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Board and Members in Service

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Phillip Regan

President

Webmaster

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Catherine Marshall

Vice-President

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Norma Watkins

Secretary

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Ginny Rorby

Treasurer

Membership Chair

Nona Smith

Co-President  2024-2026  

 

Camera

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Leslie Wahlquist

Co-President 2024-2026

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Rob Hawthorn

Speakers Bureau Chair

Media

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Elizabeth Vrenios

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Sharon Bowers

Member at Large

Assistant Webmaster

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Ericka Lutz

Anthology Editor

Founding President, Molly Dwyer

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Founding President, Molly Dwyer, invited local writers to her kitchen table in 2009. Her intention was to expand the network and opportunities for writers on the coast.

Molly's debut novel, Requiem for the Author of Frankenstein, was nominated for the 2009 Northern California Book of Year in fiction. Molly has been an educator for twenty years, facilitating workshops and critique groups. Molly coaches writers and edits manuscripts of all stripes, and is an English instructor at Mendocino College.

Jack London Service Award
A one-in-a-lifetime award bestowed upon one WMC member who has made extraordinary contributions to the Mendocino branch.

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2017
Amie McGee

2023
Katherine Heiman Brown

In 2024, the Board of Directors of WMC created a three-year strategic plan. Every year they update it with new action plans for programs and services that benefit Mendocino Coast writers. To view the latest strategic plan, click here.

Copyright 2026 - Writers of the Mendocino Coast

Copyright 2026 Writers of the Mendocino Coast

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