Our Board

Meet the Board

The board of directors for the Winterset in Summer Festival help plan, curate, and create the experience each year.

2025-2026 Board of Directors

(Term of office runs between August 2025 to August 2026)

  • Sonja Knutson, Chair/Executive
  • Paula Best, Vice Chair/Executive 
  • Nancy Hickey, Treasurer/Executive 
  • Denise Piercey, Secretary/Executive
  • Helene Staveley, At-large 
  • Jane Baird, At-large 
  • Susan Chalker Browne, At-large
  • David Cantwell, At-large
  • Jim LePage, At-large 
  • Ramona Dearing, At-large
  • Jessie Small, At-large
  • Krista Vokey. At-large
  • Sonja Knutson, Chair/Executive
  • Paula Best, Vice Chair/Executive
  • Nancy Hickey, Treasurer/Executive 
  • Helene Staveley, Secretary/Executive 
  • Noreen Golfman, Past Chair
  • Jane Baird, At-large 
  • Denise Piercey, At-large 
  • Dave Cantwell, At-large 
  • Susan Chalker Browne, At-large
  • Mary Henderson, At-large
  • Jim LePage, At-large 
  • Denise Piercey, At-large 
  • Noreen Golfman, Chair/Executive
  • Sonja Knutson, Vice Chair/Executive
  • Nancy Hickey, Treasurer/Executive 
  • Helene Staveley, Secretary/Executive 
  • Jane Baird, At-large 
  • Paula Best, At-large 
  • Stu Greenoff, At-large 
  • Mary Henderson, At-large
  • Jim LePage, At-large 
  • Denise Piercey, At-large 
  • Noreen Golfman, Chair/Executive
  • Randy Street, Vice Chair/Executive
  • Mary Henderson, Treasurer/Executive 
  • Helene Staveley, Secretary/Executive 
  • Jane Baird, At-large 
  • Barb Case, At-large 
  • Stu Greenoff, At-large 
  • Nancy Hickey ,At-large 
  • Sonja Knutson, At-large
  • Jim LePage, At-large 
  • Yvonne Pevie, At-large 
  • Bert Riggs, At-large
  • Noreen Golfman, Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn, Vice Chair of the Board & Chair-Program Committee
  • Bert Riggs, Secretary
  • Mary Henderson, Treasurer
  • Lana Collins, Chair-Marketing Committee
  • Barbara Case
  • Yvonne Pevie
  • Randy Street
  • Helene Staveley
  • Theresa Powell
  • Kathy Hodder, Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Eleanor Dawson, Vice Chair of the Board & Chair-Program Committee
  • Barbara Case, Secretary
  • Mary Henderson, Treasurer
  • Lana Collins, Chair-Marketing Committee
  • Cris Carter
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn
  • Noreen Golfman
  • Yvonne Pevie
  • Leslie Vryenhoek
  • Kathy Hodder, Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Eleanor Dawson, Vice Chair of the Board & Chair-Program Committee
  • Barbara Case, Secretary
  • Mary Henderson, Treasurer
  • Lana Collins, Chair-Marketing Committee
  • Cris Carter
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn
  • Noreen Golfman
  • Yvonne Pevie
  • Leslie Vryenhoek
  • Kathy Hodder, Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Eleanor Dawson, Vice Chair of the Board & Chair-Program Committee
  • Barbara Case, Secretary
  • Mary Henderson, Treasurer
  • Cris Carter, Chair-Marketing Committee
  • Lana Collins
  • Chris Brookes
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn
  • Noreen Golfman
  • Yvonne Pevie
  • Leslie Vryenhoek
  • Kathy Hodder, Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Eleanor Dawson, Vice Chair of the Board & Chair-Program Committee
  • Barbara Case, Secretary
  • Mary Henderson, Treasurer
  • Cris Carter, Chair-Marketing Committee
  • Chris Brookes
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn
  • Noreen Golfman
  • Jennifer Guy
  • James Langer
  • Leslie Vryenhoek
  • Patricia Parsons, Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Eleanor Dawson, Vice Chair of the Board & Chair-Program Committee
  • Bert Riggs, Secretary
  • Kathy Hodder, Treasurer
  • Cris Carter, Chair-Marketing Committee
  • Chris Brookes
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn
  • Barbara Case
  • Noreen Golfman
  • Jennifer Guy
  • Patricia Parsons, Chair
  • Bert Riggs, Vice Chair, Programming & Chair 2016 Program Committee
  • Eleanor Dawson, Vice-Chair, Operations & Chair 2017 Program Committee
  • Sheila Curran, Secretary
  • Kathy Hodder, Treasurer
  • Cris Carter, Chair, Marketing Committee
  • Ben Blackmore
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn
  • Barbara Case
  • Noreen Golfman
  • Jennifer Guy
  • Randy Street
  • Randy Street, Chair
  • Bert Riggs, Vice Chair, Programming
  • Pat Parsons, Vice-Chair, Operations & Chair 2015 Program Committee
  • Sheila Curran, Secretary
  • Kathy Hodder, Treasurer
  • Cris Carter, Chair, Marketing Committee
  • Noreen Golfman, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
  • Susan Sherk, Chair, Governance Committee
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn
  • Jennifer Guy
  • Ben Blackmore
  • Eleanor Dawson
  • Randy Street, Chair
  • Bert Riggs, Vice Chair, Programming
  • Pat Parsons, Vice-Chair, Operations
  • Sheila Curran, Secretary
  • Kathy Hodder, Treasurer
  • Cris Carter, Chair, Marketing Committee
  • Noreen Golfman, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
  • Bert Riggs, Chair, 2014 Program Committee
  • Jennifer Guy
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn
  • Richard Gwyn
  • Susan Sherk
  • Ben Blackmore
  • Eleanor Dawson
  • Kathy Hodder, Chair
  • Jennifer Guy, Vice Chair, Programming
  • Pat Parsons, Vice-Chair, Operations
  • Sheila Curran, Treasurer
  • Cris Carter, Secretary & Chair, Marketing Committee
  • Noreen Golfman, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
  • Carol Bishop Gwyn, Chair, 2013 Program Committee
  • Richard Gwyn
  • Georgina Hedges
  • Bert Riggs
  • Sydney Ryan
  • Susan Sherk
  • Randy Street
  • Robert Hiscock, Festival Coordinator (non-voting)
  • Kathy Hodder, Chair
  • Jennifer Guy, Vice Chair, Programming
  • Sheila Curran, Treasurer
  • Cris Carter, Secretary
  • Patricia Parsons, Past Chair
  • Noreen Golfman, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
  • Carol Bishop Gwyn, Chair, 2012 Program Committee
  • Kay Bradley
  • Richard Gwyn
  • Georgina Hedges
  • Sydney Ryan
  • Susan Sherk
  • Randy Street
  • Robert Hiscock, Festival Coordinator (non-voting)
  • Kathy Hodder, Chair
  • Jennifer Guy, Vice Chair, Programming & 2011 Program Chair
  • Sydney Ryan, Vice Chair, Operations
  • Sheila Curran, Treasurer
  • Viki O’Dea, Secretary
  • Patricia Parsons, Past Chair
  • Noreen Golfman, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
  • Carol Bishop Gwyn, Chair, 2012 Program
  • Kay Bradley
  • Richard Gwyn
  • Susan Sherk
  • Randy Street
  • Robert Hiscock, Festival Coordinator
  • Kathy Hodder, Chair
  • Jennifer Guy, Vice Chair, Programming
  • Sydney Ryan, Vice Chair, Operations
  • Sheila Curran, Treasurer
  • Viki O’Dea, Secretary
  • Patricia Parsons, Past Chair
  • Noreen Golfman, 2010 Program Committee Chair
  • Carol Bishop Gwyn
  • Kay Bradley
  • Richard Gwyn
  • Jim Oldford
  • Robert Hiscock, Festival Coordinator
  • Patricia Parsons, Chairperson
  • Jennifer Guy, Vice Chair
  • Kathy Hodder, Treasurer
  • Viki O’Dea, Secretary
  • Robert Hiscock, Coordinator
  • Carol Bishop-Gwyn
  • Kay Bradley
  • Richard Gwyn
  • Jim Oldford
  • Anne Hart
  • Bert Riggs
  • Sydney Ryan
  • Vicky Hammond