Elections are held every year for the positions on the Executive Committee with members serving a two-year term in office. We have had 31 presidents since the Guild’s convening in 1965.
- Jean Lange (convener) (1963 – 1965)
- Betty Haughey (1965 – 1966)
- Gertrude Siegele OBE (1966 – 1968)
- Jean Lange (1968 – 1970)
- Margaret Wilkinson (1970 – 1972)
- Eileen Campbell (1972 – 1973)
- Betty Haughey (1973 – 1974)
- Muriel Hill (1974 – 1976)
- Peg Saddler (1976 – 1978)
- Noel Shepherdson (1978 – 1980)
- Maureen Holbrook (1980 – 1982)
- Betty Gregory (1982 – 1984)
- Eva Chambers (1984 – 1986)
- Peg Saddler (1986 – 1988)
- Glenda Lawrie (1988 – 1989)
- Jean Rawnsley (1989 – 1991)
- Eleanor Adams (1991 – 1993)
- Ann Hetzel (1993 – 1995)
- Jennifer Beale (1995 – 1997)
- Gay Sanderson (1997 – 1999)
- Patricia LePlastrier (1999 – 2001)
- Jenny Macintosh (2001 – 2003)
- Gwenellen Deare (2003 – 2005)
- Dianne Fisher (2005 – 2007)
- Jenny Macintosh (2007 – 2009)
- Estelle Farwell (2009 – 2011)
- Patricia Beaven (2011 – 2013)
- Arrienne Wynen (2013 – 2015)
- Vivienne Pring (2015 – 2017)
- Joylene Smart (2017 – 2019)
- Kerry Sanders (2019 – 2021)
While being President, I was determined to try and keep stitching at least on Thursday nights. I have done so and I thank all the Thursday nighters for your friendship, advice and support during this time. I often went to one or more members with a real or hypothetical question and always received thoughtful answers. I am so lucky to have made great friends throughout the Guild. Thank you to everyone who has supported me in the last few years.
Kerry Sanders, Former Guild President (2019 – 2021)
