Candidates for Election at the Virtual 129th Continental Congress

Peggy Troxell, Recording Secretary General

June 10, 2020

Voters to the Virtual 129^th Continental Congress will elect seven Vice Presidents General and one Honorary Vice President General. This blog explains the qualifications for each position and introduces you to the women who seek to fill them. You may find further information regarding each of the individual candidates at the links below.

Each year at Continental Congress, seven new Vice Presidents General are elected for a term of three years. In order to qualify for the office of Vice President General, each candidate must have served as State Regent and must be endorsed by ballot vote of the state conference where she is a member. All necessary signed and verified forms must be received in the Office of the Recording Secretary General by the designated due date. A drawing is normally held in the Office of the Recording Secretary General for placement on the official ballot; due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this year’s drawing was conducted in the home of the Recording Secretary General.

A total of 21 Vice Presidents General serve on the National Board of Management. In addition to attending all National Board Meetings and events, the Vice Presidents General are responsible for the judging of the four national Founders Medals administered by the office of the Reporter General. Many Vice Presidents General serve as National Chairs, Vice Chairs or committee members. They can also be a great wealth of knowledge for their current State Regent.

This year there are 12 candidates running for the office of Vice President General. Below, please find each one’s name and a link that will take you to her resume on the National

website.

Candidates for the office of Honorary Vice President General must have previously held the office of Vice President General. Unlike the 21 Vice Presidents General who serve for a three-year term, Honorary Vice Presidents General serve for life in recognition of their valuable service to the National Society. Only 13 Honorary Vice Presidents General may serve at one time, and no two may be members from the same state. Many serve as National Chairs, Vice Chairs or committee members, but also as advisors to the President General and the Executive Board.

When vacancies in the office occur, a qualifying candidate who seeks to serve must notify the Office of the Recording Secretary General of her intentions to be nominated. This year, one candidate is running for the office of Honorary Vice President General. Below, please find her name and link to her resume on the National website.

I hope that you will review all the resumes and give careful thought when you cast your vote for these outstanding women. They have proven themselves as capable leaders and have provided decades of dedicated service to our National Society.

Candidate for Honorary Vice President General

Virginia “Ginger” McMillan Poffenberger
Florida

Candidates for Vice President General (in ballot order)

Leslie Rogers Miller
Kentucky

Holly Stone Blair
Massachusetts

Jeannine Angle Dobbins
Colorado

Marsha J. Hucke
Iowa

Susan Harvey Holt
Utah

Wendy Stanley Jones
New Hampshire

Sue Suthers Allen
Oklahoma

Cynthia “Cindy” Beall Suich
Missouri

Terry Lynn Clark Rubenstein
Nevada