UPPER ALLEN WOMAN'S CLUB GFWC
JACQUIE HOWER
President
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Dawn Broomall
President-Elect
Dawn moved to Mechanicsburg in 2022 and almost immediately joined the club. She has served as the co-chair for the Poinsettia Fundraiser, as well as volunteered for several other committees and events. Dawn retired from accounting and has her own business, focused on clean beauty and holistic wellness, and is a mentor and coach. She and her husband Greg are high school sweethearts and have two kids - Jenny and Justin, and five grandchildren. Dawn enjoys traveling, meeting new people and being with family.
CARMEN WILLIAMS
Vice-President
Carmen joined UAWC in 2015. She enjoys the community service aspect of the club and working with dedicated club members who organize so many successful projects and events. Carmen has served as Vice-President, chaired the By-Laws Committee, and has administered the club website since 2018.
She worked in municipal recreation and parks for thirty years and then became a residential real estate agent for eight. Carmen is married to Jeff and has three stepchildren and six grandchildren. The Williams care for their pug, Ripken, who adores visits to Upper Allen Township’s parks, especially the UA Dog Park at Daybreak. Carmen currently serves as chairperson of the dog park’s governance committee.
SUZAN DONOVAN
Recording Secretary
Moved here in 2012 to help take care of my mother. Was a member of GFWC in Laurel, MD before moving back to PA. Joined the Mechanicsburg club for a few years before I made my way to UAWC. Took a few years off while my mother was sick and during COVID.
Married in 2007 to my husband Kevin and have two bonus daughters and two grandsons, Carson and Colton. Sadly, they live in NC and we don't get to spend much time with them. Worked for Ritz Camera for 27 years before they closed for good in 2012 and have been with Schneider National Trucking as a driver manager/dispatcher since. Ready to retire in 6 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days.
Have a yellow lab named Wrigley that I work to support, and my late mother’s cat, Katniss, who thinks she is a dog too!
In my spare time I volunteer with Operation Wildcat, Friends of the Library book sales, and regularly with Highmark Caring Place, a wonderful organization that helps families with children cope with the loss of a loved one. I regularly scope out the Volunteer match and find organizations that are looking for help for different events. Anything Veteran-related has my heart.
My husband and I enjoy the local theatres and local sports (Hershey Bears and Harrisburg Senators) but disagree on NFL, mixed marriage of my Steelers and his Patriots. Usually 2 games a season we do not watch together! I like to cut up great pieces of fabric and then sew it all back together again and turn it into a quilt. I currently have about 13 projects bought, and many in different levels of completion. Maybe one day I will get caught up! Looking forward to serving on the board as the Recording Secretary.
BONNIE RITCHEY
Treasurer
Bonnie has been a member of the UAWC since 2019 when she and her husband, Joe, relocated to Mechanicsburg from Annville. She has been the Treasurer for the Upper Allen Woman's Club Foundation from 2021-2024, is Co-Chair for the Mechanicsburg Middle School Awards and a member of the Board for the UAWC Foundation. Bonnie is a retired Business and Career Coordinator for the Derry Township School District in Hershey. She and her husband are parents to three children; Mark, Lauren and Julia and grandparents to Alexander, Maria, Brielle and Penelope. Bonnie and her husband transport their two granddaughters to pre-school. Bonnie enjoys traveling with her husband, enjoys reading, bicycling, LaBlast exercise classes and trying new restaurants.
DEBRA RUSSELL
Corresponding Secretary
Debra has been a member of the club since 2022. She is a widowed mom of Andy who is married to Anna. They have 5 children. She enjoys volunteering at PHOH, the library, helping friends, church activities, reading, walking and spending time with friends. She is a retired primary teacher and loves helping Anna who homeschools the children.