The GFWC leadership, from left, are International President Suellen B. Brazil; President-elect Wendy Carriker; First Vice President Jolie Frankfurth; Second Vice President Mary Beth Williams; Secretary Dr. Susan Gettys; Treasurer Juliet Casper; and Director of Junior Club Shannon Bailey. [ GFWC | Contributed ]
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GFWC introduces its executive committee

The General Federation of Women’s Club is pleased to introduce members of the 2024-26 GFWC Executive Committee: GFWC President-elect Wendy Carriker of North Carolina; GFWC First Vice President Jolie Frankfurth of Florida; GFWC Second Vice President Mary Beth Williams of Colorado; GFWC Secretary Dr. Susan Gettys of Missouri; GFWC Treasurer Juliet Casper of South Carolina; and GFWC Director of Junior Clubs Shannon Bailey of Florida.

“I am delighted to serve with these six extraordinary women,” said GFWC International President Suellen B. Brazil. “Each brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her position and has proven themselves to be dedicated and enthusiastic about GFWC and the causes for which it advocates. Their strength in leadership will positively impact GFWC future.”

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs, an international organization, is the nation’s oldest nonpartisan, nondenominational women’s volunteer service organization that unites local women’s clubs in a collective effort to strengthen communities and enhance the lives of others through volunteer service. 



With more than 60,000 members in affiliated clubs in every state, the District of Columbia, and more than a dozen countries, GFWC members work in their own communities to support the arts, preserve natural resources, advance education, promote healthy lifestyles, and encourage civic involvement, issues related to domestic and sexual violence awareness/prevention, and advocating for children.



Meet the Editor

David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.

Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.

Wendy Weitzel The Star Digital Editor

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