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The English-Speaking Union<\/h5>\n \n

Syracuse Branch<\/h2>\n \n

Syracuse ESU Officers<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
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Officers, Directors, and Committee Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n

President: Barbara Weller
\nFirst Vice-President of Programming:<\/p>\n

Alice Borning
\nSecond Vice-President for Shakespeare Competition:<\/p>\n

Barbara Weller
\nVice-President for Membership:<\/p>\n

Judy Carpenter
\nSecretary:<\/p>\n

Carolyn Schmidt
\nTreasurer:<\/p>\n

Margie Wipper<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

Syracuse ESU Board of Directors<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
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Directors
\nAnn Barker-Griffith, Wendy Hoblyn Jones,
\nKathleen Hinchman, John Maestri, Jean Soper,
\nJoAnn Wallace, Catherine Winger
\nHospitality: Ann Barker-Griffith
\nWebsite: Dianne Emmick<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

Advisory to the Board<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
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Dan Bukovac<\/p>\n

Cloene Davis<\/p>\n

Ben Martin<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

Committees<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
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Mrs. Alice Borning Program Chairperson
\nMs. Judith Carpenter Membership Chairperson
\nMs. Barbara W. Weller Shakespeare Committee Chairperson
\nMs. Barbara W. Weller
\nFinance Committee Chairperson
\nAnne Padget
\nHospitality Chairperson
\nDianne Emmick
\nWebsite Chairperson
\nCatherine Winger
\nMemorial Chairperson<\/p>\n

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Past Presidents<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
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Richard W. Dundan  1947-76
\nWilliam Gilbert  1976-78
\nD Kenneth Sargent  1978-79
\nDr. Edwin Jahn  1979-86
\nD Kenneth Sargent  1979-86
\nH. Gillis Murray  1979-86
\nWendy Hoblyn Jones  1986-92
\nJune Rose Wolle  1992-96
\nF. David Wesse  1996-98
\nThomas W. Kelly  1998-2000
\nGeorge Stafford  2000-03
\nCaroline Brown  2003-05
\nCatherine Parratt  2005-06
\nMargaret Burden  2005-06
\nWendy Davenport  2006-09
\nJoAnn Wallace  2009-12
\nDorianne Parker  2012-16
\nAnn Barker-Griffith  2016-19
\nCarl Borning  2019-22
\nDorianne Parker  2022-23
\nAnn Barker-Griffith, Barbara Weller 2023 24
\nBarbara Weller  2024-25<\/p>\n

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