Letter: In celebration of Women's History Month and International Women's Day March 8
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In celebration of Women's History Month and International Women's Day March 8, let's acknowledge and appreciate the women in positions of leadership in Bluffton!
List of Women Leaders in Bluffton
Beverly Amstutz, Coordinator of the Bluffton Sesquicentennial Celebration and the Bluffton Cultural Committee
Renee Smith, President of the School Board
Louise Matthews, Director of the Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center
Kathy Bishop, Service Unit Coordinator of the Bluffton Girl Scouts
Melinda Bowden, Women Owned Business of the Year - Lima-Allen County Chamber of Commerce, and founding member of the Rotary Club of Bluffton
Elizabeth Hostetler, President of the Board of Trustees of the Bluffton-Richland Public Library
Cindi Chasse, Director of the Bluffton-Richland Public Library
Aphaphanh Nussbaum, President of the Chamber of Commerce
Margie Woodruff, Friends of the Library
Carol Enneking, Bluffton Family Recreation Executive Director
Elaine Brubaker, President of the Fair Trade Town Task Force
Marilyn Edwards, Owner of the Bluffton News
Ashley Brugnone, Managing Editor of the Bluffton News
Cynthia Liggon, Bluffton Postmaster
Sally Weaver Sommer, Academic Dean at Bluffton University
Tonya Meyer, Director Bluffton Senior Citizens Center
Vanessa Greer, President of Bluffton Lions Club
Mary Pannebecker Steiner, Owner of the Bluffton Icon
Sincerely,
Wendy Chappell-Dick
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