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President: Eileen Sobjack
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Eileen’s journey into politics started when she was a young mother and a partner in her husband’s fishing business. She saw firsthand the burden of too much government control on families and small business. Eileen became dedicated to assuring the liberty and freedoms we enjoy are available for the next generation. This led to her involvement initially as a volunteer lobbyist and activist for business and family issues; and before long she became involved in Republican politics.
Since 1988, Eileen volunteered each election season in local, state and national campaigns, most recently as county
co-chair for Rob McKenna for Governor 2012.
Eileen has served in all levels of Whatcom County GOP leadership: PCO, vice-chair, state committeewoman, executive board member, and chair of many committees. For her efforts, she was named 2006 Republican of the
Year.
Instrumental in supporting the reorganized chapter of the Republican Women of Whatcom County, she was elected president in 2000-2002. She was a delegate to the 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007,
2009, and 2011 NFRW conventions. She has served as legislative chair for WFRW, District Director, 2nd VP, Public Relations chair and as 1st VP and Director of Programs before being elected President for 2009-2010. Eileen served as state president 2009-2010 and was re-elected for the 2011-2012 term.
Eileen serves on the NFRW Board of Directors and as a member of the
Campaign Committee. She was recently elected to serve as a
Member-At-Large on the NFRW Executive Committee.
She is active in her church, belongs to the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and is an educational consultant
and campaign. Married to Don for over 34 years they raised three active, responsible citizens who are also Republicans.
They
have three granddaughters and three grandsons. Their middle son is a Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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1st Vice President and Programs Chair: Jeanne Quinlivan
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Jeanne is currently serving as First Vice President of the WFRW, and enjoys the challenge of finding places for the Board/Convention meetings.
Jeanne has served as 2nd Vice President of Whatcom County Republican Women for the past four years, and has been in charge of fundraising and moving their monthly meeting to the Bellingham Golf and Country Club. Four years ago the club had twelve members, and now has over 90, thanks to a very hard working board. Jeanne has been involved in local politics for the past 12 years, doorbelling, making phone calls, marched in parades, serving on a committee to elect a County council member, and participating in the Republican booth at the State Fair.
Past experience includes assistant to the Superintendent of Schools in Illinois, and working for the ESL language program in California. She was Public Relations person for the 2nd largest school district in California, and was responsible for the District's Teacher of the Year becoming State Teacher of the Year. She, along with a partner, owned their business of re-habing old homes. Jeanne is a Washington State Master Gardener, a judge for Whatcom in Bloom for Whatcom County, and member of the Bellingham Garden Club. She is active in her church, and served on charity-giving research committee of "Women Sharing Hope". Jeanne and her husband just celebrated 50 years of marriage, and have been blessed with two children and their spouses, and six grandchildren.
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2nd Vice President and Club Development Chair: Sue Slaugenhaupt
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My husband Jim and I own a small business an independent insurance agency, Prior to us moving to Chelan in 1994 to purchase his dad's former agency, I was a professional golfer for 20 years. I now work part time with my husband in our agency. I have one son Michael and his wife Stephanie that live in
Tri Cities (they are also Republicans). I grew up on a ranch in Colorado with a very strong Republican family. My husband and I stay busy playing golf, traveling and enjoying our family. Jim is a Navy veteran.
I became more active in politics about 10 years ago. Currently
I am a PCO for Chelan county (3rd term) as well as district commissioner. I am past
president of the Chelan Valley Republican Women. I serve on national legislative and campaign committees.
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3rd Vice President and Finance Chair: Dani Anderson
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Dani Anderson is described by her peers as a "modern woman with a full and busy life." She is a wife, mother, small-business owner and very active in Republican politics both in her County GOP and the WFRW. She is
a Past President of Thurston County
Women's Republican Club and has served in many other offices in the club.
In recognition of her many hours of work for Republican causes, Dani was named Republican of the Year for 2005 by the Thurston County Republican Party. Her company, Hometown Property Management, was recently named Small Business of the Year by the Lacey/Thurston County Chamber of Commerce.
Dani served four years as the WFRW District Director for the South Puget
Sound District and has been instrumental in the success of the annual
WFRW Day At The Capitol where WFRW members from across the state meet in
Olympia with their legislators and our statewide officials.
Like most Republican women, Dani balances her personal family life with her professional and political activities. She is also described as "a wise woman who understands the importance of being an active Republican." She organizes the Thurston County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner and Auction, works diligently on the WSRP's Elephant Hunt and is a PCO. Like a good Republican mother, Dani encourages her daughters to work with her as volunteers. |
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Membership Secretary:
Dee Drewry
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Treasurer and Budget Chair: Patsy Excell
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During the Spring meeting of the WFRW Board of Directors, Patsy Excell was elected Treasurer to complete the remainder of the term of office through year-end 2008
and, at the subsequent biennial conventions, she was then re-elected for the 2009-2010 term
and for the 2011-2012 term.
Patsy brings many years of accounting experience to the position, including over a decade as a manager in the Corporate Accounting Department of Seafirst Bank. Additionally, Patsy has been Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of many political campaigns at the local and state-wide level, including John Spellman for Governor, Joel Pritchard for Lt. Governor, Sam Reed for Secretary of State,
and Kim Wyman for Secretary of State. She recently completed a five-year term as Treasurer of the Thurston County Mainstream Republicans and,
for many years, served as the Treasurer of the Thurston County Women’s Republican Club.
Having met her husband at a political event while both were in college,
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District Director Coordinator: Cristi Lysne
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Cristi became active in the Republican Women of Whatcom County when her husband ran for County Council in 2005. Since then she has been the Whatcom County GOP Vice Chair for four years and the interim Chair for 6 months. She has been the 1st VP for the Republican Women Of Whatcom County for four years and will be serving as the 2nd VP for the coming two year term. She has been the Northwest District Director for four years. She has been actively involved in many campaigns for local, State and National candidates and continues to work on many County issues.
Before she retired Cristi worked in the medical field where she was a manager who staffed, trained and managed three different clinics . She has been married to Gary for 44 years and is the proud mother of two daughters and a son-in-law who are all conservative lawyers, and a granddaughter who is more fun than anything else in the world!
Cristi maintains active membership in the VFW Auxiliary, the
American Legion Auxiliary, Women Sharing Hope and the Birchwood Garden
Club. She is a Master Gardener and a judge for the County Whatcom In
Bloom competition.
Local groups and media refer to Cristi and her husband as community activists and although they have not thought of themselves as such, they are proud to be working to promote Conservative principals and programs in their community at local and state levels.
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King District Director: Kristi Brown
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Kristi Brown is the current WFRW King County District Director. Kristi also serves as the president of the Eastside Republican Club and a PCO for the 34th District.
In previous years Kristi held the positions of WFRW Membership Secretary for two terms, WFRW PR Committee Chair, president of the Republican Women of Seattle, and volunteer coordinator for the Luke Esser for Senate re-election campaign in the 48th Legislative District.
Kristi has been involved in suicide prevention work, community policing, and grant research for a children's non-profit organization.
Kristi enjoys reading, writing and cheering on her favorite NFL team!
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North Central District Director: Shirley Schreiber
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I am a retired secondary health and physical education teacher (Yes some of us are Republican). I taught 13 years at Franklin Middle School in Yakima and the remainder has been in the Wenatchee/East Wenatchee school districts.
In 2005-06 I served as secretary for the Douglas County Central Committee. I was president of Chelan-Douglas Republican Women from 2007-08. I have been apart of
several local campaign committees. And I was recently elected as
Douglas County State Committeewoman for 2011-2012.
Dave and I have been married for 22 years. Dogs have been a big part of our daily lives. At one time we had 4 big dogs. Neither of us knew how to say "no". Our current dog, Spencer, rules the house and doesn't consider himself a dog.
I am a long time Master's Swimmer. I enjoy quilting, reading, and most outdoor activities. I'm
a former volunteer usher at the Performing Arts Center in Wenatchee.
I am active in our church, and belong to a quilt
round robin.
Our children and grandchildren are a big part of our daily lives.
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Northwest District Director: Sharon Helm
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With a BA in Nursing, Sharon spent 40 years as an operating room nurse
before retiring. When she lived in California, she served as
President of the VFW Women's Auxiliary - Placer County. She also served
as
President of South Placer County Republican Women.
Following her move to Washington,
Sharon joined the Republican Women of Whatcom County. The club
achieved many of their goals during Sharon's four years as Club
President, but one of which she is most proud is the club's growth from
12 to over 80 active members.
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Peninsula District Director: Brenda Petrick
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I was born in Waynesburg, PA and moved to Cleveland, OH in 1963. After graduating from business college,
I worked for Eaton Corp for 33 years. There I was the International Customer Service person and handled the mining accounts for
domestic as well as international customers. I graduated from Heritage Baptist Institute in 1983.
I feel so far behind all the other ladies as I did not get involved in politics until I retired and moved to WA in 2002. I had always had a desire to become involved and had worked on two campaigns for persons running for the OH State Legislature. I saw the Kitsap Republican Booth at the fair and signed up to be a volunteer.
Since then, I have been a PCO, Kitsap County Republican Board Member, served as the Vice-Chair for KCRP for 4 years working on various campaigns, manning the campaign office for KCRP and helping with many events. I have been a member of North Kitsap RW since 2002 and am currently their President. I also am an associate member of South Kitsap RW and Gig Harbor RW.
I have been married to my husband, Michael, for 42 years. We have one son, Mike. He is married to Lori and they have four children ages 17 to 8. They are full time partners in church planning and are currently on deputation traveling all over the US. I am involved with Poulsbo Bible Baptist Church and tell stories
at our care home ministry each month. I an also a member of the Senior Action Committee for the Senior Center in Port Orchard.
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Snohomish District Director: Geri Modrell
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As a Business Education/English teacher for 18 years, I was introduced to “politics” when I refused to join the union because they supported abortion—a stand that still appears antithetical to the role of a teacher! I then served as a Program Supervisor at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for 7 years, leaving only because I could see no opportunity for improvement in the political picture. I became a Republican only because it is the best opportunity to return to the tenets of our Constitution.
In January 2010, I contacted the Republican Party state office, was referred to the appropriate contact in Snohomish County, and started my political activist life as an office volunteer. I became active in the 44th District, serving as secretary then District Chair, followed by secretary, State Committeewoman, and Chair for Snohomish County. I am currently pleased to be serving as secretary and Office Manager for County Chair Bill Cooper. The current Executive Board is highly energized to revive conservatism in our county. I was honored when Billye Brooks-Sebastiani asked me to
run for the position of Snohomish District Director for WFRW.
My husband Bob and I will celebrate our 55th wedding anniversary this year. We raised three children prior to my entry into education and now have five grandchildren and one great grandchild. We are active members of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Everett. I have coached basketball and volleyball and currently volunteer for Catholic Community Services and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
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South Central District Director: Anita Golladay
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Anita is a retired business owner. She previously owned 3 hair styling salons and on the side created and taught a charm and etiquette program for children ages 4-12. She and her late husband were cattleman and she was VP of the Cattlewoman’s Association of Yakima. Since 1978 she has worked on election boards and local, state and national campaigns.
In 2003 Anita married Max Golladay, a Kittitas County Commissioner. Anita and Max were both very involved in the Kittitas County Republican Party and
campaigns. In 2004, they moved to Terrace Heights where they are now active again in the Yakima Republican Party. In 2007-2008, Anita was Vice Chair of the Yakima Republican Party and 2nd VP of the Yakima Woman’s Republican Club and Assistant District Director for the South Central District. In 2009, Anita
served as the President of YRWC and she is now the WFRW District Director for South Central District.
In addition, Anita is very active in CASA a child advocacy program for the courts and she is very involved in her Church and Bible Studies. In 2005, Anita and Max went to Israel, a church organized trip and in 2006 they went to China on a mission trip to help build a church.
Max along with two fellow republicans formed SOAR (Save Our American Rights), a non-profit organization focused on taking in facts and printing the truth on critical issues/subjects that need to be addressed or that people find interesting. In 2009, Max was elected Chairman of the Yakima County Republican Party.
Anita and Max are actively involved with their kids and grandchildren. They consistently attend sports events and other activities that the kids are involved in. 2 of the grandchildren were
pages for the 2007 State Convention held in Yakima.
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Southwest District Director: Norma Peters
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I am writing to you to introduce myself officially as your Southwest District Director. My name is Norma Peters and I live in Longview. Besides being the district director, I am president of the Cowlitz County Republican Women's Club, treasurer for the County Republican Party, and president of Human Life of Cowlitz County which is an affiliate of Human Life of Washington and the National Right to Life.
I have been married for over 45 years and have two grown children and four grandchildren. I spend a lot of time with my grandchildren and in caring for my mother. I am also an active member in my church where I am a lector and a eucharistic minister. |
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