About the WCWI
Memberships as of July 1, 2011
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT ONE
(Laramie County)
Carma Corra, Cheyenne
WCWI Chair, Media Relations Team ChairRetired since 2007, Carma was previously Public Information Officer for Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs. She is also Membership Chair for the Wyoming Humanities Council, President of the Cheyenne Bishop's Guild, and a Bible Study teacher and Beyond JustFaith leader for St. Mary's Cathedral. She is a 2007 Leadership Wyoming graduate. Carma and her husband John, Director of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, have four children and seven grandchildren.
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT TWO
(Albany & Carbon Counties)
Wendy A. Perkins, Laramie
WCWI TreasurerWendy is employed in the University of Wyoming Gender and Women's Studies Program; community activist currently or previously serving as member/volunteer with Laramie City Council, Laramie Chamber of Commerce, Governor's Child Care Certification Board, Dead Dog Classic Bike Race, Naughty Pines Derby Dames, Social Justice Research Center, Laramie Swim Club, Laramie Bike Net; prior experience coordinating statewide program providing dental care to disabled and elderly and managing a retirement facility.
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT THREE
(Lincoln, Sweetwater & Uinta Counties)
Jan Torres, Rock Springs
WCWI Vice ChairA Professor of Psychology at Western Wyoming Community College, Jan also recently served on the Wyoming State Board of Education and is a Southwest Counseling Mental Health Board member. She chaired the Council's 2011 Young Women's Career Fair co-hosted by Northwest College in Powell. Jan was recognized by the Wyoming Education Association with its 2011 Special Freind of Education Award for demonstrating evidence of exceptional service to teachers, schools, and children.
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOUR
(Johnson & Sheridan Counties)
Maureen Neavill, Sheridan
WCWI SecretaryMaureen is a Flexible Learning Specialist for Sheridan College and a volunteer with Sheridan County Athletics. She enjoys computer technology, photography, graphic design, and spending time with husband, Jason, and kids, Monica and Cooper.
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT FIVE
(Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park & Washakie Counties)
Susan Peck, LovellSusan is a Paraprofessional at the Rocky Mountain School District preschool in Cowley and owner, with husband David, of the Lovell Chronicle, Greybull Standard, and Basin Republican Rustler. She is active in Business and Professional Women and Lovell United Methodist Church and involved in the community supporting her husband's extensive board activities. She is the mother of Danielle, a UW sophomore, and host to Daniel, an exchange student from Austria and their fifth exchange student to date. Susan handles the design and layout for WCWI's newsletters and status reports.
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT SIX
(Campbell, Crook, & Weston Counties)
Laurel Vicklund, Gillette
Laurel recently accepted a position as Senior Environmental Engineer for Peabody Energy. She is active in Wyoming States Partnership Program with Tunisia, is an artist, and travels extensively. She is a 2007 Leadership Wyoming graduate and the recipient of the 2011 Sportswoman of the Year Award from the Northeast Wyoming Chapter of the Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife for spearheading numerous conservation projects in her community.
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT SEVEN
(Natrona County)
Suzey Delger, RN, FNP, Casper
WCWI Educational Opportunities Committee ChairA Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Suzey is Nursing Coordinator for Natrona County School District No. 1 and Wyoming Director for the National School Nurses Association. She is also a trainer/presenter who recently presented in Germany and has been invited to present in France in the future. She is a 2006 Leadership Wyoming graduate.
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT EIGHT
(Converse, Goshen, Niobrara, and Platte Counties)
Sherrill Helzer, Torrington
WCWI Home and Community Committee ChairSherrill is a retired elementary special education teacher and Goshen County Democratic Central Committee Treasurer.
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JUDICIAL DISTRICT NINE
(Fremont, Sublette Teton Counties)
Donna Thompson, Torrington
WCWI Home and Community Committee ChairRetired from Wyoming Department of Education as Special Education Program consultant, Donna presents Job Search Workshops, facilitates at National Secondary Transition Team planning meetings, does commercial painting, travels, and keeps up with eight grandchildren. She is serving 3-year term on the Fremont County Planning Commission, is past president and past Region III director for Soroptimist International of Riverton, and recently served on the State Rehabilitation Council, WINDS Advisory Board, and Ellbogen Leadership and Advocacy Group.
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Pamela Downing, Cheyenne
WCWI Employment Practices Committee Chair
Pamela is the Climb Wyoming Operations Director, former Chair for Susan G. Komen Wyoming Race for the Cure, and former Educational Chair for Komen Board of Directors.
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Suzan Campbell, Laramie
WCWI Legal Rights and Responsibilities Committee ChairSuzan is an attorney and the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Public Policy Director. She was previously Executive Director of the Wyoming Association of Risk Management and a partner in the law firm of Schaefer and Pauling, PC. She is a 2010 Leadership Wyoming graduate, a member of first Leadership Laramie class, an Equality State Policy Center Board member, and has been Laramie Area Chamber of Commerce committee member, SAFE Project Board president, Laramie Hockey Association secretary, PTO president, and served in several church callings. Suzan is the mother of three.
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Mary Billiter, Casper
A popular Casper Star-Tribune columnist , Mary is also a novelist - her first book, Not My Kid, was published in May, 2011. She is also an adjunct writing instructor for Casper College and a single mother of four.
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Pam Malone Walker, Casper
Now the Donor Relations Specialist for the Wyoming Medical Center Foundation, Pam became interested in women's issues when she handled the public relations for Laramie County Community College. She participated in the Women in Educational Leadership program and attended the 2010 National Women's Law Center Advocacy Workshop in Baltimore. Pam is a 2001 Leadership Wyoming graduate.
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EX-OFFICIO MEMEBER / BUSINESS COUNCIL LIASON
Annie Wood, Cheyenne
Annie travels the nation as the Senior Marketing and Attraction Specialist for Wyoming Business Council and manages the Wyoming 1st Program, promoting "Made in Wyoming" products and producers. She also coordinates the Wyoming Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminars (HOBY); is a member of the ATHENA committee awarding women for business excellence, creativity and initiative; and enjoys time with husband Don, baby daughter Albany, and dogs Duffer and Nadi.

