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    2008-2010 NATIONAL BOARD

    NATIONAL CHAPLAIN
    Most Rev. David Fellhauer
    mbochat@victoriadiocese.org

    NATIONAL CLERGY CONSULTANT
    Rev. Donald Ruppert
    fatherruppertcda@hughes.net

    NATIONAL REGENT
    Libby Ramirez
    libby59@suddenlink.net

    NATIONAL REGENT-ELECT
    Joanne Tomassi
    tomassifamily@att.net

    FIRST VICE NATIONAL REGENT
    Anne Nelson
    anne_b@cablespeed.com

    SECOND VICE NATIONAL REGENT
    Shirley Seyfried
    seyfried@arvig.net

    NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER
    Theresa Kocer
    kocerta@yahoo.com

    NATIONAL DIRECTORS
    Helen Arndorfer
    adornway@juno.com

    Letty Calvetti
    lemarie5@yahoo.com

    Maryann Grabasky
    mgcda@bellsouth.net

    Duchess Collins
    duchesscda@comcast.net

    Lois Nelson
    dlnelson1167@q.com

    Janet Martineau
    mrtneau@midrivers.com

    Evelyn Saxton
    NewallaNanny@aol.com

    Helene Shepard
    misshelene2000@yahoo.com

    Lorayne K. Zimmerman
    lorizimmerman@comcast.net

    NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS

    Circle of Love 2008-2010

    MEMBERSHIP/EXTENSION
    Helen Arndorfer, Chair

    TERRITORIAL COURTS
    Maryann Grabasky, Chair

    LEADERSHIP
    Helene Shepard, Chair

    SPIRITUAL ENHANCEMENT
    Evelyn Saxton, Chair

    QUALITY OF LIFE
    Lois Nelson, Chair

    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
    Shirley Seyfried, Chair

    EDUCATION
    Letty Calvetti, Chair

    YOUTH/JCDA
    Theresa Kocer, Chair

    LEGISLATION/OPERATION MORNING STAR
    Mr. Joseph Leary, Legal Counsel
    Margaret Sitte, Chair
    State Legislative Chairmen
    davids@wdata.com

    FIVE  NATIONAL CHARITABLE PROJECTS
    Theresa Kocer, Chair

    CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
    Lorayne Zimmerman, Chair

    BYLAWS
    Anne Nelson, Chair
    Maryann Grabasky, Committee Member
    Shirley Seyfried, Committee Member

    RESOLUTIONS
    Janet Martineau, Chair
    Lois Nelson, Committee Member
    Helen Arndorfer, Committee Member
    Letty Calvetti, Committee Member

    CEREMONIALS
    Evelyn Saxton, Chair
    Helene Shepard, Committee Member
    Duchess Collins, Committee Member
    Libby Ramirez, Advisor

    HISPANIC COURTS

    Dominican Republic
    Joanne Tomassi

    Puerto Rico
    Libby Ramirez

    Virgin Islands
    Anne Nelson

    Mexico
    Olga Samaniego

    FINANCE/BUDGET
    Shirley Seyfried, Chair
    Joanne Tomassi, Committee Member
    Lorayne Zimmerman, Committee Member
    Theresa Kocer, Liaison
    Peggy O'Brien, Advisor

    NEWSLETTERS
    Duchess Collins, Chair

    CAMPUS MINISTRY
    Anne Nelson, Co-Chair
    Duchess Collins, Co-Chair

    WEBSITE
    Shirley Seyfried, Chair shirley.seyfried@gmail.com
    Daniel Seyfried, Webmaster

    STANDING RULES
    Anne Nelson, Chair

    GRANT WRITING PROPOSALS
    Joanne Tomassi, Chair
    Janet Martineau, Committee Member
    Helen Arndorfer, Committee Member

    PARLIMENTARIAN
    Cecina Koeijmans, Chair

    PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR
    Thomas Panas
    tompanas@verizon.net

    SHARE MAGAZINE
    Thomas Panas
    Mary Impellizeri
    Lorraine McMahon
    Peggy Eastman, Editor
    Mercury Publishing Company, Publisher

    NATIONAL OFFICE
    Executive Director

    Peggy O'Brien
    Catholic Daughters of the Americas
    10 West 71st Street
    New York, NY 10023
    CDofANatl@aol.com

    SECRETARY TO NATIONAL REGENT
    Valerie McCormick

    2010 National Convention
    Helene Shepard, Chair

    PAST NATIONAL REGENTS
    Rayola McLaughlin (1986-1990)
    Grace Rinaldi (1994-1998)
    Eunice Riles (1998-2002)
    Grace DiCairano (2002-2004)
    M. Joan McKenna (2004-2006)
    Claudia R. Bosch (2006-2008)
    jcbosch@ndsupernet.com

    PAST NATIONAL OFFICERS
    Rose Tomassi, National Secretary Treasurer, (1996-1998)
    Maria Loeffler, Second Vice National Regent, (1994-1996)
    Sally Rytlewski, Second Vice National Regent, (2004-2006)

    GEOGRAPHICAL APPOINTMENTS

    Libby RamirezPuerto Rico (Guam)
    Joanne TomassiFlorida, Virginia, California (Dominican Republic)
    Anne NelsonMaryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, (Virgin Islands)
    Shirley SeyfriedIllinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin (Kentucky)
    Helen ArndorferArkansas, Iowa, (District of Columbia)
    Letty CalvettiNew Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont
    Duchess CollinsArizona, Colorado, Texas
    Maryann GrabskyConnecticut, North Carolina, (South Carolina)
    Janet MartineauIdaho, Montana, (Kansas)
    Lois NelsonMichigan, Nebraska, Nevada
    Olga Samaniego(Mexico)
    Evelyn SaxtonLouisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma
    Helene ShepardMassachusetts, New York (Indiana)
    Lorayne ZimmermanOregon, Washington (Alaska)
    Territorial Courts in parenthesis




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