Board and Members in Service
Nona Smith - Co-President
Leslie Wahlquist - Co-President
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Catherine Marshall - Vice-President
Norma Watkins - Secretary
Ginny Rorby - Treasurer & Membership
Elizabeth Vrenios - Anthology Editor
Sharon Bowers - Member at Large
Ericka Lutz - Speakers
Naty Osa - Publicity
Phillip Regan - Website
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Rob Hawthorn - Media
E-Mail contact for all - info@writersmendocino.org
Founding President, Molly Dwyer
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.
​2015
Doug Fortier
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.