Elected Officials

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED IN ILLINOIS

STATE BOARD 2025-2026

PRESIDENT Vicki K. Young

VICE PRESIDENT Rita L. Smith

SECRETARY Opportunity (Mary Haywood-Benson)

TREASURER Norma Borgmann

FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Opportunity

STATE ASSEMBLY CHAIR Dr. Elnora P. Hamb

ECUMENICAL ACTION CHAIR Opportunity

CWU/UN PROGRAM GLOBAL CONCERNS Rita L. Smith

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT Edna I. Holloway

STATE AREA CHAIR Minister Joyce Elliott

EAST AREA COODINATOR Delores Singleton Stewart

NORTHEAST AREA COORDINATOR Opportunity

NORTHWEST AREA COORDINATOR Mattie Seward

SOUTH AREA COORDINATOR Ginger Rye Sanders

WEST AREA COORDINATOR Angella Lewis

NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR Doris Guest

EAST NOMINATING COMMITTEE REP Opportunity

NORTHEAST NOMINATING COMMITTEE REP Opportunity

NORTHWEST NOMINATING COMMITTEE REP Janet Lockhart-Johnson

SOUTH NOMINATING COMMITTEE REP Vernetta Caffey

WEST NOMINATING COMMITTEE REP Viola Lewis

PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCATE Opportunity

COMMUNICATION CHAIR Mary Haywood-Benson

INTERPRETER EDITOR Rosie M. Ford

HISTORIAN Edna I. Holloway

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Mary Haywood-Benson

Dr. Claranne Perkins

Norma Borgmann

“AGREED TO DIFFER, RESOLVED TO LOVE, UNITED TO SERVE”