Executive Committee

Board Members

Directors at Large/Alternates

Area Directors/Alternates

Lee Lewis Study Grant Guidelines

Outreach Grant Policies/Procedures

NwRSA Bylaws

NwRSA Procedure Manual

Area Boundary Descriptions

All NWRSA documents on this web site are presented as PDFs, requiring Adobe Reader. If needed, you can download Adobe Reader for free using the following link:Adobe Reader link

Administrative Information

This page includes Northwest Regional Spinners Association Board Member contact information; Bylaws, Procedures, and Boundary definitions; and information on applying for Grants.

NwRSA Board Members

Executive Committee

Names and contact information for members of the current Executive Committee including President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian and Alternate Parliamentarian.

Board Members

Names and contact information for other board members.

Directors at Large and Alternates

View names and contact information for the current Directors at Large and Alternates from Western Washington; Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana; and Oregon.

Area Directors and Alternates

Names and contact information of Area Directors and Alternates for the Western Washington; Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana; and Oregon Districts are available by clicking desired district.

Annual Grants Available to Members

Two specific grants are available for applicants. Grant applications are open to all members in good standing and are administered on an annual basis. Applicants who have not received funds the previous year will have priority.

Lee Lewis Study Grant

The Purpose of this grant is to provide educational support to members and associate members of Northwest Regional Spinners Association interested in increasing their skills and knowledge of the craft of handspinning through a limited funding of research and study.
(Download Lewis Grant Guidelines.)

NwRSA Outreach Grant Fund

This grant is to further the education/teaching of spinning in the community, not only to students, but to the institutions themselves (4-H, schools, etc.) to demonstrate that encouraging children in hand crafts has many benefits. The grant is available to any NwRSA member.
(Download NwRSA Outreach Grant Policies/Procedures.)

Please email a request for perspectus or completed grant application to:

Grants Committee Corresponding Secretary, Cindy Armstrong, at grants@nwregionalspinners.org.

NwRSA Bylaws

A PDF of the NwRSA Bylaw is not currently available online. The Bylaws are published annually in the Northwest Regional Spinners Association Roster.

Procedure Manual

A PDF of the NwRSA Prodecure Manual is not currently available online.

Area Boundary Descriptions

Official boundary descriptions are published annually in the Northwest Regional Spinners Association Roster.


NwRSA Executive Committee

President Diane Bentley-Baker president@nwregionalspinners.org
Vice-President Cindy Armstrong vp@nwregionalspinners.org
Treasurer Barb Curran treasurer@nwregionalspinners.org
Secretary Angie Lien secretary@nwregionalspinners.org
Parliamentarian Rocky Wisniewski parliamentarian@nwregionalspinners.org
Alternate Joanne Starr alt_parliamentarian@nwregionalspinners.org

Other Board Members

Editor Katherine Berger editor@nwregionalspinners.org
Calendar Moana Samuela calendar@nwregionalspinners.org
Advertising Ann Klinect advertising@nwregionalspinners.org
Membership Chair Diane Du Bray membership@nwregionalspinners.org
Membership Assistant Barb Curran member_assist@nwregionalspinners.org
Membership Assistant Gloria Doe member_assist@nwregionalspinners.org
Membership Assistant Connie Paulsen member_assist@nwregionalspinners.org
Roster Ruth Haworth roster@nwregionalspinners.org
Librarian Rosanne Anderson library@nwregionalspinners.org
Web Spinner

Sue Peterson
Jodine Bergen
Barb Leahy

webspinner@nwregionalspinners.org
Workshops Faye Frei workshops@nwregionalspinners.org
Camp Burton Marge Lindsay campburton@nwregionalspinners.org
Grants Cindy Armstrong grants@nwregionalspinners.org
Judging & Standards Karen Goodson judging@nwregionalspinners.org
  Marie Gettmann none
  June Schilbach judging@nwregionalspinners.org
Development to be appointed development@nwregionalspinners.org
Conference 2010 Joyce Thomas conference_2010@nwregionalspinners.org
Conference 2011 open  
Conference Treasurer Angie Lien conf_treasurer@nwregionalspinners.org

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NwRSA Directors at Large and Alternates

District Director at Large Alternates
Western WA Darliss Saylor
Lakewood, WA
wwa_dir @nwregionalspinners.org

Joanne Starr
Enumclaw, WA
wwa_alt@nwregionalspinners.org

Eastern WA Marilynn Knapp
Okanogan, WA
ewa_dir @nwregionalspinners.org
Jan Geyer
Spokane, WA
ewa_alt@nwregionalspinners.org
Oregon
Audrey Sinner
St. Helens, OR
or_dir@nwregionalspinners.org
Lisa Milliman
Dallas, OR
or_alt@nwregionalspinners.org

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NwRSA Area Directors and Alternates

Western Washington District

Area Director Alternate
2005 Mary Sue French
Port Angeles, WA
dir_2005@nwregionalspinners.org
Beth Witters
Port Angeles, WA
alt_2005@nwregionalspinners.org
2006
Anne Barry
Anacortes, WA
dir_2006@nwregionalspinners.org
Chris Lubinski
Clinton, WA
alt_2006@nwregionalspinners.org
2010 Katherine Berger
Lake Stevens, WA
dir_2010@nwregionalspinners.org
Karen Chabinsky
Monroe, WA
alt_2010@nwregionalspinners.org
2015 Debra Carpenter
Bellingham, WA
dir_2015@nwregionalspinners.org
Diane Lee
Bow, WA
alt_2015@nwregionalspinners.org
2030 Ruth Haworth
Seattle, WA
dir_2030@nwregionalspinners.org
Laurie Drake
Des Moines, WA
alt_2030@nwregionalspinners.org
2050 Noreen Balch
Tacoma, WA
dir_2050@nwregionalspinners.org
open
alt_2050@nwregionalspinners.org
2055

Myra Willingham
Vashon Island, WA
dir_2055@nwregionalspinners.org

Marcy Mc Carthy
Vashon Island, WA
alt_2055@nwregionalspinners.org

2060 Kathy Nitsche
Seattle, WA
dir_2060@nwregionalspinners.org
Shelly Vollstedt
Sammamish, WA
alt_2060@nwregionalspinners.org
2080 Roxanne Robertson
Roy, WA
dir_2080@nwregionalspinners.org
Fran Morehead
Rainer, WA
alt_2080@nwregionalspinners.org
2085 Jennifer Mohr
Port Orchard, WA
dir_2085@nwregionalspinners.org
Adrienne Cooper
Gig Harbor, WA
alt_2085@nwregionalspinners.org
2090 Terry Mattison
Kelso, WA
dir_2090@nwregionalspinners.org
Barbara Quinn
Vancouver, WA
alt_2090@nwregionalspinners.org

Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana District

Area Director Alternate
4010 Angie Lien
Spokane Valley, WA
dir_4010@nwregionalspinners.org
Cheryl Anderson
St. Maries, ID
dir_4010@nwregionalspinners.org
4030 Evalyn Sapp
Omak, WA
dir_4030@nwregionalspinners.org
Norma Ward
Stehekin, WA
alt_4030@nwregionalspinners.org

Oregon

Area Director Alternate
6010 Shelia January
Portland, OR
dir_6010@nwregionalspinners.org
Terry Clements
Portland, OR
alt_6010@nwregionalspinners.org
6025 Mary Alice Wagner
White Salmon, WA
dir_6025@nwregionalspinners.org
Linda Gouge
The Dalles, OR
alt_6025@nwregionalspinners.org
6030 Pat Wendt
Oregon City, OR
dir_6030@nwregionalspinners.org
Jan McMahon
Beavercreek, OR
alt_6030@nwregionalspinners.org
6040 Betsy Bailey
Salem, OR
dir_6040@nwregionalspinners.org
Open
6055 Janis Thompson
Eugene, OR 97402
dir_6055@nwregionalspinners.org
Becki Ries-Montgomery
Eugene, OR 97405
alt6055@nwregionalspinners.org
6060 Barbara Ballas
Toledo, OR 9739
dir_6060@nwregionalspinners.org
Fredda Butler
Siletz, OR 97380
alt_6060@nwregionalspinners.org
6065 Mollie Eder
Powell Butte, OR
dir_6065@nwregionalspinners.org
Carrie Gordon
Prineville, OR
alt_6065@nwregionalspinners.org

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