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- Posted April 10, 2025
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‘Leading the Way’
(l-r) Jackson BPW President Robin Vafiadis; panelist Cathy Schmaltz, 46th Dist. State Rep.; panelist Sue Shink, State Senator, 14th Dist.; panelist Jackson Prosecutor Kelsey Guernsey; panel moderator Barbara Ryan Fuller, Washtenaw County Road Commission Board Chair; and panelist Angelita Velasco Gunn, Ward Three Councilmember.
The Jackson BPW (Business & Professional Women’s Club) met March 17 at Cascades Manor House. The topic was “Leading the Way: Four Stories from the Women Shaping Our Government.”
(at left) - (l-r) BPW Past State President JoAnn Dotson and her daughter Susan Bailey.; (at right) - (l-r) Judi Ganton, retired Lloyd Ganton Retirement Centers; and Group Violence Intervention Coordinator Cheryl Ragland.
(l-r) From the City of Jackson: Lisa Moutino, Administrative Assistant to City Manager; Heather Ehnis, Director of Finance; and Beth Kuiper, Ex. Dir. Downtown DDA.
(at left) - (l-r) Ward One Councilmember Arlene Robinson; and retired 12th District Judge Carlene Walz, (formerly Lefere).; (at right) - (l-r) Tami Oliver and past State President Shirley Zeller.
(l-r) Panel speaker Angelita Velasco Gunn, Ward Three Councilmember, with her sister, Jane Murray.
(l-r) Kim West, Jane Fitzgerald and Judy Robards.
(l-r) From Henry Ford Health: Carey Johnson, Courtney McIntosh, Teshina Thomas, and Dea Talmage.
(l-r) Jackson BPW 2025-26 Vice President Dana Brown; Cara Arendt; Barb Fuller; Jackson BPW 2024-25 Vice President Janet Wolfinger; President Robin Vafiadis; Katie Rivest; and Sara Tackett.
(l-r) Panel speakers Cathy Schmaltz, 46th Dist. State Representative; and Jackson County Prosecutor Kelsey Guernsey.
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