Leadership and Structure

International Committees

Zonta is an organization that values all our volunteer leaders, as they are the individuals who help move our mission forward. Listed on this page are the 2024-2026 International Committees and working groups.

The President and President-Elect are members of the Bylaws and Resolutions Committee and Finance Committee and are ex-officio members of all other committees, except the Nominating Committee. The Treasurer/Secretary is a member of all finance-related committees.

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL & ZONTA FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN

Translations Committee

Governance

Executive Committee

Fernanda Gallo-Freschi

President, Zonta Club of Milano Sant'Ambrogio, Italy

Sandy Venn-Brown

President-Elect, Zonta Club of Stanthorpe Inc, Australia

Renée Coppock

Vice President, Zonta Club of Stanthorpe Inc, Australia

Monika Geise

Secretary/Treasurer, Zonta Club of Muenster, Germany

Bylaws & Resolutions Committee

Ina Wäßerling

Chair, Zonta Club of Erfurt, Germany

Mary Ellen Bittner, PIP

Zonta Club of Washington, D.C., USA

Susan Jacinto

Zonta Club of Mandaluyong-San Juan, Philippines

Ursula Werner

Zonta Club of Garmisch-Partenkirchen E.V., Germany

Policies & Manuals Working Group

Britt Gustawsson

Chair, Zonta Club of London, England

Margaret Bateman

Zonta Club of Port Macquarie Inc, Australia

Mary Ellen Bittner, PIP

Zonta Club of Washington, D.C., USA

Brigitte Leferink

Zonta Club of Gouda, Netherlands

Teresa Lin

Zonta Club of New Territories, Hong Kong

Governance Advisory Committee

Sonja Schough, PIP

Chair, Zonta Club of Molndal, Sweden

Judith Anderson

Zonta Club of Brisbane Inc, Australia

Sally Bean

Zonta e-Club of USA3

Souella Cumming

Zonta Club of Wellington, New Zealand

Mari McKenzie

Zonta e-Club of Silicon Valley, USA

Teresa Lin

Zonta Club of Fort Collins, USA

Franziska Schult

Zonta Club of Lubeck, Germany

Ina Wäßerling

Zonta Club of Erfurt, Germany

Advocacy

Advocacy Committee

Helen Bowie

Chair, Zonta Club of Wellington, New Zealand

Pete Bober

Zonta Club of Corvallis, Oregon, USA

Bobbee Cardillo

Zonta Club of Fairfax County, USA

Zareen Delawar Hussain

Zonta Club of Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh

Errick Elavia

Zonta Club of Bombay I, India

Joan Kabayambi

Zonta Club of Kampala, Uganda

Karin Lange

Zonta Club of Berlin 1989, Germany

Shahnaz Nathani

Zonta Club II of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Adriana Otero

Zonta Club of Montevideo, Uruguay

Fiona Ruff

Zonta Club of Bad Soden-Kronberg, Germany

Tanya Tagwerker

Zonta Club of Guelph, Canada

Julie Trone

Zonta Club of Fort Collins, USA

Sabine Voss

Zonta Club of Baden-Baden, Germany

Heather Hollen

Zonta Club of Central Oklahoma, USA

Carole Theobald

Adviser, Zonta Club of Perth Inc, Australia

United Nations Committee

New York

Pamela Morgan

Chair, Zonta Club of Essex County, USA

Janat Clemendor

Zonta Club of New Rochelle, USA

Coralie Dupont Cadinot

Zonta e-Club of France Sud Passer'elles, France

Dee Knauer

Zonta Club of Essex County, USA

Mary Lou Shippe

Zonta Club of Howard County, USA

Leslie Wright

Adviser, Zonta Club of Brooklyn, USA

Bangkok

Dr. Palarp Sinhaseni

Chair, Zonta Club of Bangkok VI, Thailand

HyunJu Lee

Zonta Club of Seoul VII, South Korea

Sharyl Scott

Zonta Club of Macarthur Inc, Australia

Geneva

Helena Bühler-Krticka

Zonta Club of Luzern Landschaft, Switzerland

Marinette Kellenberger

Chair, Zonta Club of Yverdon-Les-Baines, Switzerland

Fabienne Moulin

Zonta Club of Sion-Valais, Switzerland

Clara Veron

Zonta e-Club of France Sud Passer'Elles, France

Claudia Walder

Zonta Club of Luzern Landschaft, Switzerland

Nairobi

Isabel Maina

Chair Zonta Club of Nairobi, Kenya

Khayanga Jenipher Waike

Zonta Club of Nairobi, Kenya

Marguerite Akossi-Mvongo

Zonta Club of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Paris

Lydia Chaillou

Chair, Zonta Club of Meaux Et Region, France

Elke Farny

Zonta Club of Paris-Etoile, France

Marion Leuba

Zonta Club of Beaune, France

Vienna

Sabine Peters

Chair, Zonta Club of Vienna, Austria

Gabriele Kokott Weidenfeld

Zonta Club of Munich II, Germany

Nadja Kvasnicka-Fleischer

Zonta Club of Vienna Parkring, Austria

Leoni Mendler-Krakau

Zonta e-Club of Germany II Semper Apertus

Ingeborg Geyer

Advisor, Zonta Club of Vienna I, Austria

Council of Europe Committee

Anita Schnetzer-Spranger

Chair, Zonta Club of Mainz, Germany

Gabriele Bosselman

Zonta Club of Offenburg-Ortenau, Germany

Christine Dersch

Zonta Club of Marburg, Germany

Theresa Seitz

Zonta Club of Aschaffenburg, Germany

Raisa Valve

Zonta Club of Lahti, Finland

Karin Nordmeyer

Adviser, Zonta Club of Freiburg-Schauinsland, Germany

Education Programs

Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee

Daniela Pedrini

Chair, Zonta e-Club of Italy, Italy

Holly Anderson

Zonta Club of Toronto, Canada

Candace Kohl

Zonta Club of Newport Harbor, USA

Rhea Liem

Supporting Member, England

Jill Tombasco Seubert

Supporting Member, Australia

Nicolle Zellner

Supporting Member, USA

Sharon Langenbeck, Ph.D., PIP

Amelia Earhart 90th Anniversary Ambassador, Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

Zonta Women in STEM Award Jury

Jane Andersen

Zonta Club of Copenhagen Multicultural, Denmark

Yaa Obenewaa Okudzeto

Zonta Club of Tema, Ghana

Adebimpe Rasak-Usman

2023 Women in STEM District 3 Scholar, USA

Hui Su

Zonta Club of New Territories, Hong Kong

In addition to their other tasks, the Executive Committee is also acting as the Zonta Women in Business Leadership Award Committee and Zonta Young Women in Leadership Award Committee for the 2024-2026 Biennium.

Membership

Membership Committee

Margot Hoffman

Chair, Zonta Club of Columbus, OH, USA

Marguerite Akossi Mvongo

Zonta Club of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Angela Brokmann

Zonta Club of Louisville, USA

Ying-wen "Sara" Chen

Supporting member, Golden Z Club of New Dawn, Taiwan

Claudia Gusmitta

Zonta Club of London, United Kingdom

Phillippa Jacobs-Lory

Zonta Club of Christchurch-Canterbury, New Zealand

Cherie Johnson

Zonta Club of Roscommon County Area, USA

Deb Lal

Zonta Club of South Puget Sound, USA

Berit Lindau

Zonta e-Club of Germany

Primitiva "Baby" Perez-Sison

Zonta Club of Manila I, Philippines

Ivana Sarotto

Zonta Club of Alba Langhe Roero, Italy

Club Creator Coordinators

Regine Claeys

Zonta Club of Brussel Zavel, Belgium

Joyce Combs

Zonta Club of Grove City, USA

Winnie Teoh

Zonta Club of Kowloon, Hong Kong

Ansmarie Van Erp

Zonta e-Club of Queensland Inc, Australia

Young Professionals Sub-Committee

Berit Lindau

Chair, Zonta e-Club of Germany, Germany

CJ Blake

Zonta Club of Ottawa, Canada

Ying-wen "Sara" Chen

Supporting member, Golden Z Club of New Dawn, Taiwan

Claudia Gusmitta

Zonta Club of London, England

Tehani Chandrasena Perera

Supporting member, USA

Students Sub-Committee

Brittany Vaughan

Chair, Zonta Club of Burbank Area, USA

Marie Cameron

Zonta e-Club of Queensland, Australia

Ying-Chyi Chou

Zonta Club of Taichung, Taiwan

Ana Cecilia Palma

Zonta Club of Laguna, Philippines

Twinning Program

Michelle "Shelley" Schultz

Coordinator, Zonta Club of Mankato, USA

Raisa Valve

Coordinator, Zonta Club of Lahti, Finland

May (Mei-Hong) Wen

Coordinator, Zonta Club of Kaohsiung Yuhsiuan, Taiwan

Zonta Cross-Mentoring Program

Yukiko Kobayashi

Chair, Zonta Club of Hamburg, Germany

Peyton Kim

Zonta e-Club of Taiwan

Carola Schäfer

Zonta Club of Verden, Germany

Franziska Schult

Zonta Club of Lübeck, Germany

Finances

Zonta International & Zonta Foundation for Women Finance, Investment & Risk Committee

Souella Cumming

Chair, Zonta Club of Wellington, New Zealand

Barbara "Barby" Crabtree

Zonta Club of Dallas, USA

Eva Ip

Zonta Club of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Fernanda Gallo-Freschi

President, Zonta Club of Milano Sant'Ambrogio, Italy

Monika Geise

Treasurer/Secretary, Zonta Club of Muenster, Germany

Lauren Neville

Assistant Risk Manager, Zonta Club of Perth Inc, Australia

Erika Steiner

Zonta Club of Sanibel-Captiva, USA

Anne K. Walker

Risk Manager, Zonta Club of Manawatu, New Zealand

Zonta Foundation for Women Fundraising Development Committee

Leonilda Cussotto

Chair, Zonta Club of Portofino Tigullio Paradiso, Italy

Lia Bautista

Zonta Club of Greater Rizal I, Philippines

Judy Kautz

Adviser, Zonta Club of Central Oklahoma

Desirae Kirby

Zonta Club of Rotorua, New Zealand

Bridget Masters

Zonta Club of Colorado North Forty, USA

Public Relations and Communications Committee

Members to be named soon.

Zonta Remarkable Women Powerful stories Podcast

Lynne Foley

Chair, Zonta Club of Toowoomba Garden City Inc, Australia

Convention

Convention 2028 Committee

Annika Branstrom

Chair, Zonta Club of Sundsvall, Sweden

Maria Jose Landeira, PIP

Zonta Club of Copenhagen Multicultural, Denmark

Mari McKenzie

Treasurer, Zonta e-Club of Silicon Valley, USA

Marianne Due

Zonta Club of Hillerod, Denmark

Christina Rylander

Zonta Club of Sundsvall, Sweden

Susanne Søndergaard

Zonta Club of Aarhus I, Denmark

Nominating

Nominating Committee

Salla Tuominen, PIP

Chair, Zonta Club of Helsinki I, Finland

Lori Robinson

Vice-Chair,Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon

Margaret Akossi Mvongo

Zonta Club of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Primitiva "Baby" Sison

Zonta Club of Manila I, Philippines

Lynne Foley

Zonta Club of Toowoomba Garden City Inc, Australia

Ruta Jasioniene

Zonta Club of Alytus, Lithuania

Lia Bautista

Zonta Club of Greater Rizal I, Philippines

Christine Dersch

Zonta Club of Marburg, Germany

Dorte Olesen

Zonta Club of Copenhagen I, Denmark

Translations

Translations Committee

Chinese

Daisy Chen

Zonta Club of Hualien II, Taiwan

Hsinhsin Yang

Zonta Club of Taipei II, Taiwan

French

Annette Di Rosa

Zonta Club of Lausanne, Switzerland

Lydia Chaillou

Zonta Club of Meaux et Region, France

German

Birgit Kirchner

Zonta Club of Aschaffenburg, Germany

Beke Kettler

Zonta Club of Goslar St. Barbara, Germany

Italian

Valeria Del Balzo

Zonta e-Club of Roma Parioli, Italy

Beatrice Latini

Zonta e-Club of Italy 1

Japanese

Akiko Asai

Zonta Club of Kanazawa, Japan

Ayumi Shirai

Zonta Club of Tokyo I, Japan

Korean

Young-Joo Ahn

Zonta Club of Seoul VIII, South Korea

Spanish

Gracriela Maletti de Smink

Zonta Club of Punta del Este-Maldonado, Uruguay

Elba Pereyra de Gomensoro

Zonta Club of Punta del Este-Maldonado, Uruguay

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