History & Board Members
WWG is a 501 (c) (3) corporation organized for educational purposes. The group has an interesting history and we've been fortunate to have many excellent past presidents and board members. We communicate with each other through our monthly newsletter and emails as well as during our many activities and meetings.
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How We Function
WWG holds two general membership meeting a year that are open to all members. At these meetings business is conducted with members voteing followed by a presentation. The general meetings are generally held in January and in the fall. Guests may attend but may not vote.
The board members are the governing authority of WWG and govern according to the terms of the by-laws. The board members meet at the discretion of the president's schedule.
To view by-laws with board job descriptions, the non-profit letter and general and board meeting minutes, you must be a member and have our current password. To get the password, please contact our membership chair.
Our History |
Over coffee at the old Nighthawk Restaurant in Austin, Texas in August, 1977, Harold Eichenbaum, Gordon Fowler, Bill Rider and Windy Winn developed the idea of a watercolor artists' group with no officers, no bylaws, no rules, or expensive dues. They decided to call the group "Waterloo Watercolor Group," and drafted Murray Joyce to be the first newsletter editor, treasurer and only officer. Among the interested artists who organized and began meeting at Gordon Fowler's Chili Factory on August 30, 1977 were: Dorothy Billman, Alayne Carter, Harold Eichenbaum, Gordon Fowler, Murray Joyce, Maude Folmar Ramsey, Avis Rider, Bill Rider, Charlie Shaw, and Windy Winn.
Today, WWG has grown from a small group of 15 charter members to a large number of enthusiastic water media artists with the purpose of promoting and educating the practice and appreciation of all water media art as a significant and creative permanent medium. Any person interested in painting with water media becomes a member upon the payment of annual dues. Active members have full voting rights and are eligible to serve as officers of the board upon election. Leslie Kjellstrand, President
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Board Members
Current Board MembersPresident Leslie Kjellstand, 2021
VP Shows Helen Green 2017-2021 Co-VP Shows Lynn Zwern, 2019-2021 VP Workshops Pat Molina 2017-2021 Membership Director Beatrice Baldwin, 2018-2021, Co-Membership 2020 Secretary Carol Keller, 2019 Treasurer Colette Shirhal, 2021 Activities Director Jennifer Polnaszek, 2019-2021 Monthly Meetings Sandra Kleinsasser, Janet Fulk 2021 Newsletter Shevawn Eisman 2019-2021 Website Director Sandra Carlton, 2015-2021 Librarian Carol McCollum, 2013-2021 Historian/By Laws Director Christine Monzingo, 202-2021 Publicity Betty Jameson, 2014-2021 Hospitality Lonni Swanson, 2021 Past President Carol Sue Witt 2020-2021 |
Past Presidents 2018-2021 Leslie Kjellstand
2018-2019 Carol Sue Witt 2016 Lonnie Shan 2015-2016 Nancy Charbeneau 2013-2014: Donna Overly 2011-2012: Janice Haecker 2009-2010: Eileen Pestorius 2007-2008: Pam Mitchell 2006: Tom Shefelman 2004-2005: Sue Tyson 2003: Frances Ashley 2002: Jan Knox 2001: Betty Jameson 2000: Marilyn Lindholm 1999: Carolyn Patterson 1998: Betty Spence 1997: Sue Kemp 1996: Beryl Kerwick 1995: Jan Sewall 1994: Johnnie Fields 1992-1993: Corinne McClaran 1990-1991: Dorothy Billman 1988-1989: Dee Phillips 1986-1987: Kathy Summers |