Officers & Committees

Current Officers and Committees

2026 Officers
(voting)
President: Hayley Severson
President-Elect: Liz Suelzer
Immediate Past President (ex-officio): Barb Ruggeri
Secretary (Two-year term, 2024-2025): Jennifer Deal
Treasurer: Karen Hanus
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2025-2026): Michelle Harrell and Jennifer Schram
2026 Committees
(non-voting)
Communications: Allan Barclay (List-serv), Kelly Johnson (blog), Michele Matucheski (blog), Liz Suelzer (WHSLA website), Paije Wilson (blog)
Membership Coordinator: Jennifer Schram
Midwest Chapter/MLA Representative: Rita Mitchell
Professional Development and MLA Webinar Coordinator: Dora Davis
Wisdom Chat Coordinator: Barb Ruggeri

Past Officers

View Past Officers and Committees, 2015-2022

2025President: Barb Ruggeri
Secretary: Jennifer Deal
Treasurer: Karen Hanus
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2025-2026): Michelle Harrell and Will White 1/1/25 to 9/21/25; Jennifer Schram appointed 10/21/25 through 2026
2024President: Brenda Fay
Secretary: Jennifer Deal
Treasurer: Robert Koehler and Karen Hanus (Apprentice)
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2023-2024): Claudia Noonan and Hayley Severson
2023President: Liz Witkowski
Secretary: Eileen Severson
Treasurer: Robert Koehler and Karen Hanus (Apprentice)
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2023-2024): Claudia Noonan and Hayley Severson
2022President: Kathy Koch
Secretary: Eileen Severson
Treasurer: Robert Koehler and Karen Hanus (Apprentice)
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2021-2022): Brenda Fay, Dora Davis
Full list of officers and committees
2021President: Ashley Ziedler
Secretary: Eileen Severson
Treasurer: Robert Koehler and Karen Hanus (Apprentice)
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2021-2022): Brenda Fay, Dora Davis
Full list of officers and committees
2020 President: Holly Egebo
Secretary: Barbara Ruggeri
Treasurer: Robert Koehler and Karen Hanus (Apprentice)
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2019-2020): Diane Giebink-Skoglind and Deb Knippel
Full list of officers and committees
2019President: Brenda Fay
Secretary: Barbara Ruggeri
Treasurer: Robert Koehler and Karen Hanus (Apprentice)
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2019-2020): Diane Giebink-Skoglind and Deb Knippel
Full list of officers and committees
2018President: Michele Matucheski
Secretary: Barbara Ruggeri
Treasurer: Robert Koehler and Karen Hanus (Apprentice)
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2017-2018): Trish Adamus and Elissa Kinzelman-Vesely
Full list of officers and committees
2017President: Jennifer Deal
Secretary: Barbara Ruggeri
Treasurer: Robert Koehler
Members-At-Large (Two-year term, 2017-2018): Trish Adamus and Elissa Kinzelman-Vesely
Full list of officers and committees
2016President: Barb Ruggeri
Secretary: Brenda Fay
Treasurer: Robert Koehler
Area Representatives: David Ruby (Fox Valley), Eileen Severson (Northwest), Robert Koehler (South Central), Brenda Fay (Southeastern)
Full list of officers and committees
2015President: Matt Hoy
Secretary: Brenda Fay
Treasurer: Robert Koehler
Full list of officers and committees
2014President: Amy Donahue
Secretary: Martha Jerme
Treasurer: Robert Koehler
Full list of officers and committees (missing)
2013President: Carrie Papa-Schold
Secretary: Martha Jerme
Treasurer: Robert Koehler
Full list of officers and committees (missing)
Additional past officers and committee information can be found in the WHSLA archives (DropBox). Contact us to request access.
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