2014 Conference Photos

Image of female face with inscription that says Zonta says no to violence against women.

Take a look at the 2014 Fall Conference Gallery for more photos of District 6 Zontians: Make a Difference. . .Build our Future (October 10-12, 2014, Columbus IN)

http://zontadistrict6.org/galleries/2014ConferencePhotos

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Many thanks to our Conference photographer Donna Mae Schlueter, with assistance from Michelle Miller, both of the Zonta Club of Mascoutah.  They are in the center top photo, on right is Donna Mae, then Michelle.  Thank you! 

 

District 6 Zontians: Make a Difference. . .Build our Future

Hosted by Area 4; October 10-12, 2014, Columbus IN
 

Warm welcome greetings

Donna Conant, Governor. Welcome to 2014 District Conference. Meeting is called to order.

Donna Conant, Governor. Welcome to 2014 District Conference. Meeting is called to order.

Welcome to 2014 District Conference by Area 4 Director Deborah Godwin Starks

Welcome to 2014 District Conference by Area 4 Director Deborah Godwin Starks

Welcome to 2014 District Conference by Zonta Club of Columbus President Cindy Felsten

Welcome to 2014 District Conference by Zonta Club of Columbus President Cindy Felsten

Response to warm welcome to 2014 District Conference - Tamara Hagen, Lt Governor

Response to warm welcome to 2014 District Conference – Tamara Hagen, Lt Governor

 

 

 

 

 

Installation of 2014-2016 Board members

Jacqueline Beaudry, Zonta International Foundation centennial fund development chairman and past District 6 Governor installs new Board members. Also pictured - Donna Conant, Governor

Jacqueline Beaudry, Zonta International Foundation centennial fund development chairman and past District 6 Governor installs new Board members. Also pictured – Donna Conant, Governor

District 6 - Installation of new board members: Lori Hanewold, Area 2 Director; Susan Bursztynsky, Area 5 Director; Christina Plotzke, Area 1 Director; Carol Borecky, Treasurer. With Donna Conant, Governor

District 6 – Installation of new board members: Lori Hanewold, Area 2 Director; Susan Bursztynsky, Area 5 Director; Christina Plotzke, Area 1 Director; Carol Borecky, Treasurer. With Donna Conant, Governor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker: Eleanor Anne Sweet, President/CEO, Sweet Success Expert

Speaker Eleanor Sweet - Fundraising on steroids - 5 steps to increase your Zonta fundraising

Speaker Eleanor Sweet – Fundraising on steroids – 5 steps to increase your Zonta fundraising

Saturday:

Delegates and Alternates checked in with the credentials desk before and after each session

Delegates and Alternates checked in with the credentials desk before and after each session

Zonta Store

Zonta Store

Zonta Store

Zonta Store

Zonta Store

Zonta Store

Second Business Session:  Reports, Awards, Panel Discussion

Credentials Chair Kay Geisler provides the credential report at the opening of each business session

Credentials Chair Kay Geisler provides the credential report at the opening of each business session

Roll call of clubs conducted by district 6 secretary Vicky Bladl

Roll call of clubs conducted by district 6 secretary Vicky Bladl

Treasurer Carol Borecky provides the 2012-2014 District financial report

Treasurer Carol Borecky provides the 2012-2014 District financial report

Bindu Jaganatha, Amelia Earhart fellow with Governor Donna Conant and Awards Chair Joanne Solomon

Bindu Jaganatha, Amelia Earhart fellow with Governor Donna Conant and Awards Chair Joanne Solomon

Bindu Jaganatha, Amelia Earhart fellow and student at University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign

Bindu Jaganatha, Amelia Earhart fellow and student at University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Area 4 Director and panel discussion leader Deborah Godwin-Starks

Area 4 Director and panel discussion leader Deborah Godwin-Starks

“Voices of Our Millenials” panel

“Voices of Our Millenials” panel

Mercedes Forero, Golden Z Club of Illinois and business major

Mercedes Forero, Golden Z Club of Illinois and business major

Audrey Maske, Golden Z Club of Illinois and previous Jane M. Klausman winner from the Lincoln club

Audrey Maske, Golden Z Club of Illinois and previous Jane M. Klausman winner from the Lincoln
club

Keynote:  Global Perspective

Dr. Bessie House-Soremekun, Director of Africana Studies and Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

Dr. Bessie House-Soremekun, Director of Africana Studies and Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

Workshops: IQ + EQ = Success; Building Collaboration, Zonta Says NO

 

Facilitating the Zonta Says NO to Violence workshop are JoAnn Gruber-Hagen, Advocacy Chair and Brandy Harrington, Service Chair, Konni Rodeghier, Public Relations Chair (not pictured)

Facilitating the Zonta Says NO to Violence workshop are JoAnn Gruber-Hagen, Advocacy Chair and Brandy Harrington, Service Chair, Konni Rodeghier, Public Relations Chair (not pictured)

 

Cheryl Lucas-DeBerry, Training Manager, MRA–Institute of Management. Cheryl facilitates the Building Collaboration workshop

Cheryl Lucas-DeBerry, Training Manager, MRA–Institute of Management. Cheryl facilitates the Building Collaboration workshop

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Honoring our Past Governors

Past Governors Jacqueline Beaudry 2004-2006; Sally Bean 2006-2008; Yvonne Chalfant 2010-2012 and Linda Hiltabrand 2012-2014

Past Governors Jacqueline Beaudry 2004-2006; Sally Bean 2006-2008; Yvonne Chalfant 2010-2012 and Linda Hiltabrand 2012-2014

And dinner, followed by guest from 1900’s

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Thoroughly Modern Addie – 1900’s vintage, returning from a suffrage meeting shared her perspective on the legal status and social “rules” of that era. She had us on our feet joining her in quoting Susan B Anthony “Failure is impossible!”

Debra Slone portraying Thoroughly Modern Addie

 

 

Thoroughly Modern Addie – 1900’s vintage, returning from a suffrage meeting shared her perspective on the legal status and social “rules” of that era.

She had us on our feet joining her in quoting Susan B Anthony “Failure is impossible!”

 

 

 

Hospitality suite hosted by Zonta Clubs of Lebanon & Fort Wayne

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Sunday Morning:  Reflections (optional), Memorial Service, Area meetings; Business meeting with reports, approval of goals (unanimous, yeah!) and courtesy resolution

Yvonne Chalfant, Past Governor of Zonta District 6, leads the optional Moments of Reflection on Sunday morning.

Yvonne Chalfant, Past Governor of Zonta District 6, leads the optional Moments of Reflection on Sunday morning.

Memorial Service - organized and conducted by Zonta Club of Frankfort

Memorial Service – organized and conducted by Zonta Club of Frankfort

Carol Wiskowski, Zonta Club of Madison is commemorated in the Memorial Service

Carol Wiskowski, Zonta Club of Madison is commemorated in the Memorial Service

Ellen Ramberg, Zonta Club of Janesville is commenorated in the Memorial Service

Ellen Ramberg, Zonta Club of Janesville is commenorated in the Memorial Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

Area Directors:

Area 1Director Christina Plotzke

Area 1Director Christina Plotzke

Area 2 Director Lori Hanewold

Area 2 Director Lori Hanewold

Area 3 Director Elaine Rynders

Area 3 Director Elaine Rynders

Area 4 Director Deborah Godwin-Starks

Area 4 Director Deborah Godwin-Starks

Area 5 Director Susan Bursztynsky

Area 5 Director Susan Bursztynsky

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy Resolution – a tradition

Joy Brinduse, Zonta Club of Indianapolis, and Phebe Poydras, Zonta Club of Fort Wayne provided the Courtesy Resolution

Joy Brinduse, Zonta Club of Indianapolis, and Phebe Poydras, Zonta Club of Fort Wayne provided the Courtesy Resolution

Joy Brinduse, Zonta Club of Indianapolis, and Phebe Poydras, Zonta Club of Fort Wayne provided the Courtesy Resolution

Joy Brinduse, Zonta Club of Indianapolis, and Phebe Poydras, Zonta Club of Fort Wayne provided the Courtesy Resolution