Board History: 1985 - Present

                                                                                             IN PROGRESS

JASNA Oregon & SW Washington Region was founded by our charter members: Mary Margaret Benson, Frank McClanahan, Paula Stephankowksy, and Kenneth Ericksen in 1985. Board officers are elected in September and start in October.

Board Officers

October 2024 - Current
Regional Coordinator - Vonnie Alto
Treasurer 1 - Margaret Christmann
Treasurer 2 - Arnie Perlstein
Secretary - Karen Kinzey

October 2023 - Current
Regional Coordinator - Vonnie Alto
Treasurer 1 - Margaret Christmann
Treasurer 2 - Linda Olson
Secretary - Cynthia Eckersley

Auxiliary Specialists

March 2025

January 2025
Facebook Manager - Marcia Hamley (thru March 3rd)
Tribute Grant Coordinator - Vonnie Alto
Tag Sale Coordinator - Margaret Christmann
Website Manager & Archivist - Vonnie Alto

October 2023
Facebook Manager - Marcia Hamley (title created 2023)
Tribute Grant Coordinator - Kim Higgins (title created 2023)
Tag Sale Coordinator - Margaret Christmann (title created 2024)
Website Manager & Archivist - Vonnie Alto

October 2023 - 2021
Regional Coordinator - Linda Olson
Treasurer 1 - Margaret Christmann
Treasurer 2 - Sarah Reichard
Secretary - Vonnie Alto

October 2021
Facebook Manager - Marcia Hamley
Tag Sale Coordinator - Margaret Christmann
Tribute Grant Coordinator - Kim Higgins
Website Manager - Vonnie Alto

 October 2021 - 2019
Regional Co-Cordinators - Marcia Hamley & Margaret Christmann
Treasurer 1 - Suzanne Frye
Treasurer 2 - Sylvia Foster
Secretary - Vonnie Alto

October 2019
Facebook Co-Manager - Marcia Hamley & Vonnie Alto
Tag Sale Coordinator - Margaret Christmann
Tribute Grant Coordinator - Kim Higgins
Website Co-Manager - Marcia Hamley & Vonnie Alto

January 2019
Facebook Administrator - Vonnie Alto

October 2019 - 2017
Margaret Christmann - Regional Coordinator
Treasurer 1 - Suzanne Frye
Treasurer 2 - Valerie Allen
Secretary - Vonnie Alto

October 2017
Facebook Manager - Michelle Kroll
Tag Sale Coordinator - Margaret Christmann (new position)
Tribute Grant Coordinator - Kim Higgins
Website Manager - Michelle Kroll

July 2017 - 2015
Kim Higgins - Regional Coordinator
Treasurer 1 (checks)  - Marva Wiebe (new board position)
Treasurer 2 (deposits) -  Valerie Allen (new board position)
Secretary - Patricia Fulbright (Interim). Resigned 12/2013?
Secretary - Marna Tisdel (2014 - 2015)?

October 2015 - 2013
Kim Higgins - Regional Coordinator
Secretary - Janet Rohrbaugh (deceased incumbent 1/15/2013)
Treasurer - Susan Schwartz (resigned 1/30/2013)
Interim Treasurer (checks) - Frank McClanahan 2/9/2013
Interim Treasurer (deposits) - Bill Boyd 2/9/2013
Interim Secretary - Patricia Fulbright (3/16/2013)

October 2013 - 2011
Kim Higgins - Regional Coordinator
Treasurer - Susan Schwartz
Secretary - Janet Rohrbaugh

July 2013
Facebook Manager - Jennifer Snoek-Brown
Tribute Grant Coordinator - Kim Higgins (new position)

January 1, 2012
Website Manager - Jennifer Snoek-Brown (created new website)

October  2011 - 2009
Regional Co-Coordinators: Bill Boyd & Marna Tisdel
Treasurer - Susan Schwartz? Robin Darby-Bridwell?
Secretary - Anna Quillan?

October 2009
Website Manager -

 October 2009 - 2007
Regional Co-Cordinators: Frank McClanahan & Pauline Beard
Treasurer: Susan Schwartz?
Secretary: Anna Quillan?

October 2007
Website Manager -

October 2006 - 2004
Regional Coordinator - Susan Schwartz

October 2004 - 2002
Regional Co Coordinators: Karen Vaught-Alexander, Susan Schwartz

2003 - 2008
Website Manager - Nelson Bridwell (Created first website in 2003 and hosted it) (new position)

2001
Regional Co-Regional Coordinators: Karen Vaught-Alexander,Susan Schwartz

2000
Regional Coordinator: Gale Jordan

October 1999
Regional Co-Coordinators: Gale Jordan, Karen Vaught-Alexander

October 1998
Regional Co-Coordinator: Karen Vaught-Alexander, Pat Fulbright

1997
Regional Coordinator: Nelson Bridwell

October 1996 - 1992
Regional Coordinator:  Pat Fulbright

1985 - 1992
Regional Coordinator: Mary Margaret Benson