On October 6, Division 13 Lt. Governor Jennifer Green conducted the retirement and Instalation of Board Members and Officers for the 2026-2027 Kiwanis Year.
She thanked our outgoing and incoming Board of Directors for their service. Jennider handed candy “Smarties” to each directorfor being smart to want to provide servie to our club. Our directors for this year will be Laurie Kelly, Tom Nelson, Bruce Molineaux, Ken Wojcik, Kimberly Risk and Bob Clark.
President-Elect, Jay Wojcik, and Vice President, Mike Ryan, were given “Kit-Kats”s for giving the president a “break” once in a while.
Past President, Roger Bertsch, was given a “Milky Way” for being “out of this world.” And President Ray Russell was given a “Mr. Goodbar.”
Our Treasurer for this year, Dean Driscoll, and our Secretary, Ashley Schulte, are on vacation at this time and were not present.
The club would like to sincerly tanks our out-going Board and officers and warmly welcome in our new leadership team.
Jennifer is shown above with our 2026-2027 President, Ray Russell, and the 2025-2026 Club President, Roger Bertsch.
Last Updated: October 8, 2026 by kiwanisjay
Lt. Governor Inducts New Officers
On October 6, Division 13 Lt. Governor Jennifer Green conducted the retirement and Instalation of Board Members and Officers for the 2026-2027 Kiwanis Year.
She thanked our outgoing and incoming Board of Directors for their service. Jennider handed candy “Smarties” to each directorfor being smart to want to provide servie to our club. Our directors for this year will be Laurie Kelly, Tom Nelson, Bruce Molineaux, Ken Wojcik, Kimberly Risk and Bob Clark.
President-Elect, Jay Wojcik, and Vice President, Mike Ryan, were given “Kit-Kats”s for giving the president a “break” once in a while.
Past President, Roger Bertsch, was given a “Milky Way” for being “out of this world.” And President Ray Russell was given a “Mr. Goodbar.”
Our Treasurer for this year, Dean Driscoll, and our Secretary, Ashley Schulte, are on vacation at this time and were not present.
The club would like to sincerly tanks our out-going Board and officers and warmly welcome in our new leadership team.
Jennifer is shown above with our 2026-2027 President, Ray Russell, and the 2025-2026 Club President, Roger Bertsch.
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