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 2022-2024 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

Governance

Bylaws & Resolutions Committee

Mary Nagel

Chair, Zonta Club of Oak Brook, USA

Mary Ellen Bittner, PIP

Zonta Club of Washington, DC, USA

Ina Waesserling

Zonta Club of Erfurt, 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, DC, USA

Ursula Werner

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

Advocacy

Advocacy Committee

Sonya Baskerville

Chair, Zonta Club of Washington D.C., USA

Judith Ainsworth

Zonta Club of Ottawa, Canada, Canada

Helen Bowie

Zonta Club of Wellington, New Zealand

Florence Fischer-Herber

Zonta Club of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Shahnaz Nathani

Zonta Club of Colombo II, Sri Lanka

Adriana Otero

Zonta Club of Montevideo, Uruguay

United Nations Committee

New York

Pamela Morgan

Chair, Zonta Club of Essex County, USA

Pat Latona

Zonta Club of New York, USA

Mary Lou Shippe

Zonta Club of Howard County, USA

Vienna

Claudia Exenberger

Zonta Club of Vienna, Austria

Ingeborg Geyer

Zonta Club of Vienna, Austria

Nadja Kvasnicka-Fleischer

Zonta Club of Vienna City, Austria

Sabine Peters

Zonta Club of Vienna, Austria

Gertraud Ribitsch

Zonta Club of Vienna I, Austria

Paris

Ursula Bouchard

Zonta Club of Beaune Cote D'Or, France

Lydia Chaillou

Zonta Club of Meaux Et Region, France

Elke Farny

Zonta Club of Paris-Etoile, France

Geneva

Helena Bühler-Krticka

Zonta Club of Luzern Landschaft, Switzerland

Marinette Kellenberger

Zonta Club of Yverdon-Les-Baines, Switzerland

Fabienne Moulin

Zonta Club of Sion-Valais, Switzerland

Claudia Walder

Zonta Club of Luzern Landschaft, Switzerland

Nairobi

Joan Kabayambi

Zonta Club of Kampala, Uganda

Marguerite Akossi-Mvongo

Council of Africa, Zonta Club of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Bangkok

Chavali "Pam" Osathanugrah

Zonta Club of Bangkok II, Thailand

Orayaporn "Gib" Karnchanachari

Zonta e-Club of Thailand I, Thailand

Soipetch Resanond

Zonta Club of Bangkok V, Thailand

Council of Europe Committee

Anita Schnetzer-Spranger

Chair, Zonta Club of Mainz, Germany

Irma Ertman

Supporting member, Finland

Tuija Hannele Heikkila

Zonta Club of Tampere I, Finland

Karin Nordmeyer

Adviser, Zonta Club of Freiburg-Schauinsland, Germany

Zonta Says NOW Working Group

Carole Theobald

Chair, Zonta Club of Perth Inc, Australia

Service

Service Recognition Award Jury

Dunstanette Macauley

Chair, Zonta Club of Lomé, Togo

Bridget Mather

Zonta e-Club of Queensland Inc, Australia

Farhana Rahman

Zonta Club of Dhaka I, Bangladesh

Education Programs

Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee

Holly Anderson

Chair, Zonta Club of Toronto, Canada

Candace Kohl

Zonta Club of Newport Harbor, USA

Daniela Pedrini

Zonta e-Club of Italy, Italy

Bianca Schuchardt

Zonta Club of Braunschweig, Germany

Nicolle Zellner

Supporting member, USA

Awards & Scholarships Committee

Membership

Membership Committee

Theresa Harris

Chair, Zonta Club of Skaneateles, USA

Silke Specht

Zonta Club of Wuppertal, Germany

Winnie Teoh

Zonta Club of Kowloon, Hong Kong

Ansmarie Van Erp

Chief Club Creator, Zonta e-Club of Queensland Inc, Australia

Young Talents Working Group

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

Sara Faraj

Zonta Club of Hervey Bay, Australia

Tehani Chandrasena Perera

Supporting member, USA

Zonta Spirit Working Group

Lynne Foley

Chair, Zonta Club of Toowoomba Garden City Inc, Australia

Birgit Novy

Zonta Club of Oldenburg, Germany

Lori Robinson

Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon, Canada

Greater Diversity Working Group

Errick Elavia

Chair, Zonta Club of Bombay I, India

Madalina Paula Magnusson

Zonta Club of Molndal, Sweden

Ela Pandya

Zonta Club of Porterville, USA

Great Girls & Great Women Cross-Mentoring

Yukiko Kobayashi

Chair, Zonta Club of Hamburg, Germany

Carola Schäfer

Zonta Club of Verden, Germany

Franziska Schult

Zonta Club of Lübeck, Germany

Finances

Zonta International & Zonta Foundation for Women Finance Committee

Mari McKenzie

Chair, Zonta Club of Saginaw, USA

Nikki Headlee

Zonta Club of Denver, USA

Lalivan Karnchanachari

Zonta Club of Bangkok I, Thailand

Rita Reed

Zonta Club of Waasland, Belgium

Sonia 'Sunny' T. Shellito

Zonta Club of Cleveland, USA

Erika Steiner

Zonta Club of Sanibel-Captiva, USA

Anne K. Walker

Risk Manager, Zonta Club of Manawatu, New Zealand

Zonta International & Zonta Foundation for Women Investment Committee

Barbara Crabtree

Chair, Zonta Club of Dallas, USA

Faye A. Mellos

Zonta e-Club of Silicon Valley, USA

Brandy Harrington

Zonta Club of St. Charles-Geneva-Batavia, USA

Winnie C. Wong

Zonta Club of New Territories, Hong Kong

Anne K. Walker

Risk Manager, Zonta Club of Manawatu, New Zealand

Zonta Foundation for Women Development Committee

Mary Ann K. Rubis

Chair, Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley, USA

Jacqueline Beaudry

Zonta Club of Milwaukee, USA

Leonilda Cussotto

Zonta Club of Portofino Tigullio Paradiso, Italy

Glenne Harding

Zonta e-Club of Silicon Valley, USA

Judy Kautz

Zonta Club of Central Oklahoma, USA

Desirae Kirby

Zonta Club of Rotorua, New Zealand

Lorna Mandapat

Zonta Club of Baguio, Philippines

Grants & Sponsorship Think Tank

DeAnna Cambridge

Chair, Zonta Club of Michigan Capitol Area, USA

Barbara Bretschneider

Zonta Club of Hamburg-Alster, Germany

Farida Lukmanjee

Zonta Club of Newport Harbor, USA

Public Relations

Greater Visibility Training Team*

Josephine Borrillo

Chair, Zonta Club of Buffalo, USA

Joyce Dzide-Tei

Zonta e-Club of West Africa, Ghana

Ursula Mühle

Zonta Club of München City, Germany

Wayne Su

Supporting member, Golden Z Club of New Dawn, Taiwan

*Fulfilling the role of the Public Relations & Communications Committee

Convention

Convention 2024 Committee

Judy Gorton

Chair, Zonta Club of Perth Inc, Australia

Mari McKenzie

Treasurer, Zonta Club of Saginaw, USA

Jane Adornetto

Secretary and Special Projects, Zonta Club of Geelong Inc, Australia

Jane Reid

Communications Co-ordinator, Zonta Club of Ipswich, Australia

Translations

Translations Committee

Chinese

Daphne Wu

Zonta Club of Taipei II, Taiwan

Hsin-Hsin Yang

Zonta Club of Taipei II, Taiwan

French

Lydia Chaillou

Zonta Club of Meaux Et Region, France

Odile Marie

Zonta Club of Le Havre Cap De La Heve, France

German

Beke Kettler

Zonta Club of Gosslar St. Barbara, Germany

Birgit Kirchner

Zonta Club of Aschaffenburg Area, Germany

Claudia Langenbacher

Zonta Club of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

Italian

Lucia Mascotelli

Zonta e-Club of Italy, Italy

Daniela Pedrini

Zonta e-Club of Italy, Italy

Japanese

Hiroko Nishikawa

Zonta Club of Nara, Japan

Wakiko Yazaki

Zonta Club of Tokyo II, Japan

Korean

Young-Joo Ahn

Zonta Club of Seoul VIII, South Korea

Mijeong Kim

Zonta Club of Seoul VIII, South Korea

Spanish

Elba Pereyra de Gomensoro

Zonta Club of Punta del Este-Maldonado, Uruguay

Graciela Smink

Zonta Club of Punta del Este-Maldonado, Uruguay

Nominating

Nominating Committee

Ann Naets

Chair (At Large), Zonta Club of Waasland, Belgium

Ansmarie Van Erp

Vice-Chairman (Australia and New Zealand), Zonta e-Club of Queensland, Australia

Ore Awoonor Renner

Member (Africa), Zonta Club of Freetown, Sierra Leone

Margot Hoffman

Member (North, Central and South America), Zonta Club of Columbus, USA

Akiko Kinoshita

Member (Asia), Zonta Club of Kitakyushu, Japan

Brigitte Leferink

Member (Europe), Zonta Club of Gouda, The Netherlands

Mari McKenzie

Member (At Large), Zonta Club of Saginaw, USA

Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur

Member (At Large), Zonta Club of Sydney Breakfast, Australia

Ina Waesserling

Member (At Large), Zonta Club of Erfurt, Germany

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