Board of Directors

President: Amy Louis
Vice President: Sydney Dye
Recording Secretary: Carrie Hall
Corresponding Secretary: Susan Purtill
Treasurer: Ann Albers
Authors Luncheon Chairman: Erin Gogolak
Immediate Past President: Margo Shein
Administrative Officer: Robyn Lee

Board Members

Ann Albers, Elise Bard, Leslie Berry, Laura Bill, Irene Bonadurer, Julie Bowe, Shaun Bracken, Jan Cacheris, Jennifer Carmer, Susan Doria, Sydney Dye, Shän Francis, Colleen Gaia, Lisa Ghelfi, Erin Gogolak, Christine Gustafson, Ingrid Haas, Carrie Hall, Nadine Hart, Leah Hoffman, Brenda Howard, Nan Howlett, Carrie Hulburd, Jackie Hutt, Kimberly Jacobsen, Dana Jirauch, Donna Johnson, Sandy Kostis, Julie Kroot, Robyn Lee, Amy Louis, Lynne Love, Sandy Magruder, Genny Matteucci, Kathleen McClain, Susan Purtill, Margo Shein, Marci Symington, Candyce Williams and Melani Walton. In Memoriam, Honorary Member, Glenna Shapiro.

Sustaining Members List

Sydney Anderson, Mimi Berry, Jan Bohannon, Susan Charlton, Jane Christensen, Mary Crozier, Robyn DeBell, Ann Denk, Margie Denton, Jacquie Dorrance, Gee Gee Entz, Harriet Friedland, Nancy Gaintner, Babs Gordon, Lenni Griego, Penny Gunning, Nancy Hanley, Mary Hudak, Catherine Jacobson, Dodie Johnes, Rona Kasen, Kathleen Lang*, Patti Lau, Jamie Lendrum, Suzanne Lewis, Judy Linhart, Julie Linhart, Janis Lyon, Brenda Mason, Linda Mattes, Linda Nachman, Virginia Nosky, Susan Palmer-Hunter, Joan Potter, Lois Savage, Judy Schubert, Sallye Schumacher, Susan Segal, Judy Shannon, Beverly Shaver, Susie Small, Betsy Stodola, Sue Stuckey, Martha Thomas, Laura Titus, JoAnn Tull, Joan Warne, Nancy White, Kari Yatkowski and Rachel Zemer.
*In Memoriam

Past Luncheon Chairs

Erma's Founding Mission

Erma Bombeck invited fellow authors to join her for the country’s first Authors Luncheon in 1980. Why? Erma thought it would be a unique way to raise funds for Arizona kidney patients. She was right. The Authors Luncheon was an immediate success and quickly became an annual event. The Arizona Women’s Board is dedicated to continuing Erma’s tradition of bringing best-selling authors together to help write a brighter future for Arizona kidney patients. The Friends of Erma Bombeck Authors Luncheon has raised more than $10 million for programs that directly benefit Arizona’s kidney patients and their families. The Women’s Board is honored to continue Erma’s legacy each Fall at its gathering of best-selling authors who present their latest releases.

Last Years Grant Recipients

The National Kidney Foundation of Arizona is the major voluntary health agency in Arizona seeking solutions for kidney and urinary tract diseases through education, prevention and treatment.

Committed to improve the quality of life for Arizonans with kidney failure, the Foundation’s many programs bring help and hope to thousands of dialysis patients and transplant recipients. NKF AZ kidney health initiatives provide community education about kidney health and the prevention of chronic kidney disease, and advocates for organ donation.

These efforts are made possible solely and in partnership with federal, state and local governments, public and private institutions, foundations and individuals.

Medicine is at a crossroads. Genomic and other -omic generated information provides a greater understanding of the underlying biological defects associated with a particular disease or disorder. Since day one at TGen, our mission has always been to champion the use of -omics driven decisions to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.

The mission of the TGen Foundation is to positively impact the lives of patients and their families. We do this by raising funds that accelerate TGen's efforts to make and translate genomic discoveries into advances in human health.

Phoenix Children's Hospital has provided hope, healing, and the best healthcare for children since it was born in 1983, and has grown to become one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country.

With a Medical Staff of nearly 1,000 pediatric specialists, Phoenix Children’s provides inpatient, outpatient, trauma and emergency care across more than 70 pediatric subspecialties, the most comprehensive pediatric care available in the state. The Hospital’s six Centers of Excellence have grown in size and expertise to place them on par with some of the most prestigious of their kind in the US.