Officers

President: Pat Hadler
Vice President: Nancy Metzger
Secretary: Margie Tate
Treasurer: Barbara Simons
Immediate Past President: Courtney Kallergis Board Members 2023-2025: Mary Mars, Mary Smithson Board Members 2024-2026: Bonnie Ackerman, Paula Sisson

Standing Committees

Grants Committee

The grants portion of the service committee manages the grant making process and makes recommendations to the club on potential grant awardees.

Chair: Jackie Nielson
Members: Pat Fitzpatrick, Margie Tate, Marytherese Croarkin, Cari Wolfe

Service Committee

The service committee’s focus is to address community needs. The committee leads the club’s hands-on service projects and works in cooperation with our foundation to determine the financial support of grants and service projects. 

Co-Chairs: Mary Smithson and Pat Hadler Members: Bonnie Ackerman, Patty Callahan, Pat Fitzpatrick, Pam Jax, Nancy Metzger, Margie Tate

Membership Committee

This committee deals with the essential areas of recruitment, orientation, continuing education, hospitality and retention of members. All club members must assist the committee in the recruitment and identification of new members. The hospitality function of the committee is responsible for welcoming of guests and prospective members and alerts the membership of those members who are sick or recuperating and whose spirits could be lifted by cards or flowers. This also includes alerting members of the death of a member or a person in the immediate family of a member.

Chair: Mary Smithson
Members: Bonnie Ackerman, Mary Mars, Paula Sisson

Finance Committee

Preparing and reporting the club’s operating budget for approval by the board of directors and membership are the main responsibilities of this committee. The chairs of other committees submit operating budgets to the finance chair (club treasurer) for inclusion in the club budget. During the year, changes in expenditures must be submitted to the finance chair and approved by the board of directors. The finance committee may include the current and immediate past treasurer and president, and a member from the foundation.

Chair: Barbara Simons

Fundraising Committee

This committee guides the fundraising for the club’s foundation and is used to help fund our grantees and special projects. The co-chairs are responsible for coordinating and running the club’s fundraising activities. Spring Fling, our annual luncheon event, raises the bulk of our funds for the year. Our fall and winter nut sale raises additional monies. Fundraising projects not developed as part of the budget must be approved by the board of directors.

Co-Chairs: Pat Fitzpatrick, Pat Hadler, and Mary Smithson

Communications Committee

The goals of the committee are to keep the membership fully informed of all activities and plans by issuing a monthly newsletter and /or other communications, maintaining the club’s website, and generating publicity for the club in local media. The committee assists the editor of the yearbook, as needed. The committee also maintains the records and history of the club and may be responsible for taking photographs of club activities or service projects.

Chair: Courtney Kallergis
Members: Pat Hadler, Bonnie Ackerman, Nancy Metzger

Newsletter and Punchbowl

Our monthly newsletters keep members apprised about club activities and upcoming events, and news from the District and International organizations. Punchbowl is our means for communicating monthly meeting invitations and details to the membership.

Editor: Bonnie Ackerman

Assistant Editor: Nancy Metzger

Yearbook

The annual Altrusa yearbook serves as our membership directory and provides essential club information and our calendar as well as Distract and International leadership listings and contact information.

Editor: Pat Hadler

Special Committees

Program Committee

The program committee is responsible for setting the year’s programs for meetings and their locations. The chair is the vice president of the club, and its members are the chairs of the other committees. The vice president calls the meetings of the committee and coordinates program development. Ideally, the speakers and activities for the year’s programs should be set by the end of June.

Chair: Nancy Metzger

Members: Chairs of standing committees

Nominating Committee

The committee is composed of at least three members elected by the membership to nominate club officers and directors and foundation directors. The three members are generally elected in January of the club year; the nominations are then given to the membership in March for voting; and the installation of officers and directors occurs in May. If possible, there should be 60 days between the election of the committee and the voting by membership of officers and directors. The committee is responsible for organizing and conducting the installation of officers and directors.

Strategic Planning Committee

Chair: Pat Hadler, President
Members: Club officers and directors working with club chairs

The club president is chair of this committee, and its members are the club’s board members. The committee is responsible for coordinating the strategic plan with committee chairs and tracking the implementation of the club’s plan. Issues of concern will be brought to the attention of membership. Every five years, the committee will work in conjunction with the chairs of the other committees to develop a new plan. The new plan must be approved by the board of directors and membership.

Fun Fact about Altrusa

Altrusa of Columbus celebrated its 100th birthday in 2018. We are now in our 107th year of continuous operation.