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2011 Summer Conference in Indianapolis

Host Committee

Debbie Fish, Chair

• Santosh Chawla
• Nancy Cruse
• Linda Davin
• Janice Hopkins-Malchow
• Lee Ann Kwiatkowski
• Rosalind LaRocque
• Trish Morita Mullaney
• Jetta Tarr

2010 Annual Conference in Atlanta

Host Committee

Rhonda Baldwin, Chair

• Sonja Alexander
• Pansy Corbett
• JaBra Harden Fuller
• Montreal Gore
• David Hill
• Ingrid Jones
• Tamara Kirshtein
• Cheryl Love
• Qualyn McIntyre
• Sharon Moore
• Nikki Mouton
• A. Clifton Myles
• Kathy O'Neill
• Leigh Ann Putnam
• Anita Richardson
• Lynn Seay
• Andy Smith
• Thomas Van Soelen

2010 Summer Conference in Seattle

Host Committee

Debbie Lahue, Chair

• Linda Davin
• Terese Emry
• Becky Firth
• Anna Griebel
• Audrey Hobbs-Johnson
• Rosalind LaRocque
• Ruth Medsker
• Julianne Sparks
• Paula Strozyk
• Cathy Thompson

2009 41^st Annual Conference in St. Louis

Host Committee

Kathy Blackmore, Chair

• Julie Blaine
• Nancy Clemens
• Suzy Cutbirth
• Kathy Diehl
• Brian Garner
• Susan Hodges
• Paula Knight
• Margaret Lucero
• Cynthia Matthew
• Sue McAdamis
• Doug Miller
• Anthony Neal
• Rick Roberts
• Scotty Scott
• Jody Wood

2009 Summer Conference in Boston

Host Committee

Casel Walker, Chair

• Erin Bennett
• Helen Bickford
• Karie Carpenito
• Phala Chea
• Ethel Gaides
• Sonia Caus Gleason
• Marguerite Gonsalves
• Maureen Harris
• Sharon Hartley
• Pam Herrup
• Eve Laubner
• Muriel Jackson Leonard
• Janet Michaud
• Pat Miller
• Terry Nugent
• Karen O'Connor
• Kathy O'Connor
• Carol Radford
• Peg Ralph
• Deb Roody
• Kathleen Skinner
• Kathy Swann
• Melanie Walsh
• Maida Wiliams

2008 40^th Annual Conference in Washington D.C.

Host Committee

Ted Haynie, Chair

• Karen Barnes
• Denny Berry
• Kitty Blumsack
• Jeff Maher
• Nancy Carey
• Lenore Cohen
• Beverly Echols
• Dorothy Egbufor
• Sharon Hemphill
• Franklin Horstman
• Antoinette Kellaher
• Judy Newhouse
• Katharine Roed
• Diane Rymer
• Barbara Steverson
• Linda Thompson
• Patricia Wiedel

2008 Summer Conference in Orlando

Host Committee

Debbie Barrett Cooke, Chair

• Norish L. Adams
• Mary Ann Ahearn
• Maria C. Dempsey
• Linda Ferrara
• Carolyn Guthrie
• William Hall
• Bob Husbands
• Sallie Jenkins
• Mary Little
• Jane Granger Meadows
• Crystal Spikes

2007 39^th Annual Conference in Dallas

Host Committee

Mark Diaz, Chair

• Angelica Gayton
• Edward Chevallier
• Terri Patterson
• Jolene Yoakum
• Kathy Kee
• Berry Burks
• Janet Swan
• Jeanette Ball
• Evelyn Wagner Wright
• Lisa Casto
• Charle Scott
• Luis Flores

2007 Summer Conference in Denver

Host Committee

• Janet Alcorn
• Linda Barker
• Amie Cieminski
• Heather Clifton
• Susana Cordova
• Mary Ann Grenawalt
• Cindy Harrison
• Debbie Hearty
• Stephen Helgeson
• Jan Henwood
• Catherine Hill
• Brenna Isaacs
• Linda James
• Rosalind LaRocque
• Chrysann McBride
• Jodi Papini
• Theress Pidick
• Suzanne Plaut
• Pam Reynolds
• Nancy Shakowski
• Susan Sparks
• Priscilla Straughn
• Rosann B. Ward

2006 38^th Annual Conference in Nashville

Host Committee

Janice Shelby, Chair

• Pearl Sims
• Teresa Suarez
• Robbie Mitchell
• Connie Mayo
• Ernestine Adams
• Kim Clemmons
• Rodney Russell
• Barry Olhausen
• Susan Hudson
• Myra Whitney
• Kongsouly Jones
• Sabrina Walton
• Lenna Allen
• Sharon Ladner
• Lloyd Ramer

2006 Summer Conference in Washington D.C.

Host Committee

• Elizabeth Aitken
• Lisa Baker
• Denny Berry
• Beverly Carpenter
• Lenore Cohen
• Beverly Echols
• Dorothy Egbufor
• Sharon Hemphill
• Linda James
• David Morrocco
• Sharon Mullen
• Linda Niemi
• Cathy Owens
• Richelle Patterson
• Linda Plattner
• Carole Rawlison
• Barbara Steverson
• Kristan VanHook

2005 37^th Annual Conference in Philadelphia

Host Committee

Victoria Duff and Janet Samuels, Co-Chairs

• Steve Biancello
• Sheila Buckley
• Debbie Conway
• Elaine Davis
• Theodore Davis
• Jennifer Jones
• Bernie McGee
• Marilyn Murphy
• Joyce Ness
• Donna Piekarski
• Ronni Reed
• Hilda Rosario

2005 Summer Conference in Chicago

2004 36^th Annual Conference in Vancouver

Host Committee

Audrey Hobbs-Johnson, Chair

• Robin Arden
• Steve Cardwell
• Jessica Antoz
• John Morrow
• Sue Elliot
• Linda Bickerton Ross
• Carol Morris
• Linda Kaser
• Tom Bellamy
• Joy Ruffeski
• Charan Gill
• Cathy Elliot
• Heather Walker
• Don Boyd
• Nancy Hinds
• Wendy Lim
• Geoff Jopson
• Maureen MacDonald

2003 35^th Annual Conference in New Orleans

Host Committee

Dale Hair, Chair

• Gypsye Bryan
• Steve Keyes
• Janice Zube
• Ray Poplus
• Betty Kraft
• Bobbie Stevenson
• Debbie Suffrin
• Rochelle Williams
• Wanda Payne
• Linda Chauviere
• Phyllis Bartlett
• Amy Allen
• Debra Reimonenq
• Tassin Idewu
• Steve Brown

2002 34^th Annual Conference in Boston

Host Committee

Karen O'Connor and Cheryl Williams, Co-Chairs

• Najwa Abdul-Tawwab
• Judith Ferrari
• Anne Newton
• Michael Scarpone
• Rick Atkins
• Sonia Caus Gleason
• Judy Paolucci
• Ruth Anne Shepard
• Sue Auerbach
• Tondy Higginbotham
• Carol Pelletier
• Shari Stokes
• George Cox
• Janet Michaud
• Deborah S. Roody
• Kathleen Swann

2001 33^rd Annual Conference in Denver

Host Committee

Lynn Simmons, Chair

• Bruce Barnett
• Heather Clifton
• Kelly Corbett
• Keith F. Corrette
• Vivian Elliott
• Barbara Ellis
• Ann Foster
• Brenda Kaylor
• Sarah Kompinski
• Mike O'Donnell
• Delores Pitman
• Helen Ryley
• Mary Ann Saffer
• Carla Santorno
• Sue Schiff

2000 32^nd Annual Conference in Atlanta

Host Committee

Gayle Hume and Lois Easton, Co-Chairs

• Eddie Bennett
• Emily Bolton
• Deborah Childs-Bowen
• Margie Dam
• Jane Dolinger
• Alfred E. Williams
• Eward E. Mitchell
• Gail Heidenhain
• Kathy O'Neill
• Wanda Oldfield

1999 31^st Annual Conference in Dallas

Host Committee

Karen Anderson, Chair

• Ellen Bell
• Judy Bratcher
• John Doughney
• Ward English
• Deborah Estes
• Marilyn Flinn
• Nancy Gray
• Anthony Harper
• Katheryn Harwell-Kee
• Shirley Hawkins
• Janet Bliss Mello
• Alice Miller
• Anita Pankake
• Marilyn Price
• Charle Scott
• Pam Smith
• Linsae Snider
• Sandy Snow
• Pam Spruiell

1998 30^th Annual Conference in Washington D.C.

Host Committee

Lenore Cohen, Chair

• James Amick, Jr.
• Debiie Brown
• Maurice Erly
• Judy Flythe
• Esther Hardin
• Ted Haynie
• Kathy Kelly
• Kathy Miles
• Dave Morrocco
• Mary Bea Preston
• Ruth Sernak
• Bill Storage
• Kathryn Blumsack

1997 29^th Annual Conference in Nashville

Host Committee

Marti Richardson, Chair

• Barbara Adkisson
• Mike Baskins
• Glennis Bassi
• Beverly Campbell
• Mary Ann Gay
• Marieta Harris
• Susan Hudson
• Nawasa Jonas
• Jeannie LaRue
• Van Latture
• Anne McCraw
• Charles Phillips
• Janice Shelby
• Ann Tuggle
• Ann Vaughn
• Lillian Ward
• Julie Brown Williams

1996 28^th Annual Conference in Vancouver

Host Committee

Robin Ardin, Chair

• Laurie Anderson
• Mark Barga
• Tom Bellamy
• Gary Bradley
• Stell Cordeiro
• Marion de Wit
• Sue Elliot
• Audrey Hobbs
• Carol McIntyre
• Carol Morris
• Steve Rogers
• Fred Schaefer
• Jo-Ann Ternier
• Kim Young

1995 27^th Annual Conference in Chicago

Host Committee

Richard DuFour, Chair

• Ava Belisle-Chatterjee
• Cathy Berlinger-Gustafson
• Cathy Cook
• Ray Dagenais
• Blondean Davis
• JoAnn Evans
• Judith L. Foster
• Dan Galloway
• Judith Frank-Gonwa
• Deoborah Hammond
• Linda Kolbusz
• John Moscinski
• Edward Poole
• Vivian Powers-Richard
• Len Sirotzki
• Catherine Thorne
• Joan Vydre
• Mike Warner
• Mattie C. Williams
• Sheila Wilson
• Sybil Yastrow

1994 26^th Annual Conference in Orlando

Host Committee

Diana Williams, Chair

• Dianne Aucamp
• Joe Abalos
• Christine Arab
• Linda Cartlidge
• Mel Gillespie
• William Hall
• Rosa Harvey-Pratt
• Gay Nelle Howard
• Thomas Johnson
• Joanne Kaspert
• Paula Martin
• Christine Miller
• Emily Millett
• Gayle Moller
• Sharon Russell
• Wilfred Still
• Nancy Terrel
• Stephanie Webb
• Jean Williams
• Sharon Russell

1993 25^th Annual Conference in Dallas

Host Committee

Kathryn Harwell, Chair

• John Doughney
• Ward English
• George Fair
• Jan Hair
• Sharron Hayes
• Karen Howard
• Miriam Kelly
• Sandy Maddon
• Jan Ramsey
• Pam Spruiell
• Eileen Watson
• Jody Westbrook
• Vonita White
• Shirley Whitfield

1992 24^th Annual Conference in Washington D.C.

Kitty Blumsack, Chair

• Den Boyd
• Gaye Brown
• Joan Brown
• Lenore Cohen
• Maurice Erly
• Stanley Fagan
• Judy Flythe
• Ardith Harle
• Ted Haynie
• Jim Henkelham
• Katherine Miles
• Doris Vane

1991 23^rd Annual Conference in St. Louis

Host Committee

Georgia Archibald, Chair

• Tina Bamvakais
• Jim Bimes
• Sally Caldwell
• Nora Carr
• GeorgeAnn Fisher
• Gaye Hoagland
• Kathleen McDonald
• Marge Rosenthal
• Lavern Scott
• Cheri Shannon
• Joan Solomon
• Sandy Stogsdill
• Glenn Wiesner

1990 22^nd Annual Conference in Toronto

Host Committee

Peter Noble, Chair

• Peter Angelini
• Joanne Colbourne
• John Davies
• Sheila Dever
• Ken Drope
• Diane Fitzwilliam
• Dick Frise
• Rick Graham
• Norm Green
• Monique Milli
• Denise Panunte
• Don Paulsen
• Carol Pitt
• Wayne Turner
• Dorinne Wagner
• Joanne Zywine

1989 21^st Annual Conference in Anaheim

Host Committee

Janene Brunett, Chair

• Marilyn George
• Jerry Haines
• Jane Holzmann
• Phyllis Howard
• Nancy Jenkins
• Jerry Kram
• Judy Lewis
• Eleanor Odden
• Mary Kay Ogden
• Lyn Perino
• Ron Raya
• Jan Reed-Forsse
• Loren Sanchez
• Susan Taira

1988 20^th Annual Conference in Chicago

Host Committee

Judson Hixson, Chair

• Cathy Belinger-Gustafson
• Al Bertani
• Jean Cameron
• John Davies
• Elaine English
• Robin Fogerty
• Nancy Fulford
• Nelda Hobbs
• Linda Kolbusz
• Marie Meyer
• Sam Mikailian
• John Moscinski
• Beverly Nelson
• Jim Oberg
• John Omalley
• Joan Planek
• Len Sirotzki
• Jim Somday
• Lourdes Traviesco-Parker
• Mike Warner
• Sheila Wilson
• Susan Winebrenner
• Sybil Yastrow

1987 19^th Annual Conference in Seattle

Host Committee

Bob Pickles, Chair

• Linda Averill
• Joan Bennet
• Jan Bleek
• Bill Borgert
• Jeff Carpenter
• Pat Chandler
• Joan Clair
• John Costello
• Joan Fandel
• Judi Fortune
• Barbara Green
• Marjorie Griffin
• Pat Henry
• Connie Hoffman
• Dixie Hughes
• Jill Jacoby
• Melinda Jennings
• Gloria Johannesen
• Pat King
• Donalee Knowlton
• Briget Lambert-Cullerton
• Terry Lindquist
• Sally Lorentz
• Judy Margrath Huge
• Mike Martin
• Susan McCoy
• Moy Midkiff
• Kathy Newport
• Don Orlich
• Linda Pickles
• Lonnie Pitham
• Bob Plumb
• Madeline Plumer
• Elanie Portner
• Sharon Quesnell
• Judy Rasmussen
• Lynn Renz-Brogan
• Gail Robbins
• Gene Sharratt
• Alice Stenhjam
• Wayne Sweeney
• Phyllis Tellari
• Chris Turner
• Judy Ullock
• Bob Valiant
• Dorothy Wright

1986 18^th Annual Conference in Atlanta

Host Committee

Carlene Murphy, Chair

• Eugene Bales
• SuEllen Bray
• Virginia Eckert
• Charles Fuller
• Eloise Gazaway
• Gale Hulme
• Amy McMurtrey
• Mike Payne
• Fulton Stone
• Brenda Tapp
• Guy Todnem

1985 17^th Annual Conference in Denver

Host Committee

Sue Schiff, Chair

• Theresa Barton
• Cheryl Christensen
• Dennis Cole
• Alice Foster
• Cindy Harrison
• B.J. Lindauer
• Cherie Lyons
• Jim Metzdof
• Bonnie Parker
• Ron Roggy
• Sue Schiff
• Sandy Shane
• Richard Sharkey
• Don Unger
• Robert Watford

1984 16^th Annual Conference in Williamsburg, VA

Host Committee

Nancy Vance, Chair

• Sylvia Auton
• Jo Bunce
• Bette Burruss
• Beatrice Clark-Jones
• Margaret Dabney
• Elaine Dean
• Steven Devan
• Sydney Harvey
• Elona Hayes
• Jean Hesson
• Diane Lantor
• Jane McCullen
• Susan Parsons
• Faye Pleasants
• William Sharpe
• Ulysses Spiva
• Vickie Vause
• Thomas Whitten

1983 15^th Annual Conference in Tulsa

Host Committee

John Dewell, Chair

1982 14^th Annual Conference in Detroit

Host Committee

Jim Hildebrand, Chair

• Nancy Allan
• Paula Brictson
• Ronald Campau
• Pat DeMarte
• Arthur Domalske
• Polly Friend
• Gerry Geik
• Julia Hollingsworth
• Jessie Kennedy
• Elaine Miller
• William Miller
• Gerald Pine

1981 13^th Annual Conference in Danvers, MA

Host Committee

Dick Chrystal, Chair

• Carter Caudle
• Patricia Dew
• Merrita Hruska
• Mary Catherine Iamoni
• Marianne McAllister
• Robin McGoff
• John Moore
• Kathleen Pistone
• Richard Ramsdell
• Carolyn Teixeira

1980 12^th Annual Conference in Madison

Host Committee

Tom Swenson, Chair

1979 11^th Annual Conference in Vail

Host Committee

Jim Metzdorf, Chair

1978 10^th Annual Conference in San Diego

Host Committee

Linden Courter, Chair

1977 9^th Annual Conference in St. Charles, IL

Host Committee

Steve Wlodarczyk, Chair

1976 8^th Annual Conference in Williamsburg, VA

Host Committee

Ted Forte, Chair

1975 7^th Annual Conference in Austin

Host Committee

Paul Kirby, Chair

1974 6^th Annual Conference in Atlantic Beach, FL

Host Committee

Jimmie Greek and Nancy Dorian, Co-Chairs

1973 5^th Annual Conference in Des Moines

Host Committee

Frank Hildreth and Bill Clark, Co-Chairs

1972 4^th Annual Conference in Denver

Host Committee

Margin Eases and Jack Pothole, Co-Chairs

1971 3^rd Annual Conference in Warrenton, VA

Host Committee

Reggie Yancy, Chair

1970 2^nd Annual Conference in Racine, WI

Host Committee

Betty Dillon, Chair

1969 1^st Annual Conference in Minneapolis

Host Committee

Ron Brandt, Chair