WPHS Board of Directors
through the years
Key: President | Vice-President | Second-Vice-President | Recording-Secretary | Treasurer | Corresponding-Secretary | Curator | Librarian | Digital-Archivist | Director
The West Pasco Historical Society was founded in March of 1973. It originally consisted of four officers; President, Vice-President, Recording-Secretary, and Treasurer – plus five directors; three to be elected immediately, and two the following year. In May of 1973 an amended constitution was adopted that called for four initial directors. In 1975, the office of Second-Vice-President was added. This position was eliminated sometime after 2008. In March of 1981, the position of Corresponding-Secretary was added. In 2011, the position of Director-Emeritus was created to honor Dr. Rao Musunuru, who was appointed to fill that position (this was a non-voting position). There is also a Chairman-of-the-Board position which is always held by the past President.
It should be noted that it was customary in the early days for much business to be conducted at frequent regular membership meetings, and that members other than the Board of Directors could make motions and vote on issues affecting the Society.
- Note: The chronological tables below show the information we know about when officers and directors were elected or appointed. It is difficult to tell from existing records how long they actually served. So even though a director may only be listed once in this record, it is possible that they may have served for many years, as was fairly common practice. Names will appear repeatedly if a person changes positions or responsibilities.
The first meetings were typically held at the New Port Richey Library. Several Board of Director meetings in late 1974 were held at the Clearwater Federal Building.
| 1973 March | Julie Obenreder | President | |
| Della Shaver | Vice-President | ||
| Emma Quinn | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Ida Brunner | Treasurer | ||
| Wilfred T. Neill | Director – Parliamentarian | ||
| Roscoe Henderson | Director | ||
| Collie Clayton | Director | ||
| Richard Milbauer | Director | ||
| Janet Lewis | Librarian | ||
| 1973 August | Lois Neubrand | Recording-Secretary | Lois Neubrand took over secretarial duties from Emma Quinn. Not sure what happened to Emma. |
| 1974 February | Roscoe Henderson | Vice-President | Della Shaver resigned her position and the President appointed Roscoe Henderson to be the interim Vice-President until elections in May. |
| 1974 May | Mary Ellen Grogrian | Vice-President | She resigned as Vice-President and from the WPHS in January of 1975. |
| Janet Lewis | Director | Replaced Wilfred T. Neill | |
| Collie A. Clayton | Director |
In January of 1975, the Board decided that future meetings would be held at the First Federal Building, instead of the New Port Richey Library. However, some Board of Directors meetings were held at the home of President Julie Obenreder.
| 1975 January | Mary Homer | Vice-President | Appointed as Vice-President by President Obenreder after the resignation of Mary Grogrian. |
| 1975 April | Glenn Dill | Second-Vice-President | A bylaw change created the position of Second-Vice-President, and new director Glen Dill was elected to that position. |
| Alan Wayne | Director |
In May of 1975, the First Federal Building had apparently became unavailable for meetings. The May 1975 meetings were again held at the New Port Richey Library. Beginning in October of 1975, the meetings were held at the home of Mrs. Mary Nofi, 1610 Massachusetts Avenue. And then in Janet Lewis’ office at the Library. At the end of 1975, it was decided that future meetings would be held at President Julie Obenreder’s home.
| 1976 May | Norma Nelson | President | |
| Ann Mullins | Recording-Secretary | Elected Recording-Secretary, but she vacated the post before the next meeting. |
Beginning in the Fall of 1976, meetings were held again at First Federal Savings & Loan.
| 1976 September | B. H. Lewis | Recording-Secretary | |
| 1977 May | Julie Obenreder | President | |
| Norma Nelson | Vice-President |
No meeting minutes or other records are available for the period 1978 and 1979. At some point during this period, the Board of Directors began having meetings at the New Port Richey Library again. This was probably because Janet Lewis was the librarian.
| 1978 May | Norma Nelson | President |
| 1979 May | Glenn Dill | Director | |
| Leonard Carr | Director | ||
| Doris Stockwell | Director |
In January of 1975, the Board decided that future meetings would be held at the First Federal Building, instead of the New Port Richey Library. However, some Board of Directors meetings were held at the home of President Julie Obenreder.
| 1980 May | Julie Obenreder | President | |
| Frances Mallett | Vice-President | Resigned in February 1981. | |
| Ellen Kleckner | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Andrew Gregos | Treasurer | ||
| Kay Wilkis | Director | ||
| Arthur Reveillac | Director | ||
| Ida Brunner | Director |
The Board met at the homes of its officers beginning in 1980. General meetings were held at First Federal Savings & Loan.
| 1981 February | Kenneth Carter | Vice-President |
Bylaws of the WPHS were amended in March of 1981 to add a corresponding secretary as an officer of the corporation.
| 1981 May | Ida Brunner | Corresponding-Secretary | |
| Kay Wilkis | Director | Resigned in September 1981 because of poor health. | |
| J. Ozzie Howland | Director | ||
| Mary Kay Vollmer | Director | ||
| William Dunlap | Director | ||
| Estelle Garner | Director | ||
| 1981 September | Winona Koning | Director |
The November 1981 general meeting was held at Gulf High School. General meetings at First Federal Savings & Loan resumed in February of 1982.
| 1982 May | Agnes Morrison | Recording-Secretary | |
| Ida Brunner | Treasurer | ||
| Janet Lewis | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Adele Gregos | Curator | Resigned in May of 1983 | |
| Andrew Gregos | Director | Resigned in May of 1983 | |
| Norma Nelson | Director | ||
| Pauline Mathews | Director | ||
| Mary Kay Vollmer | Director |
In May of 1982, the Board began meeting in the West Pasco Historical Society museum building which had been donated by Alex Acey in 1981 and moved to Sims Park. In April of 1982, the regular membership meetings were also being held in the museum building.
| 1983 May | Alex Acey | President | |
| Leonard Carr | Vice-President | Resigned in May of 1984 because of poor health. | |
| Glenna Vickers | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Audrey O’Neill | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Leonard Carr | Curator | Appointed as temporary curator after the resignation of Adele Gregos. | |
| Janet Lewis | Librarian | ||
| Lillian Krepps | Director | ||
| Kenneth Carter | Director | Appointed after resignation of Andrew Gregos. | |
| 1983 August | Pauline Matthews | Curator | Resigned in April of 1984. |
| 1984 May | Dorothy Acey | Corresponding-Secretary | |
| Howard Chenoweth | Vice-President | Elected as director – then appointed as Vice-President after the resignation of Leonard Carr. | |
| Ellen Kleckner | Curator | Appointed after the resignation of Pauline Matthews. She resigned in April of 1985 to take the position of Vice-President. | |
| Jessie Hyde | Librarian | Served as librarian until resigning in March of 1996. | |
| Julie Obenreder | Director | ||
| Julie Chinoweth | Director | Appointed to fill the vacancy created when Howard Cheneweth was appointed Vice-President. | |
| Howard Chenoweth | Director | ||
| 1985 January | John Raabe | Director | Appointed by President Alex Acey. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1985 at the Hacienda Hotel.
| 1985 May | Ellen Kleckner | Vice-President | Resigned in June of 1986 when she moved to Clearwater. |
| Ellen Kleckner | Curator | She served as Vice-President and Curator. | |
| Julie Chenoweth | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Adele Gregos | Director | ||
| Jack Drummond | Director | ||
| Gene Sniffen | Director | ||
| Frances Howland | Director | ||
| Charlotte Tupes | Director | ||
| 1986 January | Adele Gregos | Curator | Served as chairman of a curators committee. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1986 at the Spartan Manor.
| 1986 May | Julie Obenreder | President | |
| Ray Scroke | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Ceil Zubrod | Vice-President | Appointed to replace Ellen Kleckner for the balance of her term. | |
| Frances Dee | Director | ||
| Frances Mallett | Director | Served until May of 2001. | |
| Norma Nelson | Director |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1987 at the Spartan Manor.
| 1987 May | Alex Acey | President | |
| Julie Chenoweth | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Glenna Vickers | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Joseph Arnold | Director | ||
| 1987 August | Robert Hartzel | Vice-President | Appointed by President Alex Acey. He resigned before the next meeting. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1988 at the Magnolia Valley Country Club.
| 1988 May | Gleanna Vickers | Vice-President | |
| Joseph Arnold | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Howard Chenoweth | Treasurer | ||
| Ida Brunner | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Francis Bernhardt | Director |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1989 at the Magnolia Valley Country Club.
| 1989 May | Norma Nelson | Vice-President | |
| Frances Howland | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Frances Dee | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Kenneth Carter | Director | ||
| Ida Brunner | Director | ||
| Harry Hall | Director |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1990 at the Community Congregational Church on Circle Drive.
| 1990 May | Harry Hall | President | |
| Adele Gregos | Vice-President | ||
| Jean Cole | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Florence Reveillac | Director | ||
| Walter Swartz | Director |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1991 at Lola’s Restaurant on US19.
| 1991 May | Gene Sniffen | Second-Vice-President | |
| Ken Carter | Treasurer | Resigned in October of 1991. | |
| Howard chenoweth | Director | Served as director until February of 1998. | |
| Julia Hall | Director | Served as Director until resigning in May of 2007. | |
| George Henry | Treasurer | Appointed to replace Ken Carter. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1992 at Lola’s Restaurant on US19.
| 1992 May | Adele Gregos | President | |
| Ralph Balsam | Vice-President | ||
| Sam Eaton | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Andrew Gregos | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Edie Hempel | Director | Served as Director until May of 2003. | |
| Harry Hall | Director |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1993 at Lola’s Restaurant on US19.
| 1993 May | David Spriggs | Second-Vice-President | |
| Dorothy Nelson | Treasurer | ||
| Susan Wolff | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Doris Szymanski | Director | ||
| Ceil Zubrod | Director |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1994 at the West Pasco Historical Society museum building.
In May of 1994, the Bylaws were amended to add appointed (not elected) board members for the positions of Librarian and Curator.
| 1994 May | David Spriggs | President | Served as President until November of 1996 when he resigned and turned over his duties to then Vice-President David Prace. |
| Jack Breland | Vice-President | ||
| Audrey O’Neil | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Doris Szymanski | Treasurer | Her position was assumed in early 1995 by George L. Brandli. There is no explanation in the minutes as to why this change took place. Doris remained on the Board, and may have been appointed Second-Vice-President to fill the term of an outgoing Audrey O’Neil. | |
| Belva Green | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Betty Jones | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Sam Eaton | Director | ||
| Belva Green | Curator | Belva assumed the Curator position, as well as continuing as Recording-Secretary. At this point, the Curator was the head of a large Curator Committee composed of other members. | |
| 1995 February | George L. Brandli | Treasurer | Took over treasurer position from Doris Szymanski. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1995 at the West Pasco Historical Society museum building.
| 1995 May | Doris Szymanski | Vice-President | |
| David Prace | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Yolanda Conrow | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Mary Jane Pritchard | Director | ||
| 1996 March | Betty Jones | Librarian | She resigned in May of 2000. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1996 at Eleni’s Restaurant.
| 1996 May | David Prace | Vice-President | |
| Dominick DePetrillo | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Belva Green | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Yolanda Conrow | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| 1996 June | Midge London-Prace | Curator | |
| 1996 November | David Prace | President |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 1997 at the West Pasco Historical Society museum building.
| 1997 May | Laura Helm | Corresponding-Secretary | |
| David Spriggs | Vice-President | ||
| Julia Hall | Director | ||
| Mary Jane Pritchard | Director | ||
| 1998 February | Clara Ann Smith | Director | Appointed as Director to serve remaining term of Howard Chenoweth, who had suffered a stroke and died. |
We have no record of who was elected as officers and directors in 1998, or where the installation ceremony was held.
| 1998 May | Mary Jane Pritchard | Vice-President | |
| Bea Baum | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Jack Drummond | Director | ||
| Alice Mueller | Director |
We have no record of where the installation ceremony was held in 1999.
| 1999 May | Ann Hildebrand | President | |
| Norma Nelson | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Ginny Miller | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Sally Johnson | Director |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in June of 2000 at the West Pasco Historical Society museum building.
| 2000 June | David Prace | Vice-President | |
| Susan Dillinger | Librarian | ||
| Abby Misemer | Director | ||
| Sandra Werner | Director | ||
| Marc Bowman | Director | Resigned as a Director in March of 2004 because of a ByLaws issue he found unacceptable. | |
| 2000 October | Christy Theurer | Librarian | Appointed to replace Betty Jones. She resigned in February of 2001. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in June of 2001. Location unknown … but probably at the West Pasco Historical Society museum building.
| 2001 June | Midge London-Prace | Vice-President | |
| Mary O’Benar | Curator | Resigned about June of 2003. | |
| David Prace | Director | Resigned as a member and Director in March of 2004 because of a ByLaws issue he found unacceptable. In April of 2004, he rescinded his resignation as a member. | |
| David Welling | Director | ||
| Sandra Spence | Director | ||
| 2001 November | Bea Baum | Librarian | Appointed to replace Christy Theurer. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in June of 2002 at the West Pasco Historical Society museum building.
| 2002 June | Midge London-Prace | President | |
| Clara Ann Smith | Vice-President | ||
| Elsie Coy | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Wendy Brenner | Director | ||
| Judy Parker | Director | Resigned in February of 2003. | |
| Ann Buchanan | Director | Appointed to fill remaining term of Judy Parker. | |
| David Welling | Director |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in June of 2003 at the Clarion Hotel.
| 2003 June | Elsie Coy | Vice-President | |
| Jeanne Kisby | Second-Vice-President | ||
| 2004 January | Antonia Riggs Miernik | Director | Appointed by President to fill vacancy. Served as Director to the present day (2025). |
| 2004 April | Joan Rees | Director | Appointed to serve remaining term of David Prace, who resigned from the Board. |
| Leon Flood | Director | Appointed to serve remaining term of Marc Bowman, who resigned from the Board. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in June of 2004 at the West Pasco Historical Society museum building.
| 2004 June | Leon Flood | President | |
| Jeanne Kisby | Vice-President | Removed or resigned by February of 2005. | |
| Terrie Andrews Kirby | Second-Vice-President | Removed from office in October of 2004 because of several months absence. | |
| Terry Kline | Director | ||
| Jackie Owen | Director | ||
| 2005 January | Michelle Flood | Recording-Secretary | Appointed to fill vacancy of Belva Green. |
| Midge London-Prace | Curator | Appointed to replace Mary O’Benar. | |
| 2005 February | Adam Carozza | Vice-President | Appointed to replace Jeanne Kisby. |
| Antonia Miernik | Second-Vice-President | Appointed to replace Terrir Andrews Kirby. |
We have no records indicating where the installation ceremony was held.
Curiously, the Board minutes of March 2, 2005, says that Leon Flood resigned as President, and was replaced by Vice-President Adam Carozza. However, minutes from October and December, and January of 2006 contradict that statement. It appears that Leon Flood must have had to take a temporary leave of absence from his duties of President.
| 2005 May | Adam Carrozza | Vice-President | |
| Wendy Brenner | Treasurer | ||
| Ann Buchanan | Director | ||
| Susan Eckstein | Director | ||
| Joan Rees | Director |
Board minutes and other records from the years 2006 up through 2011 are missing. Therefore, we don’t know much about the officers and Board for those years. We only have minutes for a few meetings in 2012 and 2013.
| 2006 May | Terry Kline | President | |
| Antonia Riggs Miernik | Vice-President | ||
| Dannee Brooks | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Steve Brooks | Treasurer | ||
| Ann Buchanan | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Jeff Miller | Digital-Archivist | ||
| Beverly Rich | Director | ||
| Jim Wright | Director |
| 2007 May | David Spriggs | Director |
| 2008 May | David Prace | President | |
| Joy Lane-Hetz | Vice-President | ||
| Bob Hubach | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Terry Kline | Director | ||
| Laura Helm | Director |
| 2009 May | David Spriggs | Vice-President | |
| Dannee Brooks | Curator | Not sure when she was appointed Curator. | |
| Bob Langford | Director | ||
| Antonia Riggs Miernik | Director | Not sure when she was re-elected as a Director. | |
| Edith Hempel | Director | ||
| Bob Hubach | Director |
| 2010 May | Bob Hubach | President | |
| Sherri Hubach | Second-Vice-President | ||
| Lisa Carey | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Martha Williams | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Robert Wood | Treasurer | Not sure when he was elected Treasurer. | |
| Dan Callaghan | Librarian | Not sure when he was appointed Librarian. | |
| Ann Callaghan | Director | ||
| David Prace | Director |
| 2011 May | Terry Kline | Vice-President | |
| Lisa Carey | Treasurer | ||
| Bill Aycrigg | Director | Not sure when he was elected Director. |
| 2012 May | Megan Daniel | Recording-Secretary | |
| Sherri Hubach | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Terry Kline | Curator | ||
| Darryll Stevenson | Director | ||
| Judith Koutsos | Director | ||
| Dannee Brooks | Director | Not sure when she was elected. |
| 2013 May | Betsy Robinson | Corresponding-Secretary |
| 2014 May | Bob Langford | President |
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| Anni Callaghan | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Diane Faulkner | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Jeff Miller | Digital-Archivist | ||
| Terry Kline | Director, Buildings Manager |
| 2015 May | Kelly Hackman | Recording-Secretary | |
| Dannee Brooks | Treasurer | ||
| Jeff Miller | Digital-Archivist | ||
| Brittni Bradford | Curator | ||
| Teri Abbott | Librarian | ||
| Clay Colson | Director |
| 2016 May | Ann James | Treasurer | |
| Judith Koutsos | Vice-President | ||
| Kelly Hackman | Director | ||
| Diane Faulkner | Director | ||
| Aiden Woodham | Director |
| 2017 May | Brian Schmit | Curator |
| 2018 May | Ken Weightman | Recording-Secretary | |
| Trishia Rich | Director | Not sure when she was elected as Director. | |
| Rao Musunuru, MD | Director-Emeritus | Not sure when he was appointed Director-Emeritus. |
| 2019 May | Judith Koutsos | Vice-President | Not sure when she became Vice-President. |
| Dianne Faulkner | Corresponding-Secretary | Not sure when she became Corresponding-Secretary. | |
| Jeff Miller | Librarian | Served dual role as Digital-Archivist and Librarian. Not sure when he was appointed Librarian. | |
| Derek Smith | Director | Not sure when he was elected as Director. |
We have no record of where the installation ceremony for new directors was held in 2020. This was during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many Board meetings were held on-line via Zoom. So it is likely there was no installation ceremony.
| 2020 May | Victor Mallett | Vice President | |
| Cindy Grey | Recording-Secretary | Served as Recording-Secretary until May of 2025. | |
| Heather Fiorentina | Director | ||
| Judith Koutsos | Director | Resigned in May of 2025. | |
| 2021 April | Kathy Nerad | Treasurer | Appointed to fill vacancy when Ann James took a leave of absence as Treasurer. |
Installation ceremony was not held in 2021 due to lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2021 September | Ann James | Treasurer | Became Treasurer again and took over from Kathy Nerad. She served as Treasurer until May of 2025, when she resigned from the Board. |
| 2022 January | Kurt Conover | Director | Appointed to fill the vacancy when Trishia Rich resigned from the Board. He served until May of 2025. |
| 2022 March | Tomas Monzon | Curator | Appointed to fill vacancy when Brian Schmidt resigned. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 2022 at Peace Hall in Sims Park.
| 2022 June | Heather Fiorentino | Vice-President | Reisgned in April of 2023. |
| Antonia Riggs Miernik | Corresponding-Secretary | ||
| Theresa Gallo | Digital-Archivist | Appointed after the death of Jeff Miller. She was removed from the Curator position in April of 2023 after excessive absences. | |
| Marie Casanova | Director | ||
| 2022 July | Beva Stevenson Karay | Director | Appointed to fill a vacant Board position. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 2023 at Peace Hall in Sims Park.
| 2023 May | Paul Herman | Digital Archivist | |
| Mario Caruso | Curator | ||
| Tomas Monzon | Vice-President | ||
| Abby Allgood Misemer | Director | Abby had served as Director beginning in June of 2000. She was re-elected in May of 2023 after an absence of some years. | |
| 2023 August | Bonnie Martin | Librarian | Appointed to fill vacancy created when Jeff Miller died. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 2024 at Peace Hall in Sims Park.
| 2024 May | Mario Caruso | Vice-President | |
| Cindy Grey | Recording-Secretary | ||
| Karen Caruso | Curator | ||
| Cami Austin | Director | ||
| Jessica Wright | Director | Resigned in May of 2025. |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held in May of 2025 at Peace Hall in Sims Park.
| 2025 June | Mario Caruso | President | |
| Bonnie Martin | Treasurer | ||
| Tomas Monzon | Recording-Secretary | ||
| June Pearson | Librarian | ||
| Donna Pendland Jensen | Director | ||
| Justin Miller | Director | Resigned before attending his first board meeting. | |
| Gary Vitacco-Robles | Director | ||
| Karie McAteer | Director |
The general membership meeting for installation of new officers was held April 15, 2026 at Peace Hall in Sims Park.
| 2026 April | Gary Vitacco-Robles | Vice-President | Appointed mid-term. |
| Karie McAteer | Treasurer | ||
| Marlowe Jones | Director | Appointed mid-term. | |
| Eugene Scott | Director | Appointed mid-term. | |
| Bryan Burford | Director |
This page was created by Paul Herman, Digital Media Archivist, on 28 Jul 2025. It is based primarily on research of meeting minutes, newsletters, annual corporate reports, and newspaper articles.