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NFBPWC GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND BIENNIAL CONFERENCE 2024,
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and via Zoom, July 18-21, 2024

Board meeting, July 19, 2024
It was a hybrid meeting – i.e. in-person and on Zoom. There were 15 on Zoom and about 25 in
-person. It was announced Daneene Rusnak, 2nd Vice President for Advocacy, had COVID. She
did attend via Zoom. The meeting started a little after 5:00 A.M. California time. Nancy Werner
(Pennsylvania) read the Collect. I cannot vote at this meeting. Only current Officers, Standing
Chairs, Presidents of Federations and Affiliate Clubs and Past National Presidents can vote at
Board meetings. I did not get into the meeting until about 5:40 A.M. so missed the program
approval, registration report, quorum, Standing Rules and approval of the minutes from the last
Board meeting. I did arrive in time for the Memorial Service of members who passed away
since the last Biennial Conference in 2022. Sandy Thompson conducted the service for the fol-
lowing members. She read about each one. –
California

 Kathy Wills, Parliamentarian East Los Angeles-Montebello BPW
 Ronde Winkler, El Monte BPW and past CFBPW President 1988-89
 Nan Johnson, Hollywood BPW

 Jackie Melvin, Valley Sunset BPW District Member-at large and past CFBPW President
1998-99
 Marie Clifton, East Valley BPW

 Twila Stout, East Los Angeles-Montebello BPW
 Fran Swingle, Berkeley BPW and a 45-year member of BPW
Colorado
 Mary Ellen Lewis, Aurora BPW

Michigan
 Patsy Geeting, Saginaw BPW
 Marlene Danol, Novi BPW and past Michigan State BPW President 1980-81
 Margaret Cunningham, Jackson BPW

North Carolina
 Gail Bradshaw Harper, past North Carolina State BPW President 2010-11
Virtual

 Yetunde Teriba
Washington
 Virginia Murphy, Wenatchee BPW and past Washington State President 1995-96
 Laurel Winston, Renton BPW

 Judith Fargo Ostrow, Campus BPW
At the end of the service Sandy read a short poem “The Dash” by Linda Ellis which points out
that the dash between the two dates on a tombstone is what matters.
President Megan Shellman-Rickard recognized the sponsors.

Manjul Batra, Nominations Chair, ran the Candidates Forum. Each candidate had three minutes.
Questions could be asked at the end of the Forum. There were no questions.