Heritage Clubs International Advisory Board
The Heritage Clubs Advisory Board is a key component to guiding the future success of our organization. Advisory Board members provide leadership for the annual Peer Group conference and year-round advocacy for their peers. Advisors are elected by their peers and are well-experienced club directors who have earned the confidence of the broad membership.
2013-2014 Advisory Board Members
Past Advisory Board Chairpersons:
2010-2012 Ruth Rogers - Ash Flat, AR
2008-2010 Valerie Kelsey - Burley, ID
2006-2008 Trudy Cresswell - Rochester, MN
2005-2006 Kathy Tripp - N. Canton, OH
2004-2005 Laura Kammarmeyer - Manchester, IA
2003-2004 Charlotte Thompson - Shenandoah, IA
2000-2001 Kitty Nash - Crystal Lake, IL
1998-2000 Joan Gibson - Dubuque, IA
Most Recently Retired Members:
Sheila Clary - Geneseo, IL
Lyn Lundell - Cherokee, IA
Lois Reynolds - Centerville, IA
Past Board Members:
Charlotte Birchmore - Middlebury, VT
Cindy Blaine - Traer, IA
Carole Bond - Preston, MN
Sharon Clavin - Long Prairie, MN
Pamela Ellis - Portage, PA
Rox Erhardt - Bismarck, ND
Kay Gmur - New Glarus, WI
Carol Hughes - Coldwater, MI
Karla Hynes - Creston, IA
Anita Judd Jenkins - Arkansas City, KS
Doreen McKinney - Lebanon, NH
Jackie Nelson - Owatonna, MN
Sandie Ordahl - Cambridge, MN
Patty Paul - Mason City, IA
Mary Robertson - Barre, VT
Don Ruhde - Iowa Falls, IA
Diane Sandwick - Wabasha, MN
Pat Skinner - Hay Springs, NE
Alice Tatro - Geneva, NE
Renee Zaiser - Burlington, IA
*There are other directors who have served but are no longer with their bank or a Heritage Clubs member.
Past Advisory Board Chairpersons:
2010-2012 Ruth Rogers - Ash Flat, AR
2008-2010 Valerie Kelsey - Burley, ID
2006-2008 Trudy Cresswell - Rochester, MN
2005-2006 Kathy Tripp - N. Canton, OH
2004-2005 Laura Kammarmeyer - Manchester, IA
2003-2004 Charlotte Thompson - Shenandoah, IA
2000-2001 Kitty Nash - Crystal Lake, IL
1998-2000 Joan Gibson - Dubuque, IA
Most Recently Retired Members:
Sheila Clary - Geneseo, IL
Lyn Lundell - Cherokee, IA
Lois Reynolds - Centerville, IA
Past Board Members:
Charlotte Birchmore - Middlebury, VT
Cindy Blaine - Traer, IA
Carole Bond - Preston, MN
Sharon Clavin - Long Prairie, MN
Pamela Ellis - Portage, PA
Rox Erhardt - Bismarck, ND
Kay Gmur - New Glarus, WI
Carol Hughes - Coldwater, MI
Karla Hynes - Creston, IA
Anita Judd Jenkins - Arkansas City, KS
Doreen McKinney - Lebanon, NH
Jackie Nelson - Owatonna, MN
Sandie Ordahl - Cambridge, MN
Patty Paul - Mason City, IA
Mary Robertson - Barre, VT
Don Ruhde - Iowa Falls, IA
Diane Sandwick - Wabasha, MN
Pat Skinner - Hay Springs, NE
Alice Tatro - Geneva, NE
Renee Zaiser - Burlington, IA
*There are other directors who have served but are no longer with their bank or a Heritage Clubs member.
Diane Susong, Chairwoman 
Home State Bank, N.A. (Crystal Lake, IL)
Term Ends 3/2014
Lois Dunbar 
Prairie State Bank & Trust (Springfield, IL)
Term Ends 3/2016
Sue Evenson
First National Bank of Gillette (Gillette, WY)
Term Ends 3/2015
Jan Faust
First Citizens National Bank (Charles City, IA)
Terms Ends 3/2014
Laura KammarmeyerGNB (Manchester, IA)
Term Ends 3/2014
Kim KnesElgin State Bank (Elgin, IL)
Term Ends 3/2016
Jan Ruhde
Iowa Falls State Bank (Iowa Falls, IA)
Term Ends 3/2015
Sue Travis Hammond
Farmers Savings Bank and Trust (Vinton, IA)
Term Ends 3/2015
The Heritage Clubs Advisory Board also includes a representative from each Preferred Tour Operator, 1-2 Heritage Partners representatives and our Heritage Clubs Management of Ted Nelson, Executive Director and Amy Countryman, Administrative Director
2013-2014 Heritage Partner:
Julie Jones-Whitcher, Rapid City CVB (Rapid City, SD)
