JANUARY 2017 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1

WSRP Chairman Susan Hutchison 2017 Installation of Officers and Gala Thursday, January 12, 2017 • 6pm Social • 7pm Dinner Club Green Meadows, 7703 NE 72nd Ave., Vancouver, WA 98661 Featuring Keynote Speaker WA State Republican Party Chairman Susan Hutchison Reserve Your Seat Today • Prime Rib Dinner Buffet • CCRW Members $24, non-members $30 Email: [email protected] • (360) 600-6668 • Facebook: Clark County Republican Women

By Connie Jo Freeman, CCRW President Please join us on Thursday, January 12th to hear an exciting presentation Thank you for joining the newly revitalized Clark by our WA State Republican Party Chairman Susan Hutchison. Enjoy a County Republican Women! I am excited about prime rib dinner buffet at Club Green Meadows, 7703 NE 72nd Avenue, the bright future of our organization and look Vancouver, WA 98661. Our social hour with a no-host bar begins at 6pm forward to your with dinner and program at 7pm. Our new 2017 officers will be installed. continued partici- Members pay just $24 all inclusive, guests are $30 each. You may RSVP pation to ensure its on Facebook at Clark County Republican Women, email CCRWClubInfo@ success! gmail.com or call Secretary Anna Miller at (360) 600-6668. Thank you for the Our January 12th keynote speaker is Susan Hutchison, best known in privilege to serve Western as a distinguished TV news anchor, serving the Puget as your 2017 Presi- Sound region as a trusted broadcaster and community leader for more dent. I am thrilled than three decades. For much of her career at KIRO-TV (CBS), she an- to be working chored the highest rated newscasts in , receiving numerous awards, alongside our 1st including five Emmys for producing, writing, and reporting news and docu- Vice President Sta- mentaries. cie Jesser, 2nd Vice President Liz Pike, For ten years, Susan was Executive Director of the Charles and Lisa Simo- Secretary Anna nyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, where she led the philanthropic foundation Miller and Treasurer in granting $100 million to arts organizations, science programs, and edu- Suzanne Gerhardt. We pledge to work together cational institutions. as your new Executive Board to build on the re- Susan has been a devoted volunteer with numerous and diverse non-profit cent success of our CCRW membership growth. organizations. President George W. Bush appointed her to the board of the As with any organization, there is strength in Wilson Center in Washington D.C. She just completed her term as Chair numbers. of Young Life and is a member of the board of Seattle Art Museum. In the If you are interested in joining our new Member- past, she has served on the boards of Children’s Hospital, Salvation Army, ship Committee dedicated to recruitment and Seattle Symphony as Chair, CRISTA/World Concern as Chair, and Discovery retention, please contact me at (714) 321-2776 Institute. or by email at [email protected]. This is one As the daughter of an Air Force Lt. General, and wife of a U.S. Marine Corps of the most important committees of CCRW! We Colonel activated for the Iraq war, Susan’s patriotism runs deep. During welcome your time, talents and commitment! the 2003 Iraq War, she worked with the Red Cross and the Marine Corps It is with a heavy heart we say farewell to to help military families. She set up a scholarship in her husband’s name Micheline Doan, our immediate Past President at the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and personally raised $75k at CCRW who recently passed away. Micheline to fund it. was a dedicated Republican community activist, a candidate for public office and a steady leader Susan has been married 40 years to her high school sweetheart, Andy, an for CCRW. She will be missed and on behalf of executive at Boeing and they reside in Seattle. They have two grown sons. all our past and present members, we send our The family is active at Seattle’s University Presbyterian Church. She enjoys condolences to Micheline’s family. sculling on Lake Washington, hiking, and skiing. She is an art enthusiast and painter. Happy New Year from your 2017 Executive Board! Meet Your New 2017 Executive Board Members

From left to right: Presi- dent Connie Jo Freeman, 1st Vice President Stacie Jesser, 2nd Vice President Liz Pike, Secretary Anna Miller and Treasurer Suzanne Gerhardt. Join a CCRW Standing Committee! If you are interested in joining a CCRW Standing Committee, please contact President Connie Jo Freeman at (714) 321-2776 or by email at [email protected]. Committees: Awards, Budget and Finance, Campaign, Chaplain, Communication, Education, Events, Legislative, Membership, and Ways and Means.