Leadership and Structure

International Committees

Advocacy Committee

Ingibjörg Elíasdóttir

Co-chairman, Zonta Club of Akureyri, Iceland

Tuija Orvokki Kirveskari-Tähtinen

Co-chairman, Zonta Club of Helsinki IV, Finland

Fiona Ruff

Co-chairman, Zonta Club of Bad Soden-Kronberg, Germany

Bobbee Cardillo

Zonta Club of Fairfax County, USA

Malathi Das

Zonta Club of Singapore, Singapore

Ela Pandya

Zonta Club of Porterville, USA

Janet Prowse

Zonta Club of Brisbane Inc, Australia

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Bylaws and Resolutions Committee

Reneé Coppock

Chairman, Zonta Club of Billings, USA

Pauline Ng

Zonta Club of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Morag Pearson Stalker

Zonta Club of London, UK

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Centennial Anniversary Committee

Beryl McMillan

Chairman, Zonta Club of Geelong Inc, Australia

Vivian Cody

Zonta Club of Buffalo, USA

Amy Lai

Zonta Club of Taipei I, Taiwan

A.O. Omotayo Morgan

Zonta Club of Ibadan, Nigeria

Eva Nielsen

Zonta Club of Esbjerg, Denmark

Erlinda E. Panlilio

Zonta Club of Makati & Environs, Philippines

Mary Ann Rubis

Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley, USA

Val Sarah, PIP

Zonta Club of Ballarat Inc, Australia

Maria Stefanova

Zonta Club of Saint Sofia, Bulgaria

Hsin-Hsin Yang

Zonta Club of Taipei II, Taiwan

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Convention Committee

Sally S. Bean

Chairman, Zonta Club of Janesville, USA

Vicky Bladl

Zonta Club of Janesville, USA

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Zonta International Finance Committee

Bridget Masters

Chairman, Zonta Club of Colorado North Forty, USA

Ellen Karo

Zonta Club of New York, USA

Mari McKenzie, International Treasurer/Secretary

Zonta Club of Saginaw, USA

Sylvia Prätorius-Walch

Individual member, Germany

Anne K. Walker, Risk Manager

Zonta Club of Manawatu, New Zealand

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Zonta International Investment Committee

Bonny Schumacher

Chairman, Zonta Club of Newport Harbor, USA

Barbara Crabtree

Zonta Club of Dallas, USA

Britt Gustawsson

Zonta Club of London, United Kingdom

Mari McKenzie, International Treasurer/Secretary

Zonta Club of Saginaw, USA

Eva Porras

Zonta Club of Madrid KM 0, Spain

Anne K. Walker, Risk Manager

Zonta Club of Manawatu, New Zealand

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Leadership Development Committee

Kathleen Douglass

Chairman, Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon, Canada

Jane Andersen

Zonta Club of Copenhagen Multicultural, Denmark

Shelli Cutting

Zonta Club of Anchorage, USA

Jacquie Gudmundsen

Zonta Club of Pontiac-North Oakland, USA

Lori Robinson

Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon, Canada

Silke Specht

Zonta Club of Wuppertal, Germany

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Manuals and Policies Committee

Britt Gustawsson

Chairman,  Zonta Club of London, UK

Mary Ellen Bittner, PIP

Zonta Club of Washington, DC, USA

Patricia Palm (deceased)

Zonta e-Club of USA1, USA

Ursula Werner

Zonta Club of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

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Membership Committee

Lynn McKenzie, PIP 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Wellington, New Zealand 

Janice Green 

Zonta Club of Naples, USA 

Helina Karell 

Zonta Club of Helsinki II, Finland 

Cindy Phillips  

Zonta Club of Everett, USA 

Ille Prockl-Pfeiffer  

Zonta e-Club of Bavaria, Germany 

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Nominating Committee

Sonja Hönig Schough, PIP

Chairman, Zonta Club of Kungsbacka, Sweden

Denise Quarles 

Vice Chairman, Zonta Club of Michigan Capitol Area, USA 

Dilruba Ahmed 

Member (Asia), Zonta Club of Chittagong, Bangladesh 

Sonia Albanese 

Member (At Large), Zonta Club of Roma Capitolium, Italy

Judith Anderson 

Member (At Large), Zonta Club of Brisbane Inc, Australia

Anne-Marie French Cudjoe 

Member (Africa), Zonta Club of Accra II, Ghana 

Janet Hope 

Member (Australia and New Zealand), Zonta Club of Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand 

Dunstanette Macauley 

Member (At Large), Zonta Club of Lome, Togo 

Dietlind Stuerz 

Member (Europe), Zonta Club of Burg Staufenberg/Giessen Area, Germany 

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Public Relations and Communications Committee

Christine Gerberding 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Hamburg Hafen, Germany

Monica de la Cerda

Zonta Club of Houston, USA 

Kimm Hrdlicka-Tigges

Zonta Club of Columbus, OH, USA 

Dianne Sison

Zonta Club of Toronto, Canada 

Silke Wolter 

Zonta Club of Bad Soden-Kronberg, Germany 

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Service Committee

Catherine McEwan

Chairman, Zonta Club of London, UK 

Dilruba Ahmed 

Zonta Club of Chittagong, Bangladesh 

Ulla-Britt Höjer

Zonta Club of Nyköping-Oxelosund II, Sweden

Ann Horrocks

Zonta Club of Bendigo Inc, Australia

Judy Kautz  

Zonta Club of Central Oklahoma, USA 

Denise Quarles 

Zonta Club of Michigan Capitol Area, USA 

Yukiko Toyota 

Zonta Club of Tokyo II, Japan

Ma. Victoria Vergel de Dios

Zonta Club of Mandaluyong-San Juan, Philippines

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Translations Committee

Hyun Sook Lee

Korean, Zonta Club of Seoul VII, Korea 

Odile Marie

French, Zonta Club of Le Havre Cap De La Heve, France 

Angelika Menne-Haritz 

German, Zonta Club of Berlin, Germany 

Wakako Nakano

Japanese, Zonta Club of Shiogama Area, Japan 

Daniela Pedrini 

Italian, Zonta e-Club of Italy, Italy 

Cecilia Pereyra 

Spanish, Zonta Club of Punta del Este-Maldonado, Uruguay 

Anni Rudin

German, Zonta Club of Liestal, Switzerland 

Kimiko Seki

Japanese, Zonta Club of Tokyo II, Japan

Pauline Tzuang

Chinese, Zonta Club of Taipei Cosmo, Taiwan

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United Nations Committee

Ingeborg Geyer 

Chairman, Coordinator, Vienna, Zonta Club of Vienna, Austria 

Claudia Exenberger 

Member, Vienna, Zonta Club of Vienna, Austria 

Gertraud Ribitsch 

Member, Vienna, Zonta Club of Graz, Austria 

Moragot Chotikul 

Member, ESCAP, Zonta Club of Bangkok VIII, Thailand 

Orayaporn Karnchanachari 

Member, ESCAP, Zonta e-Club of Thailand I, Thailand 

Chavali Osathanugrah

Member, ESCAP, Zonta Club of Bangkok II, Thailand

Simone Ovart Bruno (deceased 9 Jan 2019)

Zonta Club of Pinerolo, Italy

Els Van Winckel

Coordinator, Geneva, Zonta Club of Morges-La Côte, Switzerland 

Marinette Kellenberger-Décaillet 

Member, Geneva, Zonta Club of Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

Monika Mueller Sapin 

Member, Geneva, Zonta Club of Fribourg, Switzerland 

Annette di Rosa 

Member, Geneva, Zonta Club of Lausanne, Switzerland 

Mary Lou Shippe 

Member, New York, Zonta Club of Howard County, USA 

Pamela Morgan 

Member, New York, Zonta Club of Essex County, USA 

Mary Ann Tarantula 

Member, New York, Zonta Club of Northern Valley, NJ, USA

Leslie Wright 

Adviser, Zonta Club of Brooklyn, USA       

Ursula Bouchard 

Coordinator, Paris, Zonta Club of Beaune Côte d'Or, France

Lydia Chaillou 

Member, Paris, Zonta Club of Meaux et Region, France 

Elke Farny 

Member, Paris, Zonta Club of Paris-Etoile, France 

Barbara Devin

Adviser, Zonta Club of Fünf-Seen-Land, Germany 

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Council of Europe Committee

Anita Schnetzer-Spranger

Chairman, Zonta Club of Mainz, Germany 

Irma Ertman 

Zonta Club of Helsinki II, Finland

Tuija Hannele Heikkila 

Zonta Club of Tampere I, Finland 

Karin Nordmeyer 

Adviser, Zonta Club of Freiburg-Schauinsland, Germany

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Z Clubs and Golden Z Clubs Committee

Candace B. Edwards 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Syracuse, USA 

Genelle Hanken 

Zonta Club of Coos Bay, USA 

Phillippa Jacobs 

Zonta Club of Christchurch-Canterbury, New Zealand 

Karen Pati 

Zonta Club of Sanibel-Captiva, USA 

Jacqueline So 

Zonta Club of The New Territories II, Hong Kong 

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee

Holly Anderson 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Toronto, Canada 

Monika Auweter-Kurtz 

Zonta Club of Stuttgart, Germany 

Candace Kohl 

Zonta Club of Newport Harbor, USA 

Susan Riding 

Consultant, Zonta Club of Canberra Breakfast Inc, Australia

Terhi Tormanen 

Zonta Club of Oulu I, Finland 

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship Committee

Lourdes Almeda Sese 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Laguna, Philippines 

Anne-Marie French-Cudjoe

Zonta Club of Accra II, Ghana 

Margo Sheridan 

Zonta Club of Myrtle Beach, USA 

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Women in Technology Scholarship Committee

Monica de la Cerda 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Houston, USA 

Marie Cameron 

Zonta e-Club of Queensland Inc., Australia 

Meike Rieken 

Zonta Club of Darmstadt, Germany 

Liesbet Van Landegem 

Zonta Club of Brussels Zavel, Belgium 

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Young Women in Public Affairs Award Committee

Winnie Teoh 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Kowloon, Hong Kong 

Lori Montigel 

Zonta Club of Riverside, USA 

Carita Rönnqvist 

Zonta Club of Jakobstad, Finland 

Leanne Shepherd

Zonta e-Club of Queensland Inc., Australia

Susanne Wedewer-Pampus 

Zonta Club of Leverkusen, Germany 

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Development Committee

Joy Orlich 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Greater Reno, USA

Nadia Biancato 

Zonta Club of Alessandria, Italy

Donna Clark 

Zonta Club of Charles County Area, USA 

Marianne von Hartmansdorff 

Zonta Club of Stockholm I, Sweden 

Sadako Miyake (deceased Aug 2019) 

Zonta Club of Okayama, Japan

Primitiva Perez-Sison 

Zonta Club of Manila I, Philippines 

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Finance, Audit and Risk Committee

Pia Sjöstrand 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Malmö I, Sweden 

Mari McKenzie, International Treasurer/Secretary

Zonta Club of Saginaw, USA

Rita Reed

Zonta Club of Waasland, Belgium

Anne K. Walker, Risk Manager

Zonta Club of Manawatu, New Zealand

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Investment Committee

Bonny Schumacher

Chairman, Zonta Club of Newport Harbor, USA

Barbara Crabtree

Zonta Club of Dallas, USA

Britt Gustawsson

Zonta Club of London, United Kingdom

Mari McKenzie, International Treasurer/Secretary

Zonta Club of Saginaw, USA

Eva Porras

Zonta Club of Madrid KM 0, Spain

Anne K. Walker, Risk Manager

Zonta Club of Manawatu, New Zealand

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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Endowment Committee

Jackie Beaudry 

Chairman, Zonta Club of Milwaukee, USA 

Olivia Ferry, PIP 

Zonta Club of Makati & Environs 

Amy Lai 

Honorary Member, Zonta Club of Taipei I, Taiwan 

Sharron Miles 

Zonta Club of Johnson County, USA 

Val Sarah, PIP 

Zonta Club of Ballarat Inc, Australia

Anita Schnetzer-Spranger

Zonta Club of Mainz, Germany

Susanne von Bassewitz, International President

Zonta Club of Düsseldorf II, Germany

Sharon Langenbeck, International President-Elect

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

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