Today I attended the annual Junior League of Seattle Past Presidents’ Luncheon hosted by Elizabeth Reilly, the outgoing JLS President to welcome Natalie Bow, the incoming JLS President (see 2nd photo of Natalie and me). I served as JLS President in 1991-92 and it is always a real treat to reconnect with so many amazing, dynamic women each spring when we welcome the incoming President.
The President who served furthest in the past is Iola Groth and she served in 1952-54. She is the woman in purple in the middle front row of the top photo. Iola is such an inspiration to each of us. We all hope to be just like her when we grow up!
Other JLS Past Presidents attending today were Clair Jenkins (’67-’68), Barbee Crutcher (’68-’69), Anne Farrell (’72-’73), Colleen Willoughby (’74-’75), Marli Iverson (’78-’79), Anne Blair (’84-’85), Judy Holder (’86-’87), Sue Mecklenburg (’88-’89), Shari Hardy (’90-’91), Dot Fuller (’93-’94), JP Brigham (’95-’96), Marilyn Leck (’02-’03), JoAnne Jones (’03-’04), Evelyn Zabo (’04-’05), Rhonda Neben (’05-’06), Crissey Miller (’06-’07), Heather Giacoletto (’07-’08) and Joanne Pettito (’08-’09). Also attending were four Past Presidents from other Junior Leagues including two from Santa Barbara, one from Milwaukee (Andrea Mann), and one from Atlanta.
In addition to having the opportunity to hear an update on what is going on in each of our lives during the past year (and you would be amazed at the number of boards, task forces, advisory committees, etc. in which this group is involved), we heard from Vicki Clark, an AJLI Volunteer Consultant (see 3rd photo above), who shared messages from the book, The Eleven Commandments of Wildly Successful Women by Pam Gilberd. I look forward to reading the book soon, but in the meantime, I am pretty sure that ALL the women at the luncheon today can be deemed “wildly successful women”!
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