Current Department of Alaska Past Department Presidents
Members who have served the Auxiliary as Unit, Department and/or National Presidents are a valuable resource to the organization. As members of the Past Presidents Parley, they put their leadership experience to good use, offering guidance and/or counsel on any activity or problem requiring special support or emphasis members also contribute to the “Military Service”. At our Past Presidents Parley event here in the Department of Alaska, we honor our military members including nominating military members to represent Alaska. We also submit them for consideration as National Military Members.
1962-1963 Ruth Brown (Unit 3)
1977-1978 Betty Bumala (Unit 15)
1979-1980 Laverne Kearns (Unit 17)
1987-1988 Evelyn Oliver ( Unit 3)
1990-1991 June Haas (Unit 12)
1991-1992 Lori FitzSimons (Unit 1)
1993-1994 Lavonne Collier (Unit 1)
1995-1996 Sue Caswell (Unit 33)
1996-1997 Eva Aulston (Unit 1)
2000-2001 Carolyn Null (Unit 28)
2003-2004 Rehta Foster (Unit 28)
2005-2006 Jean Shandy (Unit 18)
2006-2007 Jill Pawson (Unit 1)
2008-2009 Lisa Williamson (Unit 57)
2009-2010 Francisca Guilford (Unit 29)
2011-2012 Sue Diaz (Unit 20)
2012-2013 Beverly Eads (Unit 17)
2013-2014 – Margaret Blankenship (Unit 28)
2014-2015 – Penny Mazonna (Unit 35)
2015-2016 – Sharon Cherrette (Unit 29)
2016-2017 – Susan Waldhaus (Unit 28)
2016-2017 (Honorary) – Linda A. Schmitt (Unit 33)
2017-2018 – Barbe Wolkoff (Unit 33)
2018-2019 – Debbie Lowndes (Unit 33)
2019-2022 – Jane Larson (Unit 35)
2022-2023 – Anarene (Ann) Robinson (Unit 33)
2022-2023 (Honorary) – Barbara Nath (Unit 35)
2023-2024 – April Sinclair (Unit 57)
Past Department Presidents who have gone before us in death.
Mary Skuse 1922-1923
Mary Campbell 1923-1924
Anna M. Cook 1924-1925
Elaine Talbot 1925-1926
Belle Simpson 1926-1927
Mary Peterson 1927-1928
Mary A. Ela 1928-1929
Ruth Becan 1929-1930
Laura Johnson 1930-1931
Edith Sheelor 1931-1932
Edna Polley 1932-1933
Neima Saara 1933-1934
Florence Tobin 1934-1935
Theo McKanna 1935-1936
Mildred Culver 1936-1937
Ruth Chase 1937-1938
Eleanor Marsh 1938-1939
Elizabeth Nordling 1939-1940
Florance O’Neill 1940-1941
Ruth Morgan 1941-1942
Myra Rank 1942-1943
Lillian King 1943-1944
Edna Raynor 1944-1945
Hattie Peterman 1945-1946
Ethel M. West 1946-1947
Elizabeth Stillwell 1947-1948
Nema Ellis 1948-1949
Ethel Tonseth 1949-1950
Delia Saarf 1950-1951
Edith A. Davis 1951-1952
Ester Clithero 1952-1953
Hertha N. Baker 1953-1954
Selma Smith 1954-1955
Izola Smith 1955-1956
Lorene Tuengel 1956-1957
Mary Stoekel 1957-1958
Betty Sampson 1958-1959
Nola Campbell 1959-1960
Ellen Jones 1960-1961
Peggy Huber 1961-1962
Alice Bouwens 1963-1964
Betty Aliason 1964-1965
Agnes Zaborac 1965-1966
Olga Pritchett 1966-1967
Billie Martin Davis 1967-1968
Joyce V. Kelm 1968-1969
Lorene Berg 1969-1970
Alma Jenny 1970-1971
Merrilyn Stock 1971-1972
Mabel Fennimore 1972-1973
Agnes Parks 1973-1974
Doris Voltzke 1974-1975
Laura Yates 1975-1976
Phyllis Morris 1976-1977
Alice Williams 1978-1979
Lucille Perkins 1980-1981
Maxine Newman 1981-1982
Betty Bowersox 1982-1983
Charlotte Ruff 1983-1984
Betty Streeper 1984-1985
Sue Cherrier 1985-1986
Rita Gunderson 1986-1987
Gloria Olson 1988-1989
Millie McManus 1989-1990
Betty Porter 1992-1993
Lory VanMatre 1994-1995
Jean Clayton 1997-1998
Judi Pusti 1998-1999
Etta Singleton 1999-2000
Wilma Stokes 2001-2002
Louise Kuehn 2002-2003
Linda Gunvalson 2004-2005
Betty Randall 2007-2008
Lynn Bash 2010-2011
