President’s Message

Our community is made up of a group of dedicated professionals committed to the mission of the English-Speaking Union of the United States. As president, it is my goal to work with our members to facilitate meaningful programs to enrich their lives and the lives of others.

— Julie Pheasant-Albright, president, ESU Seattle Chapter

The English-Speaking Union

Seattle Branch

Seattle ESU Officers

Julie Pheasant-Albright
President

Allan Ohlson
Vice President

Fred Kleinschmidt
Treasurer

Mary Mohler
Secretary

Patricia Haggerty
Administrative Assistant

Seattle ESU Board of Directors

Sarah Atwood 
Loveday Conquest 
Alison Ellison
Fred Kleinschmidt 
William Maschmeier
Mary Mohler 
Geri Mitchell 
Allan Ohlson 
Julie Pheasant-Albright 
Barbee Tucker Piggott
Lori Ann Reinhall 
Alan Waggoner
Patricia Wilson 
Susan Wilson 

Committees

Sarah Atwood
Receptions

Loveday Conquest
Scholarships

Alison Ellison
Receptions Food

William Maschmeier
Membership

Allan Ohlsen
Membership Directory

Julie Pheasant-Albright
Shakespeare Competition

Lori Ann Reinhall
Webmaster

Barbee Tucker-Piggot
Sunshine

Alan Waggoner
Nominations

Pat Wilson
Newsletter

Past Presidents

1929: Rev. Herbert Gowan
1933: Mr. Keith Middleton
1934: Dr. Richard Fuller
1935: Dr. Harry B. Lear
1936: Mr. Bernard Pelly
1937: Mr. John Alsop
1937: Dr. E. Weldon Young
1940: Mr. Paul Ashley
1942: Mr. Maurice Rattray
1944: Mr. Fred Catlett
1946: Mr. Thomas Pelly
1947: Bishop S. Arthur Huston
1948: Mr. Ivan Hyland
1950: Mr. Clinton D. Harley OBE
1951: Hon. Ford G. Elvidge OBE
1952: Mr. John L. Scott OBE
1954: Mr. Albert S. Kerry
1955: Mr. Philip D. Macbride
1956: Mr. Gordon B. Dodd
1957: Judge Charles H. Paul
1959: Mr. George Kinnear OBE
1961: Mr. J.C. Baillargeon OBE
1963: Judge Willian J. Wilkins
1964: Dr. S. Allison Creighton
1965: Mr. Harry S. Venables
1966: Mr. Wetherill Collins
1968: Mr. Willian W. Brinkley
1970: Mr. Lenox W. Scott
1973: Mr. William W. Holman
1974: Mr. Francis J. Pelly
1976: Maj. Gen. W.S. Steele
1977: Mr. Lawrence Amack
1979: Dr. W.A. Douglas Jackson
1981: Mr. William H. Holman
1983: Mr. Don G. Abel
1984: Mr. John F. Ward
1986: Mr. Timothy P. Webber
1987: Mr. John C. Monroe
1989: Lt. Col. Frank N. Webster
1991: Flt. Lt. Edward A. Hyde
1993: Dr. Christine Shannon
1994: Mrs. Ann Delaurenti Newton
1996: Ms. Patricia Wilson
1998: Mr. Fred Kleinschmidt
2000: Ms. Susan Wilson
2002: Mr. Clint Miller
2004: Mr. Jerry Rockhold
2005: Mr. James Smith
2007: Mr. Sebastion Passantino
2009: Ms. Eli Kirkpatrick
2009: Ms. Sandra Boyd
2011: Ms. Marlene Holbrook
2013: Ms. Sarah Atwood
2015: Dr. Loveday Conquest
2017: Mr. William B. Maschmeier
2019: Dr. Alan Wagonner
2021: Ms. Susan Wilson
2023: Mr. William B. Maschmeier
2025: Ms. Julie Pheasant-Albright

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