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.

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Governance

Executive Committee

Bylaws and Resolutions Committee

Policies & Manuals Working Group

Advocacy

Advocacy Committee

United Nations Committee

Council of Europe Committee

Zonta Says NO Working Group

Zonta Says NOW Working Group

Service

Zonta Excellence in Service and Advocacy Award Jury

Education Programs

Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee

Zonta Women in Business Leadership Award Jury

Zonta Women in STEM Jury

Membership

Membership Committee

Club Creator Coordinators

Young Professionals Sub-Committee

Students Sub-Committee

Twinning Program

Zonta Cross-Mentoring Program

Finances

Zonta International and Zonta Foundation for Women Finance Committee

Zonta International and Zonta Foundation for Women Investment Committee

Zonta Foundation for Women Development Committee 

Public Relations and Communications Committee

Zonta Remarkable Women Powerful Stories Podcast

Convention

Convention 2026 Committee

Nominating

Nominating Committee

Translations Committee

 

Governance

Executive Committee

Salla Tuominen

President, Zonta Club of Helsinki I, Finland

Fernanda Gallo-Freschi

President-Elect, Zonta Club of Milano Sant'Ambrogio, Italy

Sandy Venn-Brown

Vice President, Zonta Club of Stanthorpe Inc, Australia

Souella Cumming

Secretary/Treasurer, Zonta Club of Wellington, New Zealand

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

Bylaws & Resolutions Committee

Ina Wäßerling

Chair, Zonta Club of Erfurt, Germany

Mary Ellen Bittner, PIP

Zonta Club of Washington, D.C., USA

Renée Coppock

Zonta Club of Billings, USA

Mary Nagel

Zonta Club of Oak Brook, USA

Susan Jacinto

Zonta Club of Mandaluyong-San Juan, Philippines

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

Ursula Werner

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

Daphne Wu

Zonta Club of Taipei II, Taiwan

Advocacy

Advocacy Committee

Helen Bowie

Chair, Zonta Club of Wellington, New Zealand

Pete Bober

Zonta Club of Corvallis, Oregon, USA

Marguerite Akossi Mvongo

Zonta Club of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Adriana Otero

Zonta Club of Montevideo, Uruguay

Shreejana Rana

Zonta Club of Kathmandu, Nepal

Sabine Voss

Zonta Club of Baden-Baden, Germany

Bobbee Cardillo

Adviser, Zonta Club of Fairfax County, USA

United Nations Committee

New York

Pamela Morgan

Chair, Zonta Club of Essex County, USA

Janat Clemendor

Zonta Club of New Rochelle, USA

Mary Lou Shippe

Zonta Club of Howard County, USA

Leslie Wright

Zonta Club of Brooklyn, USA

Bangkok

Chavali "Pam" Osathanugrah

Zonta Club of Bangkok II, Thailand

Soipetch Resanond

Zonta Club of Bangkok V, Thailand

Sharyl Scott

Zonta Club of Macarthur Inc, Australia

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

Marguerite Akossi-Mvongo

Zonta Club of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Joan Kabayambi

Zonta Club of Kampala, Uganda

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

Marion Leuba

Zonta Club of Beaune, France

Vienna

Ingeborg Geyer

Zonta Club of Vienna I, Austria

Nadja Kvasnicka-Fleischer

Zonta Club of Vienna Parkring, Austria

Gabriele Kokott Weidenfeld

Zonta Club of Munich II, Germany

Sabine Peters

Zonta Club of Vienna, Austria

Bobbee Cardillo

Advisor, Zonta Club of Fairfax County, USA

Council of Europe Committee

Anita Schnetzer-Spranger

Chair, Zonta Club of Mainz, Germany 

Gabriele Bosselman

Zonta Club of Offenburg-Ortenau, Germany

Irma Ertman

Supporting member, Finland

Tuija Heikkila

Zonta Club of Tampere I, Finland

Karin Nordmeyer

Adviser, Zonta Club of Freiburg-Schauinsland, Germany

Zonta Says NO Working Group

Christina Rylander Bergqvist

Chair, Zonta Club of Sundsvall, Sweden

Lisa Burton

Zonta Club of New Rochelle, USA

Tania Hughes-Kremer

Zonta Club of Minneapolis St. Paul Area, USA

Shahnaz Nathani

Zonta Club of Colombo II, Sri Lanka

Tania Tagwerker

Zonta Club of Guelph, Canada

Bobbee Cardillo

Adviser, Zonta Club of Fairfax County, USA

Zonta Says NOW Working Group

Carole Theobald

Chair, Zonta Club of Perth Inc, Australia

Pia Hultgren

Zonta Club of Lidingo, Sweden

Joan Kabayambi

Zonta Club of Kampala, Uganda

Karin Lange

Zonta Club of Berlin 1989, Germany

Julie Trone

Zonta Club of Fort Collins, USA

Bobbee Cardillo

Adviser, Zonta Club of Fairfax County, USA

Service

Zonta Excellence in Service and Advocacy Award Jury

Dunstanette Macauley

Chair, Zonta Club of Lomé, Togo

Judith Ainsworth

Zonta Club of Kanata-Stittsville, Canada

Sonya Baskerville

Zonta Club of Washington, D.C., USA

Penny Briese

Zonta Club of Jamestown, ND, USA

Farhana Rahman

Zonta Club of Dhaka I, Bangladesh

The Jury is acting as the Zonta International Service Committee for the 2024-2026 Biennium.

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

Adviser, Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

Aslihan Vuruskan

Zonta Club of St. Louis, USA

Zonta Women in Business Leadership Award jury

Tressa Lacy

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

Jemma Simmonds

Zonta Club of Wellington, New Zealand

Jennie Sinclair

Founder of Techposition, Sweden

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

Deb Lal

Chair, Zonta Club of South Puget Sound, USA

Lily Chien

Zonta Club of Chia-Yi, Taiwan

Anne-Marie French-Cudjoe

Zonta Club of Accra II, Ghana

Berit Lindau

Zonta e-Club of Germany, Germany

Anne-Li Stjernholm

Zonta Club of London, England

Ansmarie Van Erp

Zonta e-Club of Queensland Inc, Australia

Brittany Vaughan

Zonta Club of Burbank Area, USA

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

Mary Ann Rubis

Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley, USA

Carola Schäfer

Zonta Club of Verden, Germany

Franziska Schult

Zonta Club of Lübeck, Germany

The Zonta Cross-Mentoring Program is acting as the Leadership Development Committee in the 2024-2026 Biennium. Additional leadership training will be provided by Lynne Foley and Lori Robinson.

Finances

Zonta International & Zonta Foundation for Women Finance Committee

Mari McKenzie

Chair, Zonta e-Club of Silicon Valley, USA

Lorna Mandapat

Zonta Club of Baguio, Philippines

Nancy Peacock

Zonta e-Club Cross Border (Canada-USA), USA

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

Brandy Harrington

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

Donna Alberts

Zonta Club of Parker County, USA

Mary Reed

Zonta Club of Jamestown, ND, USA

Anne K. Walker

Risk Manager, Zonta Club of Manawatu, New Zealand

Zonta Foundation for Women Development Committee

Desirae Kirby

Chair, Zonta Club of Rotorua, New Zealand

Jane Adornetto

Zonta Club of Geelong Inc, Australia

Leonilda Cussotto

Zonta Club of Portofino Tigullio Paradiso, Italy

Monika Geise

Zonta Club of Muenster, Germany

Lalivan Karnchanachari

Zonta Club of Bangkok I, Thailand

Judy Kautz

Zonta Club of Central Oklahoma, USA

Bridget Masters

Zonta Club of Colorado North Forty, USA

Jacqueline Beaudry 

Adviser, Zonta Club of Milwaukee, USA

Public Relations and Communications Committee

Members to be named soon.

Zonta Remarkable Women Powerful stories Podcast

Lynne Foley

Host, Zonta Club of Toowoomba Garden City Inc, Australia

Convention

Convention 2026 Committee

Lori Robinson

Chair, Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon, Canada

Sally Bean

Zonta e-Club of USA3, USA 

Lorraine Markin

Zonta Club of Victoria, Canada

Mari McKenzie

Treasurer, Zonta e-Club of Silicon Valley, USA

Sharon Langenbeck, Ph.D., PIP

Adviser, Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, USA

Nominating

Nominating Committee

Ute Scholz, PIP

Chair, Member (At Large), Zonta Club of Verden, Germany

Judith "Judy" Gorton

Vice-Chair, Member (Australia and New Zealand), Zonta Club of Perth Inc, Australia

Joanne Gallos

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

Raisa Valve

Member (Europe), Zonta Club of Lahti, Finland

Marguerite Akossi Mvongo

Member (Africa), Zonta Club of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

May (Mei-Hong) Wen

Member (Asia), Zonta Club of Kaohsiung Yuhsiuan, Taiwan

Desirae Kirby

Member (At Large), Zonta Club of Rotorua, New Zealand

Teresa Lin

Member (At Large), Zonta Club of New Territories, Hong Kong

Brittany Vaughan

Member (At Large), Zonta Club of Burbank Area, USA

Translations

Translations Committee

Chinese

Daisy Chen

Zonta Club of Hualien II, Taiwan

Hsinhsin Yang

Zonta Club of Taipei II, Taiwan

French

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

Giulia Becatti

Zonta e-Club of Italy 1, Italy

Valeria Del Balzo

Zonta e-Club of Roma Parioli, Italy

Japanese

Wakiko Yazaki

Zonta Club of Tokyo II, Japan

Hiroko Nishikawa

Zonta Club of Nara, 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