Irish Water Spaniel Club of America

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Board Appointments

  Committee Name
  Members
 

Awards and Statistics Committee

To collect data and determine which dogs, owners and/or breeders have won club issued certificates, trophies, or both for a specific year and have those Awards presented to the recipients at the Awards Banquet each year.  The committee is responsible for planning and presenting all club awards.  They are to track extra club trophies and "Challenge" trophies.  They are to ensure the trophies are returning in time for ringside presentation.

Chairperson:          

Kim Kezer                                


Members:

Edith Blackwell

Nicole Brown

Sarah Zumpf


Board Liaison:
Heidi Currier Ferris

 
 

Archivist/Club Historian

Collects, catalogs and stores IWSCA and IWS documents for posterity. Documents can be maintained in their original format or digitized.

Chairperson:
Florence Blecher
browndogz@sbcglobal.net


Committee Members:

Sandy Ascot


Board Liaison:
Dana Louttit


 

Merchandise Committee

Commissioning, selling and tracking inventory of IWSCA Merchandise.         

Chairperson:

Hannah Loonsk

hannah.loonsk@gmail.com


Committee Members:

Emily Pikul


Board Liason:

Dana Loutitt

 
 

Newsletter Editor

Sets deadlines, coordinates with a printer and keeps track of budget.  Also, receives, proofreads and organizes submitted articles.

Chairperson:
Edith Blackwell

edithblackwell@outlook.com


Board Liaison:


 
 

Electronic Media

Responsible for: Constant Contact (E-Blasts); Facebook page; Website; Wikipedia; Yahoo/You Tube

Webmaster:
Patrice Dodd                                                 

patrice@workingtheory.com


Rattails Only E-List Moderator:             

Heidi Ferris                                                  

508-529-6012 (calls only)


E-Blasts:

Laurel Baglia

navaroneiws@rochester.rr.com 

 

Social Media/Facebook:

Laurie Jacobs

mysticcaribou@sbcglobal.net


Board Liaison:
Linda Deckard  


 

AKC Gazette Committee

Writes and submits regular IWS related articles for the AKC Gazette.

Chairperson:



Board Liaison:
Laurel Baglia

 

Field Committee

Recommend and Coordinate IWSCA supported Retriever and other field events. This includes WC/WCX and Hunt Tests.  Receives and processes requests from clubs and/or individual IWSCA members wishing to hold these events.  Ensures proper staffing and eliminates planning conflicts for IWSCA field events.

Chairperson:

Heidi Currier Ferris  

11 Pearl Street  

Upton, MA 01568

508-529-6012 (calls only)  

hferris@charter.net


WC/WCX (Retriever) Coordinator:

Sarah Shanahan

212 Eighth Street  

Hartford, WI 53027  

920-342-0006

sarahmshanahan@gmail.com


WD/WDX (Upland) Coordinator:

Susan Sarracino-Deihl

N84 W19194 Menomonee Avenue  

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

262-255-3639

saracen@wi.rr.com


Board Liaison:

Jim Rubin

 

 Jr. Showmanship Coordinator
Chairperson:

Hannah Loonsk 

hannah.loonsk@gmail.com

 Nominating Commitee
Board Liaison:
Linda Deckard
 State Registration
Board Liaison:
Melissa Gulley
  National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Board Liaison:
Laurel Baglia