024-2026 Goals
The Budget Committee will begin the budgeting process in summer 2025 and will present a preliminary budget at the Winter Workshop 2026 and will seek final approval at the 2026 State Convention. We will use the existing budget and actual income and expenses data to create the next administration’s budget.
Committee Members
Missy Kimball, Tammy Welter, Shelly Isely & Mary Meek
Amendments and Policies
Marianne Potter, State Chairwoman
Committee Members
Erin Epping, Carolyn Mitchell, Deb Brossard, & Paula Schlice
GFWC-WI Articles of Incorporation
GFWC-WI Bylaws
GFWC-WI Policies
GFWC-WI Junior Bylaws
GFWC-WI Junior Policies
All of this information can be found on the “Members” page under “2024 - 2026 State Handbook”
Convention and Meetings
Mary Kaye Ernest, State Chairwoman
President’s Special Assistant
Dorothy Protz
Financial Review Committee
State Chairwoman
Committee Members TBD
Investment
Mary Meek, State Chairwoman
Committee Members
Erin Epping (1st VP), Tammy Welter (Treasurer), Linda Brown (President), Nancy Dickman(Past President)
Please refer to "For Members only" to read the Investment Guidance Document
Nominating
Julie Saether, State Chairwoman
Committee Members
Michelle Black, Alexandria Lerch-Gaggl, Kim Bruns plus two more members from the general membership.
The GFWC-WI Nominating Committee has an important role because we work to find a slate of officers for the 2026-2028 term. The committee has been elected and consists of five members, three from the Board of Directors and two from the general membership. The work of this committee begins in January or February 2025 when we will start to find candidates so we can present a full slate of officers by January 2026, who will be elected at the GFWC-WI Convention in May 2026. There will be articles in the GFWC-WI Clubwoman about the search for candidates. If you are interested in finding out more information about the offices and what is required to be a candidate, please reach out to myself (julie-s@tds.net) or any of the other committee members.
Resolutions
Kim Bruns, State Chairwoman
Committee Members
Nancy Niedziela, Erin Epping, Paula Schlice, Gloria Lansin
Parliamentary Advisor/Protocol Chair
Timekeepers
Barbara Pontow & TBD
Strategic Planning
Erin Epping, State Chairwoman
Strategic Planning 2024-2026 Goals
The Strategic Planning Committee begins the planning process in fall 2025 for the next administration. The current Strategic Plan will be evaluated and updated based on the challenges and opportunities of the organization. The preliminary plan for the next administration will be presented at the Winter Workshop 2026 and will seek final approval at the 2026 State Convention.
Committee Members
Carolyn Mitchell, Shelly Isely, Missy Kimball